![]() ![]() It’s a solid choice for a beginner cyclocomputer for all-day use. In sum, the Velo Wireless+ isn’t bad, but it isn’t exactly stellar either. Even all the buttons are a little softer and easier to use compared to the Commuter. The backlight, though, is excellent, as is most of the implementation of Night Mode, and the larger numerals make for easy use. It’s also let down by a subpar mounting bracket. I say they mostly delivered what they set out to do, but I feel they could have simplified things even further. Having to scroll through seven screens of single-line data can overwhelm you while you’re in motion, and some of that data could either have been hidden away or made a permanent part of the display. VERDICT: YEA OR NAY?Ĭat Eye admit that the Velo Wireless+ is meant to be a simplified wireless cyclocomputer. I do wish Cat Eye gave you a separate backlight button when you’re riding through covered areas outside the Night Mode period, though. Included instructions have plenty of info on setting the thing up but very little about changing the setup later. This implementation of Night Mode is actually rather neat. Katie Reset ODOMETER on Cateye Velo Wireless 7 « on: 27 March, 2012, 06:33:34 pm » Got a Cateye Velo Wireless 7 puter a while ago. Subsequent presses will either change the bottom tier data, reset current data, or even access the menu. You specify the time of day when Night Mode becomes active – for example, you can set Night Mode from 6 pm to 5 am. When the internal clock hits that period, pressing any of the buttons on the Velo Wireless+ first lights up the display. Night Mode is the only way to use the backlight, and here, it’s set as a time period in the setup menu. On the Velo Wireless+, there is no separate backlight button. The backlight will only be active during these hours – in this case, from 6 pm to 5 am. With the Velo Wireless+ I think you have to get used to pre-selecting which data you really want the bottom tier to display. Maybe it’s just because I got used to the Commuter, but having to cycle through seven screens is a bit much, especially if you have to do it while riding. Pressing it cycles the bottom tier of the LCD display through seven screens: ![]() Unlike the Commuter’s ClickTec interface, where pressing in the front face actuates buttons in the rear, the Velo Wireless+ has a large central button on its face. The top tier is always the instant speed reading. Its display makes use of two tiers of large, easily readable block digits, slightly larger than those of the Commuter’s. ![]() The Velo Wireless+ covers most of the basic functionality that riders expect out of a cyclocomputer. For Bino’s 40-406 front tire inflated to 80 psi, the circumference is 1510 mm as per front wheel rollout. Wheel and tire circumference setting in millimeters. ![]()
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