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<blockquote data-quote="69ST" data-source="post: 1627" data-attributes="member: 5"><p>Those actual speeds sound about right. Having a speedo that reads slow is a bit unusual. If you ride this bike mostly on the road, you might benefit from knowing your actual speed (before the black & white tax collectors show up in your rearview mirror <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek! :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /> ) A speedo repair shop can calibrate a speedo head for about $50; the Chinese speedos snap-together and are easily taken apart, that'll save you some bucks & headaches. Some riders use LCD bicyle speedometers that can be user-calibrated once you know the rolling radius of the front wheel (paint spot on the tire, measure the distance after two wheel revolutions). </p><p></p><p>Electronic speedos, such as the aforementioned bicycle unit, are light-years ahead of the old analog speedometers, especially where the cheaper ones are concerned. Once calibrated, they don't change with time or temperature. That's not to say that all are correctly calibrated, as-installed on a bike, from the factory, just that they give consistent, stable, readings. You'd probably get better accuracy if you can set the calibration yourself because you'll take the time to get it dialed-in.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="69ST, post: 1627, member: 5"] Those actual speeds sound about right. Having a speedo that reads slow is a bit unusual. If you ride this bike mostly on the road, you might benefit from knowing your actual speed (before the black & white tax collectors show up in your rearview mirror :eek: ) A speedo repair shop can calibrate a speedo head for about $50; the Chinese speedos snap-together and are easily taken apart, that'll save you some bucks & headaches. Some riders use LCD bicyle speedometers that can be user-calibrated once you know the rolling radius of the front wheel (paint spot on the tire, measure the distance after two wheel revolutions). Electronic speedos, such as the aforementioned bicycle unit, are light-years ahead of the old analog speedometers, especially where the cheaper ones are concerned. Once calibrated, they don't change with time or temperature. That's not to say that all are correctly calibrated, as-installed on a bike, from the factory, just that they give consistent, stable, readings. You'd probably get better accuracy if you can set the calibration yourself because you'll take the time to get it dialed-in. [/QUOTE]
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