Mileage recording devices.

[Venod]

In another thread someone mentioned the cyclometer, this got me thinking how I have recorded mileage and speed over the years, I had a cyclometer or something similar,

Then one of these, who remembers them,

The first computer I remember was an Avocet.

After this came several Cateye computers both wired and wireless.

The first GPS device I used was a Garmin Forerunner 410 watch strapped to the handlebars, I still use this on my wrist when MTB orienteering if I have a mapboard on the bars.

Then a Garmin Edge 500, followed by Edge 520.

I have on occasions used my Android phone and Strava app, usually when I forget to charge the GPS, but I keep the phone in my jersey pocket not bar mounted,

 

[steveindenmark]

The Wahoo Bolt is a bit of an improvement 😁

 

[HLaB]

Never had one until I was 26ish then I got my self one of these


When I was about 30+ I got my self one of these

2 or 3 years later I stated with GPS. This was the first unit I had for about 6 years:

 

[NorthernDave]

I had one of those speedometers back in the day.

Being young and fearless (or stupid) I'd take great delight in cycling down Fairway Hill and getting it off the dial, beyond an indicated 40mph. Goodness knows how accurate it was

 

[Ming the Merciless]

The Wahoo Bolt is a bit of an improvement 😁

How many thousands miles between charges?

 

[Globalti]

I had the Huret equivalent of that Smith's speedo, which had a cable running off a worm drive you fitted on the front axle.

I have wired Cateye computers on all my bikes. Av, Mx, Odo, Trp, Tm are all I need and they're reliable. None of this messing around with GPS, today I recorded 29.44 miles and afterwards Bikehike gave me 29.34, which is close enough.

The Cateye computer running on elapsed time was invaluable for Polaris Mountain Marathons as it gave you a very clear picture of the time you had remaining and we always made it back to base a few minutes before time penalties started. To lose points by being late seemed to us to be the worst possible waste of effort and in one winter event on Cheviot we came 17th out of all the Seniors because everybody else went for two high-value checkpoints up in slushy snow and wasted too much time getting there and back.

 

[Spiderweb]

I had one of those speedometers as a kid, if I remember correctly it connected to a small red coloured wheel that ran against your tyre?
I remember on several occasions hitting 40 mph down Garforth Cliff!

 

[Yellow Saddle]

In another thread someone mentioned the cyclometer, this got me thinking how I have recorded mileage and speed over the years, I had a cyclometer or something similar,
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Then one of these, who remembers them,
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The first computer I remember was an Avocet.
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After this came several Cateye computers both wired and wireless.

The first GPS device I used was a Garmin Forerunner 410 watch strapped to the handlebars, I still use this on my wrist when MTB orienteering if I have a mapboard on the bars.

Then a Garmin Edge 500, followed by Edge 520.

I have on occasions used my Android phone and Strava app, usually when I forget to charge the GPS, but I keep the phone in my jersey pocket not bar mounted,

I had the first one in the picture, and the last one. Never had a Smiths, except for a few in my Triumph Spitfire.

The Avocet one was a disaster. It requires special zinc/something batteries and a magnetic ring that had to be attached to the spokes. The bloody thing never worked properly. For a trip down memory lane, go to Avocet.com. The company went belly-up decades ago, but seemed to have paid for web hosting into eternity. The website is still up, complete with the latest (circa 19something) vintage stuff.

I still have my Garmin 205 as in HLab's photo. Never again. Now it is Cateye or nothing.

 

[Venod]

if I remember correctly it connected to a small red coloured wheel that ran against your tyre?

I seem to remember you had to fit something to the front axle for it to connect to.

 

[Spiderweb]

I seem to remember you had to fit something to the front axle for it to connect to.

Mine was like the one in your picture but it connected to a red plastic wheel that eventually wore a line into your tyre sidewall.

 

[Slick]

In another thread someone mentioned the cyclometer, this got me thinking how I have recorded mileage and speed over the years, I had a cyclometer or something similar,
View attachment 514579

Then one of these, who remembers them,
View attachment 514580

The first computer I remember was an Avocet.
View attachment 514581

After this came several Cateye computers both wired and wireless.

The first GPS device I used was a Garmin Forerunner 410 watch strapped to the handlebars, I still use this on my wrist when MTB orienteering if I have a mapboard on the bars.

Then a Garmin Edge 500, followed by Edge 520.

I have on occasions used my Android phone and Strava app, usually when I forget to charge the GPS, but I keep the phone in my jersey pocket not bar mounted,

I remember both of them but I think I must have inherited the first one as it was stuck on 9999.

 

[Slick]

Mine was like the one in your picture but it connected to a red plastic wheel that eventually wore a line into your tyre sidewall.
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I forgot all about that one, I definitely had that but can't remember the bike now but probably a grifter. 😊

 

[steveindenmark]

How many thousands miles between charges?

Non. Its run off a SON28 hub and IgaroD1

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Non. Its run off a SON28 hub and IgaroD1

Be careful with that, the USB socket will go.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I had the first one, the clicky mileometer, then moved to a cateye computer and that all I've had, I've never had the GPS ones, though I've used the GPS on the phone to record rides, I've got Ride with GPS on the phone.