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Hi, I need to put my wheel size into a new bicycle computer/odometer. It is
asking for a size which I do not know how to work out. Size is between 60 and 300, but my wheel size is 26". Does anyone know what this equates to in the bicycle computer world? Many thanks in advance. |
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On 20 Nov, 22:17, "John Heaps" wrote:
Hi, I need to put my wheel size into a new bicycle computer/odometer. It is asking for a size which I do not know how to work out. *Size is between 60 and 300, but my wheel size is 26". Does anyone know what this equates to in the bicycle computer world? Many thanks in advance. Wheel rollout in centimetres. Put a mark on the road and the edge of your tyre with chalk or wax crayon. Get on the bike and roll forward until the mark has come around. Mark the road where the mark on the tyre join is. Measure the distance between the two marks in centimetres. This is the value your computer requires. I guess it will be around 200 and is dependent on tyre size, tyre pressure and your weight. |
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John Heaps wrote:
Hi, I need to put my wheel size into a new bicycle computer/odometer. It is asking for a size which I do not know how to work out. Size is between 60 and 300, but my wheel size is 26". Does anyone know what this equates to in the bicycle computer world? Many thanks in advance. It wants the circumference in some unit or other, I suspect centimeters. See http://www.sheldonbrown.com/cyclecom...libration.html You could do a rollout, but you'll be within a percent or two just using the chart. |
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On Fri, 20 Nov 2009, thirty-six wrote:
On 20 Nov, 22:17, "John Heaps" wrote: Hi, I need to put my wheel size into a new bicycle computer/odometer. It is asking for a size which I do not know how to work out. *Size is between 60 and 300, but my wheel size is 26". Does anyone know what this equates to in the bicycle computer world? Many thanks in advance. Wheel rollout in centimetres. Put a mark on the road and the edge of your tyre with chalk or wax crayon. Get on the bike and roll forward until the mark has come around. Mark the road where the mark on the tyre join is. Measure the distance between the two marks in centimetres. This is the value your computer requires. Instead of making a mark, you can just use the position of the valve on the inside of the rim. tom -- Work alone does not suffice: the efforts must be intelligent. -- Charles B. Rogers |
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On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:17:10 -0000
"John Heaps" wrote: Hi, I need to put my wheel size into a new bicycle computer/odometer. It is asking for a size which I do not know how to work out. Size is between 60 and 300, but my wheel size is 26". Does anyone know what this equates to in the bicycle computer world? It depends on the particular 26" that your wheel is, but assuming it's something like 26 x 1.95 then the rim diameter is 559mm, add the thickness of the tyre (1.95 x 25.4 x 2 = 99mm) to get the overall diameter of 658mm, multiply by 3.1416 for the circumference of 2067mm so you need to put 207 in your computer. That doesn't allow for the nominal nature of tyre widths or the fact that the tyre deforms under load, but it's probably near enough if you can't be bothered to sit on the bike and measure the distance travelled in exactly one wheel revolution. |
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Usually 210 if it's a Cateye or similar.
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On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:55:12 -0800 (PST)
Garry from Cork wrote: Usually 210 if it's a Cateye or similar. You're just guessing. |
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John Heaps wrote:
Hi, I need to put my wheel size into a new bicycle computer/odometer. It is asking for a size which I do not know how to work out. Size is between 60 and 300, but my wheel size is 26". Does anyone know what this equates to in the bicycle computer world? Many thanks in advance. Don't bother with any maths. Stick a bit of tap on the front wheel and a bit on the ground. Line up both bits of tape and wheel the bike until the tape on the tyre has done one revolution. Put another bit of tape on the ground next to the bit on the tyre. Measure the distance in whatever the comp wants. Bung it in the comp. Sorted! -- Its never too late to reinvent the bicycle |
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Keitht wrote: Stick a bit of tap on the front wheel and a bit on the ground. Line up both bits of tape and wheel the bike until the tape on the tyre has done one revolution. This is of course a perfectly sensible and low-tech way of doing things. But I was lazier. When I first got my computer I just took the value for my wheel and tyre size from Sheldon's site. When I wanted to know how accurate it was, I cycled around 1km along a nice straight road and compared the distance measured with that reported by my GPS - and the results were within the measurement resolution of the cycle computer. -- Ian Jackson personal email: These opinions are my own. http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~ijackson/ PGP2 key 1024R/0x23f5addb, fingerprint 5906F687 BD03ACAD 0D8E602E FCF37657 |
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Ian Jackson wrote:
In article , Keitht wrote: Stick a bit of tap on the front wheel and a bit on the ground. Line up both bits of tape and wheel the bike until the tape on the tyre has done one revolution. This is of course a perfectly sensible and low-tech way of doing things. But I was lazier. When I first got my computer I just took the value for my wheel and tyre size from Sheldon's site. When I wanted to know how accurate it was, I cycled around 1km along a nice straight road and compared the distance measured with that reported by my GPS - and the results were within the measurement resolution of the cycle computer. Lazy ? My fat hairy yellow butt* it is! My method can be done in the time it takes a mug of tea to get cool enough to drink -- yours needs a microwave to warm the tea up later ;-p 'kin techjunkies I dunno (Muttley FX) *Homer -- Its never too late to reinvent the bicycle |
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