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Submitted by
Vitor Camargo
a Weekend Warrior
from Itu, SP, Brazil
Date Reviewed: March 4, 2008 | | Favorite Trail: | Speed | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Pedal de Ouro | | Strengths: | Good Looking
Strong
Max Speed
Good Display | | Weaknesses: | Doesn't have average speed | | Similar Products Used: | Vetta C10, Q1
Cateye Strada Cadence | | Bike Setup: | (Speed) Fuji Newest 2.0 | | Bottom Line: | Good | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
blade
a Cross Country Rider
from Slovenia
Date Reviewed: July 26, 2007 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Purchased At: | It came with bike .. | | Strengths: | Easy to use, looks sturdy and compact. Way cooler looking than my BC800. | | Weaknesses: | You can not set total distance (odometer), after replaceing battery.
Only global reset - you can't reset average speed only - than again its cheap computer.
WTH is wrong with my Clock .. I can't set to show 12:33, only 0:33.
I liked +/-/° indicators on BC800 for average speed. | | Similar Products Used: | SigmaSport BC800 | | Bottom Line: | It show everything an average daily rider would like . I would recommend it over Sigma BC800, because it looks cooler .. but BC800 has better clock, +/- indicator for AVGspeed, and you can set odometer once you replace the battery. | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
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Domo
a Racer
from Australia
Date Reviewed: July 14, 2006 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | cooma cycle shop | | Strengths: | Does everything it says. Very quick responces, 3 buttons make for easy use. solid mount, has never come off. | | Weaknesses: | The time gains about an hour every year, but doest matter as I change it for daylight savings time. Can be a bit fragile, in a crash it got knocked pretty bad and the screen went bananas, but cateye replaced it without a question | | Similar Products Used: | an old Adura | | Bike Setup: | Giant OCR3 - 2003 | | Bottom Line: | Great computer, Its still got the original battery after 3 1/2 years. Excellent customer support, simple strait foward controlls and manual.
Manual canbe found at http://www.cateye.com/en/pdfs/TOMOxcHDv3_E.pdf | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
John Apple
a Weekend Warrior
from Antarctica
Date Reviewed: March 28, 2006 | | Favorite Trail: | icy fall | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$5.00 | | Purchased At: | garage sale with a bike | | Strengths: | clock | | Weaknesses: | i dont know how to use it because i dont have the manual | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bottom Line: | i'm not sure how to use it, i think the problem is that my circumfrence size is wrong on the cateye could anyone post them on this site ( my email is down ) | Value Rating: Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Chase
a
from California
Date Reviewed: August 7, 2005 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Bottom Line: | Just got it and I love it! Found the manual on the manufacturers website under "contact us" and then "manuals." Easy set up and great price. I'm just a weekend roadie but it does the trick and I think many types of people could get good use out of these. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Duncan
a Racer
from Canberra, Australia
Date Reviewed: February 21, 2004 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Strengths: | Reliable, cheap, good features. | | Weaknesses: | No manual available online. | | Bottom Line: | I've had this unit for six years. I replaced the battery after five years. It's been wet, muddy, dropped, etc and it still works like new. It has all the features you would want - a light would be handy. The user's manual does not appear to be available online which is a pain - I've had it so long, I've lost the manual! Highly recommended. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Alain Robert
a Weekend Warrior
from Quebec, Canada
Date Reviewed: May 31, 2003 | | Favorite Trail: | La Jamboree | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Purchased At: | Daniel la Source du Sport | | Strengths: | Easy to use | | Weaknesses: | None so far | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | Miele - San Marino | | Bottom Line: | I recommend it to every one ! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Ivan
a Cross Country Rider
from Zagreb, Croatia, Europe
Date Reviewed: March 18, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | 2 Years | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Strengths: | Never replaced battery, rain didn't harm it, AUTO mode is good thing, with it i never forgot to stop counting when resting or start it again, it works alone. :) It gives all informations you could ask (average speed, current speed, maximum speed, total distance, ride distance, clock, stop-watch, mile/km changeover) | | Weaknesses: | The new model has the cadence, i would like to see that on my old ST-200, sometimes i wished it has light. Clock is pretty inacurate, it goes cca 15 min ahead in a month. | | Bike Setup: | Trek 4500 model 2001 | | Bottom Line: | Good product, worths the amont of money i payed for it. If I decide to buy another, it would be the same model but with cadence. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Carlos Molina
a Weekend Warrior
from Caracas
Date Reviewed: January 3, 2003 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$30.00 | | Purchased At: | local shop | | Strengths: | Easy to use and look | | Weaknesses: | Reset buttom, night light | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | Haro vector v1 v-bar | | Bottom Line: | I recommend this ciclocomputer | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Derek
a Weekend Warrior
from St. Catharines ont, Canada
Date Reviewed: August 7, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$12.00 | | Purchased At: | bike fit | | Strengths: | does what it is supposed to do, the price was great and so far durability is good. | | Weaknesses: | white ties to hold the sensor come on! | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | peugueot x-country | | Bottom Line: | good bang for the buck. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
LUC DAIGLE
a Cross Country Rider
from EDMUNDSTON NB.
Date Reviewed: May 21, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$21.00 | | Purchased At: | Sport Expert | | Strengths: | small, price, simple to use, automatic so you don't have to press stop or start each time | | Weaknesses: | water resistant, no light, no cadence | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bottom Line: | Thats a nice product and it's
very easy to use. It's a good gadget to have but if you are a professional it's not the best product on the market but for the price it's a good choice! | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tim
a
from victoria,bc,canada
Date Reviewed: April 28, 2002 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | west shore | | Strengths: | only had this for 4 hours and had to take it back twice because it would not work! | | Weaknesses: | the first one the set button went to the bottom of the unit. the second one,the unit didnt work out of the box.even with a new battery.tried 3 more in the store 2 of 3 died when battery was removed. | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bottom Line: | i must surely have gotten the bad batches for the month.the shop was great with a refund which i spent in the store.i cant understand how i could have had such bad luck with a product.i would not recommend this to amyone! | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Daniel
a Cross Country Rider
from Perth, Australia
Date Reviewed: November 22, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | Canning Bridge Cycles | | Strengths: | Value for money, Durability, features, design | | Weaknesses: | None so far | | Similar Products Used: | older cateye | | Bottom Line: | This is a great unit and tells you most things you need to know. The durability is great, I have used in the rain many times already and it still works fine. TBL is if you want a good, reliable unit get this one. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Robby
a Weekend Warrior
from Bloomington, MN, USA
Date Reviewed: November 18, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | MN River | | Duration Product Used: | 1 Year | | Price Paid: |
$20.00 | | Purchased At: | Penn Cycle | | Strengths: | Durable, Good battery life, definatley get the best bang for the buck. | | Weaknesses: | Can't change between Km/Mi unless you reset the whole thing. | | Similar Products Used: | None | | Bike Setup: | very old Ridgeback. But it still works like new, minus the abuse on the shifting cables... | | Bottom Line: | Definatley a great computer for those of us that are curious, but aren't all too serious about biking. If you want the top of the line, this isn't it, but for the average Joe, definatley something you should at least look into. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Marc Hawk
a Downhiller
from Mirror , AB, Canada
Date Reviewed: June 17, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | psychomatic | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | High 5 Sports | | Strengths: | Durable, waterproof | | Weaknesses: | none | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | dual suspention, 1999 Dunlop whiplash | | Bottom Line: | Product is good looking, works good | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Eric Smith
a Weekend Warrior
from Philadelphia
Date Reviewed: June 2, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$22.00 | | Purchased At: | Performance | | Strengths: | Inexpensive, easy to use, durable. | | Bottom Line: | Ok, so it doesn't have cadence on it. Besides that, this computer is the sh1t! Easy to use, pretty much all the features you need. No problems with the wired sensor so far. As far as waterproof goes, I rode through torrential rains for 1 1/2 hrs without a problem - and it got doused in mud. I don't see how you could get a better deal, especially since it's one of the cheastest computers out there. My only gripe is that the pause button was mysteriously pressed without my knowledge on a couple of rides. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Max
a Cross Country Rider
from N Potomac, MD, Montgomery
Date Reviewed: May 2, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$25.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | Three words: Price, Design, Functions.
At least it fits me better than some other products I thought of purchesing. | | Weaknesses: | Not water proof but, little rain won't stop it. | | Similar Products Used: | None so far. | | Bottom Line: | It fits my needs very well. Consider the price its very nice but too bad its not waterproof.
Although in the manual it says, "its ok to wash out sand or dirt that is stuck in the buttons with water"
And now I wonder if its really ok to use it when its raining eventhough i did and it doesn't say that its "waterproof". Still is it ok?
I think its a good and an adequate computer, but its better to buy something that has more warranty that it won't brake or whatever: IS IT WATERPROOF?????? Maybe its even Shock Resistant.
Overall: Its a good think and that's my final answer. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
YR
a Weekend Warrior
from Israel
Date Reviewed: April 10, 2001 | | Duration Product Used: | 6 months | | Price Paid: |
$35.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | price (in local terms)
all the functions I need
heavy duty wire
easy to setup/change mode | | Weaknesses: | none so far | | Similar Products Used: | Sigma BC600 | | Bottom Line: | I like this product but asked myself what is the big difference between this one and the Sigma BC600 with all the same functions that will make for a different scoring
in the flaming turds count. Well beside the stronger wire,
I finally found a major difference. On a recent trip we found ourselves walking up a steep hill VERY slowly. My Cateye kept on conuting while the Sigma BC600 on my wife's bike decided it was to slow for it to count. Over a 12 miles course we had a one mile difference - Cateye rule. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Galant Ho
a Weekend Warrior
from Singapore
Date Reviewed: February 8, 2001 | | Favorite Trail: | SICC | | Duration Product Used: | 3 months | | Price Paid: |
$15.00 | | Purchased At: | LBS | | Strengths: | All the basic features are there, odo, trip, clock, max spd, avg spd, etc. Very cool design, much nicer than Mity 3. | | Weaknesses: | Not waterproof.. That's why the Mity 3 is a few dollars more expensive than this model (Tomo XC). Cable ties supplied are white, does not match the black magnet. | | Similar Products Used: | Velo C15 | | Bike Setup: | '91 Concord with mixed components, Avid, XT, LX, etc | | Bottom Line: | Nicer design than Mity 3 - main reason why I chose it over the Mity in the first place. However is not waterproof; but I won't suggest leaving it in the rain while parked outdoors anyway. (swoop and it's snitched away by a thief). | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Tom
a Weekend Warrior
from australia
Date Reviewed: December 19, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | More than 3 years | | Purchased At: | local bike shop | | Strengths: | Durable, easy to use, can be set to any wheel size. Long battery life. waterproof | | Weaknesses: | Weak magnet and sometimes it stops reading but a quick adjustment of the sensor does the trick. | | Similar Products Used: | none | | Bike Setup: | lx | | Bottom Line: | Works well and is very affordable. I find it extremely accuarte in distance readings after i tested it against a car. Very waterproof it went through washing machine and dryer and it still works. its a great speedo for the average rider who does like to go sick every now and then. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
SG Wong
a Weekend Warrior
from fremont, ca, usa
Date Reviewed: September 4, 2000 | | Duration Product Used: | Less than 1 month | | Price Paid: |
$16.00 | | Purchased At: | performance bike shop | | Strengths: | cheap compared to other bike computers.
has all the necessary features. | | Weaknesses: | no backlight.
i wish there was a setting that would automatically show the different readings on the computer so i dont have to keep pressing the button to change the computer readouts. | | Similar Products Used: | sigma 600 | | Bike Setup: | pretty straight forward.
i dont really like the fact that you have to cut the protruding strap that keeps the sensor in place at the fork. | | Bottom Line: | besides the minor cons this is a good computer. its cheap and does what its supposed to. | | Value Rating:Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
David
a Weekend Warrior
from Austin,TX
Date Reviewed: June 24, 1999 | | Favorite Trail: |
Barton, Kelly, Forest Ridge | | Duration Product Used: |
less than 1 month | | Strengths: |
Price, no wires, able to set 2 different wheel sizes for transfer to another bike mount | | Weaknesses: |
no light, difficult set up for Marzocchi Bomber, calibration question | | Similar Products Used: |
None | | Bike Setup: |
Diamondback DBR-X2 FS | | Bottom Line: | It's nice, but I had problems mounting the transmitter (on fork)close enough to the magnet on the spoke. (could use another spacer and longer screw with the Marzocchi Z.3 LT. Also, I set the circumference of the tire according to their suggested setting, but was wondering how accurate that could be, since they don't specify exactly where on the fork/spoke to place the transmitter/magnet. The best way to find out is to mark out exactly 1 mile or km, and keep riding and adjusting. No illuminating light either. I guess if you're riding at night, you'd have a helmet light that you could shine down. And I gues that light would run down the battery too. Other than that, it the transmitter, magnet, and receiver all stayed on while I did some rocky downhills, and had a couple spills. Nothing in the manual about water protection. Is the receiver okay if it rains, or the transmitter all right if I cross a stream? All b*tching aside, my friends who have had comps. with wires say that mine is much nicer. Will report again later. | | Overall Rating: |
Submitted by
Paul
a Cross-Country Rider
from Slovakia
Date Reviewed: June 13, 1999 | | Duration Product Used: |
3 months | | Strengths: |
Easy to use, nice design | | Weaknesses: |
mounting and adjustment of sensor, design of sensor | | Bike Setup: |
LX, STX RC | | Bottom Line: | It's a very easy computer with 12hr. clock, distance, odometer, average speed, maximum speed and elapsed time. TOMO can be seting in manual or auto start mode.
Good handlebar setup, but may be problem with adjustment of sensor. | | Overall Rating: |
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