I am a tool-using primate!
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A few days ago, I mentioned that my bike computer seemed to be on the fritz. I rode into work today with the thing still mounted for no real reason other than laziness. After a fairly ordinary day of driving, I was back at base talking to Marvin prior to leaving. We were chatting bikes (he rides also) and I mentioned the computer being out. He'd never seen a bike computer, o I was showing him how it worked. That's when I saw it.
The magnet was properly positioned, and pointed at the sensor, but too far away. It was on the outer spoke ring instead of the inner ring, relative to the sensor. The only thing I can figure is that when they worked on my bike at The Off Ramp the wheel got flipped 180°. For some reason, the worker there simply twisted the magnet around.
Whip out my Leatherman, find the Phillips screwdriver, and remount the magnet. Works fine now. So, riding stats for my ride home.
Distance: 1.44 miles
Maximum Speed: 16.0 mph
Average Speed: 10.1 mph
Time: 8 minutes, 36 seconds
Calories Burned: 42.7
Fat Burned: 3.6 grams
Doubling this for the daily total won't work. I can take a spur train coming home that cuts almost a mile off my ride that I can't take in the morning.
A few days ago, I mentioned that my bike computer seemed to be on the fritz. I rode into work today with the thing still mounted for no real reason other than laziness. After a fairly ordinary day of driving, I was back at base talking to Marvin prior to leaving. We were chatting bikes (he rides also) and I mentioned the computer being out. He'd never seen a bike computer, o I was showing him how it worked. That's when I saw it.
The magnet was properly positioned, and pointed at the sensor, but too far away. It was on the outer spoke ring instead of the inner ring, relative to the sensor. The only thing I can figure is that when they worked on my bike at The Off Ramp the wheel got flipped 180°. For some reason, the worker there simply twisted the magnet around.
Whip out my Leatherman, find the Phillips screwdriver, and remount the magnet. Works fine now. So, riding stats for my ride home.
Distance: 1.44 miles
Maximum Speed: 16.0 mph
Average Speed: 10.1 mph
Time: 8 minutes, 36 seconds
Calories Burned: 42.7
Fat Burned: 3.6 grams
Doubling this for the daily total won't work. I can take a spur train coming home that cuts almost a mile off my ride that I can't take in the morning.
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Date: 28 Aug 2007 02:41 (UTC)no subject
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Date: 28 Aug 2007 09:03 (UTC)( And the rolling resistance - but I would guess that is more consistent between properly setup bikes.).
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Date: 28 Aug 2007 09:07 (UTC)Reminds me of the time when my answering machine went on the fritz. I feared I'd have to toss the whole unit, but I opened it up to give it one try. Hey, what's that loose wire? No wait, it's a rubber band... a snapped rubber band. The drive band that turns the... right, make a note of the model and it's off to the parts store I go.
("Man is a tool-using animal" is the variation on that phrase I use, whenever I fashion an impromptu tool out of convenient bits.)