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Lewie Bum
I brought a new blackburn delphi 4.0 cycling computer, doesn't say how to turn it off. it goes into sleep mode after about 30 mins, and then i left it for 3 hours and still doesn't. When i take out the batteries, the settings all re-set...
Any help please?
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I have never seen a bike computer that you can turn off. The older ones I've had just stayed at the last setting they were on. I have a specialized computer that has been in my bike parts drawer that shows 0 MPH and the odometer setting when I took it off the bike 3 or 4 years ago. My new ones seem to just switch to a time clock until the wheel spins again and they wake up. As this one is a wireless it probably has an algorithm to check for radio signals so it is never really totally off. I wouldn't worry about it unless you are eating batteries every few months. I think most wireless computers are good for about a year with their batteries.
I have never seen a bike computer that you can turn off. The older ones I've had just stayed at the last setting they were on. I have a specialized computer that has been in my bike parts drawer that shows 0 MPH and the odometer setting when I took it off the bike 3 or 4 years ago. My new ones seem to just switch to a time clock until the wheel spins again and they wake up. As this one is a wireless it probably has an algorithm to check for radio signals so it is never really totally off. I wouldn't worry about it unless you are eating batteries every few months. I think most wireless computers are good for about a year with their batteries.
How to go fast on a road bike?
DaDude
I just purchased my first road bike. Nothing special, a GT Series 4. I was just wondering what tactics are used to get up to a high speed and stay at a high speed. People say get in a high gear, but does that mean more resistance or less resistance? What gears should I use, the big one or the little one?
Answer
Real simple... Always pedal in a gear that's easy to "spin" using moderate pedal pressure at the most. When it becomes too easy - up-shift. When it starts to become difficult - downshift.
Speed will come with practice. What good is high gear if you're straining or mashing on the pedals so hard, your guts & leg muscles are busting?
Get a cycle computer if needed that tells "cadence". Keep between 70 - 90 rpm. You'll soon find your own optimal cadence. Pros cycle at a higher cadence than that even.
Real simple... Always pedal in a gear that's easy to "spin" using moderate pedal pressure at the most. When it becomes too easy - up-shift. When it starts to become difficult - downshift.
Speed will come with practice. What good is high gear if you're straining or mashing on the pedals so hard, your guts & leg muscles are busting?
Get a cycle computer if needed that tells "cadence". Keep between 70 - 90 rpm. You'll soon find your own optimal cadence. Pros cycle at a higher cadence than that even.
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