tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29989659.post3284779155615315282..comments2022-11-25T07:59:11.259-05:00Comments on Rethinking the world... and making it a better place: a reliable and sleek bicycle odometerRobert Jack Wildhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08161002355215820551noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29989659.post-58837669947510037552010-03-23T09:17:49.372-04:002010-03-23T09:17:49.372-04:00Just want to add some motivation for this idea. I ...Just want to add some motivation for this idea. I think that on a bicycle, just like in a car or on a motorbike, the odometer should be part of the vehicle and not just an add-on. I also don't like the fiddly plastic “bike computers” because they are fragile and stop working when the battery is empty. And I don't like dynamo-powered electronics, because it stops when the bike stops rolling (or at least when it's tiny self-charging battery is emptied). <br />Therefore, I want something that's part of the bike and just as durable as the bike – good for several decades! Of course the part will be manufactured as a module that can be installed on most bikes, but I want to install it at build-time of the bike (just like the pedals, lights, seats) and then never changed. And never stolen, of course.Robert Jack Wildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08161002355215820551noreply@blogger.com