Re: [RBW] Re: A miles only cyclecomputer??

2012-11-01 Thread Brian Campbell
^ True, but as far as modern computers go, it is pretty minimal. 

On Thursday, November 1, 2012 9:42:34 PM UTC-4, Patrick Moore wrote:
>
> The link takes you to a 5 function computer ...?
>
> I used one of those star wheel mechanical odometer long ago. Their 
> accuracy is only fair because you can't calibrate them. I prefer an iPhone 
> app, that has the advantage of working with all my bikes. 
>
> Patrick Moore
> iPhone
>
> On Nov 1, 2012, at 7:12 PM, Brian Campbell > 
> wrote:
>
> Planet Bike makes this:
>
> http://ecom1.planetbike.com/8000.html
>
> Cheap & basic.
>
> On Monday, October 29, 2012 6:22:59 PM UTC-4, Leslie wrote:
>>
>> Don't know if this is the one he had or not, but very similar to it:
>>
>>
>> http://velobase.com/ViewComponent.aspx?ID=01b7845c-244d-496e-ab4c-435ba068a908&Enum=103
>>
>>
>>
>> On Monday, October 29, 2012 12:54:26 PM UTC-4, Leslie wrote:
>>>
>>> I've not looked for one, but on my dad's old Nishiki roadbike from the 
>>> mid-70's, he had an odometer mounted down just above the fork's drop-out.  
>>> A little nub attached to the spoke, everytime it went around, it turned 
>>> over the 'gear' on the end of the box.  No electronics, purely mechanical. 
>>>   I've thought such would be neat, to keep a battery-failure-free tally on 
>>> a frame's mileage...
>>>
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>> On Sunday, October 28, 2012 12:56:22 AM UTC-4, lungimsam wrote:

 Any such animal?
  
 I lost my cyclecomputer. Don't know if that's a good or bad thing.
  
 All I wanna keep track of is miles.
  
 I don't care about speed much anymore.
  
 PLease advise.
  

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Re: [RBW] Re: A miles only cyclecomputer??

2012-11-01 Thread Bertin753
The link takes you to a 5 function computer ...?

I used one of those star wheel mechanical odometer long ago. Their accuracy is 
only fair because you can't calibrate them. I prefer an iPhone app, that has 
the advantage of working with all my bikes. 

Patrick Moore
iPhone

On Nov 1, 2012, at 7:12 PM, Brian Campbell  wrote:

> Planet Bike makes this:
> 
> http://ecom1.planetbike.com/8000.html
> 
> Cheap & basic.
> 
> On Monday, October 29, 2012 6:22:59 PM UTC-4, Leslie wrote:
>> 
>> Don't know if this is the one he had or not, but very similar to it:
>> 
>> http://velobase.com/ViewComponent.aspx?ID=01b7845c-244d-496e-ab4c-435ba068a908&Enum=103
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Monday, October 29, 2012 12:54:26 PM UTC-4, Leslie wrote:
>>> 
>>> I've not looked for one, but on my dad's old Nishiki roadbike from the 
>>> mid-70's, he had an odometer mounted down just above the fork's drop-out.  
>>> A little nub attached to the spoke, everytime it went around, it turned 
>>> over the 'gear' on the end of the box.  No electronics, purely mechanical.  
>>>  I've thought such would be neat, to keep a battery-failure-free tally on a 
>>> frame's mileage...
>>> 
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> On Sunday, October 28, 2012 12:56:22 AM UTC-4, lungimsam wrote:
 
 Any such animal?
  
 I lost my cyclecomputer. Don't know if that's a good or bad thing.
  
 All I wanna keep track of is miles.
  
 I don't care about speed much anymore.
  
 PLease advise.
> 
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Re: [RBW] Re: A miles only cyclecomputer??

2012-10-29 Thread campyonlyguy
P.S. Another choice, if you want to hunt around on eBay, is the Avocet 50, 
still in my mind one of the best cyclocomputers ever made:

http://campyonlyguy.blogspot.com/2010/03/in-praise-of-avocet-50.html 

It offers more than just mileage, but it's very simple to set up and use.

--Eric Norris
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On Oct 29, 2012, at 9:54 AM, Leslie  wrote:

> I've not looked for one, but on my dad's old Nishiki roadbike from the 
> mid-70's, he had an odometer mounted down just above the fork's drop-out.  A 
> little nub attached to the spoke, everytime it went around, it turned over 
> the 'gear' on the end of the box.  No electronics, purely mechanical.   I've 
> thought such would be neat, to keep a battery-failure-free tally on a frame's 
> mileage...
> 
> 
>  
> 
> On Sunday, October 28, 2012 12:56:22 AM UTC-4, lungimsam wrote:
> Any such animal?
>  
> I lost my cyclecomputer. Don't know if that's a good or bad thing.
>  
> All I wanna keep track of is miles.
>  
> I don't care about speed much anymore.
>  
> PLease advise.
>  
> 
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Re: [RBW] Re: A miles only cyclecomputer??

2012-10-29 Thread campyonlyguy
There was that type, and there was the Huret Multito:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3087/3223761637_9c5a025f71.jpg

Slightly more refined, it used a tiny belt and pulley. Reflecting the analog 
nature of the machine, the only way to fine-tune its accuracy was to wrap a 
piece of sandpaper around a nail and slightly reduce the diameter of the pulley 
on the device itself. This had to be done to use with 700C wheels, since the 
Multito came out of the box set up to more or less accurately record mileage 
with 27-inch wheels.

--Eric Norris
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On Oct 29, 2012, at 9:54 AM, Leslie  wrote:

> I've not looked for one, but on my dad's old Nishiki roadbike from the 
> mid-70's, he had an odometer mounted down just above the fork's drop-out.  A 
> little nub attached to the spoke, everytime it went around, it turned over 
> the 'gear' on the end of the box.  No electronics, purely mechanical.   I've 
> thought such would be neat, to keep a battery-failure-free tally on a frame's 
> mileage...
> 
> 
>  
> 
> On Sunday, October 28, 2012 12:56:22 AM UTC-4, lungimsam wrote:
> Any such animal?
>  
> I lost my cyclecomputer. Don't know if that's a good or bad thing.
>  
> All I wanna keep track of is miles.
>  
> I don't care about speed much anymore.
>  
> PLease advise.
>  
> 
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