Multi-segmented LCD display delivers clean, crisp digital displays that are readable even in extreme conditions. Full text display offers a choice of seven language prompts: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch and Polish. Features trip distance, riding time, current speed, maximum speed, average speed and comparison of actual to average speed. Also stopwatch, trip distance meter, clock, total distance for bike one and total distance for bike two. Odometer for wheel size one, odometer for wheel size two and grand total of ride time since installation or battery change.
Submitted by
Vince
a Weekend Warrior
from Melbourne Date Reviewed: October 26, 2007
Favorite Trail:
Beach Road
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Purchased At:
Came with the bike
Strengths:
Reliable, easy to use, accurate, problem fee, easy to setup.
Weaknesses:
Display unable to show more than two pieces of info at a time. no HRM conpatability
Bike Setup:
Cramerotti Corridore 2003 with Chorus front/Record 9 rear, Spox Spinergy
Bottom Line:
Delivers pretty much everything it should. Battery life is off the charts (make sure you use SR44, as LR44s are crap Lithium substitute and die after less than 6 months). I've been using this unit for 5 years, and it has stood the test. I'm exceptionally happy with it and have added the cadence monitor with great results (it was very easy to do and the instruction manual is very clear). Only weakness is that you can only show two pieces of info (I use speed and cadence) but it is easy to flick through while riding. I bought a cheap HRM and mounted the watch on other side of bars, so lack of heart rate is solved. Highly recommended, and don't think you can go wrong with this low cost unit. If you want an all in one unit, then you're ripping yourself off. You can pick up this unit and a cheap HRM for under $50. Bargain!
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Submitted by
John
a Weekend Warrior
from Toronto, Ontario, Canada Date Reviewed: July 27, 2005
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$20.00
Purchased At:
Price Point
Strengths:
14 functions.
Weaknesses:
Died in under 1yr.
Similar Products Used:
Vetta C-10, Sigma Sport BC1200, Bike Planet Protege 9.0.
Bike Setup:
2001 Trek Fuel 90 Disk/stock - tires changed to slicks. 1996 GT Ricochet/stock - tires changed to slicks.
Bottom Line:
For $20, dead in 1yr it's no big deal. But you'd think it would last atleast 2yrs seeing as it's a Sigma product. I bought my Sigma Sport BC1200 back in July 1997 in of all places a Tesco's in Budapest, Hungary for $20/CAN(3,000 HU Forint)it still works as it's on my 1996 GT Ricochet. The batteries that came with it lasted 2yrs and since then it's replaced once a year. Bottom Line: I think either I got a bad comp. from the batch or like all the other reviews there quality went out the window!
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Submitted by
Kian Wee Chua
a Weekend Warrior
from Singapore Date Reviewed: January 26, 2005
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$28.00
Purchased At:
Some cycle trainer webpage
Strengths:
Cadence
Weaknesses:
Cadence wire keeps dropping off. The mounting provided does not work for many spokes and cranks. The oversized spokes of kysrium I used forced me to use chemical tapes. The mounting brackets breaks after one knock. Buttons are a pain to press
Similar Products Used:
Cateye Velo 2, Shimano Flight Deck
Bike Setup:
Giant TCR 2 (105 component)Kysrium SSC, M540
Bottom Line:
Crap
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Submitted by
Joe
a Cross Country Rider
from Phila PA Date Reviewed: June 14, 2004
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Purchased At:
19.00
Strengths:
NONE cheaply made...
Weaknesses:
Battery (2) wore out in less that 2 months..
Similar Products Used:
Sigma BC401 (great little computer)
Bike Setup:
Garry Fischer...
Bottom Line:
DONT BUY IT.... You'll be sorry... Its cheaply made... The cadence wires always come off... The batteries wore out prematurely... Documentation sucks... Etc...etc...
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Submitted by
Jan Solar
a Weekend Warrior
from Czech Republic Date Reviewed: May 10, 2004
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$35.00
Purchased At:
CZE
Strengths:
Features, ease of use
Weaknesses:
Durability
Similar Products Used:
BC 700
Bike Setup:
Z1 + some frame
Bottom Line:
It has VERY nice set of features, but it's not reliable at all. You need at least 3 sets of batteries for one season, it will reset in wet/muddy conditions. Don't buy it if you want to bike for more than a week.
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Submitted by
Kevin Hanrahan
a Weekend Warrior
from NY,NY,USA Date Reviewed: September 27, 2003
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$40.00
Purchased At:
Various
Strengths:
Actually works, but only for a short time.
Weaknesses:
I've used the Sigma Sport BC800 (2002 model) and the BC1600 (2003 model), all wireless, in the past year. They work correctly only for little while. I went on a ride last night using the BC1600 and noticed that it was registering 0 MPH with 0.00 distance traveled. I initially thought the batter(ies) could be weak, although I'd only used the 1600 for a little more than a month, but after replacing them, it still registered nothing. I truly believe that their design is completely faulty. I finally traced the problem to the twist-on piece that receives the signal. I eMailed Sigma via their site to tell them I was pretty pissed off at the prospect of the product failing to work after only 1.5 months, but based upon my last communication with them, where the dummies failed to even read my question, I don't hold out much hope of them resolving anything. I recommend that everyone find a product other than one manufactured by Sigma Sport.
Bottom Line:
Complete Junk, buy something else.
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Submitted by
John
a Cross Country Rider
from Seacoast, NH Date Reviewed: August 21, 2003
Favorite Trail:
Fort Rock, Exeter
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$25.00
Purchased At:
Various
Strengths:
Lots of functions, dual wheel size
Weaknesses:
Reliability. Reliability. Reliability
Similar Products Used:
Sigma BC800
Bike Setup:
01 Stumpy hardtail and 97 Proflex 857
Bottom Line:
I have had three of these computers (four if you count the warranty replacement), you would think I would learned my lesson with the first one. The life of these varies from less than 6 months to about a year if you are lucky. Sometimes you can get lucky and revive it with two new batteries, but not always. Buttons stick in 'on' position - this one was replaced FOC by Sigma - the replacement died in 5 months. I since swapped to a BC800 which for $12 from online places is almost disposable! This works well and also has the dual wheel size function. Avoid the BC1400!!!
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Submitted by
Michael
a Cross Country Rider
from CO Date Reviewed: August 13, 2003
Favorite Trail:
a bunch
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$40.00
Purchased At:
pricepoint
Strengths:
good display, great functionality, wireless upgrade
Weaknesses:
durability
Similar Products Used:
specialized, cateye
Bike Setup:
sweet sweet sweet
Bottom Line:
It is important to mention that my BC1400 is different from the one pictured, it is more rectangular and gray. I am not sure if it is newer or older, just different. Anways... after my retention clip for the cheapest Specialized cyclometer broke I decided to look for a new computer rather than replace the part. I came across this thing and immediatelly loved the idea of having a wireless cyclometer. It is really useful on long travel forks, where the cable does some funky twists when you fully compress the shock. As far as the computer is concerned it works wonderfully. The functionality is exceptional and ability to have one computer across two bikes is a huge plus. The only problem I've encountered happened a while back, when I made a switch from clips to clipless pedals. I kept falling all over the place and at one point the computer hit a rock and the top two buttons fell out when the plastic piece on top got loose. I contacted Sigma and they imediatelly offered to replace the computer or to send me replacement buttons. I opted for the buttons first, but it wasn't working the same, so I sent them my computer and a few days later I had a brand new one. Great customer service and now that I'm used to clipless, the computer has been flawless.
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Submitted by
Markku
a Weekend Warrior
from Espoo, Finland Date Reviewed: May 26, 2003
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$50.00
Purchased At:
Espoon keskus
Strengths:
Trip time can be more than 10 hours.
Weaknesses:
Odometer resets after about 1500 km. Has anybody logged more than 1500 km without a reset?
Bottom Line:
Not reliable. Resets itself for no obvious reason.
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Submitted by
Dana J. Hartwell
a Cross Country Rider
from Auburn, ME USA Date Reviewed: April 28, 2003
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$35.00
Purchased At:
Cyclemania
Strengths:
Nice design, and features.
Weaknesses:
Poor qualtily, and durability. I got less than a year out of this computer before the LCD just went blank, and will not power back up despite brand new batteries. Also, the initial setup sucked, and the buttons are too hard to push. BIG waste of money.
Similar Products Used:
Cateye1000.
Bottom Line:
I really liked the LCD and features this computer offered. It has an elegant style, and was easy to live with when it worked. I would not buy another one unless it was close to being free of charge. I just plain had better luck with my cateye and will be replacing it with something in the cateye line.
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Submitted by
DrDan
a Weekend Warrior
from Oak Hill, VA Date Reviewed: April 21, 2003
Favorite Trail:
Whiteface Mountain, Lake Placid
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$25.00
Purchased At:
REI
Strengths:
Computer functions, looks.
Weaknesses:
utter lack of durability
Similar Products Used:
Cateye Enduro
Bike Setup:
Cannondale Jekyll 700, Time ATACS
Bottom Line:
I liked the features of the computer. However, it does not stand up to any rain, mud, endos, or even little bumps. In two seperate adventure races, where the odometer and distance traveled are KEY, the computer completely blanked out and reset for no apparent reason; I even had to reset the wheel size, right there on the side of the trail. Tried resecurring all attachments, and it happened again after about 3 weeks. Extra money for this sharp looking computer only yielded endless headaches. I will never buy a Sigma Sport again. 1 flamin' turd all around.
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Submitted by
Julian Lynch
a Racer
from Queensland Australia Date Reviewed: February 11, 2003
Favorite Trail:
Mums
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$45.00
Purchased At:
Rivercity Cycles
Strengths:
Good display, simple functions.
Weaknesses:
After going through 2 cheaper model Sigma computers that were faulty I forked out the extra and upgraded to the BC1400. It has a very short battery life. I got less than 12 months from first set of batteries and then had to pay US$15 to replace them.
Similar Products Used:
Sigma BC800, Cateye Mitty 2, Cateye Cordless
Bike Setup:
Pinarello Road Bike, Merlin XC MTB.
Bottom Line:
I am going to buy a different brand computer. I think 3 Sigma computers in 18 months is enough. I don't want to waste any more time with Sigma.
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Submitted by
robert
a Weekend Warrior
from Savannah Ga Date Reviewed: November 6, 2002
Favorite Trail:
Wine Creek, Augusta Canal, Lick Fork Lake, all in and around Augusta Ga
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$21.00
Purchased At:
ebay
Strengths:
It has large easy to read numbers, large easy to push buttons, easy to understand functions.
Weaknesses:
Hard to program the first time, the instruction that come with it are almost impossible to understand.
I use the cordless mount and the stupid rubber bands are worthless. I remounted the bracket and used a steel hose clamp to mount the unit to my front shock and it has performed flawlessly for a year.
The handle bar mount is weak and comes loose soon after mounting even with addition of extra double faced tape. It brakes easily if you crash.
Similar Products Used:
never tried any
Bike Setup:
Giant Rainer SE, upgraded front and rear rims, rear derailer, crank set, and suspension seat post.
Bottom Line:
I was the first to review this product and it still performs fine, AFTER doing some retrofit to it.
It has performed flawlessly for a year. It has survived crash and burn, rain, salt water, basic abuse.
The battery is still performing fine and I have not had to replace it.
It has survived a few good crashes, but I have had to replace the handle bar mount for the computer twice becuase the little plastic button that holds the computer to the bracket brakes easily.
The retrofit hose clamp with double face tape on the inside stopped all the coming loose and falling off that those stupid rubber bands alowed.
If you mountain bike any trails that cause jaring I would seriously think about coming up with a better mount for your front shocks. Expect to replace the handle bar mount if you crash and burn. Other than that it works fine, and would be great for a street bike.
Sigma really needs to redesign both mounting brackets.
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Submitted by
Mike
a
from Upstate, NY Date Reviewed: August 21, 2002
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$25.00
Purchased At:
Jensonusa.com
Strengths:
nice looking, elegant design, very clean lines, good mounting points... I like the rubber bands..
Weaknesses:
durability durability durability durability
Similar Products Used:
cateye mity 3, cateye astrale, cateye enduro 2
Bottom Line:
When I bought this, I had just broken the cord on my Mity3 and was dissolusioned. So I saw the 1400 on Jenson for a good price and got it. I loved the design. I loved the way it mounted to the bike... the rubber bands seemed almost elegant.
I used this for a little over a year before it started to self-destruct. The batteries died first, then the entire computer compartment started to split in two. Next, the control button stopped working. During this entire time, the entire outside case started to corrode.
I was very pleased during the time when it worked.
I was extremely disappointed when it stopped working.
If sigma sport could make a more durable computer, I would buy it.
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Submitted by
Brady g
a Cross Country Rider
from Chicago, IL Date Reviewed: August 3, 2002
Favorite Trail:
Deer Grove
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$15.00
Purchased At:
Pricepoint.com
Strengths:
Two-bike feature, large display, easy reset, easy scroll, long battery life, durrable, Optional cadence.
Weaknesses:
One under-sensitive botton.
Similar Products Used:
Fisher Axiom :( Cateye Cordless 2 :)
Bike Setup:
mtb: '99 Specialized Stumpjumper FSR XC w/ Manitou X-Vert Super front shock. road: '00 Trek 1000 stock.
Bottom Line:
This computer is great! I couldn't ask for a better computer for anywhere near the price. I love biking and own a road bike and a mountain bike. The BC1400 has a great feature to record two separate bike readings with a change of only a push of a mini-botton. This feature has come in so handy. The overall ease of this computer is a great asset too. The bottons are easy to hit while on the move and the display is definitely adaquate even while bike vibreation obscures vission. The features are easy to scroll through and very easy to reset, which I find is a big plus in a market of super-confusing computers. The BC1400 has also lasted a long time without dammage or need for a new battery. I also hope to upgrade to the optional cadence sensor on my road bike.
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Submitted by
Ty Miller
a Cross Country Rider
from Dalton, GA USA Date Reviewed: July 12, 2002
Favorite Trail:
Tsali
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$35.00
Strengths:
Visually pleasing, offers cadence function.
Weaknesses:
Difficult setup instructions, very short battery life, weak mounting system, stuck button.
Similar Products Used:
Sigma BC 800, Avocet computers
Bike Setup:
Cannondale R800 with hardwire mounted Sigma BC1400, with optional cadence accessory.
Bottom Line:
In the past I have been pleased with Sigma's products, but not with this one. I consider myself smart, but the setup instructions were very difficult to follow. I agree with one of the other reviews that the battery life is very short. I have other computers on other bikes that I have had a lot longer that are still on their original battery. Ever since day one it has had a stuck button (the upper left) which made setup much more difficult. Plus, when the button is stuck none of the other buttons work. And finally, to top things off, I just replaced the batteries (again) and while removing the computer from the mount, the mount broke (where it says PRESS). I think I'll remove the batteries, trash the 1400, and go with something new. Interested in a used 1400? Write me, maybe we can make a deal... lol.
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Submitted by
Dennis S
a Cross Country Rider
from Seattle, WA, USA Date Reviewed: April 5, 2002
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$30.00
Purchased At:
REI
Strengths:
Large, easy to read numbers and extremely accurate at any speed. Battery was still good when it was stolen recently (3 years). I chose the Sigma-Sport BC 1400 for the sole reason that it would register speeds above 100 mph. Literature says it will go up to 183 mph and I believe it now.
Weaknesses:
Wire is too short and on the small side for my use but it works for now. There was no way to use the included rubber bands to install the computer to a sportbike's triple tree so I hard mounted it there with a machine screw.
Similar Products Used:
Trek Radar (thermometer was a nice feature)
Bike Setup:
Kawasaki ZX-11 Ninja (Open class sportbike)
Bottom Line:
I realize that it was meant for bicycle use but felt that if it can survive the vibration, buzzing and the extremes of motorcycle sport riding in all weather conditions (Seattle=much moisture), mountain biking is a breeze. I logged over 40,000 miles on the BC 1400 in three years (original battery) when it was stolen. It's replacement is the BC 800 which has slightly less features but still has what I need. I don't really need the cadence feature on a motorcycle after all. Hopefully, this one will perform just as well.
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Submitted by
Russ Fay
a Weekend Warrior
from Vancouver, USA Date Reviewed: March 29, 2002
Favorite Trail:
Basket Flats Rd and Prune Hill
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$30.00
Purchased At:
Riverside Bicycles (Portland, Or)
Strengths:
Features, specifically, I like having cadence for training. That is the feature I was looking for that required my to go to the top of the line. I have long been a fan of Sigma computers. Their reputation for accuracy is so good that they are recommended as replacement/auxillary speedo/odo's on motorcycles!
Weaknesses:
I probably should have looked for a 1200 instead. This computer does NOT have a sleep mode. The first battery died w/o warning within 5 monthes. I gave it the benefit of the doubt, until the second battery died, again w/o warning 5 months after that! I can only guess at the odo milage that was on the computer when it died, both times, and that really makes me PO'd. The customer service people were very cooperative, and had me send it back, claiming that it was probably a stuck button that kept it from going to sleep. They sent me a brand new comp in return, along with a note, stating that the computer goes to sleep, but the display does not. HUH!!!!! That makes no sense to me, the display is what's sucking up the battery when it's idle. But, I'm willing to give it a chance, since they were so nice about it. However, if I don't get a full year out of this battery, it's yesterdays news.
Similar Products Used:
Sigma BC600 Cateye Mity Vetta RT77
Bike Setup:
2000 Univega Modo Vivere
Bottom Line:
Maybe I'm being a baby about it, but I'm really annoyed at loosing my milage infornation. I think a comp should go to sleep to conserve the batteries, and be able to warn you BEFORE it dies. So that is heavily influencing my opinion. But compared to the Vetta, which had cadence that didn't always work, it is more user friendly. My only REAL justification for getting the Sigma was that the Vetta's mount, whose buttons were really hard to depress, broke when I was trying to reset it before a ride. The Cateye was simply a joke (although I've been told be many that the Mity is the only real lemon among Cateye's), and I don't even know where to begin about it.
If the battery last at least year, I'll be content. My ratings reflect that I AM giving this comp the benefit of the doubt, for now.
As for who might buy this, if you want an accurate, reasonably easy to setup/use comp with cadence, get this one. If you don't need/want cadence, forget it!
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Submitted by
Bill
a Cross Country Rider
from Palo Alto, CA, USA Date Reviewed: February 27, 2002
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Purchased At:
in warranty replacement for defective BC 1200
Strengths:
Attractive case. Questionable strength: spells out 11 words in 7 different (user selectable) languages: "Dist/Day, RideTime, AvgSpeed, StpWatch, MaxSpeed -AND- TripDist, Cadence. Clock, OdoSize1, OdoSize2, TotalOdo. Hopefully this BC 1400 will be more waterproof that 2 BC 1200s that I used which were hopeless on wet or foggy days. Functions work well.
Weaknesses:
Buttons more difficult to depress while riding than discontinued BC 1200. Display is basically blue on green background... very poor contrast in comparison to the old discontinued BC 1200 which is almost black on white. Uses 2 batteries (perhaps to support its low contrast dot matix display?) which makes it heavy. "Support" for 7 languages may overkill for the many users that happy with simpler displays. Setup documentation which crams 7 languages on one sheet is tiny and difficult to follow.
Similar Products Used:
Discontinued Sigma Sport BC 1200, Cat Eye Mitty 2, and other Cateyes.
Bike Setup:
road
Bottom Line:
Marginal product due to poor contrast in anything but bright sunlight. The display is a step backwards when compared with the older Sigma Sport BC 1200 and competitors with better display technology like Cateye. Possibly attractive to non-english marketplaces. Like several other new Sigma computers supports an inline skating speed kit.
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Submitted by
Robert
a Weekend Warrior
from Augusta, GA USA Date Reviewed: December 1, 2001
Favorite Trail:
Canal, Wine Creek, Turkey Creek
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$21.00
Purchased At:
ebay
Strengths:
Good display, large numbers
Weaknesses:
Poor mounting, the rubber bands are weak, I remounted it on a steel hose clamp screwed thru the mounting bracket to my front shock. I drilled thru the bracket and the hose clamp and ran a screw thru them and it holds great now.
Similar Products Used:
any of them
Bike Setup:
Giant Rainer SE upgraded tires and rims
Bottom Line:
Go to the cordless setup. Get rid of the rubber band hook up it bites and will not stay fixed if you trail ride at all.
Difficult to set up but once you do it one time it works well for two bikes.
You have to ride a mile marker to set distance correctly or it will be out.
The numbers are big and easy to see the buttons are big and easy to push when riding. Easy to view at night if you ride a helmet light.
After you remount it, it makes a great computer.
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