CatEye Velo Wireless - Cc-vt230w

Does the job well

Context: I'm 72 and have been cycling without anything like this for over 60 years, so why now? It's because I don't cycle as much as I used to and I don't want to lose speed and endurance simply due to old age. You know what they say: use it or lose it. When I was younger, I used to do 70+ mile days at an average speed of 12 mph (including rest breaks) so my average on-road speed would have been about 14 mph. Of course, in those days this was calculated from maps and a wristwatch. I want to see if I can maintain that average speed on my shorter rides today. So, this is a way of monitoring and improving my speed and endurance. I've promised myself an extended tour in France (re-living the days of my youth) for my 77th birthday and I want to be sure that I can do it and still be back in time for my 78th! Description: This is about the simplest cycle computer out there. I just want a limited amount of information, so this is ideal. There are only three components: (i) the cockpit-mounted computer/display, (ii) the fork-mounted sensor and (iii) the wheel-mounted magnet which activates the sensor. The data is gathered by sensing revolutions of the wheel (in my case, the front wheel) and wirelessly sending the signal to the cockpit-mounted computer. The computer counts the revolutions and time and then does the relevant calculations. The information you want is clearly displayed on the screen. Fitting: The first thing to do is to set up the computer. It's simple enough using the guide. You need to tell the computer * the units (mph or kph), * the wheel size, * the way you want time displayed (12 or 24-hour clock) and * the current time. Once that is done, you attach: (I) the computer to the cockpit (stem or handlebar) (ii) the sensor to the fork and (iii) the magnet to the spokes. The key to success is getting the magnet and the sensor accurately aligned and spaced. The whole operation took a fumble-fingered old fool like me 25 minutes. You'll do it a bit more quickly - say 15 to 20 minutes. In use: The display is very clear and probably accurate. I immediately went for a short ride to the supermarket and the distance shown was identical to that shown on Google maps. I'm very happy with it. UPDATE: I've been using it for a week now and it's giving me some useful information. I know that my average road speed is about 12 mph. I need to increase this. The hills show me down to about 5 mph. I could do with increasing this. It also gives me distances I've ridden ... and I want to go for longer rides (but that can wait until the weather improves). Yes, it's useful and tells me that I've slowed down quite a lot over the years. That means that I need to work harder and rebuild my fitness for cycling. It means I can set goals and see whether I'm achieving them or not. Yes! I'm happy I invested a small amount of money in a very useful device.

Installation is quite simple, both transmitter and receiver. It has only one button to access all functions: Total distance, time in motion, current kilometres, calories burned, average speed. The display shows you two functions: the current speed and another of your choice. When you are stationary for more than ten minutes, the sleep function is activated, and does not work again until you press the button again. To reset the counters to zero, you must press and hold the button for three seconds. For the price the functions are more than sufficient and it works properly.

Only had this a day, but pretty impressed. It’s quite significantly smaller than I imagined and I would have preferred if the whole screen was devoted to the principal reading, Speed, for example. Instead the screen is split between the speedometer and the time. I have a watch for telling the time. The consequence of splitting the screen is that the main reading is less than an inch high and that obviously reduces your ability to see it at a glance. That said, this is a straightforward, unfussy device that appears to be well made. It took about 20 minutes to fit to my bike, but it worked immediately and I had no difficulty achieving a connection. Fitting the device cradle and the sensor was a little fiddly. They are attached with plastic ties. No spares are provided and once attached they cannot be removed and adjusted. If you get it wrong, you’ll need another set of ties. If you want something more substantial you need to pay £15 to get the screw on bracket. I’ve only used it once on the road so far, but it seems to work well and I was pleased with my purchase.

If you are a serious bike enthusiast then you are going to want a GPS device like Wahoo or Garmin. But if you are looking for something decent for your kids (or if you aren’t quite at the GPS level yet) then this is absolutely perfect. It looks great, is detachable and does what it needs to. Details: Very easy to set up. It measures speed by measuring the time it takes for a magnet (attached to a spoke) to pass by the sensor with each wheel turn. This is wirelessly sent to the display unit. The sensor is calibrated by entering the wheel circumference into the display unit. Very easy and comes with preconfigured wheel sizes. We were up and running in under five minutes. The display can be easily detached from the bike so that it doesn’t get stolen. The display is clear and looks really smart. I really love the unit. Good purchase. Looks fantastic. And it comes in a nice box so it makes a great gift. All-round winner Reminder: it is NOT a GPS unit. It measures speed, max speed and distance based on a sensor attached to the spokes. If you want a GPS unit I recommend the Wahoo.

Just the job. Easy set up and gives sufficient information in a straightforward way. Good value for money

I can have fitted this to a 20” wheel folding e bike. This has shown it’s limitations: With the speed sensor set up and the bars height set to the correct setting for me, the distance is too great to receive the signal reliably (or at all in most cases) meaning I have had to reduce the bar extension height. You can also not mount the speed sensor on the rear wheel as again, the distance is to great to receive the signal. At times (more often than not) it appears the signal is still received and distance in counted however live speed is not shown. I question the accuracy of the distance when this happened as it is out by a fair margin when compared with GPS read out. Finally when I have my phone mounted on the bars, the Bluetooth from my phone must interrupt the signal as it hardly registers at all. This may work perfectly for someone with a standard bike set up and no phone. But I am pretty disappointed. I am already looking for alternatives to replace this

Buena calidad-precio, sencillez de uso e instalación, precisión de medición de distancias.

Tolles Teil leicht zu installieren top

instructions a bit confusing and unit hard to change settings at times...other than that I am happy with it. :-)

Buon prodotto, ma poco visile con il sole a causa dello chermo scuro e dei numeri chiari

Simple mais très fiable