Cateye Velo 5 Bike Computer

Because my dad is starting to ride my old Bridgestone MB-3 mountain bike, he wanted to get a speedometer to see how far he goes. So I went down to McCully Bike Shop to buy some stuff...and ended up also picking up this Cateye Velo 5 bike computer.

It is a VERY basic computer that is only good for casual users - like my dad. I would definitely NOT NOT NOT get this for my own use.

Very easy to use...only one button...good for my dad.

WHAT??? NOT RIDE TIME????? YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING!!!!!

I do all my training by "ride time" so, talk about missing a MAJOR component. I only found this out after I mount it and started riding around. See the instructions above, only the VELO 8 has the ride time, the VELO 5 does without!!! But, it does have a rather useless Maximum Speed...whooopiiiieee!!!

All in all a BASIC computer that I would not buy for myself...but might be good enough for a casual user...

Cost: About $16 bucks with my Cambio Team discount.

Would I Buy Again?: Who EVER heard of a computer with NO RIDE TIME???

Satisfaction Index: Probably OK for my dad...unless he wants to train seriously...