![]() ![]() You're paying extra for some quirky features in addition to the usual. Well made, user friendly and easy to fit. But, as a well built and user-friendly computer with some quirky functions, it’s not a bad price. There are other cheaper computers on the market, and if you’re not dead set on having the calorie or carbon offset functions, other wireless models, including from Cat Eye, are available for less money. In use, it’s straightforward and the sensor pick-up is reliable. To maximize its life, avoid removing the unit too often if you can. It locates easily in a simple zip-tie fastened cradle, but in long term use I’d have some doubts about the longevity of the sticky pad helping to secure the cradle to the bar. ![]() There’s a choice to set with a single standard figure, or to be more precise, and the diagram takes some understanding. The Velo Wireless + is simple and quick to install, once you’ve figured out the very slightly confusing instructions regarding wheel size settings. That said, if you’re making an ethical choice to use the car less and the bike more (which has to be a good thing in anyone’s book) it’s quite nice to have a concrete figure for how much CO2 you've NOT generated in the car, to pat yourself on the back with at the end of a working week. The CO2 offset function is a slightly contrived one, especially as most of us have no idea how many kg of CO2 we would expect to produce in our everyday lives anyway. Nonetheless, it’s nice to have a vague notion of how many calories you’re burning on your commute or ride to the shops, and this is, after all, the sector that’s being targeted by Cat Eye with the Velo Wireless +. The calorie consumption is an averaged out estimate, since there’s no heart rate monitor or personal data involved. ![]() MSRP: Check on Amazon CatEye is a well-known Japanese brand that manufactures bicycle accessories such as speedometers, bike lights, bottle-cages, reflectors, toe clips, etc. In addition to this, the functions that mark it apart from so many other similar computers are calorie consumption and carbon offset. Cheapest bike speedometer by a known brand. The Velo Wireless + offers the functions most needed by anyone, with current, average and maximum speed, trip distance, total distance, elapsed time and a 12hr/24hr clock. Scrolling through the functions is easy enough, with a single button in the middle. ![]() However, if I had to find a couple of faults it’s that the computer is powered by a CR2032 coin cell battery, rather than being rechargeable, meaning that at some point down the line it will probably run out of juice mid-ride, and that the screen isn’t backlit, so you won’t be able to see your stats when riding at night.Conceived as an entry-level wireless computer for riders entering the sport either to benefit their health and fitness, or to have a smaller environmental footprint, the Velo Wireless + is a nicely thought through computer with some interesting features.ĭesigned to be user friendly and easy to operate, the display is large and shows sets of data from just two functions at a time. I was also impressed by the mount, which is easy to attach to the bars and holds the computer very securely in place. You have your speed at the top and then another metric on the bottom, which you can alter by pressing the good-sized button on the front of the unit. Using the Cateye Velo Wireless is also an absolute doddle. I’ve used this computer alongside more expensive computers for a number of months, and have found that the time, speed and distance are all very accurate. From the Cateye manual it looks like both the current Velo 7 and Velo 9 allow you to input an odometer reading. The Velo 9 has 9 functions Current Speed, Maximum Speed, Average Speed, Trip Distance, Total Distance, Elapsed Time, Calorie Consumption. I remember buying an old Cateye Enduro 8 for the same reason some time ago. The CatEye Velo 9 is a wired Cyclocomputer is an entry-level Cycle Compouter which has a large screen which makes it easier to read while Cycling. From this the Cateye Velo Wireless can measure your current, average, and maximum speeds, ride time, total riding distance, time of day, and calorie consumption (although this is a rather rough estimation based solely on your average speed, not taking into account the terrain or your physical condition). Simple One button operation with pre-programmed tire sizes. Included in the box is a speed and cadence sensor that attaches to your bike’s seatstay, and a couple of magnets that you strap to the crank and a spoke of the rear wheel. ![]()
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