I had to replace the battery in my Schwinn bike speedometer and I had forgotten how to set it up, and this video gave me all the information that I needed to get it set up to use again. Thanks.
I just bought one, and after reading the users manual I pretty much knew what to do, but still the video offered 100% confirmation of what I had to do. I did it the same way you showed on the video, and it works like a dream. Thanks for the video
This was extremely helpful!! I had no clue how to set my bike computer properly til I viewed your video. I'm a visual learner, & this helped so much! Thx
Thank you so much for doing this video. I've been trying to find what I did wrong trying to follow Schwinn's very limited directions. I think I see what I didn't do. No where in the instructions did it mention where to line up the magnet with the sensor. Now I see, so will try re-aligning it tomorrow. Thanks for a great, very clear video!!!
Thank you. Already returned one because could not get it working. The instructions say within 5mm. They do not say anything about the ARROW on the mounted sensor.... From you video, now I see the arrow,...... AND IT WORKS!!!! Was about to take it back to wally world. Thanks again.
I know it seems weird but it really doesnt matter where the sensor is located. What is not immediately obvious is that a point near the middle of the wheel is traveling slower and a point near the outside of the wheel is traveling faster. This fact offsets the different distances these points travel so they will arrive at the at the sensor at the same time. Hope that makes sense. Drew
Yes, it can. I wondered about this too. You might think that putting it nearer to the outer diameter of the tire would give a different speed reading than if you put it nearer to the wheel hub, given that the magnet will be traveling different distances. What may not be obvious is that while it would travel farther if mounted near the rim, it will also be traveling faster. Nearer the hub will be a shorter distance, but it will travel slower. So both points arrive at the same time every RPM.
Mine only came with 2 zip ties. So after watching your video, went to autozone and picked up some black ones and made it real neat. The zip ties make it much more clean than wrapping it around the bike like the picture suggests
Here's a suggestion that worked for me. Instead of using the permanent tie wraps on the break cable I used the "twisty" wraps that you get with garbage bags or newly wrapped electrical devices. They hold well and allow for quick adjustment just in case you make a mistake.
Thanks for this video! It helped me install one of these on my wife's new bike. I got a more recent model of the computer, which does not have the wire going to the sensor. Still needed to get the magnet to land w/in 5mm of the all-important sensor arrow. And, on the wireless transmitter module which is ziptied to the front wheel strut, the battery compartment must face outward. Looks awkward...backwards to me (as an engineer). But it works, so that's the key. Thanks!
Awesome video. Thank you for posting this. I just bought one of these Schwinn bike computers but mine is wireless. I was starting to get really confused when it came down to installing the sensor and magnet. Your video really cleared things up for me. I'll try it out a little later. Hope it goes well.
Haha, google translator tells me you said, "Thanks for the tip! It works! Goodness!". Gotta love technology! Я рад, что я могу помочь! Спасибо за просмотр, Дрю. (I'm glad I could help! Thanks for watching, Drew.)
Hey if it works, that's all that matters. If you want to get it closer though you might try moving the sensor & magnet closer to the center of the wheel where the angle of the spoke makes is come in closer to the fork.
I know it seems like it might be inaccurate if mounted at the hub but it will actually be the same no matter where you mount it. Anywhere you can get it close enough to register on every rotation will work fine.
Thanks for the video...I installed mine and the speedo didn't read the speed. I didn't realize that the wheel magnet had to match up to the arrow on the sensor. I will reposition it and follow your guide!
Thanks for the video. I have the bell speedometer and I spun the wheel and it wasn't picking up the speed. Looks like I don't have the magnet close enough
When they work I believe they are accurate, however I have read some online reviews that say the wireless ones are susceptible to interference. This would cause them to have erratic readings.
i dont see why not, as long as you can get the sensor & magnet close enough and mount them so suspension movement doesnt move them relative to one another.
Cool, thanks for making... I see you follow the 1 mm recommendation... Other computers have a 5 to 12 mm gap allowance... do you really need it at 1 mm as that's really rather short distance and i would think prone to getting dislodged by debris or other things, like even mounting on teh bike rack for a ride could move something.
the linear velocity of a point farther away from the hub will be faster than the linear velocity of a point closer to the hub, however the angular velocity of any point on the wheel will be the same. it is the same RPM no matter where you put the sensor.
I have this same computer. The chart for 26" says “2073” (mm). I measured the actual circumference of my wheel, and got 2045. If you want to be accurate, you need to measure your wheel, because tires vary in their diameter. You should measure it with normal air pressure and with your weight on it for the best accuracy. Measure the distance of one wheel rotation along a straight line and enter that in millimeters. Also, I find the best way is to tape the wire along the front brake cable.
Probably the "26" in "26x2.10" is your wheel diameter. If you are trying to figure out which tire size code to put in the computer I would try 2073 or 2099. Those will probably be close.
No it does not matter how low or high you mount the sensor, as long as it and the magnet line up. I know it seems like it would but it doesnt. Thanks for watching
I have a wireless one and the sensor unit isn't the same as this one. it protrudes from the tube a lot more than this one does and I can't figure out how to get the magnet to pass the sensor properly. Any advice?
I have been looking at a few videos of the instillation of these speedometers, and I'm not one to criticize but the accuracy of these doesn't seem correct. if the sensor is closer to the wheel base that will cause for a higher RPM, and if it is further away it was result in lower RPM's of the sensor. Honestly i feel like I'm missing something but if you know the answer i would be more that happy if you could tell me. Thanks!
It might work with a larger gap, I never really tried. It still seems to work good (hasnt come dislodged) however it is on my wife's bike and doesnt get abused or taken off road. It wouldnt hurt to try it with a larger gap I suppose
It does not slow down the bike, since it uses a magnetic sensor to detect the speed there is no drag on the wheel rotation (like there might be with a gear type system) and the magnet you put on the wheel weighs next to nothing. And the sub, like, share, and favorite are much appreciated!!
I have a question about the tire size, i don't know what size is it, my bike size is M, on the tire it says something (54-559) 26x2.10, what size is that ?
muchas gracias por el aporte tengo un velocimetro bell f12 es igualito lo compre en amazon y la verdad el manual es muy limitado pero viendo este video me animo a instalarlo yo mismo aunque yo lo voy a instalar en mi moto ya que sufri un pequeño accidente y se me malogro el velocimetro y no encuentro el repuesto asi que encontre esta solucion parcial
Get the Cateye Velo 9.. works perfect with a 29er... just have to look on the side of the tire for some numbers you manually put into it instead of using the select-o-size pre programmed into it
I know this sound silly but I cannot figure out how to restart the computer each trip. I've tried holding the left button and it didn't work.. Does anyone know how to? Thanks!
Just got my computer and I place the battery in the unit but cannot get it to work. Does it need to be connected to the bike for it to activate? Can someone help or do I have a bum unit? Thanks
Adding weight shouldn't change the diameter and even if it did, it would be fractional. The rubber isn't necessarily stretching as much as it is being displaced as a flat spot. I only say this so others won't feel the need to be so critical when figuring out the diameter of there tire/s, a few mm's doesn't change much on these bike computers. I do however agree 100% about ignoring the booklet, it's not very accurate on tire sizes.
