Origin8 Data Station 13W [Wireless]

This is a pretty good product, especially for the price. I formerly had Sigma wired odometers (BC906 and BC1009) and I really liked them, but wanted to get a wireless cyclocomputer. I was drawn to the Origin8 because its price is a lot lower than the Sigma wireless products.Pros1) The sensor is more forgiving than the Sigma -- you can have as much as 1/2 inch of dead space between the sensor and magnet and it will still register your movement. I had to get the spacing on the Sigma just right for it to work.2) Intuitive menu system; easy to reset trip odometer; nice large numbers.3) Accuracy down to 0.2 mph (the sigma only had 0.5 mph)Cons1) Doesn't have Auto ON feature. I loved that my Sigma would automatically turn on when I left. I sometimes forget to turn on the Origin8 for awhile. And therefore I've lost some miles on my total odometer.2) Display viewing angles not as wide as Sigma (the display is a bit hard to read when I'm leaning forward on my bike)3) The sensor on the wheelhub is big and cumbersome and hard to secure in place. And easy to bump into a bike rack and displace.Overall the Origin8 competes pretty well with Sigma. The Sigmas I owned were better overall, but the Origin8 is a good value for the price.########## UPDATE May 2015: The Origin8 lasted about a year before the top snap broke off. It was actually falling apart in several areas. I decided to upgrade to the CatEye Urban Wireless Bicycle Computer CC-VT220W. I've been running the Cateye for about a month now, and I find it much better designed than either the Origin8 or the Sigma. Overall I would recommend paying the extra $15-$20 for a Cateye.

We bought two recumbent trikes a year ago. Each came with the Origin 8. And now exactly 1 year later both have quit receiving signals from sensors. We put new batteries in the computers and the sensors, still no luck. You can spin the wheel and the magnet is in perfect alignment with the sensor, but no reading. In fact you can hold either computer to either of the sensors [we have two trikes] and nothing. Going to try the Cateye. A little more money but if we get more than a single year out of it that will be great. Such a shame because the unit was easy to use and read.

The installation took longer than I had planned. Getting the sending unit the right distance from magnet on the spoke required some trail and error work. In the settings I was able to pick her rim size with no problem. I have two concerns with the unit though. Whenever manufacturers make electronics with only one or two buttons that have multiple functions you end up going through multiple clicks of the one button to get to what you want to see or have to suffer through multiple screens while you ride. For the general rider, speed, time and distance are the only areas of interest, all the other functions seem to confuse the rider. Second concern was that the unit doesn't reset mileage and time after each ride. You either have push the two buttons at once or take out the battery (Pushing the two buttons didn't work and taking out the battery means resetting the unit). My wife is content with the unit so I let it be but I would have returned the unit if it was on my bike.

After going through three wired units that pulled the sending wires out of the mount each time I had a crash I finally bit the bullet and went wireless. Because I know there will be another crash sometime in the future. So far no broken bones, only broken spirit and a few scrapes! This unit does not calculate calories, temperature or some of the other stats that my Schwinn wired units did but really, who need to know that? It does a fine job of tracking my speed, max speed, average speed, time spent cycling and it keeps time. That's all I really want since I use my phone to track my ride anyway. It was pretty easy to set up once I realized that I had to mount the sending unit higher up on the fork than where my wired unit was mounted. Only once did I get crazy readings.... like going 36 mph when I was actually going maybe 14 mph. Don't know what the glitch was but the next time I used this item it worked like a champ and has ever since. You just need to get used to turning it on when you begin your ride. It will shut off automatically after about six minutes of non-use.

I bought this item without finding any reviews, and I was pleasantly surprised at the quality and simplicity. It tells you the hour, max speed, current speed, avg speed, time gone biking, distance, overall distance, automatic start. You can program the amount of miles to start with in case you want to carry over any other miles from another device. The wireless is very accurate except that for some reason when you have it on while driving your car the computer of the car causes the device to go crazy, so advice don't have it on while driving. It also doesn't have an on or off switch, you have to wait around 3 minutes for the device to turn off. But overall would buy it again.

This bike computer has all the data that I need. It is easy to set up and install. It uses inexpensive, easy to get batteries. I installed the transmitter at the bottom end of my fork, and the computer has no problem picking up the signal. NOTE: this computer has "Auto Off", but no "Auto On". If you are stopped for more than a few minutes, you will have to push the right button to start up the computer again. At first, I thought it might annoy me to have to manually restart the computer, but after just a couple of rides it's no big deal--I just look down and see if I have to push the button or not ( I only ever lost a minuter or two of data, then it became habit ).I like that I can mount this computer on the handlebars or the stem--the included mount is adaptable.

Hey there bikers, I got this for my mens 29" cruiser bike and the install was easy peasy !! I'm using the formula for an 8" rim to set it up .The screen is easy to read, and personally, I think this is one of the best looking unit's and easiest to set up and use out there. The Con's : No backlight for night treck's You need to Manually turn it on, but it turn's itself off automatically.Nice little gadget , I would highly recommend it !