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wind gage: handlebar mount
some time ago, there was some comments on wind gages for bicycles.
Any recommendations on which one to get? thanks charlieb in ct. |
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wind gage: handlebar mount
Charles Beristain wrote:
some time ago, there was some comments on wind gages for bicycles. Any recommendations on which one to get? thanks charlieb in ct. http://www.davisnet.com/catalog/download/05PAGE_20.pdf -- Roy Owen Keep the leather side up, and the rubber side down. |
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wind gage: handlebar mount
On Mon, 20 Jun 2005 16:03:07 GMT, Charles Beristain
wrote: some time ago, there was some comments on wind gages for bicycles. Any recommendations on which one to get? thanks charlieb in ct. Dear Charlie, I think that they're all the same Davis instruments model, meaning no real choice, just different prices. I haven't heard of another wind meter, but perhaps someone else will explain a booming new market. $129 http://www.davisnet.com/weather/prod...t.asp?pnum=276 $79 http://www.celestaire.com/catalog/We...rs/WindScribe/ $74 http://www.ambientweather.com/dainwi.html $60 http://www.asenashop.com/ivn/pr-0/7681.html Carl Fogel |
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wind gage: handlebar mount
Roy and carl
thanks for the good info... how is it mounted to the handle bars... need to create an adaptor or is one available? charlie ps.. carl.. you put the supermarket shopper to shame ( he has a radio show in case you don't get it in your area) :-) |
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On Mon, 20 Jun 2005 20:35:30 GMT, Charles Beristain
wrote: Roy and carl thanks for the good info... how is it mounted to the handle bars... need to create an adaptor or is one available? charlie ps.. carl.. you put the supermarket shopper to shame ( he has a radio show in case you don't get it in your area) :-) Dear Charlie, You can find the same stuff--anyone can do it. Finding the cheapest source takes about 60 seconds. The only trick is knowing that "windscribe" is what you call the thing. Put "windscribe" into the Froogle field on Advanced Google and then ask for results in price order: http://www.google.com/advanced_search Suddenly you know an awful lot about low prices. As for mounting, the windscribe comes with a half-round base adaptor that you run a velcro strap through--fits on any handlebar, cinches down, stays in place. For people like me who like to flip their bikes upside-down, the tension is enough to hold the windscribe nicely level on rough pavement, but you can easily twist it to hang under the bar and out of harm's way when the bike is inverted. You can also leave the handlebar base off, use an included lanyard, and carry the windscribe along on hikes so that you can impress the local wildfowl with your knowledge of wind conditions and temperature (it needs to know temperature, so they throw in a thermometer). Makes people with mere GPS devices bitterly envious. Sure, they know exactly where they are, but they can only wet their fingers and guess about what the breeze is doing. Carl Fogel |
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wind gage: handlebar mount
thanks carl...
it is actually for my brother in law living in tucson in winter and BC in summer.. and an avid cyclist... I think he will buy it. charlieb in ct. |
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