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HomeSports & OutdoorsCycling & Wheel SportsComponents & PartsChainsCateye CC-RD200 Strada Cadence Bicycle Computer |
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Not perfect but the price and features make it worth buying. Oct 29, 2009
This was bought to replace my Cat Eye Astrale with cadence that got damaged. It would have rated another star but Cat Eye decided that, even though the Strada is a cadence computer, speed dominates the screen. The installation was not smooth also.
With the older Astrale the user could choose, by pushing and holding a button, if they wanted speed or cadence to be the primary view in the display. With this Strada, you have to toggle through the functions to get to the smaller cadence view in the bottom of the display. This can make for a dangerous distraction while riding.
I would guess that most people who buy a computer with cadence are purchasing it primarily for the cadence. If that is so then Cat Eye made a big mistake by taking away the option to choose which view dominates. Speed is nice to know but cadence is the reason I bought this. When my bike is set up on a trainer in the house, I know how fast I am moving. Zero miles an hour. I want to see my RPM so I can adjust resistance and shift accordingly.
As for the installation, the pickup sensors on the Strada mounts stationary. With the Astrale you could swing the sensors outward to adjust the distance to the magnets. I was able to tilt the Strada magnet on the spoke to get it close enough to the pickup sensor to work and it has worked flawlessly for several months. If the magnet weakens in time it could be trouble. Other reviews mentioned having to put spacers in place. I can't see how this is done without it looking like a hack job.
In my opinion, if Cat Eye put the Cadence view option back and used the older style pick up sensor that can be adjusted outward, this would be the perfect cadence cycle computer.
 Love it so far Oct 21, 2009
This computer had everything I really wanted and was such a good price.
I had it installed at a local bike shop because I didn't feel like messing with it since alot of the reviews made it sound difficult and I had installed a simpler one (without cadence) years ago and remember it being kind of a pain. I am so glad I had them install it because they needed like 5 spacers to make it the right distance from the sensor and they have those on hand whereas I would have had to improvise. So I recommend having it installed at a shop (cost me 24 dollars, don't know what other places would charge). I have had zero problems with it so far (but only gone about 30 miles with it since installation).
great entry level Oct 01, 2009
So I got one of these, because I wanted to focuse on my cadance to improve my performance. It works just fine, had it a couple of weeks, got about 300 miles on it.
It was easy to install, took me about an hour...only because the 2 magnets get stuck together and I thought there was only 1 searched and searched and then thought about it...once I seperated the magnets it was easy to install. I had no problem mounting the magnets, sensors, or wire.
On my rides it worked well, a little slow to give feedback but for $30...oh well.
I haven't had any problems with it locking up, or anything.
For the price point I think it's a great unit
great intro cyclometer Sep 21, 2009
This was my first cycling computer and it works great. Cadence is especially helpful, although you do have to make sure the magnet is in line and close enough to the sensor for it to work. Sometimes going over a bump can knock them a bit out of line, so just adjust the magnet/sensor if the computer isn't reading speed/cadence.
I've logged 500 miles on this and it's doing just dandy. Everything works well so far, although you can't switch between functions super quickly, not that it really matters.
 Cateye quality sinks to new low . . . Sep 11, 2009
I had a Cateye double wireless with cadence but got tired of replacing 4 batteries every few months so I purchased two of these Cateye Strada wired w/ cadence cyclometers, for two of my bikes. Both have the same problems, any little bump knocks them loose in the cradle. Then they cease working until you look down to notice what has happened and re-seat them. Also, the speed frequently bounces between 19 to 3 or 4 MPH, making me think both speed and distance are compromised. I have a friend who also has one of these with exactly the same problems. Cateye quality used to be great, but sadly seems to be ebbing as time goes by.
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