This my 2nd Cateye Padrone Digital. For fixed gear where monitoring cadence adds value. A 2nd as 1st Padrone Digital remains reliable & trouble-free mounted on road bike for 6+ months.

Two install tips for trouble free long-term experience from a Cateye user > two decades:
1. Setup manually using two underside buttons on the head. Do NOT use companion mobile phone app unless running HR monitor. 2. Make sure speed/candence sensor pickup (w bluetooth transmitter) is within 4” to 6” proximity to the head during “Pr” pairing program step.

An old geezer @ 68, I truly appreciate Padrone Digital easy read large-size LED display readout values of speed, time, & cadence. Have a Padrone wireless (without cadence) with large-size LED display readout on touring bike with 3,000+ miles running reliable. Reader glasses not needed!

Padrone Digital wireless with cadence is likely best reliable price:performance value offering large LED display readout with cadence & HR. This model replaces 20+ year old wired Cateye with cadence with pitiful small LED display readout values.

Cadence view alternates with avg, max, and elapsed time readout. Speed always visible. If you want sophisticated functions, GPS, or train intervals where simultaneous view of cadence, HR, elapsed time are required, spend $400+ and buy something different. There are some frustrated negative user complaints. Some may be setup failure during programming or interacting with mobile phone app. Some may be unmet expectations. This unit provides every feature I want and none I don’t.

Recent purpose, used for approximately 150 miles, no problems. It is a great improvement from older strada. There is loose connection to out-front mount. Bounced off going down hill on rough gravel. not sure how to make it tight. It still worked after hitting the ground at 25mph.

Padrone Digital was "shorting" out, requiring a reset and reprogramming. After several shorts, I went back to CatEye, who sent a label for return, confirmed a problem and returned a new device . It is working better than new. No problems with getting a replacement. They were excellent , Thank YOU

I recently have had to replace my 37 year old cat eye. The only assistance I received was from my bike shop. I have not had a call back that I requested. The CatEye phones have not been operating to talk with a representative.

I needed to order the mounting attachments for another bike to use the cat eye also. I never was able to get assistance and ended up having to buy two separate cat eyes to make that happen.

Roll bike shop Westerville, Ohio was excellent to assist me. Had I known how much trouble this was going to be I would have purchased another computer.

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