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From: fish@ihlpg.UUCP (Bob Fishell)
Newsgroups: net.bicycle
Subject: Cateye Solar Beef
Message-ID: <479@ihlpg.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 14-May-85 12:16:16 EDT
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Posted: Tue May 14 12:16:16 1985
Date-Received: Wed, 15-May-85 01:16:06 EDT
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Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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***     AC  T              YOUR     AGE ***
After numerous rave reviews of this little electronic marvel, I bought
one, and I've got a few negative remarks about it.

My chief complaint is that the cables and mounting brackets for
the wheel and cadence sensors are extremely flimsy.  The cables
are fixed to the frame by way of nylon wire ties, and the brackets
are made of a soft metal that bends easily.  Since the alignment of
the wheel and cadence sensors and their magnets is critical, they
require constant adjustment.  The cables are thin and have the
consistency of wet spaghetti, with about the same strength, I'd
imagine.

The unit is not completely weatherproof, either.  Cateye does
not recommend exposing it to a hard rain, so you evidently must
remove the unit to a saddlebag or something if you're caught by
a storm.  That leaves you with the problem of what to do with that
cable hanging down from where it plugged in to the cadence jack.

On the positive side, the unit does have an accurate timer and
cyclometer, and it is nice to see how fast you're going.  However,
it would be nice if the chronometer would stop when I do.  You
have to stop it when you wait for a traffic light, and I'm
always forgetting to turn it back on, so I rarely get a feel for
my actual moving average speed.

I'd like to hear from other cateye owners who may have solved some of
these problems.  For cyclists who are contemplating getting one of
these gadgets,  I'm reluctant to recommend it to any one who rides
under less than ideal conditions, as I do.
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				Bob Fishell
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