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I've just purchased a Stratus and wonder if any improvements have been made
in the wireless computer world ? I've read the archives and it appears the main problem(s) is/are transmission distance and durability. I can mount by Garmin eTrex Vista on the bike as a solution, but would prefer a bike computer. Any recommendations, to include waiting for improvements! :-) Thanks! RVC, USMC(Ret) |
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The new Mavic Win Tour is about to be imported. At a list price of $129 with
cadence it is VERY pricy but supposedly is a breakthrough in wireless. -- Bob Siegel in Gainesville FL "RVC" wrote in message ... I've just purchased a Stratus and wonder if any improvements have been made in the wireless computer world ? I've read the archives and it appears the main problem(s) is/are transmission distance and durability. I can mount by Garmin eTrex Vista on the bike as a solution, but would prefer a bike computer. Any recommendations, to include waiting for improvements! :-) Thanks! RVC, USMC(Ret) |
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"RVC" wrote
I've just purchased a Stratus and wonder if any improvements have been made in the wireless computer world ? WiFi ? 802.11g? a bike computer. Oh, that kind of computer wireless... %^) You don't mention why you want to go wireless for your cyclocomputer. Wire routing? Aesthetics? I use a wired one on my TE as does a friend on his Stratus.... Wrapping the wire around the brake cable hides it quite effectively. As someone (Cletus?) recently pointed out, there's a reason that the wheel/cadence sensors for wireless cyclometers have a limited range. Interference with other wireless cyclometers. I speculate that the simplest design for such sensors merely transmit a pulse each time the magnet passes. For systems with both cadence and speed sensors, perhaps they use two different frequencies to tell them apart. Nothing elaborate in the radio transmitter(s). Nothing elaborate or highly selective in the receiver. Simple, cheap and reliable (within range). To extend the range and deal with potential interaction with other wireless cyclometers, one would likely need more complicated hardware in the sensors and some real data packet transmission protocols. Probably more battery power in the sensors and head-units would be needed, too. If it were acceptable and sufficient to simply boost the output of the wireless sensors to gain another 10-15 inches, even that would likely require more battery power. On the other hand, maybe what's needed is more directional transmitter and receiver antennae for these devices.... hmmm... Jon Meinecke |
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"Cletus Lee" skrev... As a former Stratus owner, I initially experimentd with wireless. AFAIK, all wireless transmitters have a range limited to about 70cm. This excluded the Rans Stratus H/B to front wheel. I did mount a wireless on a Crono 'Nob' attached to the top tube near the headtube. While it worked, it was out of reach and the night light feature was useless. As I mentioned elsewhere Mavic is coming out with a wireless. http://www.mavic.com/servlet/srt/mav...=uk&news.id=70 Digital so might be better. Doesn't say how long the range is but it should work on a VK2. Nice that the skewer has the sensor and you can get a wireless cadence kit too. Review when my LBS gets it. Sometime in the new year I think. Mikael |
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I've had good results with the Performance Axiom wireless. The first
model I used on my TE (probably not that different from your Stratus) I mounted on the top tube (with Crono 'Nob'), and I could control it by leaning slightly forward. It eventually went belly up, after several thousand miles, including a trans-Am), so I replaced it with their new one. But it has a different mounting deal that required me to put a space bar on the handlebar stem, just above the headset. Works beautifully, and I can still adjust it by leaning forward slightly. Never experienced any control problems while doing so. And the price is right! Steve RVC wrote: I've just purchased a Stratus and wonder if any improvements have been made in the wireless computer world ? I've read the archives and it appears the main problem(s) is/are transmission distance and durability. I can mount by Garmin eTrex Vista on the bike as a solution, but would prefer a bike computer. Any recommendations, to include waiting for improvements! :-) Thanks! RVC, USMC(Ret) -- Steve Fox McKinleyville, CA http://SoTier2003.crazyguyonabike.com O \ _____,%) (*)-'------------(*) |
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Rvc wrote:
I've just purchased a Stratus and wonder if any improvements have been made in the wireless computer world ? If you are talking distance trouble, try putting the computer on th derailleur tube - |
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bentcruiser wrote in news:8OmEb.196$rA2.109
@fe04.private.usenetserver.com: Rvc wrote: I've just purchased a Stratus and wonder if any improvements have been made in the wireless computer world ? Wireless sounds neat, but there's something galling about a $40 solution to a $10 problem. I had a dead "Walkman-like" head set. I snipped the wires and spliced them into a Sigma lead. Two years, rain, snow, fog, no problem. I think hook-up wire from electrode-hut would work pretty well too, that and a little heat shrink, you could probably get away with no solder. H bitshift blah blah to respond |
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"Mikael Seierup" wrote in message ... "Cletus Lee" skrev... As a former Stratus owner, I initially experimentd with wireless. AFAIK, all wireless transmitters have a range limited to about 70cm. This excluded the Rans Stratus H/B to front wheel. I did mount a wireless on a Crono 'Nob' attached to the top tube near the headtube. While it worked, it was out of reach and the night light feature was useless. As I mentioned elsewhere Mavic is coming out with a wireless. http://www.mavic.com/servlet/srt/mav...=uk&news.id=70 Digital so might be better. Doesn't say how long the range is but it should work on a VK2. Nice that the skewer has the sensor and you can get a wireless cadence kit too. Review when my LBS gets it. Sometime in the new year I think. Mikael If HERE means the US its for sale here http://www.excelsports.com/new.asp?p...ajor=3&minor=2 |
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"Here" means 100% of MSRP. The street price should drop 25% to 30 % quickly
after gotta-have-one-first buyers have grabbed up theirs. -- Bob Siegel in Gainesville FL "Mark Leuck" wrote in message news:7nqEb.82077$8y1.287941@attbi_s52... "Mikael Seierup" wrote in message ... "Cletus Lee" skrev... As a former Stratus owner, I initially experimentd with wireless. AFAIK, all wireless transmitters have a range limited to about 70cm. This excluded the Rans Stratus H/B to front wheel. I did mount a wireless on a Crono 'Nob' attached to the top tube near the headtube. While it worked, it was out of reach and the night light feature was useless. As I mentioned elsewhere Mavic is coming out with a wireless. http://www.mavic.com/servlet/srt/mav...=uk&news.id=70 Digital so might be better. Doesn't say how long the range is but it should work on a VK2. Nice that the skewer has the sensor and you can get a wireless cadence kit too. Review when my LBS gets it. Sometime in the new year I think. Mikael If HERE means the US its for sale here http://www.excelsports.com/new.asp?p...ajor=3&minor=2 |
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