Cateye HR200DW Double Wireless Heart Rate Bicycle Computer

by Cateye

Product Features

• Data is transmitted through a new, innovative and comfortable chest strap
• Upper and lower zones feature audio alarms to keep your training at its most efficient
• Resettable distance unit (km or mile) during use

Product Description

CatEye's new heart rate computer is the HR200DW, featuring wireless speed and heart rate. HR data is transmitted through a new, innovative and comfortable chest strap. Upper and lower zones feature audio alarms to keep your training at its most efficient. The 3-window screen, displaying 4 lines of data, is lit up by CatEye's white LED backlight. The computer is held in front of the handlebar with a new, fully-adjustable center mount bracket. Remote buttons are available separately. Functions: Lap and Split Timer (up to 50 laps). Lap Distance. Lap Average Heart Rate. Lap Average Speed. Current, Average, and Maximum Speed. Current, Average, and Maximum Heart Rate. Elapsed Time. Total Time. Clock Time. Trip Distance. Total Distance. Second Elapsed Time. Second Trip Distance. Second Average Speed. Calorie Consumption. Dual Tire Sizes A & B [100 to 3999 mm]. Features: Measures speed and heart rate. New user friendly heart rate sensor (Chest Strap included). 3 windows display 4 readouts. Back light, lap timer and optional remote buttons. Center mount bracket. One Heart Rate Zone. Resettable Total Distance. Resettable distance unit (km or mile) during use.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000R6QR2M
• Item model number: HR200DW
• Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #357,330 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Auto-shutoff doesn't work, December 15, 2006

By 

J. Glenn - See all my reviews
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This computer has nice display that will show all of the information I'm interested in. However, the sensors are much more prone to interference than the other products I've used. The heart rate monitor is very sensitive to power lines -- the big lines on the metal towers mess up both this unit and my Polar watch/HRM, but this unit fails in many other places where my Polar has no problems. Also, the sensors hang from the chest strap and get unclipped too easily. The wireless signal from the wheel sensor is also a problem -- there are two places on my normal routes where this computer loses the signal for a while. I've never had that problem with my other (much cheaper) wireless computer.

A stem mount would have been nice. With my aerobars clipped on to my handlebar, I've got nowhere to mount my computer properly.

Finally, the biggest frustration is with the auto-shutoff. Like every other computer I've had, this is supposed to turn itself off after several minutes of inactivity. Unlike every other computer I've ever had, this one simply won't shut itself off 9 times out of 10. I've tried taking it off the mount and storing it other places, thinking that maybe there's some source of interference in my garage that's keeping the computer on, but nothing seems to help. I've resorted to removing the batteries at the end of a ride.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Save your money - nice idea, poor execution, May 18, 2008

By 

R. Berman (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cateye HR200DW Double Wireless Heart Rate Bicycle Computer (Sports)

I wanted a combination HRM /computer for my bike and this seemed to fit the bill. It is a waste of money. First, the HRM is completely erratic. I use electrode cream and keep the strap fairly tight with the electrodes positioned properly. When I get a HR signal - it can go from 45 -> 70 -> 150 -> 60 -> 0 all in a few minutes. I thought maybe they had programmed in a random number generator the way it was going. Totally useless. Most often it just cuts out totally and goes to 0 for 15 - 20 minutes for no obvious reason.

The display itself is the other problem. It is VERY dim and impossible to read if you are in shade with sunglasses on. I've been able to read many other bike displays under the same conditions, but this one seems very dim, with no contrast. It reminds me of how other LCDs look right before the batteries die. Except the batteries I have in it are brand new.

The SLEEP function does not work. It is NOT automatic. You need to manually put it to sleep when you want that. There is a description of how to do this on Cateye's site in the knowledge base. This is ridiculous. Supposedly it goes to sleep if there is absolutely no RF signals in the atmosphere. So I guess if you bike in Antarctica or somewhere desolate like that it might work, but not where most of us ride.

Finally the mounting is clever, but you MUST mount it where Cateye wants you to or forget it. You must mount it to the right of the stem with the unit in front of the handlebars. So if you have aero bars it won't mount properly.

And Cateye has no real tech support. They only accept email, however those are not answered. (Believe me, I've sent them several). So there is no one to talk to or to try to fix things. I'll NEVER buy Cateye again.