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Subject:Re: Magnetic Tachs - bicycle to vanagon
From:Mark Tuovinen
Date:Thu, 6 Nov 2003 14:53:13 -0800

Some of the bike tachs are wireless,but you are still limited to a certain distance from the sender on the wheel.

Mark in AK

----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM>
Date: Thursday, November 6, 2003 1:43 pm
Subject: Re: Magnetic Tachs - bicycle to vanagon

> Fairly certain it was Bill Marshall, John. I haven't done it and
> may or not
> but can understand how easy and effective it would be. Gluing the
> magnet to
> the front L wheel rotor/hub and attaching/gluing the pick-up wire
> within 1/8
> in. of that and routing the wire up the steering column or
> directly thru the
> floor and attach the gauge near the steering wheel on the plastic
> columnmoulding. These pick-up lines are limited in length as they
> only go from the
> bike front wheel to the handle bar.
> Bike computers links:
> http://www.branfordbike.com/computer/compute.html
> http://www.touringcyclist.com/gear/accessory_computer.html
> http://www.sheldonbrown.com/cyclecomputers/
> also go to www.pricepoint.com, and www.supergo.com and migrate to
> theircomputer links. Lotsa choices. That Sheldon Brown site will
> have articles
> about "how to".
>
>
>
> Bob Stevens
>
> http://groups.msn.com/BobsPhotoShare
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tiico
>
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