The HB100 offers a full-function cycle computer and heart rate monitor in one easy-to-use design. Features such as Current Heart Rate, Average Heart Rate, and Upper and Lower Limit signals provide some of the best heart rate training information available. Included with the owner's manual is a section on basic heart rate training. This information can be used for everything from helping you to win the local bicycle race to riding to lose weight.
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Stupe
a Weekend Warrior
from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Date Reviewed: August 8, 2004
Favorite Trail:
Ulu Langat -Teratak Tekala
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Purchased At:
Bicycle World
Strengths:
All in one HRM and spedometer. I got it FOC from a friend, brand new!
Weaknesses:
HRM Strap not lasting, worn mine off, and it broke at the rubberised section. Replacement hard to come by.
Bulky meter!
Similar Products Used:
Cateye Kosmos CicloPuls CP8
Bike Setup:
Rincon - Deore mega 9 with alexrim.
Bottom Line:
Great stuff while the strap lasted.
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Javier del Castillo
a Cross Country Rider
from Bogotá, Colombia Date Reviewed: July 1, 2004
Favorite Trail:
Churuguaco Heights
Duration Product Used:
More than 3 years
Price Paid:
$80.00
Purchased At:
Trocha y Cross
Strengths:
Economic, easy to use, reliable, lots of features
Weaknesses:
Bulky sensor Bulky computer No light
Similar Products Used:
Polar Beat
Bike Setup:
Alluminum 7005, shimano stx rc, specielized tires, sun rims
Bottom Line:
Buy it if... your budget is small you don't care about looks
Don't buy it if... You wanna use it while swiming or wet sporting You wanna look like David Beckham
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Luis Gomes
a Weekend Warrior
from Portugal Date Reviewed: November 7, 2002
Duration Product Used:
6 months
Price Paid:
$95.00
Purchased At:
Portugal-Casa das Bicicletas
Strengths:
Like other Cateye products this HRM is simple to use. Works well. Sometimes I found interference in the proximity of electrical fields or when riding near people with other brands HRM. Wireless sensor is confortable, easy to disassemble and can be found several wear components to substitute, like the elastic straps.
Weaknesses:
Two major ones; the two buttons have a tendency to stick after some use, mainly the left button, the one you use most.The major weakness is that CatEye people didn´t think about how to input odometer old values, like when you change bateries. I like to check regularly total Km but with this unit this value is not reliable.
Similar Products Used:
Tried VDO and Polar
Bike Setup:
Mondraker Pensacola full suspension, Mavic CrossRoc wheels, Formula Hidraulic brakes(B4), Marzochi front suspension.
Bottom Line:
All explained above
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Greg
a Cross Country Rider
from Calgary, AB Date Reviewed: October 31, 2002
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$50.00
Purchased At:
MEC
Strengths:
Works great, never had any problems at all. It's even still on the original batteries after 2 years and over 7000km. It's nice to be able to change batteries instead of just replacing the strap. The stra
Weaknesses:
Could use a night light, and a dual wheel size switch.
Similar Products Used:
many different cyclocomputers.
Bike Setup:
ATB
Bottom Line:
This thing works great, doesn't take up that much space considering. It's also dirt cheap. It does everything advertised, I just don't have to think about it.
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Submitted by
Sarah
a Racer
from Pittsburg, KS Date Reviewed: August 26, 2002
Favorite Trail:
Devil's Den, AR
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Strengths:
easy to read display
Weaknesses:
uncomfortable HR strap, bulky display unit
Similar Products Used:
none yet
Bottom Line:
After one year of almost daily use, I say with confidence the following things: 1.) Heart-rate strap is not ergonomically designed (read sharp edges) and likes to bite into your rib cage. 2.) It has behaved reliably but the buttons tend to stick and resist being pushed at all from time to time. 3.) The bulky unit on my handlebars has almost been sheared off several times, like when I go too fast (kidding!) but it has a dorky look to it. 4.) I enjoy having a heart-rate monitor yet trying to get service info is almost impossible, Cat Eye is based in a foreign land with no tech suppost in the US (or Canada apparently.) Distributors of Cat Eye computers are equally lost. 5.) Next time around, I'll go Polar. In the meantime, it's still working...
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Submitted by
Roger Partington
a Weekend Warrior
from Toronto, Ont, Canada Date Reviewed: June 27, 2001
Favorite Trail:
Fort Erie to Port Colbourne
Duration Product Used:
2 Years
Price Paid:
$50.00
Purchased At:
CyclePath
Strengths:
Integrates HRM and computer into one unit. Good value, especially compared to separate units.
Weaknesses:
HRM only worked for 4 months Poor aerodynamics on handlebar mount
Similar Products Used:
Many Cateye products over the years
Bike Setup:
Merlin Extralight, Ksyriums, Dura-Ace
Bottom Line:
HRM began to blink off and then eventually stopped all together. New batteries did not help. Also reset buttons sometimes stick. I have used Cateyes on all the family bikes for years. This product sucked and I had no company to deal with in Canada, just a uninterested distributor. I am looking at buying another brand because I liked the HRM while it was working
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Submitted by
Sorin Srbu
a cross-country rider
from Uppsala/Sweden Date Reviewed: November 8, 1998
Bottom Line:
Great cyclocomputer with lots of goodies, for instance the pulsemeter. The pulsemeter sensor can be disassambled in parts and the battery easily switched, no need to buy a complete new sensor as in most other meters (read Polar). The wireless pulsemeter is somewhat sensitive to electric fields like from high-voltage cables and stuff, but it works ok. Sort off. The two buttons have a tendency to stick or get stuck if one crashes with the computer in a mudhole. A thorough rinse with water usually fixes this, but it will never be as when it was new. The wheel sensor is quite big, and it makes me wonder when I will snag it in the brush and snap it off. Hasn't happened tey but...
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