Watch/Clock for motorbike

MatsyLR · 5 Dec 2014 at 23:48

Hey looking for a digital watch to attach to my bike (via velcro or whatever)
Needs to have a big display and preferably a light either on all the time or a big button on the front, and waterproof.
Was out today and 3 hours wen't by and I didn't even notice and lost track of time.

Participant · 6 Dec 2014 at 04:56

On my previous bike, which had no time display, I bought a Casio digital from eBay for 8 quid, removed the strap, and attached it to the bike dash using exterior grade trim tape (Halfords, B&Q, eBay...). It worked really well and was very firmly secured, even after the wet November we had.

The light was a bit fiddly to operate with winter gloves on, so you might need something bigger, but you don't want it to look ridiculous either, I guess.

Freeman · 6 Dec 2014 at 10:06

MatsyLR said:
Was out today and 3 hours wen't by and I didn't even notice and lost track of time.

But that's the whole point in biking!

Ever seen Easy Rider?

Yaayuh! · 6 Dec 2014 at 12:04

My bike has a clock, no idea how to set it though!

Just get any old small clock/watch and Velcro it on somewhere.

Freeman said:
But that's the whole point in biking! Ever seen Easy Rider?

Not for a while, how is your mum doing these days? :eek:

zing!!

Dogbreath · 6 Dec 2014 at 13:06

There are motorbike specific clocks, e.g. Oxford Micro Clock or the Analog version with luminous hands though quite expensive for what they are.

A cheap bicycle computer might do the job I suppose, some of them have decent sized screens.

Snaggle · 6 Dec 2014 at 13:37

loads about.. take yer pick really http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_o...torcycle+clock&_nkw=motorcycle+clock&_sacat=0

Dogbreath · 6 Dec 2014 at 16:03

Snaggle said:
loads about.. take yer pick really http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_o...torcycle+clock&_nkw=motorcycle+clock&_sacat=0

Most of the cheap digital ones are barely even splashproof let alone waterproof, not ideal for a bike. The analog ones might be a better bet at the end of the market.

ShakenNstirred · 6 Dec 2014 at 17:02

I had one of those digital oxford ones years ago and it wasn't that great.
I went for an analog one this time, its been on the bike over a year now with no problems

wazza300 · 6 Dec 2014 at 18:25

what bike you have?

can always stop and ask someone the time? same for looking for churches with a clock

be better off buying a cheap casio digital/waterproof watch and velcro'ing it to the top yoke

Dogbreath · 8 Dec 2014 at 13:43

wazza300 said:
what bike you have?

can always stop and ask someone the time? same for looking for churches with a clock

Not so handy if you are on a motorway

One · 8 Dec 2014 at 13:55

If you're on a motorway then time is sort of irrelevant anyway.

wazza300 · 8 Dec 2014 at 16:08

services? pull in and ask for the time haha

ttaskmaster · 9 Dec 2014 at 15:18

Peek in through the car windows as you go by.