Can this be installed on a spin bike to track distance?
1958479
Most spin bikes I've seen have heavy solid wheels and if yours is the same, might be difficult to mount the magnet to it as it's designed for wheel spokes. If you can rig it somehow, should work fine, but you'll have to figure what diameter you want for the wheel for distance as the unit calculates based on circumference. Maybe measure what you get with a regular bike for a more accurate representation than your spinner.
1958480
I have no experience with a 'spin bike'. I have a Mag indoor portable bicycle trainer. If I mount the Sigma Sport sensor on the rear wheel and the module on the stem it works but it's a very tight fit.
1958481
Hi Walter. I don't know what a spin bike is, but this BC will work on just about anything that rotates, it will track total distance as well as trip distance, I've got mine mounted on a street rod and traveled 30k miles and speed over 100 mph, can't beat it for the price.
1958482
Not sure what a "spin" bike is, but, if it has a wheel that turns, I imagine it could be..
347300
It could if there is a wheel where the magnet could be mounted on a spoke. This would need to be the wheel that is being driven by the rider. The device counts the revolutions of the magnet and converts that into distance. I don't think you would even get a time reading unless the magnet was activating the computer.
1911629
i mounted on my handlebar but i'm sure you could. there's a plastic square you mount on the bike which the little computer snaps in and out of. you mount the square to your bike with either the elastic bands or the twist ties (more permanent) that are included, so it should fit anything really. there is an adhesive back on the plastic square to keep it from moving around when you mount it to your bike. there is a distance limit to how far you count mount it away from the sensor down by the wheel, which is listed in the manual but i don't know it off the top of my head
1153174
No. I recommend you get the RFLKT plus. It is small, attached to your bike and will sync your speed/cadence, HR, Power and any other sensors you have through ANT+ or Bluetooth.
692109
It won't work in spin classes, it's calibrated to your stride length and it basically counts the number of strides and then does the math.
1867342
I am riding a road bike in a trainer and was unable to get this to work on the back wheel of my bike. The maximum clearance is 2mm and I could not get the sensor to register any data when mounted on the rear wheel.
1867339
As long as the wheel has spokes and Is the correct diameter. The unit uses a magnetic sensor that attaches to the spoke to count wheel revolutions it then take the diameter of the wheel to calculate everything else. So if the stationary bike has wheels and can the computer can calculate the correct wheel diameter in theory it should work.
1185873
It should without any problems. If it's a speedometer, why bother? Just go with satelites. No fuss no muss from bike to bike.
2096328
It's not based on the speeds of your bike. So if it works with your garmin gps it should be fine..
1437399
Don't know if that would work, Linda. The sensor attaches to the front fork, and then the magnet to one of the spokes, separated by just a tiny fraction of and inch. Front forks aren't much wider than the tire, making this possible. Guess it depends on how close your frame is to the back wheel, to see if you can manipulate the sensor to be that close to the magnet back there.
736812
In theory yes, but it would depend how your chair is made. I would guess some kind of fabrication may need to be done to mount the device. If all the above is satisfied then yes it could track your trips very well. I use this on bike and had no issues and I like it a lot.I also agree with Mr. Nichols answer.
2141764
I'm sure it would measure some movement, but it would not be an accurate measurement of how much he rode. There are bike odometers that you can attach to your bike wheel that measure distance and speed. My husband has one (I think by Bell) that he likes. There are charts that can help you convert other exercises into "steps". I try to get 14,000 steps a day, but if I swim I convert my minutes of swimming into steps. Hope that helps!
1064956
Never tried it on aback whell guess it would just need to make sure comp is set size of tire and magnet crosses sensor within the area marked on the sensor. Another thing is distance magnet is from sensor, they all have max distance beyound which sensorvwill not detect be curious to hear how it turns out
1281004
It should.. these sensors detect distances (from the sensors to the object that is close)
1344284
I have yet to find a way to put a computer on this bike, or any spin bike really. They make bikes that already have the computers. If that's something you really want I would pay the extra and get the bike with the monitor. This bike is quite noisy too.
15226
If it's a one-piece crank, then no. If it's the common two-piece (like newer Schwinns), then the only way to know is measure, measure, measure. At a minimum you will need to take the pedals off to measure the spindle length.
1098654
The display unit doesn't work very well and it's not usually accurate so if measurement is important to you, I'd find something reliable to use because the one on the bike is not it. FYI: Everything else about the bike is great!