Bike Computer used by the pros ...

wallycharlo

Folks,

Does anyone know the name/make of the computers which you commonly see the pros using, i.e. the 'square' ones which jut out from the stem?

They appear very tidy, just wondering are they affordable / practical ...

cheers

Plastik

All in, new, with a chainset (Dura Ace) ... not much change from €4,000.

Chips Lovell

They're SRM head units.

RobFowl

Just to make you aware pro's do not get to choose what equipment they use.
They simply use what the team provides and effectively act as mobile advertising.

wallycharlo

Plastik wrote: »

All in, new, with a chainset ... not much change from €4,000.

?! ... Are the sensors integrated into the frame / chainset or something along those linest?

Can you share a link? I've googled a fair bit but cannot find anything.

cheers.

Plastik

Check Vlad's link. €650 for the head unit alone.

ednwireland

wallycharlo wrote: »

?! ... Are the sensors integrated into the frame / chainset or something along those linest?

Can you share a link? I've googled a fair bit but cannot find anything.

cheers.

http://www.srm.de/index.php?lang=en

wallycharlo

Thanks Everyone.

In that case I think that i shall wait until I'm picked up by a pro team

rp

On the subject of power meters, my former boss has started a new company, producing what looks like a very clever power meter, see: http://www.brimbrothers.com/ -- no ideas of the price but should be cheaper than the crank or hub integrated solutions, and nice to see an Irish company innovating with a product like this.

mcgratheoin

RobFowl wrote: »

Just to make you aware pro's do not get to choose what equipment they use.
They simply use what the team provides and effectively act as mobile advertising.

Yep, Garmin use Garmins (strangely enough). Dan Martin uses an Edge 510 Ride data from Volta Catalunya

Lumen

rp wrote: »

On the subject of power meters, my former boss has started a new company, producing what looks like a very clever power meter, see: http://www.brimbrothers.com/ -- no ideas of the price but should be cheaper than the crank or hub integrated solutions, and nice to see an Irish company innovating with a product like this.

Yes, but at historical rates of progress its likely that the universe will be approaching heat death before it's actually on the market.

ashleey

Did he start it in 2008?

rp

Lumen wrote: »

Yes, but at historical rates of progress its likely that the universe will be approaching heat death before it's actually on the market.

I dunno about that, but if there are any electronics engineers on here looking for work, they are actively recruiting at the moment. Cool area to work in.

Ky Abu

Hi all

At the moment I have a Union bike computer, basic basic basic. I am just looking to upgrade, try and use it as a motivation for working harder on the saddle.

Any suggestion of a good value Bike Computer, something with Candence, Heart Rate, Mapping etc?

Came across this article on it, http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/products/computers/best-value-cycling-computers/ but looking for Boards experiences

rp

Ky Abu wrote: »

Any suggestion of a good value Bike Computer, something with Candence, Heart Rate, Mapping etc?

First place to look is DC Rainmaker's reviews. Very comprehensive and he compares similar models.
Me, I just got the Polar RCX3, and very nice compact little watch that does all those things, and with good battery life (because the GSM sensor is external).

el tel

rp wrote: »

On the subject of power meters, my former boss has started a new company, producing what looks like a very clever power meter, see: http://www.brimbrothers.com/ -- no ideas of the price but should be cheaper than the crank or hub integrated solutions, and nice to see an Irish company innovating with a product like this.

Here's their patent application

http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/originalDocument?FT=D&date=20100107&DB=EPODOC&locale=en_EP&CC=WO&NR=2010000369A1&KC=A1&ND=4