Cycle computers

[focusxr5]

After years of running, my ankles won't take it anymore so I've bought a road bike for commuting on.

I bought a second hand Ribble with Fulcrom wheels and so far I love it. My first experience using cleats has been.........painful, but I'm slowly remembering to unclip when I get to stationary points.

My question is, I have a very basic Cateye speedo on it at the moment which basically tells me speed & distance. What wkuld be a good recommmendation for a decent, but not wallet slapping, cycle comouter that at least has cadence monitoring etc?

Thanks in advance.

[snotrag]

After years of running, are you wedded to any of the big ecosystems, eg Garmin?

At its most basic, a Garmin running watch will still do cycling.
A big standard cheap ANT+ cadence sensor on the crank will connect to a Garmin watch.

[focusxr5]

snotrag said:

After years of running, are you wedded to any of the big ecosystems, eg Garmin?

At its most basic, a Garmin running watch will still do cycling.
A big standard cheap ANT+ cadence sensor on the crank will connect to a Garmin watch.

Yes, I've currently got a Garmin Tactix 8. I just have zero knowledge of cycling stuff. Plus, I want to have the live time cadence on the bar in front of my so I can glance down, rather than constantly looking at my watch.

Edited by focusxr5 on Friday 31st July 17:58

[snotrag]

You can get rubber mounts to fit the watch to your bars.

Alternatively just go for one of the more basic Garmin cycling head units, plus a cadence sensor.

You will also be able to use your watch for heart rate and display that on the head unit too.

[lllnorrislll]

After my Garmin died and being tight and realising in reality I only use my computer to auto upload to Strava, I took a risk on a non-touchscreen Geoid CC600 from AliExpress. It's cost me £40 and is basically a repackaged Magene C506 SE. They both use the same software and it's been surprisingly good.

Edited to add that it has ANT+ and Bluetooth for connecting to cadence / speed sensors etc

Edited by lllnorrislll on Friday 31st July 18:21

[TheFungle]

I've a Garmin Edge 130 that I've recently replaced owing to the fact its battery life is relatively limited now that it's 8yrs old.

It's good for a 3-4hr ride but would 100% need re-charging.

You're welcome to have it for £5 posted.

[V8Rush]

Coospo BC107 down the budget end. Does GPS logging, nice clear display, works with ant/Bluetooth cadence and speed sensors. Links to BT HRM too, and the app feeds to Strava.

Only (minor) gripe is that in imperial mode you get stuck with temperature in Fahrenheit.

[snotrag]

TheFungle said:

I've a Garmin Edge 130 that I've recently replaced owing to the fact its battery life is relatively limited now that it's 8yrs old.

It's good for a 3-4hr ride but would 100% need re-charging.

You're welcome to have it for £5 posted.

FYI it's possible to replace the batteries on most Garmins for cheap if your half handy with a tiny screw driver.

[smn159]

focusxr5 said:

Yes, I've currently got a Garmin Tactix 8. I just have zero knowledge of cycling stuff. Plus, I want to have the live time cadence on the bar in front of my so I can glance down, rather than constantly looking at my watch.

Edited by focusxr5 on Friday 31st July 17:58

Pretty much all of the current Garmin bike computers will show cadence, provided that you have a cadence sensor or power meter on the bike.

If you're still running at all it's worth going Garmin as you can track combined cycling and running training load / fitness / recovery times

[TwigtheWonderkid]

V8Rush said:

Coospo BC107 down the budget end. Does GPS logging, nice clear display, works with ant/Bluetooth cadence and speed sensors. Links to BT HRM too, and the app feeds to Strava.

Only (minor) gripe is that in imperial mode you get stuck with temperature in Fahrenheit.

I've got an more basic Coospo, a BC26. GPS, the unit links to an app on your phone which shows colour maps of all your journeys, the unit shows speed, distance, trip distance, average speed, max speed, which is all I need. £15 from Temu. Absolute bargain.

[stargazer30]

If you are already in Garmin's eco system an Edge 530 or 540 will cover it and pretty much everything else if you go down the rabbit hole, ie HR sensors, power meter, etc...

Personally I prefer my Wahoo Roam as the screen is easier to read and I can hear my radar alerts, but I am chasing 50.