doublepepperoni [none/use name]@hexbear.net to traingang@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 month agoAnyone else have lousy luck with these bike computer thingshexbear.netimagemessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up120arrow-down1imageAnyone else have lousy luck with these bike computer thingshexbear.netdoublepepperoni [none/use name]@hexbear.net to traingang@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square6linkfedilinkfile-text
They work for like six months, then the sensor just craps out no matter how much you try changing the batteries
minus-squareAbidingOhmsLaw@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoI’ve had the same on for 14 years, on 2 bikes and never had an issue with it. The one I have has a wired sensor.
minus-squaredoublepepperoni [none/use name]@hexbear.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoHmm, I tend to go with wireless ones for the ease of installation. Maybe cheap + wireless is a bad combo
minus-squareAbidingOhmsLaw@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoIt’s not bad installation, just 1 wire down the front fork and like a 2’in loop at the head tube (like a brake cable). The one I have is old enough that it does not have GPS, but I use my watch for that.
minus-square7bicycles [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-21 month agoyeah go wired
I’ve had the same on for 14 years, on 2 bikes and never had an issue with it. The one I have has a wired sensor.
Hmm, I tend to go with wireless ones for the ease of installation. Maybe cheap + wireless is a bad combo
It’s not bad installation, just 1 wire down the front fork and like a 2’in loop at the head tube (like a brake cable). The one I have is old enough that it does not have GPS, but I use my watch for that.
yeah go wired