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In my quest to constantly find creative an low-cost but effective solutions to common problems, I offer this,
If you look at the "Bike Computer" thread, you can see that you can buy a cheapo bike computer for £2.04 from Ebay.
You can cut off the sensor (reed switch) and use it as a brake switch if you don't already have one - like when you've installed a kit, but didn't want to change your brake levers to the Chinese switched ones.
To make such a brake switch you fix the sensor to an exposed part of the inner cable (like along the cross-bar) with a couple of zip-ties and and then fix a small magnet to the frame with a bit of gutter sealant or whatever and space them so that the sensor moves over or nearer to the magnet when you operate the brake. If you have a steel frame, you only have to put the magnet on the frame, where it'll stay due to magnetism. This makes a really good brake switch. However, no good for hydraulic brakes, but you can still fix the sensor to the handlebar grip and mount the magnet on the back-side of the lever so that the magnet moves to the sensor when you operate the brake. You can cut away a bit of the grip to make the sensor fit nicely on the handlebar. Whichever method you use, you'll probably have to cut the magnet out of its plastic housing.
If you look at the "Bike Computer" thread, you can see that you can buy a cheapo bike computer for £2.04 from Ebay.
You can cut off the sensor (reed switch) and use it as a brake switch if you don't already have one - like when you've installed a kit, but didn't want to change your brake levers to the Chinese switched ones.
To make such a brake switch you fix the sensor to an exposed part of the inner cable (like along the cross-bar) with a couple of zip-ties and and then fix a small magnet to the frame with a bit of gutter sealant or whatever and space them so that the sensor moves over or nearer to the magnet when you operate the brake. If you have a steel frame, you only have to put the magnet on the frame, where it'll stay due to magnetism. This makes a really good brake switch. However, no good for hydraulic brakes, but you can still fix the sensor to the handlebar grip and mount the magnet on the back-side of the lever so that the magnet moves to the sensor when you operate the brake. You can cut away a bit of the grip to make the sensor fit nicely on the handlebar. Whichever method you use, you'll probably have to cut the magnet out of its plastic housing.
