cyclometer

Bicycle distance gauge

A cyclometer is a device that measures distance traveled, especially one attached to a bicycle wheel that counts rotations and converts them to miles or kilometers.

The term also applies to instruments measuring circular arcs or recording revolutions in machinery.

Modern bicycle cyclometers typically include speed, time, and other metrics: The cyclometer showed we'd ridden forty miles.

cycling

odometer

Vehicle distance recorder

miles · kilometers · trip · wheel · sensor · magnet · spoke · calibration · handlebar · mount

instrument

odometer

Vehicle distance recorder

altimeter · barometer · chronometer · thermometer · anemometer · hygrometer · manometer · magnetometer · dynamometer · voltmeter

metrics

distance

Space between two points

  • speedRate of motion
  • cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
  • timeMeasured passage of moments

calories · average · maximum · elapsed · trip · total · pace · power · elevation · lap

digital

sensor

Input-detecting device

  • wirelessUntethered signal transmission
  • BluetoothShort-range wireless protocol
  • GPSSatellite-based location technology

LCD · LED · battery · firmware · microcontroller · data · sync · app · smartphone · rechargeable

Opposites
measurement type

cyclometerspeedometer

Vehicle velocity display

tachometer · accelerometer · altimeter · heart rate monitor · power meter

measurement vs. non-measurement

cyclometerbicycle bell

Two-wheeled vehicle's sound maker

bike light · mudguard · kickstand · water bottle holder

precision vs. estimation

cyclometerguesswork

Conclusions drawn without proof

dead reckoning · estimation · intuition

Family

cyclometers

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G