Cateye Strada Slimline Head Unit and Sensor Reviews

Review score: 8.5/10 – Updated September, 2024

Latest Price: £38.5 – Save 23% (RRP: £49.99)

Take a look now to discover what makes Cateye Strada Slimline Head Unit and Sensor worthy of a review score of 8.5 out of 10.

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Cateye Strada Slimline Head Unit and Sensor features

Quality

Quality is without doubt one of the most important factors that we consider when buying bikes, parts, accessories or clothing. As you’d imagine it’s especially important when buying Computers. Let’s take at a look at the sort of things you can look at when trying to ascertain the quality of Cateye Strada Slimline Head Unit and Sensor.

The first thing is material. Looking at what Cateye Strada Slimline Head Unit and Sensor is made of will give you a really good idea of the quality overall. Take a look at the specs above and you should be able to see the material. It’s then up to you to decide if it meets your expectation.

Similarly you’ll also want to spend some time looking at the features too. Again the table above, listing the features will give you a really good overview. However you should think about the sort of features that you’d expect when buying new Computers. It’s worth writing a list of the “must-have” features so that you don’t end up compromising and missing some important features, or alternatively end up buying an unnecessarily high specced product.

There’s also a lot of merit in checking out the brand of the product and looking at the various brands that are selling Computers. Brands like Cateye are of courses extremely well respected in the cycling community so you know you’re getting a fantastic product with them. But if you’re undecided on your product you should write up a list of brands that you’d be happy to buy. It’s a great way of filtering and narrowing down the number of products when you’re searching.

Next up you’ll want to think about the price and use that as a guide to set your expectations of the quality. If you’re buying the cheapest of the options in the Computers category you should probably expect it to not be of as good quality as the most expensive. It sounds obvious of course. But this is where you can get a bit clever and use your combination of features, specs, materials and other factors to work together to get a really good quality product at the best price. We often draw up a list of “must-haves” and use these as filters when shopping online so that you’re only seeing products that meet your criteria. You can then sort by Price>Low to get the best deals.

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Comparing Prices

Price, as you would imagine, is the most popular reason for someone buying one product over another. It is the single most important factor in choosing the majority of products we buy. The same goes for Computers.

It’s at this stage of the buying process, when you’re looking at different options, that you should set a budget. Do some research to understand how much roughly you can expect to pay for the sort of level of product that you’re looking for. Then match that to your own personal circumstance and how much you can afford to spend. This will really help you in narrowing down the right product for you.

Price of Cateye Strada Slimline Head Unit and Sensor

So the first aspect of price that we’re going to look at is the price of Cateye Strada Slimline Head Unit and Sensor.

We run regular scans across the web to find the best prices for the products that we review, from a range of cycling retailers. The best price we managed to find Cateye Strada Slimline Head Unit and Sensor was over at Chain Reaction Cycles where the price was £38.5 in our latest search.

Based on this price we’ve scored it 8.6 out of 10 for price.

Average price of Computers

Next we wanted to look at how much you can expect to pay, on average, for Computers.

We found 93 in the Computers category over at Chain Reaction Cycles. We looked at the average price of the products within this category and found the average is £44.91, making it below average at £38.5.

It’s sometimes helpful to look at how much the prices can vary. Especially when setting yourself a budget, or when trying to understand just how much you could spend on Computers. We found that the most expensive product currently available was £299.99, whilst the cheapest we managed to find was £1.89.

With 93 products available we worked out that 37 cost more than Cateye Strada Slimline Head Unit and Sensor and 55 were cheaper.

Cost of Cateye products

At Chain Reaction Cycles we found 48 products from Cateye, of which 10 were in the Computers category.

For now though we’re looking at Cateye branded products in all categories. The average price of these products was £33.57 making this product above average.

You’ll also be interested to know that the cheapest Cateye product we found was £1.89 and the highest price we could find from them was £131.00.

Of the 48 from Cateye, 13 were more expensive than Cateye Strada Slimline Head Unit and Sensor and 34 were cheaper.

How much are Cateye Computers?

We then wanted to get a bit more specific and only look at Cateye products that are listed in the Computers category.

The average price of the 10 products that match this search was £25.23, with the cheapest coming in at £1.89 and highest price was £69.01. With the average being £25.23, Cateye Strada Slimline Head Unit and Sensor comes in above average.

1 products that meet this search were more expensive than Cateye Strada Slimline Head Unit and Sensor and 8 were cheaper.

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Cateye Strada Slimline Head Unit and Sensor Reviews

Reading reviews is an amazing way of getting a good feel for a product without actually being able to try it or see it first.

There are two different types of reviews, and we also recommend reading both.

1. Expert reviews – In the cycle industry there are loads of really reliable trusted resources for expert reviews. For example if you’re looking to buy a new bike, BikeRadar Bike Reviews are great.

2. Customer reviews – these are probably your best resource for information. There’s no finances or influence involved, they’re purely just honest reviews from customers that have bought and used the product. The reason we love customer reviews so much is because no matter if their view is good or bad, there’s a very good chance that it will be honest and unbiased.

Our best advice is to head over to Chain Reaction Cycles and read the Cateye Strada Slimline Head Unit and Sensor reviews there.

Based on what we’ve seen in terms of reviews for Cateye Strada Slimline Head Unit and Sensor, it really does look like a great buy. So for the review score, we’ve scored it 8.1 out of 10. The average review score for all products in the Computers category at Chain Reaction Cycles is 4.2 out of 5.

Owner reviews, as we say, are one of the most important pieces of research that we can do before we buy. So, with that in mind, if you do go on to buy Cateye Strada Slimline Head Unit and Sensor or another similar product, like Cateye Padrone Smart+ reviews or Cateye Velo Wireless Plus Cycling Computer reviews we’d love you to leave a review in the comments below. It will really help future buyers just like you, when they’re looking to buy Computers.

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Brand

As we said in the pricing part of the review, brand is a really important consideration, but especially so when looking to buy Computers. But as you’re probably already aware, you’re on to a great choice if you do go with Cateye, as they’re a fantastic brand, making amazing products.

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YouTube Video of Cateye Strada Slimline Head Unit and Sensor

Below we’ve embedded a video from YouTube where we’ve searched for Cateye Strada Slimline Head Unit and Sensor reviews.

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Summary

Overall, we’ve been hugely impressed by the quality, price, reviews and features of Cateye Strada Slimline Head Unit and Sensor. We’d say that as long as it fits your budget and meets your expectations in terms of features/spec…it’s a really strong contender. That’s why we’ve scored it a massive 8.5/10 overall.

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Further product details

• Product ID 1: 25010787681
• Product ID 2: 409217UK
• Brand: Cateye
• Model number: CA240STRAWSL
• RRP: £49.99
• EAN: 725012025093
• Description: Cateye Strada Slimline Head Unit and Sensor This smaller package still boasts the same great cycling features and functionality of the Strada Wireless; along with a larger screen and the ability to customise your display by showing only the functions you have selected. A new era of compact cyclo-computers: Newly designed circuitry and increased efficiency allows for a smaller battery, so the Strada Slimline cyclo-computer and sensor can be thinner and lighter. The head unit has a 23% bigger screen, yet is 35% thinner and lighter. The Strada Slimline is not only the sleekest, most aerodynamic cyclo-computer in over 30 years of Cateye innovation, it is also the most efficient; using smaller batteries it consumes up to 75% less energy. The tiny speed sensor is 47% thinner and fits seamlessly inside the fork stay. For those that appreciate great lines and sleek looks on their bike, the Strada Slimline ticks all the boxes. Features: Head unit dimensions: 47x32x12.5mm Sensor dimensions: 67.7x30x7.6mm Weight: 12g Current speed: 0.0(4.0)ÔΩû105.9km/h Total distance: 0.0ÔΩû9999.9/10000-99999km Trip distance 1: 0.00ÔΩû999.99km Trip distance 2: 0.00ÔΩû999.99/1000.0ÔΩû9999.9km Elapsed time: 0:00’00″ÔΩû9:59’59” Average speed: 0.0ÔΩû105.9km/h Maximum speed: 0.0(4.0)ÔΩû105.9km/h Wireless transmission: Speed Clock: 0:00’ÔΩû23:59′ [1:00’ÔΩû12:59′] Pace arrow: Yes Auto power saving: Yes Auto mode: Yes Dual tire size: Yes Tire size: 100mmÔΩû3999mm (defaultÔºöA 2096mm/ B 2096mm) Battery: Computer: CR1616 X1„ÄÄSensor: CR2032 X1 Battery life: ComputerÔºö approx 1 year (1hr use per day) SensorÔºö approx 10,000km [6,250miles] in total distance Comparison vs Strada wireless: Computer Head units: 35% thinner, 35% lighter, 27% less volume LCD Screen size: 23% larger Sensor size: 47% thinner, Same weight, 25% less volume Battery consumption: Up to 75% less energy. Buy Cateye Accessories from Chain Reaction Cycles, the World’s Largest Online Bike Store.
• Full Category: Accessories > Computers
• Savings percentage from RRP: 23%
• Unisex
• 11.49
• Adult

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Other options for Computers

As you’d imagine there are so many options out there when buying Computers. 93 in fact.

A few of our other favourites that we spotted when researching Cateye Strada Slimline Head Unit and Sensor included,
Cateye CR2032 Battery 2016 reviews, Cateye Velo 5 Function Computer reviews, or we really liked the look of Cateye Velo Wireless Computer reviews as another alternative.