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#163519 05/21/2007 12:28 AM
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Had my suspicions and confirmed them tonight with my GPS The Speedo reads about 7km to fast. Stock tires why the errror?

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WindRat #163520 05/21/2007 12:51 AM
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They're all out - they usually read about 10% faster than real speed. It's common not only to these bikes but just about all bikes with analogue speedos, since there's only a few places that make bike speedo units and most manufacturers use them rather than making their own to save money.

There's a digital bicycle speedo that I've seen used on our bikes to give you a more accurate reading with a small magnet mounted on the front disk and a sensor on the forks but I just treat it as a "safety margin". I know I can "speed" without risking a ticket.

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Sandmann #163521 05/21/2007 1:11 AM
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Put a bigger tire on the front and I guarantee you the speedy will be dead on, mine has been officially verified by both a county and state official. The first time the speedo check was free but came with some advice. The second verification I had to pay for.....
Oh and the other interesting fact, you getter better mileage with the front stocker.


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glazer #163522 05/21/2007 1:34 PM
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The speedo is off but the odometer tends to be pretty good. No way to have both spot on that I can think of.


We all like to think of ourselves as rugged individualists. But when push comes to shove most of us are sheep who do what we are told. Worst of all, a lot of us become unpaid agents of whoever is controlling the agenda by enforcing the current dogma on the few rugged individualists who actually exist.

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