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After an unsuccessful attempt with a bike odometer last week (which I bought in Walmart without knowing for sure if it had the auto on/off, which it didn't, it turns out), I purchased one online and successfully set it up last night!
Since I had a bit of trouble setting it up since a lot of the tutorial forum posts were old and used the carolina storm bucket wheel that had the handle slots rather than the new ones, I wanted to share how I did it in case it helps!
I recommend searching the amazon reviews to see if the odometer you are considering has auto stop/start, I ended up buying this one: http://amzn.com/B001FCFK5C, the Bell Dashboard 100 for $12. It is not wireless (and that might be part of the reason it does have the auto start/stop, though the back of the package says touch-and-go which is confusing, since it starts when the sensor senses that the wheel is moving).
As far as setting the wheel value, I found 958 on this forum and just used that (when I calculated it for the last one I'm pretty sure the number I came up with was the same or very close), and I'm using the clear blue Carolina Storm Wheel.
Beware that resetting the odometer on this specific bike pedometer (Bell Dashboard 100) will reset the wheel value so that you have to put it in again (pain, and it resets the time). Resetting the trip distance is what you'll actually want to do, which the instructions falsely say is done by holding down the left and right buttons for 3 seconds, you should actually just hold down the left one for 3 seconds while you are on the trip meter/ distance (DST) setting [thank you to the amazon reviewer that mentioned that flaw in the directions].
I've only had it installed one night, and Percival logged an hour and 46 minutes, average speed of .9 MPH, max speed of 4.9 MPH, and 1.62 miles. I've read that it's possible when they rock back and forth to stop it may falsely record as a revolution, but I'm still really impressed! It'll be really fun to keep track of his distances and compare just for my own curiosity!
I added some images, but to sum it up, I attached the sensor with zip ties (I put them in the wrong way so that I could readjust and then re-insert them the permanent way once I figured it out), then wrapped the wire around the pvc pipe and attached the computer mount. To test the magnet I made some packaging tape into a double sided tape loop and affixed it as I played around with the positioning. The sensor had to be twisted at an angle towards the sensor rather than parallel to be close enough to register (the pic might help explain this). It took a few tries to figure it out, and on this model the wheels on the little bike graphic in the upper left corner will spin so you know it's working. Once I knew the positioning was good I glued the magnet on with Aleene's turbo tacky glue (I didn't have any gorilla glue or krazy glue handy) and propped up the wheel so it was sideways while the glue dried. Then I took a piece of packing tape and taped over/around the magnet to decrease the chance that Percival will figure out how to get it off. If it does come off I'll go buy a stronger glue.
I hope that all helps! Best of luck with setting up your own!
Since I had a bit of trouble setting it up since a lot of the tutorial forum posts were old and used the carolina storm bucket wheel that had the handle slots rather than the new ones, I wanted to share how I did it in case it helps!
I recommend searching the amazon reviews to see if the odometer you are considering has auto stop/start, I ended up buying this one: http://amzn.com/B001FCFK5C, the Bell Dashboard 100 for $12. It is not wireless (and that might be part of the reason it does have the auto start/stop, though the back of the package says touch-and-go which is confusing, since it starts when the sensor senses that the wheel is moving).
As far as setting the wheel value, I found 958 on this forum and just used that (when I calculated it for the last one I'm pretty sure the number I came up with was the same or very close), and I'm using the clear blue Carolina Storm Wheel.
Beware that resetting the odometer on this specific bike pedometer (Bell Dashboard 100) will reset the wheel value so that you have to put it in again (pain, and it resets the time). Resetting the trip distance is what you'll actually want to do, which the instructions falsely say is done by holding down the left and right buttons for 3 seconds, you should actually just hold down the left one for 3 seconds while you are on the trip meter/ distance (DST) setting [thank you to the amazon reviewer that mentioned that flaw in the directions].
I've only had it installed one night, and Percival logged an hour and 46 minutes, average speed of .9 MPH, max speed of 4.9 MPH, and 1.62 miles. I've read that it's possible when they rock back and forth to stop it may falsely record as a revolution, but I'm still really impressed! It'll be really fun to keep track of his distances and compare just for my own curiosity!
I added some images, but to sum it up, I attached the sensor with zip ties (I put them in the wrong way so that I could readjust and then re-insert them the permanent way once I figured it out), then wrapped the wire around the pvc pipe and attached the computer mount. To test the magnet I made some packaging tape into a double sided tape loop and affixed it as I played around with the positioning. The sensor had to be twisted at an angle towards the sensor rather than parallel to be close enough to register (the pic might help explain this). It took a few tries to figure it out, and on this model the wheels on the little bike graphic in the upper left corner will spin so you know it's working. Once I knew the positioning was good I glued the magnet on with Aleene's turbo tacky glue (I didn't have any gorilla glue or krazy glue handy) and propped up the wheel so it was sideways while the glue dried. Then I took a piece of packing tape and taped over/around the magnet to decrease the chance that Percival will figure out how to get it off. If it does come off I'll go buy a stronger glue.
I hope that all helps! Best of luck with setting up your own!
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