Using Cycle Computer On Rear Wheel?

[Cletus Van Damme]

I currently have a Cateye Velo 8 that really fits my needs as I am not a really serious cyclist (yet). The problem is that due to the crap weather I am using a turbo trainer and would like to have a rough idea of what distance I have covered. I was thinking of possibly just bodging the Velo 8 by cutting the wires and extending it so that the sensor will reach the rear wheel. I need to check this out more to be honest as according to the instructions the sensor and the thingy that attaches to the spoke has to be a certain distance. I am a bit of a noob with electrics although I can solder, and use heat shrink etc to make a decent job. I just wasn't sure if any type of cable would do, as I was maybe thinking of using it from some crappy earphones, as I guess it would be thin and black and have 2 cores. Or maybe I should just buy the Cateye Strada Cadence that is designed for use on a rear wheel, although I am broke

 

[Fab Foodie]

Your idea sound fine. An alternative is to buy a cheapie computer from Tesco/Halfrauds and use/mod that for the turbo.
I've used a Velo 8 on my turbo-bike rear-wheel and accept that I can't mount the computer on the bars. Not perfect, but OK.

 

[Zoiders]

Cheapy speaker cable might do. Or the cable from a dead puter, just strip the ends back, twist togegther and tape over neatly.

 

[Cletus Van Damme]

Ok cool will give it a try thanks for the great advice

 

[I like Skol]

I have a Velo 8 and have soldered in a section of speaker wire after the original cable got damaged. Wire length shouldn't be an issue as the sensor is a simple on/off switch and it doesn't even matter about polarity so the wires can be crossed with no ill effect. Go for it but a section of finer old headphone wire might be a neater solution.