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Devon
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by Devon on Fri Mar 18, 2016 7:56 pm
Anyone seen these yet? They look beautiful. They're being released on Kickstarter next month.
OMATA wrote:We believe everything about your bike should be as pure, inspiring and beautiful as the ride itself. That’s why we are building the world’s first analogue GPS bike speedometer.
On the inside, it tracks everything with the same high level of precision that the best cycling computers do, which means all your KOMs can still make it to STRAVA.
On the outside, it’s not only beautifully crafted, it shows the stuff that really matters out there: speed, distance, ascent and duration.
I guess this would be great unless you have a particular need for HR or Cadence whilst racing/training...
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Bely
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by Bely on Fri Mar 25, 2016 3:54 am
Yea seen it... Very interested!
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kgt
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by kgt on Fri Mar 25, 2016 4:02 pm
I like it but it looks like its display capabilities are limited (no heart rate, calories, watts ?)
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kode54
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by kode54 on Fri Mar 25, 2016 5:14 pm
i like the simplicity. and these days...i don't use a PM or need any HR info nor calories. perfect. back to an analog dial. i like it.
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by mattr on Fri Mar 25, 2016 7:33 pm
kgt wrote:I like it but it looks like its display capabilities are limited (no heart rate, calories, watts ?)
As long as it's tracking and recording the data, it shouldn't be a major problem. Just upload after your ride.
Not so much use as a training aid, but for just riding (or racing?) it's probably not that bad.
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prendrefeu
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by prendrefeu on Fri Mar 25, 2016 8:26 pm
(I believe) It's been shown in a few studies that athletes actually perform better during competition when they are not able to see the numbers monitoring their data. You can pay attention to the data after your ride anyway.
These pieces are wonderful in concept! I subscribed to their mail list. That said, I'm interested in weights and battery life. I'm guessing since there isn't a screen the battery life will be longer? How does one know when the satellite connections are locked in?
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kgt
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by kgt on Sat Mar 26, 2016 9:34 am
It should be smaller in any case. It looks beautiful but it's huge... Cool design, nice instagram photos but nothing innovative IMO.
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LloydP
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by LloydP on Sat Mar 26, 2016 10:37 am
Like the idea and the chronograph-esque look. Not sold on the size, but I guess there's a balance to be struck between looking tidy and being legible at a glance at speed. Unfortunately, I fully expect the price to be higher than I could justify to just have a go with on a whim.
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eurperg
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by eurperg on Sat Mar 26, 2016 4:55 pm
I think a Garmin Fenix 3 in your wrist is an even more stylish bike computer. I just dont like to have anything attached to the bars... It's also a PITA when you have six bikes.
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wojchiech
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by wojchiech on Sat Apr 02, 2016 8:03 pm
they look pretty nice, but some display metrics dont make since to me. like the distance, time, & elevation displays (what happens if you ride more than 100km/12hrs/10000m?). Seems like a simple odometer style ticker would have worked better for those and taken up less visual space - and probably made the unit smaller.