Bikes Computers to Measure Training Performance

Riding a bike surely is exciting, for some people cycling can be an alternative sport to maintain fitness performance and gaining excellent health condition, bicycling is also considered as one of the sports that does not require much money to invest in, all we need is a bike and strong motivation to improve our health. Should you want to overview your performance there are many affordable gadget available in the market that offer various computerized reliable data to help you measure your performance.

One of the most popular cycling gadget is wireless bike computer cadence, these particular computers are easy to mounted onto almost any kind of bike as they provided with universal bracket; and obviously one should not have to worry about any wire that might disturbing as he/she rides. Nowdays, aside of measuring cadence, mostly cycle computers provide data on current speed, average speed, maximum speed and lap speed. Certain cycle computers that are equipped with sensor also show you heart-rate and calories burnt during cycling.

In order to provide complete data to cyclists, several manufacturers also add up additional features within cyclocomputers such as GPS and thermometer, this way bikers are always be able to maintain their track/location as well as adjusting their riding phase toward climate/surrounding condition. Several bike computers also have digital clock provided and LED backlight plus wide screen for convenient in viewing.

Certain brand also concern on group/team bike riding, for some models of bike computers biker can program the computer into personal preference and the data provided from your own transmitter are evaluated by the receiver through double security system, this way each different biker have his/her own personalized data to be overviewed in order to maintain or improving training / riding performance.

The following are several brands of cycle computer and their features that are available in the market:

Garmin Edge 705 GPS-Enabled Cycling computer

Virtual Partner allows biker to race a virtual competitor over a specified distance and speed.
Courses let biker race against earlier recorded workout, so biker can compare his/her current and past performances over the same ride.
Auto Pause the timer when biker slows down or stop and resumes when biker speed up again, so he/she can focus on ride.
Customizable computer screen shows up to eight different data fields. The user may customize the display for the size and placement of the data.
Program alerts to sound if the user strays outside the range of speed, heart rate or cadence values. Alerts can also indicate when a set amount of time or distance has passed.
Auto Lap automatically starts a new lap each time you pass a specified location or travel a preset distance.
Click stick helps users navigate through the various options.
GPS Enabled to maintain track and location.


 

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