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stickler asked in SportsCycling · 8 years ago

why is my bike odometer differ than a trail milage?

i was on a trail , complete way around the trail is marked 12 mile, i do the trail my odometer reads 19 miles, Why?

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    8 years ago
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    You entered the wrong circumference number into the computer. Check it against a mile marker on the road or trail.

    http://sheldonbrown.com/cyclecomputers/index.html

    Edit:

    Make sure that it is reading miles not km 12 miles = 19.35 km You change it during the set up.

  • 8 years ago

    Well, one or the other is wrong.

    That large an error suggests your odometer is set wrong. More than likely, you have it set for km rather than miles. Consult the instruction sheet that came with it.

  • 8 years ago

    Silverbullet and John M have hit the nail on head. Your computer is reading in kilometers, not miles

  • 8 years ago

    12 miles and 19 kilometres is the same distance. My guess is that your computer is set to kilometres/kph.

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  • 8 years ago

    Check the settings.

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