Subject: Re: The SOB works!
Author: Zerhackermann
Date: Mar 27, 2002, 8:19 AM
Post ID: 1709937663
| On another front, my speedo self destructed. Not eager to shell out the cash needed to get it fixed, I decided to put on a bicycle speedo as I'd heard they work quite well. I got a Specialized Speedzone Comp at a local bike shop, made a bracket so I could mount it to the place where the front fender is attached to the frame and got a stick-on magnet for the wheel and walla, that works, too. The speedo is very accurate (you program in the tire circumference to the millimeter) and it reads up to 99 mph. It has a trip meter and an odo plus some other stuff I'll never use. Eventually I'll get the Veglia fixed, but now there's no hurry. I don't know why the major manufacturers don't use the simple magnet/sensor system for the speedo--it works very well. |
I think some of the newest bikes may use the magnet type set up.
The only drawback I have found on the bicycle "computer" is no light. Or to
be more accurate...I haven't seen one that has a light. On an overnight ride
through the mountains in oregon, I had a pencil light on a leash from my
pocket to flash on the speedo to check my speed (lots of bored small town
licensed highwaymen out there)
So what's my point in relating these stories? Just that there's still some good folks out there who aren't always looking for ways to make a buck. Rich A |
exactly. I dig enthusiast shops. I am fortunate to have a couple great shops
near me.
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