Subject: RE: The SOB works!

That Guzzi dealer in Seattle had some nice NOS speedos for the G5 at
bargain basement prices. They are the same size as the Police version
and have trip Odometer to boot .
Just a heads up.
Zerhackermann wrote:

On another front, my speedo self destructed. Not eager to shell out the
cash needed to get it fixed, I decided to put on a bicycle speedo as I'd
heard they work quite well. I got a Specialized Speedzone Comp at a
local bike shop, made a bracket so I could mount it to the place where
the front fender is attached to the frame and got a stick-on magnet for
the wheel and walla, that works, too. The speedo is very accurate (you
program in the tire circumference to the millimeter) and it reads up to
99 mph. It has a trip meter and an odo plus some other stuff I'll never
use. Eventually I'll get the Veglia fixed, but now there's no hurry. I
don't know why the major manufacturers don't use the simple
magnet/sensor system for the speedo--it works very well.

I think some of the newest bikes may use the magnet type set up.
The only drawback I have found on the bicycle "computer" is no light. Or
to
be more accurate...I haven't seen one that has a light. On an overnight
ride
through the mountains in oregon, I had a pencil light on a leash from my

pocket to flash on the speedo to check my speed (lots of bored small
town
licensed highwaymen out there)

So what's my point in relating these stories? Just that there's still
some good folks out there who aren't always looking for ways to make a
buck.

Rich A

exactly. I dig enthusiast shops. I am fortunate to have a couple great
shops
near me.

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Subject: RE: The SOB works!

Author: Gary Cheek

Date: Mar 27, 2002, 1:31 PM

Post ID: 1709939578

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