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From: mjl@ritcv.UUCP (Mike Lutz)
Newsgroups: net.bicycle
Subject: Re: Cateye Solar Beef
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Date: Fri, 17-May-85 12:05:09 EDT
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Posted: Fri May 17 12:05:09 1985
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-- From Bob Fishell's article (479@ihlpg.UUCP):
> 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 flimsy cables and tie-wraps annoy me too, but I've had to
readjust the sensor & magnets only twice (and I've pulled the front
wheel several times).

> The unit is not completely weatherproof, either.

Light rains don't bother it, but the downpours do.  However, downpours
bother me too, so, wimp that I am, I don't ride in them.

> ... That leaves you with the problem of what to do with that
> cable hanging down from where it plugged in to the cadence jack.

Maybe I'm addressing the wrong problem, but there is a little hole
in the side of the handlebar mount to hold the cadence plug when
the cateye itself is removed.

> ... 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.

This is the single most annoying problem in my opinion, partially
offset by the availability of the cadence.  Overall, I do recommend
the Cateye, even with the problems mentioned above.
-- 
Mike Lutz	Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester NY
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