Sigma Sport Sport Targa

Price Paid:  $0.00

Bike Setup:
giant NRS, rockshox duke 110mm, 110kg rider!!!

Summary:
I ride fairly technical rock in Australia and have had no issues, great computer. I have riden this computer for over five years now and have had none of the problems people are talking about. I just replaced the battery and found this review in the process. Rock solid construction, accurate, easy to use and install.

Strengths:
stem placement
big numbers
endurance

Weaknesses:
no backlight-would be good for night riding

Similar Products Used:
this is first computer, why go anywhere else

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
This computer did do the job for me for the last two years but it also gave me a lot of trouble.

Firstly, I had a hard time setting it up - had to secure it with additional bands to make sure the fork sensor stays in its place. Secondly, it has an annoying feature - all settings (except for the odometer) get reset after 10 hours of riding! That's simply ridiculous! Finally, after I dropped my bike earlier this summer, the computer has been acting really strange. Now whenever I cycle between features (i.e., when I am pressing the button at the bottom to see what my distance, average speed etc. were) the computer starts acting as if it were on a bike and going somewhere! So now I keep it on "distance" almost always, and if I want to look up average speed, I have to press the button several times very slowly because the faster I press it, the more screwed up the readings get. Weird!

Strengths:
- inexpensive
- good features

Weaknesses:
- not easy to mount
- not durable; strange behaviour after a fall
- resets itself after 10 hrs of riding

Similar Products Used:
CatEye

Price Paid:  $30.00 at Local bikeshop

Favorite Ride:
Hareskoven in Denmark

Bike Setup:
I ride a brand new GT Avalance 2.0 Disc, it my first real mountain-bike and i love it!

Summary:
This is my first "real" bikecomputer, and it does the job. I had some problems fitting the sensor on mu frontfork, sinse it is very thick. The rubberbands work great once they on. It does what it is suposed to, nothing more nothing less.

Strengths:
Simple
Great looking
Big digits

Weaknesses:
None yet

Similar Products Used:
Some cheap stuff from the supermarket

Price Paid:  $19.00 at Oxford, UK

Favorite Ride:
Tussington

Bike Setup:
Dawes Kalihari / Honda VFR800 Fi-X

Summary:
This is a great cycle computer which works equally well on my motorcycle. Cost £19 uk. It has two wheel size memories so you can switch bikes easily. The problem that most are concerned about seems to be the distance between the sensor and the spoke magnet. This is easily sorted by moving the sensor and magnet towards the centre of the wheel until less than 5mm gap is achieved.
The only problem I have encountered is that the computer occasionally resets itself and looses all the settings Odometer etc.

Strengths:
Sturdy good looking, accurate (if carefully calibrated) and easy to install.
Good up to 186 MPH so great for an accurate speedo on motorcycles.

Weaknesses:
Random resets

Similar Products Used:
Cateye and Trek computers.

Price Paid:  $30.00 at LBS

Favorite Ride:
October Mountain

Bike Setup:
2003 Kona NuNu - Awesome bike, but sadly dropped from the 2004 lineup - I think it was taking sales away from the really big $$$ bikes.

Summary:
I bought this computer for my Kona NuNu and it has worked very well for me (800 miles+/-). I was sceptical about the rubber bands, but they haven't been a problem. Good simple computer - and cheap!

Strengths:
Price
Simple
Cheap

Weaknesses:
None none far

Similar Products Used:
Sigma BC1400
Nashbar brand computer