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[QUOTE="ultrachrome, post: 74574, member: 16592"]
The bicycle odometers I have used on bikes have been pretty durable.  They are water resistant and most models can be calibrated based on the tire's circumference in mm's.  Changing your front tire will undoubtedly effect the accuracy of your odometer.

As far as the stock odometer on my KDX220 goes, I rode 72.5 odometer registered miles last weekend and my GPS reported 69.2.  I was running a Michelin S12 front tire.

The trailtech IMHO is priced a little high.  It's nice to have three different measurements visible at all times but I would argue that none of them are actually readable unless you are stopped or traversing exceptionally smooth terrain.  I ran a digital clock on my bars for an enduro with 1" high letters and I had to slow to a crawl to read it.

You could get a good bicycle computer for about $25, add a few bucks for a rare earth magnet (from Radio Shack) and lengthen the wire between the pickup and the computer mount.  It still collects all the same data to support/refute your post ride tales.

To trailtech's credit, they do seem to offer a nice heavy duty cable and only charge a $10 premium over what you would pay for a Topeak Panoram at a bike shop.
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