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tquino
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Registered: May 2000
Location: Sterling Heights
Posts: 3

I really wanted to get a BikeBrain for my HVD, but Velotrend's website doesn't show it as a product. I've written them but haven't received a response yet.

Is it ever going to come out as a sprinboard module or just a piece of software with the mounting kit similar to the III(x) series?

Anyone?

05-18-2000 09:00 PM

Bugman
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Registered: Apr 2000
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Posts: 9

Here is a direct quote from my request about Handspring support for the Bike Brain:

"Not immediately - you could get a cheap old Pilot for the purpose, though..."

I hope that answers your question.

Bugman

05-19-2000 07:20 AM

pk
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Registered: Mar 2000
Location:
Posts: 43

What is a BikeBrain?

05-19-2000 12:07 PM

tquino
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Registered: May 2000
Location: Sterling Heights
Posts: 3

"What is a BikeBrain?"
Go to www.velotrend.com

Imagine a bicycle computer that you can sync with your home PC.

As for buying another cheap pilot/palm...It's not such a bad idea...how cheap can I get one?

05-19-2000 02:38 PM

potter
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Registered: Feb 2000
Location: SW Virginia
Posts: 290

quote:
Originally posted by tquino:
As for buying another cheap pilot/palm...It's not such a bad idea...how cheap can I get one?

About a year ago I picked up a Palm 5000 for $40 off of eBay. A few weeks latter I picked up a Personal Memory card for $5. So for $45 I got the equivalent of a PalmPilot Personal (w/o the backlight). I would think one could find cheaper and/or better now.

Quick search on recently closed 1000,5000,Personal or Professional shows:
* A new 5000 went for a $1.
* A 1000 for $41.
* A Pro for $54.
* A 1000 w/ a Pro upgrade $46.
* A Pro for $46.
* A Personal for $91.
* A Pro for $50.
* A 5000 w/ Pro upgrade for $51.
* A 5000 for $52.
* A Pro for $56.
... Okay I've typed in too many. The upper end looks like...
* A Personal for $152 (big ouch).

Anyway it looks like they still can be had for about $45 to $60. But note: there are A LOT of Palm programs that do not run on 1.0 devices (the 1000 and 5000) and the number that require v3.0 or better has been growing quickly. So if one is going to buy an older palm for a specific purpose, remember to check what version the software requires.

Checking ... Bike Brain says that it IS compatible with the 1000 and 5000. But not the VII (hmm).

05-19-2000 03:37 PM

mchlwise
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Registered: Apr 2000
Location: Santa Clarita, CA
Posts: 198

(From someone who rides about 75 miles a week)

The whole idea makes me a little uncomfortable. If I had a $50 Palm, maybe, but things happen, and I would not want to risk my Visor hanging on my handlebars.

I've got a CatEye which tells me everything I want to know (speed, distance, time, etc.), it only cost me around $30, and it's nice and small and secure.

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Hmmmmmmmm......

05-19-2000 05:27 PM

mchlwise
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Registered: Apr 2000
Location: Santa Clarita, CA
Posts: 198

All right, I checked out their website, and yes, it looks pretty cool.

Still, I would rather get an old palm for it. Putting my Visor "on the line" like that would just make me too nervous that something would happen to it.

(Am I being overprotective?)

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Hmmmmmmmm......

05-19-2000 05:35 PM

tquino
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Registered: May 2000
Location: Sterling Heights
Posts: 3

Well, I kinda agree that it would make a little nervous having my Visor right there, but I just don't like the idea of having a second organizer...I guess it would put my mind at ease if I bought an older model and used it for nothing but biking...

Thoughts, comments?

05-19-2000 06:07 PM

PaulD
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Registered: Mar 2000
Location: Columbia, MO
Posts: 125

As a Visor enthusiast and cyclist (road and mountain), I would highly recommend the old PalmPilot for your bike.

It would be a real heartbreaker to crash and total your precious Visor. And even if you rarely crash, Murphy will make sure you do as soon as your $249 Visor chock full of crucial data is strapped to your handlebars.

The Bike Brain does look kinda neat. Talk a friend into upgrading to a VDX, and get his old Palm for free!!

05-19-2000 08:07 PM

Larry Chester
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Registered: Feb 2000
Location:
Posts: 62

I thought that Bike Brain was a neat idea, but primarily for the maps. I didn't think that I would want to put my VDX on my handlebars just to know speed and distance, as mchlwise said, you can buy a bike computer for $30 or so.

When I checked out their map lists, it was pretty limited. Maybe as more people map more areas. . . . . .

larry