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Description:Building on the tradition of one of the most popular cycle computers of all time, Cat Eye proudly introduces the Mity 3. A dual trip distance allows you to keep track of intermediate distances. Now when map reading, you can keep track of just how far away that last town was without losing your daily trip distance! Dual tire settings allow you to quickly switch between a road and mountain bike. Other new features include a programmable screen, odometer, and average speed pacer arrow. With big buttons and a large screen, the Mity3 is now even easier to use.
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Submitted by
Jion
a Cross Country Rider
from Poland
Date Reviewed: April 23, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Strengths: | Good price, reliable and durable. Totaly waterproof. Many functions and good, clear display (easy to customize). Setting it up can be a bit confusing at the beginning but is actually quite easy (just RTFM...). The sectional distance function is precise and REALLY cool - saved me lots of time when navigating by the map. | | Weaknesses: | No backlight. Well, for me it is not a big deal. After dark I am usually riding back so... - maybe better not to calculate how far it is :) | | Bike Setup: | Wheeler 3600. Sort of "long distance cross country" - the tires are large AND wide (700 and 43C). Shimano rapidfire shifters and STX. | | Bottom Line: | I am actually writting this review because recently I accidentaly dropped my Cateye from the fifth floor. It hit the concret below, the battery lid opened and I had to find the battery itself - it rolled quite far. When I put it back and set the values - MITY was working perfectly ok!
I never had the wire problem some people mentioned, even though I often ride offtrail through dense forests - but I don't do regular downhill.
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Submitted by
bernie
a Weekend Warrior
from Laguna, Philippines
Date Reviewed: January 10, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Purchased At: | Neals | | Strengths: | Weatherproof | | Weaknesses: | poor wiring in the insertion are, do not remove the computer from time to time, sensor sometimes doesn't work | | Similar Products Used: | Velo 1, 2 | | Bike Setup: | Rigid BIXS XT Group, GTS 24 spokes wheelset | | Bottom Line: | A nice buy for its price. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Norm
a Cross Country Rider
from Canada
Date Reviewed: July 20, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | yonge street | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$17.00 | | Purchased At: | MEC | | Strengths: | Works, long battery life, seems to be accurate, computer itself is durable (unlike Vettas which kept dying on me). I think I've had it about 5 years. | | Weaknesses: | Setting it to kilometres sets it to 24 hour time, buttons harder to press while riding than computers with top mount buttons, on long boring flat straight sections of road I obsess over the mileage and feel like I'm not going anywhere (but I try to avoid those). | | Similar Products Used: | Vetta, other Cateyes, an old Avocet, dead reckoning | | Bike Setup: | One speed, no coasting | | Bottom Line: | People comment on the durability of the wiring harness... which is definitely better for road bikes. The computer itself seems to be similar (the same?) to the Enduro that's recommended, and can use the same wiring harness. It also has a dual wheel size option so you can use it on more than one bike. So I bought the cheaper computer, put it on my road bike, and got the heavy duty Enduro wiring replacement kit for my mountain bike bike. Just so you know that's an option. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tae Ahn
a Weekend Warrior
from Victorville, CA US
Date Reviewed: May 31, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | Chino Hills | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | aebike.com | | Strengths: | It is CCateye Mity 8. Cool design and multi function. Price!!! | | Weaknesses: | fragile. Because of my front shock, the wire can not be tightened securely that the cable kept hitting the wheel and makes noise. | | Bike Setup: | K2 Proflex 5000 frame, Fox Talus front, Noleen Rear shock, XT Component. | | Bottom Line: | I purchased Cateye Mity 8 paying only $20.00, thought it was a great deal. With a light crash, the cable broke on me that no information is shared between the sensor and the computer. I have to buy a new one. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Dow(mtn/roadie)
a Cross Country Rider
from Sac. Ca. USA
Date Reviewed: April 15, 2004 | | Favorite Trail: | American river bike trail & Auburn area trails | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$16.00 | | Purchased At: | performance bicycle | | Strengths: | Very good product if purchased at discount. Trip distances in hundreths is a very good feature. | | Weaknesses: | No back light. Wire may be prone to breakage on mtn bike use. | | Similar Products Used: | Specialized brand. | | Bike Setup: | Lemond "Buenos Aires" with gel saddle and gel grip tape, Michelin kevlar tires set at 115psi air pressure. >>For dirt...Specialized "Rockhopper Comp FSRxc" with Avid disc brakes. | | Bottom Line: | This is an excellent bike computer with good features. I would recommend this product for the casual to intermediate rider. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Kilian
a Racer
from Leiden, The Netherlands
Date Reviewed: October 30, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Any 'polder' trail: bicycle paths through flatlands | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$28.00 | | Purchased At: | Halfords | | Strengths: | A lot of functions; easy to control when you take some time to study the manual; weatherproof; it can be used for two different bikes, as you can program two wheel sizes in its memory. | | Weaknesses: | The start/stop button. If you're using manual start/stop, like I am, you always have to check the display to see whether having pressed the button has actually started/stopped the timer. This is really annoying when riding in the dark. A button that lights up the background for a second would solve this problem. Alternatively you could mount a small sort of torch light next to your computer, aimed at the display (these are in fact being sold somewhere).
However, if you're not going for speed but for distance, you can just turn the auto start/stop on and you won't have this problem. | | Similar Products Used: | Always Cateyes (CC7000, Velo 1, Velo 2, Mity 1, Mity 2) | | Bike Setup: | Koga Miyata Terraliner, Shimano Deore XT; and MBK race bike, Shimano 105. | | Bottom Line: | This is the best computer I've used so far, mainly because of the large number of functions. It might not be perfect for riding rough terrain, since pressing the buttons is difficult when your bike is dancing in all directions, but for smooth roads, especially in daylight, it's a very good buy. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ned
a Cross Country Rider
from Williams Bay, WI
Date Reviewed: August 3, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Purchased At: | Pricepoint | | Strengths: | Looks good, easy to set up, cheap | | Weaknesses: | very fragile wire, hard to access max speed | | Similar Products Used: | cateye micro, ACT C-1, Vetta wireless, many others | | Bike Setup: | Amp B-4 w/sram 9.0 shifters and derailleur, Truvativ Stylo Crankset, Manitou Mars front shock, Avid SD7 brakeset, Chris King headset, LP braids bar and barends | | Bottom Line: | I wouldn't recommend this unit to most mountain bikers. I've used similar products with no problems, but I broke the fragile sensor wire on two separate occasions, and tossed it after the second time. It was easy to install, though, and it would probably be a good roadie computer. It was really cheap, I think because of the orange color. It was also harder than most other units to access the maximum speed. I bought a Sigma Sport Targa and I think it'll be much better. For the same money or slightly more you can get a far better unit than the Cateye. | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mr Buitenhuizen
a Cross Country Rider
from Groningen,the Netherlands
Date Reviewed: July 10, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Cap Grinez (France)->The Hague (Netherlands) | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$26.00 | | Purchased At: | Local bikeshop, Gouda(Netherlands) | | Strengths: | Good protection againt all weather conditions, own experience: +45,-20 Celsius,used in all months of the year.
Easy to use. | | Weaknesses: | none, about that wire; I still use (more than 3 years) the orginal wire and I have done a lot of extreme things with it. Just fix the wire good at your bike and nothing can happen. When you don't place the wire at a good way the wire could break also when it is thick. | | Similar Products Used: | pfff...I have tested a lot for one day the only differences between the bike pc's are the amount of functions and weather resistance. | | Bike Setup: | about my bike? It is a long distance bike made by Koga
Miyata.about the product? Easy to use and to fix at the bike. | | Bottom Line: | No compains about this product. The only reason I would upgrade to another bike pc, is to have a wireless one at my arm. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rob
a Cross Country Rider
from SLC
Date Reviewed: April 6, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Milcreek Canyon | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Purchased At: | Local Bike Shop | | Strengths: | Durable, accurate, easy to use | | Weaknesses: | None so far | | Bike Setup: | Ariborne Ti with Marzocchi and XTR | | Bottom Line: | No complaints here. Supposedly not designed for MTB but I have never had one problem. Very easy to use. Great product. Save some money and get the mitty 3 now that the new ones are out. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
SGT. ROCK
a Racer
from Edmonton, AB
Date Reviewed: March 18, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$17.00 | | Purchased At: | MEC | | Strengths: | Price
Easy setup
Useful functions
Aero fork mount | | Weaknesses: | Not suitable for mountain bikes | | Similar Products Used: | Vetta | | Bottom Line: | Bought this unit to replace an old Vetta on my road bike. The aero fork mount works very well - setup was easy. This computer is great for road bikes, but I wouldn't use it for mtb's - the wire is much too fragile, even for rigid forks. Use the Enduro 2 instead - big, fat wire, same functionality. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ben C.
a Cross Country Rider
from Fredericton NB Canada
Date Reviewed: March 7, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Tough as hell | | Weaknesses: | none | | Bike Setup: | doesnt matter | | Bottom Line: | Great Piece of equipment. Ive had mine for years, and Ive never had a problem. It's tough. After forgetting to clip it all the way on, ive had it fly off from a blazing speed, and smash on a curb. No problem. Ive run it through the washer at least a half dozen times. No problem. Even the dryer a few times. No problem. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tim
a Weekend Warrior
from Pomona, Ca, USA
Date Reviewed: February 2, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | Chino State Park | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$24.00 | | Purchased At: | Sports Chalet | | Strengths: | Waterproof (even through the washing machine, opps dont want to try that again...), cheap, durable, multi-functional, | | Weaknesses: | none so far.... | | Similar Products Used: | n/a | | Bike Setup: | marin shoreline-trail w/ shimano spd m424 pedals | | Bottom Line: | This is a great bike computer. It has a lot of funtions and is pretty easy to set-up. It mabey hard to set up in the beginning but after you get use to it, its easy. Also, My mitty 3 cracked and i brought it into sport chalet. I got it replaced that same day. (thanks to RJ). Overall these are great to use and inexpensive. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
SoCalAl
a Cross Country Rider
from North Hollywood
Date Reviewed: January 29, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | fairly easy to use, cheap, super reliable, apparently very water resistant | | Weaknesses: | the little clip breaks, small button came off after two and a half years | | Similar Products Used: | vetta (junk), avocet, old school paramount | | Bike Setup: | I use one on a mtb, another on a road bike | | Bottom Line: | I decided to write this because I accidentally dropped the one for my road bike into my dog's water bowl. It wasn't in there for long, but it dropped right in, bobbing around until I fished it out. I shook it out real good and it still works fine. The retaining clip did break on the original bracket, I replaced the bracket after the wire snapped in a crash. The two I have now still have their clips intact.
Also, the small button came off after almost three years. I can still reset it, but it's a little difficult.
I wouldn't look at anything else in this price range. Even if it has had problems, the others I've had have been much worse. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bill B
a Cross Country Rider
from High Point, NC USA
Date Reviewed: December 3, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | any thing singletrack | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Purchased At: | Nashbar | | Strengths: | Easy to use, easy to program, easy to install, easy to read. Computer itself is quite durable. | | Weaknesses: | Computer bracket has a little plastic tab that keeps the computer snapped into place. It is a bit flimsy and without too much effort easily broke off. The replacement bracket cost as much as the entire computer/bracket kit! | | Bike Setup: | Airborne Corsair, XT, SRAM, Truvativ, Avid, blah blah blah... | | Bottom Line: | An excellent down and dirty computer and an excellent buy - for the money. No complaints other than the aforementioned tab. I would recommend it to almost any one, just treat the bracket mount with a little TLC. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Jeff Wightman
a Weekend Warrior
from Kitchener, Ont., Canada
Date Reviewed: August 19, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | Cyclepath Waterloo | | Strengths: | Small, light weight, easy to read, east to install, easy to operate while riding. fully functional. | | Weaknesses: | No back light. I ride a night and would like to see a light. | | Bike Setup: | Gary Fisher Marlin. | | Bottom Line: | Great. If you take the computer cable and wrap it around your brake cable for support it will last much longer and tend not to get caught on things.
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Submitted by
Mike Bailey
a Weekend Warrior
from WA
Date Reviewed: August 16, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Foothills | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Purchased At: | Nashbar | | Strengths: | Accurate, (Same speed readout as my friend's when we were going the same speed) (different computers)
Easy to read and use.
Price | | Weaknesses: | Not a heavy duty wire (chafed through insulation too easily) (easily repaired) | | Similar Products Used: | Sigma Sport BC600 (Brother's Bike) | | Bike Setup: | Specialized Rockhopper | | Bottom Line: | Good computer for price. Wire Should be tougher. Easy to read | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Steve
a Cross Country Rider
from San Diego, CA
Date Reviewed: June 27, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Daley Ranch | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$14.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance | | Strengths: | Keeps key stats with exception of cadence, fairly easy to install and program (if you know how to read) | | Weaknesses: | Noted above, no cadence, but for price at $14, I'm not complaining. Wires look thin, and since I jsut bought it, I can't comment on durability. | | Similar Products Used: | Cateye Enduro 2 | | Bike Setup: | Bianchi Brava commuter bike setup | | Bottom Line: | I was originally looking for a cheap wireless system, but since most of those reviews were bad, I took a look at the Mity 3. I had never installed a computer so at first I was a little confused, but I took a 2nd read thru the instructions and then it was pretty easy. The cables don't get in the way at all.
The stats seem to be pretty accurate. I can look down when I'm hurting and see if I really am hurting or if it my imagination. I can also look down when I feel good and see that I'm slow as hell, which is why I feel good. And if I'm putzing too slowly, I can see that I'm speeding up.
Honestly though, that's all I bought it for, to give me some form of measurement vs. just how I feel that ride. For $14 and the other stats it keeps, this is a great deal.
If you want a reliable wireless system or cadence, you'll pay a good 3-4 times the price of this one. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bobby
a Cross Country Rider
from NJ
Date Reviewed: June 27, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Huber Woods trails | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | Jay's Cycle Center | | Strengths: | This is the only computer i have personaly owned, but the other ones my friends own and that i have seen were crap compared to the mitty3 it has everything that i need a clock for those long day rides a timer distence meter and a speedomiter what else do you need? the cateye os is over rated thats for fat guys trying to get into shape. | | Weaknesses: | no night light for night rides | | Similar Products Used: | cateye mitty2, cateye os. | | Bike Setup: | Gary Fisher Big Sur, riser bars other then that its stock | | Bottom Line: | bottom line i haven't seen ne thing in the market taht would convince me that it was better then my cateye mitty3 | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Rodrigo
a Cross Country Rider
from Loures, Portugal
Date Reviewed: April 25, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | Arrabida, Serra S. Mamede | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Strengths: | Very easy to mount, very precise for my needs, great buttons, nice display, it secures well to the support, nice looking | | Weaknesses: | The cable has no special protection. | | Similar Products Used: | Bell something | | Bike Setup: | Cube Attention , Marzocchi MXC-ECC, SRAM 9.0 V-braves, koolstop pads, Shimano PD-M515 | | Bottom Line: | I don't remember the price I've paid for it but was very reasonable, with the time and with such a awesome stable performance I think it was one of my best buys so far.
Last weekend I have a major fall and ruined my cateye after he hit a rock. The display it totally broken and now I thinking to get a replacement for it.
I would recomend this cateye without any hesitation. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ben-jammin
a Cross Country Rider
from Roanoke, VA, US
Date Reviewed: March 29, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Purchased At: | nashbar.com | | Strengths: | Accurate, easy to use/program/install, cheap, many functions, takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin' | | Weaknesses: | bar clamp is a little loose on my handlebar | | Bottom Line: | precise measurements for distance and speed, great features for the price, can't stop the thing. Mine got put in the washing machine and it came out working fine. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Mad Dog
a Cross Country Rider
from B-More Maryland U.S.A.
Date Reviewed: March 29, 2002 | | Favorite Trail: | The Road to Hell | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$18.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance and Nashbar | | Strengths: | Easy to use. Comprehensive functions. Cool colors. Big display. Light. | | Weaknesses: | Fragile. As delicate as the first spring flower. No kidding. I have personally gone through FOUR of these things in two years. Each one has lasted approx. 10 rides. My brother went through three before giving up. He was breaking them on every other ride. Mostly the cord to the wheel sensor would snag, snap, or pull out of the unit. On the last one I purchased, the wires were not glued or sodered to the conecting posts on the bracket and so the sensor would never get picked up (unless you squeezed the unit in one hand to make the wire contact). | | Similar Products Used: | CatEye Tomo | | Bike Setup: | Y-Glide | | Bottom Line: | Fantastic product and value, but probably best for road or light use bikes. What good is a great value that doesn't last? | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
bigcat
a Weekend Warrior
from Hawaii
Date Reviewed: March 20, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | cheap, no nonsense functions. | | Weaknesses: | average speed can be weird | | Bottom Line: | Not a bad bike computer. You can get these for really cheap these days, like under $20. In fact, you might want to buy an extra one just to keep for spare parts. Overall, the Mity3 does everything you really need, albeit without cadence which few bike 'puters support anyhow. The buttons could have been placed better, and easier to press, but they do the job. The command structure is a bit strange at first, but once you ride a few hundred miles, the operation will be very easy. My real complaint is with the average speed calculation this computer uses; it's just somehow flawed. When I accelerate to a higher velocity, for instance, the average speed will drop. But once I slow down for a stop, the average speed jumps up. Clearly, something is wrong with the way it calculates the average speed. Thus, if you're training and using the mity for analysis, keep this in mind! No, this puter doesn't have a backlight, but quite frankly, I am glad it doesnt. Backlights eat up batteries faster than a hungry biker. I'm much happier having the battery last on me for a few years than a few months.
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Submitted by
reckless rickie
a Weekend Warrior
from melbourne beach, florida
Date Reviewed: February 9, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Strengths: | pretty robust | | Weaknesses: | needs a firm push to activate | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | schwinn mesa gsx with a bunch of extra stuff attached to it | | Bottom Line: | this has top value rating, its cheap, simple, and does the job. i had alot of problems with accuracy at first, as every bump that engaged the front suspension wld cause it to miss a revolution; but then i changed to the 'B' mode (which i think calibrates on every second revolution) and have had no problems. been out in florida thunderstorms with it several times. i was in a crash and broke one of the plastic clips on the mount, but i added a rubber band to my setup and the cateye continues to work just fine. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Bob
a Cross Country Rider
from Melbourne
Date Reviewed: December 3, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | All | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Cant remember | | Strengths: | Good display-easy to read
weather proof | | Weaknesses: | Cable has snapped on two of the three Mity 3's my other bike riding mates have | | Similar Products Used: | Sigma enduro | | Bike Setup: | Gary Fisher Sugar 1 | | Bottom Line: | Yeah. Not too bad at all, especially compared to my old Sigma (which was total cr#*p).
Good functions, good value, seems well put together.
I would suggest buying one of these if you dont need cadence functions.
Dual distance is very handy too | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Miguel Santos
a Weekend Warrior
from Oporto
Date Reviewed: November 30, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Valongo | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$18.00 | | Purchased At: | Biciporto | | Strengths: | two distance counters, you may insert the distance in the odometer after replacing the battery, big buttons, very long lasting battery. two diferent wheel sizes allowed. | | Weaknesses: | fragile wire (replaced it once), the buttons got a little hard after a few months of using | | Similar Products Used: | Cateye Mitty 2 and Enduro 2 | | Bike Setup: | semi-rigid | | Bottom Line: | It's very good and cheap but the price is not unbeatable, considering that you can buy Enduro2 for 2 or 3 dolars more. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Hennie Lacock
a Cross Country Rider
from Bloemfontein South Africa
Date Reviewed: November 15, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | Koranna Free State | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$22.00 | | Purchased At: | Local Cycle Shop | | Strengths: | Very accurate and durable. Large LCD very nice, average arrow very very nice!!! Nice to have three different ODO's, has all the basics and more. | | Weaknesses: | Cable not for the rough rider, clip off a problem some times. | | Similar Products Used: | VDO | | Bike Setup: | Giant ATX 890, Shimano Deore group-set. | | Bottom Line: | For the price, the best buy average cross-country riders can make! Just watch your cable and it'll be fine. I use the three different ODO's for total bike distance, total tire distance and total race distance. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Shawn
a Cross Country Rider
from Singapore
Date Reviewed: November 2, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | BT trail, Pulau Ubin | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$19.00 | | Purchased At: | Hup Leong Co. | | Strengths: | Translucent case, large display, configurable display, dual trip distance, water-resistant, large main button. | | Weaknesses: | No backlight, square boxy shape, thin cable (in fact, the cable itself is a weakness), magnet occasionally loosens by itself. Button a bit hard to press | | Similar Products Used: | None. I did try my aunt's specialized cyclo comp once though. | | Bike Setup: | Alu hardtail. | | Bottom Line: | A great computer for its price. The "weaknesses" i've listed are to be disregarded unless u r willing to shell out at least 50 bux more. Except for the thin cable, cos making the cable a little tougher won't cost much more rite?
A clicking button would be nicer. Anyway, this is a low to mid-range product and thus is terrific value considering its features. If u don't need cadence feature, u should be satisfied with it | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Gary Gao
a Weekend Warrior
from Shanghai China
Date Reviewed: September 28, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | all mountains | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$40.00 | | Purchased At: | a local bike shop | | Strengths: | durable, easy to install, large LCD screen, many functions | | Weaknesses: | the wire is not heavy-duty, | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | bridgestone hardtail, xt-xtr, indy c | | Bottom Line: | this computer is the only one i have used. i love it very much, after numerous crashes and many scratches on the surface, it still works without a hitch. so many functions make me easy to know everything in time. the big LCD screen makes my view comfortable. but the wire is not so good as the rest. it snapped after a crash recently..a new bracket with sensor and wire is expensive. but i managed to solder the rest wire into the bracket. and it now works again! a great stuff, worth recommandation. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Top Cat
a Weekend Warrior
from Kiev, Ukraine
Date Reviewed: September 26, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | mixed, off-road | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$22.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | big numbers for speed, very accurate clock (error is only ~5sec/mo)
| | Weaknesses: | very tough buttons. it is really tricky to hold 'em for 2 seconds,
functions not resettable separately
| | Bottom Line: | the device has limited function set, as for me,
but dont expect to find anything more sophisticated for
that money.
I'd prefer avocet 45tt for its funcs, but avocet computers are not available in my country.
probably the best single-magnet-system cyclometer.
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Submitted by
Paul Lang
a Cross Country Rider
from Asia
Date Reviewed: August 29, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | any trail. | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Large and clear display, weather proof, secure fit and very durable. | | Weaknesses: | Honestly none that I have found. | | Bottom Line: | Does what it's supposed to do. Very dependable and actually lighter than some 'wireless' computers.
A great, no-nonsense prod |
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