[lug] Bicycle Computers

[Davide Del Vento]

>> Sorry, but this is just too funny.  Reminds me of
>> http://webaugur.com/bibliotheca/field_stock/os-airlines.html
>
> You know, if I actually _needed_ a bike computer, I'd probably just go
> buy one, but I think that (like many a Linux user in the middle 1990s)
> I'm getting more enjoyment out of contemplating the possibilities than
> I would strictly speaking out of using the thing.

I understand and salute your efforts. I scratched similar itches in
the 90s, with devices for my home (e.g. amplifiers, toy semaphores,
etc). What I learned? That there is an untold high level on
engineering on the mechanics of any electronic device. Mine, all broke
quickly because switches and the likes unsoldered. Boxes were ugly.
Even the small amount of vibration of flipping a switch, changing the
batteries, etc, eventually caused a damage somewhere in the device. I
don't think any of my device would have survived more than a couple of
hours with the vibrations on a bike. Although a few lasted several
months in home :-)

So, if you are doing this with even a slight chance to be useful in
practice, I suggest buying the most expensive switches, boxes,
soldering options and the likes. And probably it still won't be enough
:-)

Good luck!

Davide.