motopete
Junior Member
I'm having trouble deciding on which indicator to buy, both the Datatool Digi and the Healtech GIpro x look very good. I'm leaning towards the GIpro x only because it comes in blue but is $70 more. Any opinions?
I went into a curve a few weeks back, after having been riding all day and I was tired/not at my best, I wasn't hammering down but at a spirited pace. Half way through I realized that I was in a higher gear than what I thought. My bike just stepped out slowly and if I had been going faster I would have wrecked. I was alone and out on a country road, so it would have been some time before somebody drove by and saw me. I went home and started googling.
Have you considered Acumen Digital Gear Indicator?
Acumen Digital Gear Indicator
A gear indicator would not have helped you here I don`t think. You have to take your eyes off the road to look at the indicator and then take all the necessary actions to correct your mistake, by that point it is too late anyway. Taking your eyes off the road is not a good idea at anytime, never mind in the twisties.
You need to work on what caused the problem to begin with not increase the problem by adding another distraction. Using gizmos as a crutch is not the way to improve your riding skills is my opinion.
Steve
"A gear indicator serves many different people for a variety of reasons. " What other purpose would a gear indicator have? Bling?