What exactly is the Shimano C Deck / CI Deck / Flight deck???
Keiron
pm
> What exactly is this?
A type of cycle computer that connects to certain Shimano shifters to
read which gear you're in. It estimates cadence by reading wheel speed
and the selected gear, while most other cycle computers estimate the
selected gear by reading wheel speed and cadence.
-pm
Andre Jute
> What exactly is the Shimano C Deck / CI Deck / Flight deck???
It is exactly what Shimano says it is -- at any one time, depending on
such considerations as which gruppo they want to fit it into, which
components will also be on the bike, what Shimano want the thing to
do, possibly which niche they're speaking to. Your question translates
into English as "How long is a piece of string at Shimano?"
It can be anything from a rudimentary bike computer through a cadence
counter and gear indicator to a full control center for an automatic
bike. The "Shimano C Deck / CI Deck / Flight deck" is any or all of
these, and some combinations besides.
The third photo shows a Flight Deck which doubles as a speedo and a
controller for the CPU of an autogearchange/adaptive front
suspensions:
http://www.audio-talk.co.uk/fiultra/BICYCLE%20Trek%20Navigator%20L700%20Smover.html
Make sure you order yours by the part number that works with
components you already have.
Andre Jute
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