Copperhead657

Up until Saturday I have absolutely loved my Cateye Stealth 50. On Saturday it flew off the mount in traffic and got smashed a zillion times before I could get to it.
I have been in contact with Cateye and found out this is no longer produced, furthermore they offer nothing that does what the GL50 did!
I need cadence, speed, automatic backlight as well as the normal functions of time/distance. Also I really liked uploading my rides on Atlas and analyzing my route.
Suddenly I am no longer able to do any of this and Cateye says they do not have any product the supports Atlas anymore!!!
Need something quick, please help!
Thank You

Bald Paul

What is your budget? There are a lot of capable bike computers available.

Copperhead657

Cost is not an issue though I would like to keep it under $200 with wireless sensors for speed and cadence.
Do not need wayfinding capabilities, just want to track my performance and route post ride.
Bryton Rider 320 ???

njkayaker

Your choice is between a "basic" cycling computer and a computer that also has GPS.

GPS computers don't need sensors for speed and can record your track. They typically need to be recharged frequently.

A basic cycling computer can last for many months on a battery.

If the long run-time is important to you (and you don't want to record your track), then you might consider a basic computer that uses ANT+ sensors.

These computers are more expensive and you'd also need to buy sensors but you can use the sensors for another ANT+ "head unit" (even at the same time). And, if you trash a sensor, it's easy to get a replacement.

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The Bryton 320 seems like a reasonable choice. It has a 35h runtime. That's pretty long but it might be optimistic.

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This basic computer is $75 and doesn't include the sensor (might be able to get a decent one for $16).

https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en_US/e...olorCode=black

$31 for two sensors (one for cadence; one for speed). I think people have had pretty-good luck with these (I haven't tried them). These also support BT. Note that you'd be able to use these sensors (any ANT+ sensor) with another ANT+ head unit. You'd even be able to use both head units at the same time).

https://www.amazon.com/Magene-Cadenc...s%2C77&sr=8-15

texbiker

I use the Wahoo Bolt computer. I also have the Lezyne computer. It is less expensive and has the features you want.

Canker

I've been running a lezyne super pro for around a year now and no complaints. It isn't as pretty as the wahoo and garmin units but it does everything and cost a lot less.

rumrunn6

sometimes, when I like something, that is out of production, I look on ebay & get lucky (new & used)

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...th+50&_sacat=0

njkayaker

Seems really expensive.

The $75 Bontrager would (it appears) work with the sensor he already has.

rumrunn6

I have no idea what he paid new. plus those first few are from Japan, but I thought I saw some lower down that list that were cheaper, probably used, but maybe not the exact same unit?.

njkayaker

What he paid new isn't relevant at this point.

Some of them are for other Cateye Stealth models that don't appear to use the ANT+ sensor. It seems to use the BT sensor, which it might not come with.

rumrunn6

sounded like he was disappointed not to find a new one available anywhere. sounded like if he did he would buy one. if those are the same price he was expecting, then it might work out. no?

Seattle Forrest

It's good for a person asking for help with this to see multiple options. Even stuff he doesn't choose will help him understand what's available today and reach a better decision.

njkayaker

Maybe.

He should really choose what's best for him (not necessarily stay with what he's familiar with).

The reasonably-priced ones appear to be a different model. Ones that might require buying a sensor. The current Cateye sensors are just BT (it seems). If one is buying sensors, it might make more sense to get ones that do both BT and ANT+.

Just to be clear: there's nothing wrong with the Ebay idea.

prj71

Garmin Edge

https://www.garmin.com/en-US/c/sport...er-headlights/

John Valuk

For someone who has just lost a gadget that they loved - and who has actually taken the trouble to contact the manufacturer to try to find an equivalent replacement, and come up dry - I think your suggestion is one that might be worth considering.

In other words: "Good suggestion!". Sometimes we just want to get back to where we were and ride on.

I have a bunch of eBay "saved searches" that automatically notify me by email when something that matches turns up. That has helped me find my spare front and rear derailleurs, spare cranksets, spare no-longer-available cassettes, spare Bontrager RIDEtime Elite cyclocomputers, etc.

njkayaker

It can be good for other people to see multiple options. The person asking the question isn't the only one reading these.

The Chemist

As someone who has used Bryton GPS units (I have a 420 and 750) for a long time, I can state that their stated battery life is pretty accurate - they should be able to get very close to the quoted battery life.

Personally, I think Brytons are a good choice and not talked about nearly enough. I've never had a single issue (no crashes / freezes / lost data / etc) with either of mine, and I've put a combined nearly 13000km on the two I have.

gkamieneski

I am pretty sure the Cateye Padrone Smart can upload to Atlas. I have one and I upload to Strava but I think Alas and Training Peaks are other choices.

Padrone Smart connects to BLE speed, cadence and heart rate sensors and runs in mirror mode, using your smartphone as the GPS.

Works well for me.