Back to nature! Modern bike computers confuse the senses with countless functions. The biking experience becomes a spectacle on public platforms and the focus is distracted from the essentials - namely the experience of nature. In comparison, these six minimalists take you back to the Stone Age of data recording. They only reveal the most important information - speed, distance travelled or the time. Your body can still feel how high your heart rate is when you are chasing down the trails.
There is only one modern achievement that the six computers do not do without: wireless data transmission. The tangle of cables that wind their way through the fork and brake line to the handlebars is therefore a thing of the past.
Few functions, simple operation
And with most computers, the set-up is just as easy as the installation. The few settings can be made in no time at all. The only annoying thing is the tiny adjustment buttons on the back. Ciclo has three of them. Thanks to its two operating buttons, the VDO manages without any. And so you can finally concentrate on the essentials of biking again: the undisturbed experience of nature's beauty.
You will find these six mini bike computers in the test
- Cateye Velo Wireless
- Ciclo M 4.11
- O-Synce mini_pc free
- Pro SX4 Digital
- Sigma BC 8.12
- VDO m1 WL
You can download the complete test of the simple bike computers as a free PDF below.
