Tandem Nut

Thanks Spinnekop Not necessarily an internet nerd - please expalin PM. The sensors - both cadence and speed are both W.I.N.D. models - as purchsed either with the CS600 unit or as a CS600 add on. To date, the CS600 main unit has been replaced by Polar, the speed sensor replaced by Cycle Lab, the speed sensor replaced by a loan unit by Polar. If the test ride tomorrow morning is not successful, another speed unit will be purchased in the meantime for an independent check on my 1/2 bike, and later installation on the stokers bars of the tandem. Please note that all the other graphs work perfectly - it is only the speed graph which drops with none or poor intermittant signal I am averse to putting the power unit on yet.Tandem Nut2007-08-24 09:47:06

I live in an area surrounded by High tension wires, telephone cables and cellphone masts. Within 4km either side of this menagorie of wires, the CS600 works fine. Seems the specific coding on this model leaves a lot to be desired. As mentioned, the CS200 works fine in the areas where the CS600 loses signal.

From what I've heard about Garmin - the batteries only last 8 hours, and the riders of a recent race lost over 10km in distance to the other models....

Polar CS 600 - flagship cycling computer with a 10m radius. Problems: 1: Main unit did not transmit to the PC - replaced after two days of arguments with Polar Problem 2: Erratic speed pickup on Ontdekkers Road - currently being investigated by Polar and I am using a temporary speed sensor. Arguments to date from Polar: Unit being held too close to or too far from Infrared comms device Programme installed from cd needs updating Impossible to be the unit Computer has a problem Is there data on the unit Speed sensor Magnet too far from pickup - why then intermittant in blocks? Speed sensor moving - why three times in the same place on the same route? CS 200 gives perfect readings on same route. Electric interference - on a coded signal? On one side of the road only? Signal will not travel through water (stoker on tandem) - with a 10m range? Speed unit too far from pickup when on rear tandem stays - with a 10m range? Speed unit rotated by cycling dealer - signal range 10m? Magnet not powerful enough - magnet used as supplied? Anyone else with similar problems, or am I the only one?Tandem Nut2007-08-23 10:46:18