Schwinn 17-Function Bike Computer
- 17-function bike computer for improving workout efficiency
- Attaches easily and securely to your handlebar
- Tracks speed, distance, time, calories burned, and more
- Includes backlit screen for clear viewing
Improve your workout efficiency when cycling with this Schwinn 17-function bike computer. Designed to attach securely to your handlebar, the computer tracks such info as speed, distance, time, and calories burned, helping you develop an effective wor
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List Price: $ 19.99
Price: $ 19.99
Review by C. Rodrigues for Schwinn 17-Function Bike Computer
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This bike computer, for the price, is by far the best on the market. How do I know? Because there is no other bike computer that boasts a name brand company, has as many features, and costs as little as this one! I made sure to read all the reviews on Amazon before I purchased this, and I find it disheartening that I was almost swayed to *not* buy it. Fortunately, I read between the lines of all the negative comments and figured their age and/or grammar explained why they had difficulties with the device.
To start, almost everyone is correct in stating it’s difficult to install; honestly, it is! The instructions suggest a 1mm distance between the magnet and the sensor, which basically means: as close as you can get it without the two pieces hitting! To achieve this, the task takes a considerable amount of fiddling, but once you find the right spot on the fork and spoke to where they come closest without hitting, you’re golden. I spent about 10 minutes doing this. After the magnet and sensor were on, the setup of the computer was a breeze. It asked for wheel diameter (which is required if you want accurate readings of speed, distance, etc), age, weight, time settings, etc. If you read the instructions, it will explain how to set each of these values.
I want to address a few of the complaints on this page. The first was from a young man who said he was riding 60 mph. Your problem: you didn’t set the correct wheel diameter! The instructions provide you a handy chart to tell you what code to type in based on the corresponding diameter. Now, if you don’t know what a diameter is, or don’t have the intelligence to look it up online, you probably shouldn’t be using this computer in the first place. If your wheel is 26″ and you set it to 15″, yes, you will not have the correct and accurate display of your speed!
I read another review that said he couldn’t figure out what buttons to push. Answer: READ THE DIRECTIONS! The directions tell you what to push, for how long, and when. They do this for all displays and all features. If you can’t figure that out, I don’t know what else to tell you. Honestly, there are 2 buttons, are you that stupid?
I read another review that said distance traveled couldn’t be reset, nor could the calories or fat burned. WRONG! Yet again, people fail to actually *read* the instructions, and have the nerve to come online and submit a negative review. There are 7 displays that are shuffled with the *right* button. The *odometer* display does not reset, because it’s just that, an odometer. Do you reset your car odometer, too? What you’re looking for is the *tripmeter* display. The tripmeter can be reset by holding the *left* button for 2 to 3 seconds. When you reset the tripmeter, you also reset the trip timer, and the average speed value which was set during your previous trip. To reset the calories burned or fat burned, go to that feature display, and hold the left button for 2 to 3 seconds. Simple enough?
In summary: this computer is accurate in all its features if you read the instructions and input the correct wheel diameter. Speed, distance traveled, average speed, trip timer, temperature, and everything else, I have found to be 100% accurate. I checked the speeds against a driver and the temperature against a 3rd party thermostat. Since I’ve only used this product for a couple weeks, I can’t tell you how durable or what’s its longevity will be, but if the features and accuracy mean anything, I should be using this computer for a long time.
Quick note to everyone who set this thing up wrong and feels foolish for complaining: if you input the wrong diameter, press both buttons down at the same time for 3 seconds and it will reset the whole device so you can input data from scratch. If your speedometer is reading out “0.0” while you ride, you have the sensor and magnet setup wrong. Try to align the magnet with the arrow next to the “Sensor” text.
The key to having a pleasurable experience with this bike computer is to read the instructions. If you don’t feel like reading instructions, don’t buy this. If you feel you can bare with the idea of reading a bit and want a great piece of hardware at the lowest price on the market, BUY this device.
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Review by John C. Balch for Schwinn 17-Function Bike Computer
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I’ve owned two of these and ridden in all 4 seasons, driving rain, blinding snow, and even the occasional sunny, warm day. I’ve never had a problem with either, and find them very easy to set up and calibrate, easy to use, and totally accurate, dependable and reliable.
Under $10! Can’t be beat! Ride on!!
Review by KJC for Schwinn 17-Function Bike Computer
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This device works great and it’s only $9. It has speed which always shows on the screen plus you can display the odometer, a distance meter to the 1/100 of a mile, trip timer, temperature, average speed, maximum speed, calories, or fat calories. It has a couple of other features which display at all times such as whether you are increasing speed or descreasing which seem somewhat worthless sense I pretty much am aware of that anyway. It also shows a plus or minus sign to tell you if you are traveling above or below your average speed which for some reason I like. Additionally you can set it to scan where it will display each item for a few seconds then move on to the next. I like the fact that it pops right off the mounting bracket so I can take it with me to review the data after a long ride.
I did notice that one review mentioned you cannot reset things such as distance, calories, etc. All items are easily cleared. The device has two buttons. The right button allows you to scoll through the functions. The left button when held for about two seconds resets that function to zero. So before each trip or each day I reset distance, calories, average speed, etc. That way you can keep track for trip, a day, a week, or whatever you desire. The device shuts down when you stop so you don’t have to worry about shutting it off.
Installation is simple. No tools required, except maybe a pair of pliers to pull the supplied wire ties nice and tight. The only thing that is a bit tricky is that the sensor which mounts on the fork, and the magnet which attaches to a spoke need to be close together. The instructions say 1mm. Thats only about 1/32 of an inch. Mine works at about 1/8 of an inch. You need to slide it up or down the spoke/fork to get the correct clearance. Also be careful when entering the “wheel factor” which is just the circumference of the wheel on centimeters. I would recommend you calculate your own instead of using the chart or at least verify their chart. There are 25.4mm per and inch times the “outside” diameter in inches times pi which is 3.14159. The factors listed are correct but somewhat confusing. This number needs to be right or all the information displayed is wrong.
Review by Yi Feng for Schwinn 17-Function Bike Computer
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Here is another update, after moved from one bike to another, it started to work again! I believe there are some bad contact in the wiring but do not know exactly where.
Here is an update. My unit died after 14 months! The problem happens on the wires. I would still give it 4 stars for its price.
It is a good gadget for riders.
1. It is accurate in mileage – better than any of those wireless bike computers.
2. The temperate is not accurate.
3. The installation is easy. Pay attention that the direction of the bands to fasten it and the direction of the clip on your steering.
4. The battery comes inside the meter, not separately, have to change shortly after start.
5. Functions are good and practical, no gimics.
Review by Tangible for Schwinn 17-Function Bike Computer
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Having just removed my unit and thrown it in the trash, I would like to say that I respectfully disagree with the reviewer who wrote the “most helpful” earlier review.
1. The fact that it is a “name brand” is meaningless. Some other company arranged for a license to use the famous Schwinn name. That says nothing about product quality.
2. Many of the functions are completely pointless padding, useful only as a marketing gimmick. Such things as calorie count and fat burning make no sense without details about terrain and other conditions. I once coasted down Mt. Haleakala in Maui. Hours of biking; zero calories! There are very sophisticated (and expensive) bike computers that measure pedal rotation and elevation. This is not one of them, and should not pretend to be.
3. The installation instructions are not only hard to understand; they are dead wrong. They refer to mounting clamps that don’t exist; the unit now relies on plastic cable ties instead.
4. Mostly what I want – and I suspect almost everyone wants – from a bike computer is easy display of speed and distance. This unit cannot be set to always show those two vital statistics full-time by default.
5. Controlling functions requires arbitrary pushing and holding of one or the other buttons, in combinations that make no logical sense. Changing functions while riding may be dangerous to the rider.
6. Despite the earlier reviewer’s belief that we should “feel foolish” for not reading the instructions to his satisfaction, the ones who should feel foolish are those who designed the human interface for this monstrosity. A simple device shouldn’t require careful study of a user manual, especially one written in 6-point type.
I really tried to give this unit every chance, and as a result went beyond Amazon’s 30-day return window. So, a ten-buck lesson that I hope others will benefit from. I just bought and installed the Planet Bike Protégé 9.0 9-Function Bike Computer, also on Amazon, and it is terrific. Three times the price, but well worth it in my opinion.