Trip Distance 2?

nobby · Post by **nobby** » 4 Oct 2007, 6:07pm

I have a Cat Eye Strada and I don't understand what the trip distance 2 does.
I always return Dst 1 and Dst 2 to zero before going out and have noticed that they are often different readings. What is Dst 2 for?

Cheers

julk · Post by **julk** » 4 Oct 2007, 7:27pm

nobby,

You could use it on a tour. Zero both trip distances before you set out.
At the end of each day admire trip distance 1, then zero it.
All through the tour you can be proud of trip distance 2 as it grows and grows.

Deckie · Post by **Deckie** » 4 Oct 2007, 7:41pm

You need to check that the wheel circumference is set for both 1 and 2. The idea is that it can be used on two different bikes which may not have the same wheel / tyre combination. I suspect you have set "1", but left "2" on the default without realising.

nobby · Post by **nobby** » 4 Oct 2007, 8:20pm

Deckie wrote:You need to check that the wheel circumference is set for both 1 and 2. The idea is that it can be used on two different bikes which may not have the same wheel / tyre combination. I suspect you have set "1", but left "2" on the default without realising.

If that is possible then it is beyond my understanding! I don't have much clue at setting these things. If it is as you say I'll ignore it and save myself the stress!

Post by **Mick F** » 4 Oct 2007, 8:33pm

With my Cateye Mity 8, Dist 1 and 2 are all to do with Trip Distances, not different wheels. That is a separate function.

Dist 1 and 2 are for days and multiple days, rather than total mileage (odometer) for the bike .

nobby · Post by **nobby** » 4 Oct 2007, 8:41pm

Mick F wrote:With my Cateye Mity 8, Dist 1 and 2 are all to do with Trip Distances, not different wheels. That is a separate function.

Dist 1 and 2 are for days and multiple days, rather than total mileage (odometer) for the bike .

I was hoping that was the case, but sometimes they give different readings after having both been set to zero. I wonder if I am resetting properly or just thinking I have.
I always assume whichever is the higher to be my days mileage (kilometreage?) though.

Post by **Mick F** » 5 Oct 2007, 6:42am

For my Mity 8, to reset, I press Mode and Start simultaneously. That will reset all the functions:
Dist 1
Av sp
Max sp
Elapsed Tm

In order to reset Dist 2, you have to hold Mode down for a second or two whilst displaying Dist 1. Then you can reset Dist 2 by pressing Mode and Start together.

You change the display back to Dist 1 by pressing and holding Mode again.

nobby · Post by **nobby** » 5 Oct 2007, 10:05am

Mick F wrote:For my Mity 8, to reset, I press Mode and Start simultaneously. That will reset all the functions:
Dist 1
Av sp
Max sp
Elapsed Tm

In order to reset Dist 2, you have to hold Mode down for a second or two whilst displaying Dist 1. Then you can reset Dist 2 by pressing Mode and Start together.

You change the display back to Dist 1 by pressing and holding Mode again.

Thanks for that.
The Strada has a single button and you hold it on for a couple of seconds in any mode to cancel the lot excepting odometer and Dist 2. Dist 2 you do by the same method but when in that function and you can only alter the odometer by a full reset.
I'm beginning to think that this is an age related problem and that I am not actually resetting Dist 2 every time like I fondly imagine

I haven't been keeping a cumulative mileage check over a few days, but am doing a three day cycle camp to my daughter's next week. I'll be careful to reset it all carefully before I set off, and check it as I go day by day, but leaving the Dist 2; if I remember, of course.
I've been keeping various totals by working them out by subtracting from the total distance as I go along. In the same way, I keep it set to kilometres because it suits the modern map scales but do the conversion to miles in my head. It all helps keep the brain active but may not be working as well as it used to :cry:

It's a bit worrying because I am just watching my dad sliding into dementia. On the other hand he is quarter of a century older than me.
These devices seem a bit over functioned. What I would like is odo, trip, time and altitude. The rest is superfulous for my needs.

Post by **Graham** » 5 Oct 2007, 11:00am

As previously mentioned the DST 2 reading may be related to a second wheelsize ( so that you can use it on a different bicycle ).

One way to check this is to see whether the the ratio between DST1 & DST2 stays the same. i.e you have set the wheelsize for DST1, but wheelsize for DST2 remains at the default setting. If the ratio between DST1 & DST2 stays the same ( provided that they are both consistently set to zero together ) then this would support/prove the theory.

nobby · Post by **nobby** » 5 Oct 2007, 12:36pm

Graham wrote:As previously mentioned the DST 2 reading may be related to a second wheelsize ( so that you can use it on a different bicycle ).

One way to check this is to see whether the the ratio between DST1 & DST2 stays the same. i.e you have set the wheelsize for DST1, but wheelsize for DST2 remains at the default setting. If the ratio between DST1 & DST2 stays the same ( provided that they are both consistently set to zero together ) then this would support/prove the theory.

Yes, thanks for that I will indeed keep an eye on it.
If, however, Dst 2 was related to a seond wheel size the other readings, including the odometer, would all be wrong on the second bike, wouldn't they?

Post by **Mick F** » 5 Oct 2007, 12:39pm

Yes. That's why on my Mity 8, the second wheel size is a completely different function.

I have A or B displayed to differentiate.

nobby · Post by **nobby** » 5 Oct 2007, 12:43pm

Mick F wrote:Yes. That's why on my Mity 8, the second wheel size is a completely different function.

I have A or B displayed to differentiate.

Aha, I remember that! there is an A or B. It is getting clearer.

geocycle · Post by **geocycle** » 5 Oct 2007, 1:37pm

I got a wired Strada recently and like it a lot so far. The display is crystal clear. The microwireless I had was useless, it ate batteries (1 per month), was prone to interference and didn't like cold weather - I probably had a duff unit but never again.

Regarding the Strada, there is a bit of confusion in the posts above. Distance 1 and 2 relate to the same wheel size. Distance 1 is reset along with all the other data (excl odometer and distance 2) by holding the menu button down for a few seconds. To reset distance 2 you need to have this function showing when you hold the menu down.

The a and b settings are additional features that allow you to use the computer on two bikes with different wheel sizes.

See instructions here:

http://www.cateye.com/en/product_detail/279

nobby · Post by **nobby** » 5 Oct 2007, 4:22pm

Cheers geocycle
What you say below is what I thought I had understood.

geocycle wrote:I got a wired Strada recently and like it a lot so far. The display is crystal clear. The microwireless I had was useless, it ate batteries (1 per month), was prone to interference and didn't like cold weather - I probably had a duff unit but never again.

Regarding the Strada, there is a bit of confusion in the posts above. Distance 1 and 2 relate to the same wheel size. Distance 1 is reset along with all the other data (excl odometer and distance 2) by holding the menu button down for a few seconds. To reset distance 2 you need to have this function showing when you hold the menu down.

The a and b settings are additional features that allow you to use the computer on two bikes with different wheel sizes.

See instructions here:

http://www.cateye.com/en/product_detail/279

PW · Post by PW » 7 Oct 2007, 6:29pm

Mick's right about the Mity. Both the 3 and the 8 have trip1 & trip 2 set to the same wheel diameter, the 2nd wheel function is completely different. I checked it with mileages over the last couple of days.