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Monday, March 27, 2006

Cadence Display on Exercycle

I bought a Cateye Mity cyclocomputer for a test at Rex Wellness Center, the objective being to set it to display cadence, not KPH/MPH, in its KPH/MPH field. Last Tuesday, I tested it on a LeMond RevMaster. I installed the unit on the handlebar, taped the magnet on the crankarm, then Gorilla Taped the pickup onto the chain guard in such a way that the magnet would activate it. Not easy but did it.

Now, what setting? The primary Mity setting is wheel circumference in cm.
167 cm/rev * 60 rev/min * 60 min/hour = 6.0 KPH rounded.
So, a cadence of 60 rev/min displays 6.0 KPH. Ignore the decimal point and, viola, it works!

I rode with it and it is a great aid to monitor how much faster a cadence I achieve when the leader says to increase and, unfortunately, how much my cadence sags if I don't ride hard to keep it up. Ellen and I had discussed my test and she'd said she'll try to talk director Neil into buying units for all 11 RevMasters if I could get it to work. I volunteered to install them all if Neil agrees.

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