TimC wrote:
> On 2008-05-08, hains@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(aka Bruce)
> was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> my computer has died and I was considering getting a wireless
>> computer. I don't want to spend too much and I was thinking about the
>> Echowell Echo W2. It has all the functions I want and isn't too
>> expensive.
>>
>> So how much of a problem is interference and drop-out with the
>> wireless models? Riding is usually a sole effort for me, so no need to
>> worry about "cross-talk." Pros, cons, all comments gratefully
>> received.
>
> What's the point of wireless? I doangeddit.
>
> Pros:
>
> · Clean lines?
>
> Cons:
>
> · But you don't notice the "lines" anyway, because you could just wrap
> the cable around your front brake cable.
>
> · You have to turn your computer on in the morning, otherwise it
> doesn't record anything. You can't just start rolling, and the reed
> switch causes the computer to turn itself on, because if it was
> running the receiver permanently, it would drain the battery more.
>
> · Extra batteries. Twice the chance of failure in any given ride.
> Except more, because transmitters aren't exactly light weight on
> batteries.
>
> · There's a transmitter involved, and usually some metal in the
> sightline. Constantly, they're as unreliable as buggery.
>
> · And for the roadies, they weigh an extra 0.3 nanograms over the
> cabled version.
>
> In summary. Why?
>
well I will never use wires again, I have been using a Cayeye wireless
for 3 years, no problems, the units are water resistant, both the sender
and display use the same sized lithium battery and are easy to get and
no great hassle to change once a year I suppose, but I haven't changed
mine yet :)
the micro wireless on this page
http://www.cateye.com/en/product_listing/51
after having to route the bloody wires around the front suspension on
the mountain bike, having the same wires ripped out more than once by
branches sticking out on the single track, no thanks
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