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Submitted by
stoopednames
a Weekend Warrior
from New Hampshire
Date Reviewed: July 28, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Bear Brook | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Nashbar? | | Strengths: | 2 bike/wheel sizes, small, durable, very water resistant, all the functions you need. | | Weaknesses: | Cable is a little fragile. | | Similar Products Used: | N/A | | Bike Setup: | Rockhopper Comp 29 | | Bottom Line: | Great computer. After about two or three weeks of use I noticed it was acting erratic. Sometimes it would work other times there would be no communication with the sensor. Read a review on here about this and called Cateye. Just like the other reviewer said, Cateye mailed a new sensor+cable to me free. They made sure to tell me not to zip-tie the cable too tight and this wasn't a warrantied part so basically don't break any more of them. Either way I got my new stuff in 4 days and all is well. I probably damaged the cable when I moved it to the other side of my fork. Cateye is a great company. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
pill
a Weekend Warrior
from eastern europe
Date Reviewed: July 1, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | forest trails | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | Local bikeshop | | Strengths: | Waterproof,durable,well-balanced,tuff. | | Weaknesses: | Sometimes it spins over the handlebar when i press on the "start/stop" button | | Bike Setup: | Giant XtC | | Bottom Line: | Cateye Enduro 8
This comp. never failed. I've used it under shower rains, dusty storms, muddy muds, etc. It works all the mone i've payed. Some guys take off their computers during the rain - i never did. Nice logics, it reacts fast when changing the measure mode. Nice, clear digits-always visible. It's a pity that it has no backlite. Though this was never a huge loss to me.
Great value for the money. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steven Adams
a Weekend Warrior
from Shalersville, OH, USA
Date Reviewed: April 12, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | West Branch State Park Mountain Bike Trail | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | Century Cycle | | Strengths: | Durable, ease of operation, ease of viewing, visual appeal. | | Weaknesses: | Recommended cable attachment with zip ties, limited number of functions, pick-up sensor is easily moved out of place by trail debris. | | Bike Setup: | Mid-level Aluminum hardtail | | Bottom Line: | I have had the Cat Eye Enduro CC-ST250 on a bike for over 10 years now with very minimal problems. the unit mounts nicely to the handle bars and while the mount is plastic it has survived numerous heavy crashes. The Read out is large enough to be easily read without being the size of a small TV. The function buttons are easy to use and work every time they are pressed. The unit is also very visually appealing (mine is a limitedly produced red with dual white racing stripes).
The only drawback I have found over 10 years of use would be that the pick-up sensor is easily moved out of position by trail debris. I was also not a big fan of the recommended routing and mounting of the cable, but if you take some time and coil wrap the cable around the brake cable it makes for a much cleaner and durable installation.
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Submitted by
Josh
a
from Los Angeles
Date Reviewed: December 1, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Helens Cycles | | Strengths: | Durable, easy to use, very adjustable, good visibility, many useful functions, easy to adjust and set-up | | Weaknesses: | a pain to attach, flimsy mount for computer, slow response to change in speed | | Bottom Line: | Its a great product and if I ever need to replace I'll probably only go one step higher for cadence | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Sooth
a Weekend Warrior
from Daejeon, Korea
Date Reviewed: October 17, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Daejeon, Korea | | Strengths: | You can select what you want to see displayed in large numbers.
Seems hardy. Will know more after this winter. | | Weaknesses: | Clock drifts (around 7 minutes in 1 week for my case). This does throw some suspicion on whether the measurements are really THAT accurate but it's only a very minute error of around 0.042s per minute. I don't think most people need such high accuracy but it would be nice if you didn't need to reset the time every week.
No backlights. | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bottom Line: | A product which does what it's supposed to do. I'll probably use it for a long, long time as it has almost all the features that I need, except for the backlight.
If you want to measure your speed, trip distance, time moving, max. speed, average speed, and an odometer, this one meets all your requirements. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chuck
a Cross Country Rider
from New Rochelle, NY
Date Reviewed: May 16, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | Blue Mtn | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Purchased At: | Ebay | | Strengths: | Durability. | | Weaknesses: | Instructions. | | Bike Setup: | GT IDXC, F100x, Juicy 7's, Mavic rims, Crankbrothers sl... | | Bottom Line: | Aside from the instructions, this product is flawless. It is 100% accurate and has survived some pretty bad accidents. Even if it does break it you can get it on ebay for $15. No frills!!!! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Juan
a Cross Country Rider
from Abq NM
Date Reviewed: March 30, 2007 | | Favorite Trail: | anything muddy! | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$23.00 | | Purchased At: | performance | | Strengths: | easy to set up! took 5 minutes, got both wheel sizes in, time. easy and straight forward | | Weaknesses: | i hate zip ties - duct tape is much cleaner | | Bike Setup: | Blur and Giant OCR | | Bottom Line: | easy - easy to read, plenty of info - heck it's supposed to keep time, track distance and speed, not to much. it does it well and does not break. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tony
a Weekend Warrior
from SSI, GA
Date Reviewed: July 23, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Purchased At: | REI | | Strengths: | I have the one with the thicker wiring. Bombproof, great battery life, large digits, set up and forget. survived multiple crashes, storms, and clocking me at 49mph on a mountain bike :) | | Weaknesses: | It has a wire and is not backlit...? It also doesn't make me ride faster or cook my dinner, nor have rocket launchers, and doesn't come in fancy colors. so to sum it up, I don't see a weakness. | | Similar Products Used: | none, this is my first and probably will be my only for a long time. | | Bike Setup: | 2005 Trek 6700 disc with various upgrades. | | Bottom Line: | Get this computer and you'll not regret it. It does not have cadence nor heartrate nor backlight nor is it wireless. But what it does do, it does so with complete dominance. Don't be tempted by those fancy wireless computers with all the gadgets. This computer doesn't ever skip a beat. It's an old design but it works...so very well. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Nick
a Cross Country Rider
from DFW, TX
Date Reviewed: February 4, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | Richardson Bike Mart | | Strengths: | Easy to use. Large screen makes it easy to read. 2 different trip meters are nice! | | Weaknesses: | Plastic bracket that attaches the computer to the handle bars is flimsy. My bike fell while in the back of my truck and the plastic band where the screw sets tension broke. No problem though! Pulled out the dewalt drill and drilled a new hole. Works fine now (for now). | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized | | Bike Setup: | Gary Fisher Cake 2 DLX | | Bottom Line: | Good product with good features for a really good price. Only down side is the cheap band, other than that I would highly recommend it. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Wayne
a Cross Country Rider
from Monument, CO
Date Reviewed: November 4, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | Mt. Herman | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Colorado Bike shop | | Strengths: | heavy duty wire | | Weaknesses: | Bracket that mounts on handlebar is brittle plastic and broke the first ride out. | | Similar Products Used: | Axiom 8 & 10 | | Bottom Line: | Riding in the snow last month (yeah there was snow in October)I was excited to try out the Enduro, I had just gotten the tire size set up and I want see if it was accurate. It was cool but not cold probably 55, on one of the shady decents hit an icy spot and I bumped the unit and the plastic mount broke. So I had to use eletrical tape to hold it on.
It's not covered by warranty, but you can pick up a replacement wire/ bracket for ~$15. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
michael clancy
a Weekend Warrior
from louisville ky
Date Reviewed: May 15, 2005 | | Favorite Trail: | otter creek | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | durability, visibility, accuracy | | Bike Setup: | gary fisher tassajara, wtb speed disc wheelset, yeti grips, ritchey comp clipless, ritchey wcs stem, deore drivetrain, panaracer fire xc pro tires, hayes disc set, stock everything else. | | Bottom Line: | seems to work fine, doesn't blank out over rocks. i give it four flaming chili like torpedoes just cause there is probably something better. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jon
a Cross Country Rider
from Norfolk, NE
Date Reviewed: June 28, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Strengths: | Large screen, mounting bracket | | Weaknesses: | none so far | | Similar Products Used: | Performance computers, Topeak Panoram, other cheapo's | | Bike Setup: | Giant VT2 | | Bottom Line: | Good looks, secure mounting, easy set-up, positive click when attached ( I lost my last one when a tree brushed it off ) and a magnet/sensor combo that doesn't need to be touching to activate the unit. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
M Crawford
a
from Dallas
Date Reviewed: April 6, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Commuter | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | Richardson Bike Mart (WhiteRock) | | Strengths: | Extremely Durable
Two bike setup
Good display
Reasonably priced | | Weaknesses: | Have yet to update time
Multi Bike capabilities increase complexity | | Similar Products Used: | Vetta HR 1000 | | Bike Setup: | Puegot Bordeaux & Scott Summit | | Bottom Line: | Very Durable. When not being ridden, my bike(s) spend a lot of time in the bed of my truck via a 2x6 & Bovine clamp setup. I constantly forget to remove the unit; resulting in exposure to all seasons, 70+ mph wind, rain, 100+ TX heat. The unit has had NO problems other than some fading and one nasty grasshopper hit. No need for two units since unit switches between road and ATB bike (cables and brackets had to be purchased separately). However the unit can be a bit more complex to learn at first but not impossible. (Except for time) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jared McDonley
a Weekend Warrior
from Boca Raton, Fl, USA
Date Reviewed: August 10, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Any thing out side of town | | Duration Product Used: | Tested or demo'ed only | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Great little thing. Easy to install. Easy to set up! The wire is extra stong when looking at other computers the the mity's. The battery life was good. Powersave functions works well (could be better) | | Weaknesses: | Needs to come with more zip-ties. The power save function one will kick in after an hour. Wish it was a little shorter. | | Similar Products Used: | Advocet 50, and some no name target computer | | Bike Setup: | Xc MTB | | Bottom Line: | If you want a comp that will work well for both road and off, then this the comp for you. The basic 7 functions are all you will need. As for features, it has duel tire size memory and auto start and stop for the average speed (trust me this is a big plus) plus a few other things. Great comp, great price down as low as $20 on bikenashbar.com | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
simon The WolfMan
a Weekend Warrior
from Montreal
Date Reviewed: April 8, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | St-Francois | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | bicyclette montreal-nord | | Strengths: | Built tough! Good price versus features! Easy to use button! Water proof! Automatic start and stop! Etc! | | Weaknesses: | I'm not capable to set the dam clock! | | Similar Products Used: | avocet... | | Bike Setup: | Gary Fisher Sugar 2 | | Bottom Line: | Everything is perfect! I love the fact that they have made an heavy duty cable, thats perfect for mountain bickers... The only thing is that im not capable of programing the clock on it (if you can, well e-mail it to me ;-). I've done everything they are saying in the manuel but it doesnt work! I just use my whatch ;-) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
jim
a Weekend Warrior
from north evans n.y
Date Reviewed: April 8, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | any | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | erics hamberg ny | | Strengths: | easy set up, built to last, | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | advocet | | Bike Setup: | jamis dakar team | | Bottom Line: | this is by fare one of the best products I've ever used it had afare price over the top quality and does what it was intended to do. and has done it for three years on three differant bikes. and by the way it does has auto on and off just take the time to read the instructions. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chris
a
from Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Date Reviewed: May 30, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Strengths: | - Easy to read with the large display
- Easy installation and setup
- Thick wire
- Cool looks, red racing stripe matches my bike
- wire is not too long, so there's no slack
- updates speed often (every second I think), unlike the Specialized I've used which only updates it every 2 seconds. | | Weaknesses: | - Magnet will not fit wheels with radially laced spokes
- display has some shadows in sunlight, still easily read though
- hard to read the time. you have to hold down the button instead of just pressing it.
| | Similar Products Used: | Specialized | | Bike Setup: | Kestrel 200sci, EMS fork, Mavic Cosmos wheels
| | Bottom Line: | I really great computer. Sounds like I didn't like it, but it does all it needs to do, and it's cheap. I have the Enduro 1, not the 2. Mine has a auto start/stop feature but the big display is for speed only, the rest is cycled through the 2nd display. I don't have a distance 1 & 2 either, mine are labelled DST (distance) and ODO (odometer), it's just a little more clear. I guess they changed some stuff since they brought it out.
A note about the magnet: it doesn't work on radially laced spokes because it needs 2 spokes to cross for it to work; can't use it on my 24 spoke front wheel (without considerable jury-rigging). What I had to do was swap out the magnet with my brother's Specialized, which is the kind that fits on 1 spoke. (This is just about the only thing I like about the Specialized computer). He has 32 spoke wheels so my magnet works great for him.
Incredible value: Cheap and works great. 5+ of these chilis. If you have crossing spokes, buy it for sure. It's a really great computer. If you have radial spokes, and don't have access to one of those 1 spoke magnets (I don't know it you can buy them separately), then you might think twice. But I'm giving it a 5!
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Submitted by
Steve Eckardt
a Cross Country Rider
from Huntington, IN
Date Reviewed: December 28, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Anything rideable | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | Mail order | | Strengths: | Good, quality hardware
Thick insulation on cable
Easy to set up/use | | Weaknesses: | None that I have found | | Similar Products Used: | Cateye Vectra, Vetta C-10&C-15, Cateye Cordless, Cateye Mity2 | | Bike Setup: | Alum hardtail - RST shock - LX/XT group | | Bottom Line: | Excellent computer for the money! Easy to set up and use and very reliable. Takes a lot of abuse and keeps working. Getting ready to start its 3rd year on the original battery. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Marcelo Ianini
a Racer
from Brasilia, DF, BRAZIL
Date Reviewed: December 5, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Strengths: | It still lives!!! | | Weaknesses: | Sometimes i suffers when it rains (sticky buttons and erroneous readings are sometimes common)
Could have more functions... | | Similar Products Used: | cateye
Vetta
Specialized | | Bottom Line: | This computer is quite good. It lasted me about 30000miles, including road and MTB. A very few times it has not worked properly in the rain. It's all scratched now and the mountings are wearing out the contact pins...
I'll give a 5 for a sturdy product. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Peter
a Cross Country Rider
from Nova Scotia
Date Reviewed: September 19, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | North Mountain | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Easy to read, good information. | | Weaknesses: | No auto stop feature. Not exactly waterproof. | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | Raleigh/Rock Shox | | Bottom Line: | A nice computer that served me well for a couple years. I had 2 problems with it though. Firstly it kept on turning itself off when I hit a bump. I'd look down to see how far I'd gone and the darn thing wouldn't be running. Very annoying. Secondly is that after a recent long cross country trek with a few water holes, it got wet and the buttons jammed. I can't get them unstuck and figure I've either got to take the whole thing apart to clean the buttons, or toss it and buy something more robust. I'll give it a 5, minus 1 each for sticky buttons and turning itself off. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Deb Wood
a Cross Country Rider
from Oklahoma City, OK
Date Reviewed: August 24, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | game for anything | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Miller's cycles | | Strengths: | Strong, reliable, looks really cool (mine has red "racing" stripes) | | Weaknesses: | Original Enduro wire (not enduro 2) is not strong enough. Mine died after 2 months and had to be replaced. Also, it doesn't have an auto start/stop feature, which can be a real pain at times. The start/stop button is too easily pushed and can be hit while in tricky technical sections without realizing it. 2 miles down the trail, you look down and realize your computer isn't running, which is a real pain in the a**. | | Similar Products Used: | Cateye Enduro 2 | | Bike Setup: | Schwinn Moab 1 Al, mostly XT | | Bottom Line: | Although it sounds like I hated it, I really enjoyed this little computer. It had some problems that have been pretty much solved with the Enduro 2. Overall, it was a great performer and I had quite an attachment to it (I know that sounds silly). I am speaking in the past tense because I lost it 2 days ago on a local trail. I had one of those epic over-the-bars crashes that resulted in a severely sprained wrist and a 2-mile hike-out. I'm not sure if Im going to go back and look for it, or if I should just go with a new one.
Overall, I loved my little computer, but if you're buying, go with the Enduro 2, it's a better piece of equipment. I give it 5 chilis for value, 3 overall. (I think I'm going back to get my lost one, there's too much sentimental attachment.) | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jon
a Cross Country Rider
from Ayer MA,
Date Reviewed: July 24, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | Hell Track (from the movie Rad) | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Strengths: | Everything | | Weaknesses: | The handlebar mount is made of plastic. I took a dive and broke it with my knee. | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | Cannondale F500 | | Bottom Line: | This is a great computer! Very well priced. I would suggest it to anyone. Very easy to install. Just don't hit it with your knee. I give it five steaming sneakers. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John
a Weekend Warrior
from Austin, Tx
Date Reviewed: April 26, 2000 | | Favorite Trail: | City Park | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | EASY INSTALL.
COMPLETELY FOOL PROOF.
FAT WIRE NOT LIKE MOST COMPUTER WIRES.
nice size display. | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | Midi 3 | | Bike Setup: | Trek 6000 | | Bottom Line: | Bad ass computer. No doubt designed for an MTB. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Peter A
a Weekend Warrior
from Sudbury, Ont., Can.
Date Reviewed: April 25, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Easy to install, easy to read, Durable | | Weaknesses: | Wires are heavy | | Bike Setup: | Norco Charger, Marzochchi Bomber z.2 outfitted with XT components | | Bottom Line: | Very good I like it | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
ned
a Cross Country Rider
from Place
Date Reviewed: April 17, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | bombproof... carried my bike thru 3hrs of dense (i mean dense forest) in a hurricane, worked fine from the beginnging... my friend's comp didn't fare as well, his wire came out... easy setup, good display, great price... where can you go wrong... think wire is great | | Bottom Line: | quality part, easy install, good price.... how can you complain? | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Skippy
a
from Singletrack rider from Park Ridge, IL
Date Reviewed: March 27, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Strengths: | Big swappable number positions, nice features, survived rain, being dropped many times, and a few crashes | | Weaknesses: | The only problem I ran into was when the cable got yanked one time. It pulled the wire casing partially off the docking station, but a little rubber cement fixed that. | | Bottom Line: | All I can say is GOOD STUFF. Great quality, Great price! Has taken all my abuse and kept on going. I think its worthy of the the Timex slogan. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Filip Zikes
a Cross Country Rider
from Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, Eastern Europe
Date Reviewed: March 18, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Strengths: | modern design, large numbers on LCD | | Weaknesses: | none so far | | Similar Products Used: | CatEye Mity 2 | |
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