CloneWerks
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WHY? Because part of my cycling is physical therapy for my right hip and knee. I have a goal of being able to sustain a reasonable pedaling cadence as a benchmark for my progress.
HOW? I came across an article on how to program a dirt-cheap bike computer to act as a cadence meter. Simply enough done. The first attempt was with a wireless Catseye that I already had. Unfortunately the range on the wireless catseye range from sensor to computer wasn't long enough to have the display on the handlebars and the sensor down by the crank. So I bought this cheap cycling computer and wired it up.
Pros: The cheap bike computer will give me the current cadence, my highest, lowest, and average. It also has a built in thermometer which I find to be a nice perk.
Using a cheap cycling computer as a cadence sensor;
With the way it's programmed, if it says 6.0, that's 60rpm, 6.5 would be 65 and so forth.
Method 1:
Method 2:
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HOW? I came across an article on how to program a dirt-cheap bike computer to act as a cadence meter. Simply enough done. The first attempt was with a wireless Catseye that I already had. Unfortunately the range on the wireless catseye range from sensor to computer wasn't long enough to have the display on the handlebars and the sensor down by the crank. So I bought this cheap cycling computer and wired it up.
Pros: The cheap bike computer will give me the current cadence, my highest, lowest, and average. It also has a built in thermometer which I find to be a nice perk.
Using a cheap cycling computer as a cadence sensor;
With the way it's programmed, if it says 6.0, that's 60rpm, 6.5 would be 65 and so forth.
Method 1:
Method 2:
Very Easy Cadence Meter for Your Bike <$12
Very Easy Cadence Meter for Your Bike <$12: Cadence is the speed at which the pedals turn, measured in Revolutions Per Minute. Inexperienced riders tend to pedal too slow which will put stress on their knees. I always wanted to know how fast I was pedaling but I didn't want to spend a lot…
