![]() On both bikes I have the computers mounted on the stem, to save maximum room for lots of lights. The FlexTight bracket is great, as it easily lets you install the computer on the handlebars or the stem. An easy fix, especially if you have spare rubber feet lying around – but it’s a shame Cat Eye didn’t provide them. I got round this by putting a piece of rubber in between the crank and magnet to move them a bit closer. I don’t know if my racer is unusual, but with the pedal crank magnet in place, it was a lot more than 3mm from the chainstay sensor, which is the distance it has to be to make it work. Unless you want it to go in your rear wheel! If the shape of your bike means the sensors have to be at different positions then you’ll have to take up the slack cable securely. They both share a common wire back to the computer, which splits off into a Y around 8 inches from the sensors. The only tricky bit is strapping up the loose cable by the sensors. Installation is no more tedious than any other wired computer, and you get loads of tiny black cable ties in the bag. The other sensor attaches to the outside of the chainstay so it can sense the pedals going round. Unusually, the sensor attaches to the inside of the chainstay of the rear wheel. The Strada Cadence is a wired computer, and you need to go through the rigmarole of attaching cables to your bike frame with cable ties. So I ordered a Cat Eye Strada Cadence for my racing bike, and moved the Strada Wireless to my commuting bike. ![]() The numbers are big enough to read easily while you’re riding.īut recently I’ve been tempted by the gimmick of seeing my pedalling cadence too. The computer itself has a single-button interface and is nice and easy to use. It was my first wireless computer and I’ve been extremely impressed with the results. ![]() It’s clear to me that Cat Eye make the best cycle computers – both in ease of use and in build quality (which is rather important when it will be subjected to rain, sun, vibration, heat and cold).Ī few months ago I fitted a Cat Eye Strada Wireless to my racing bike. Most have been Cat Eye, although some haven’t. If your significant other keeps a close eye on how much you spend on biking gear.Over the years I’ve had a number of cycle computers. (21- 25 mph on open road) I have found the cadence read out to be almost like a tachometer in a car.it tells me when to shift gears and keeps me from cheating for short term speed gain in too high of a gear or losing power in too low of a gear. I must say running a higher candace at first feels wrong but now that I have worked on it I am riding faster than ever and am hardly winded during an 18 mile commuting ride averaging over 19 mph for the whole trip including slowing and stopping for traffic, lights and trains. I started off with a candace in the mid 80s and now that I have been training to keep my cadence up for about 800 miles I naturally fall between 95 to 102. ![]() I would probably buy the double wireless version in retrospect due to the annoyance of installation and the bad look of zip ties and wires. Installation was simple but time consuming. I wanted to have a better understanding of my candace during rides so I thought I would give this computer a try. This bike computer is everything it is advertised to be and you really can't ask for more for the low price you pay. I ride about 160 miles per week on a 11' Giant TCR Composite road bike. Fits almost any handlebar or stem: 22-31.8mm.Wired rear wheel cadence and speed sensor.This sleek CatEye cycle computer delivers the essential functions of the Strada plus pedal cadence. Your legs are your engine, and the Strada Cadence is your tachometer. ![]()
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