I've been riding my bike a lot lately and finally decided to get a computer for it. I ended up choosing the cateye velo 8. On the CatEye website it says the Velo 8 is CatEye's entry level leader complete with calorie consumption counter. There was a slightly cheaper model but I thought the calorie counter would be a good option to have. CatEye have more expensive models as well with heart rate monitors built in, but for the price, this will do me for now.

Installation was easier than I thought. It came with the computer, the sensor, a small magnet that attaches to the spokes of the front wheel and a bunch of cable ties. The computer and sensor are attached by a wire but by using the cable ties and twisting the wire around the brake cable it looks neat enough.

The current speed is always shown at the top and there's a single large button which cycles through the other functions that are displayed below the speed display.

• Maximum speed reached
• Average Speed
• Trip distance
• Odometer
• Clock
• Elapsed Time - This stops counting when the bike is stopped at redlights etc.
• Calorie Consumption

According to the instructions the speed can be displayed up to 300 kph/185mph which is sure to be more than enough. Another cool feature I noticed is a pace arrow. It points up if you're going faster than your average and down if you're going slower. I found it to be a good motivator because I was always trying to get it to point up. To reset everything you hold down the large button for a few seconds until it resets. Note the odometer doesn't reset.

I've also tested it in the rain and it keeps working fine, so I assume its water proof which you would expect on an outdoor gadget.

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