Vetta Vetta V100 Altitude

Price Paid:  $0.00

Bike Setup:
Seven, DA.

Summary:
My first unit stopped working in the first season of use, after its first exposure to rain. Vetta replaced it with a new unit under warranty. The second unit lasted about 3 months, and stopped working without even being exposed to rain. I'm with the earlier reviewer who will never buy a Vetta again. Their customer service was fine, but their product is crap.

Strengths:
None.

Weaknesses:
Poor quality

Price Paid:  $0.00

Bike Setup:
Seven, DA.

Summary:
My first unit stopped working in the first season of use, after its first exposure to rain. Vetta replaced it with a new unit under warranty. The second unit lasted about 3 months, and stopped working without even being exposed to rain. I'm with the earlier reviewer who will never buy a Vetta again. Their customer service was fine, but their product is crap.

Strengths:
None.

Weaknesses:
Poor quality

Price Paid:  $110.00 at online

Favorite Ride:
RAGBRAI

Summary:
Because of this computer's performance, I will never again consider buying any product with the brand "Vetta" on it. The manual wasn't clear and the computer interface wasn't user-friendly. Only after two months did it break in the middle of Iowa. Everything went dead. The batteries still worked because I could reset the computer back to my specifications but it reset itself after every couple of minutes. Eventually, the only working component was the clock. Never again will I buy Vetta. Spend $30 on a nice CatEye and forget about knowing the grade of the hills and the temperature.

Strengths:
Many features.

Weaknesses:
Features don't matter if it doesn't work. Short life-span. Too expensive.

Similar Products Used:
CatEye computers

Price Paid:  $127.00 at eBay

Favorite Ride:
NE Iowa -- lots of hills!

Bike Setup:
Cannondale R3000, DuraAce 9, Ksyrium Elites

Summary:
Set up was a snap, & all the features worked like a charm. After 6 months, the speed sensor stopped functioning, but Customer Service had a new one to me immediately. I appreciate the cadence and speed displays on the same screen. The thermometer can vary wildly depending on if it's in my shade or not, but it's not essential.

Strengths:
Easy set up. Stops calculating speed, etc, when the bike stops, & starts again automatically. FANTASTIC customer service.

Weaknesses:
Wireless drains batteries. While Customer Service is great, BE SURE to purchase from a dealer with warranty & avoid repair costs.

Similar Products Used:
Sigma, Polar

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:
This is a feature-rich unit in a sparse field of computers with cadence. I don't know why more people aren't interested in cadence, but it is what keeps me sane when I ride.

I would recomend this unit. It has worked well for 2 seasons.

Strengths:
Altimeter is entertaining, if unreliable. Feature rich unit.

Weaknesses:
Barometer-based altimeter. Would be nice if they could come up with a GPS-based unit. It was a little tricky to learn at first.

Similar Products Used:
Cateye Astrale

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