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A project log for Utterly Hipster Bicycle Speed & Cadence Gauges

Two analog voltage meters, ATtiny85s and some parts from a modern bike computer turned into speed and cadence gauges for a hipster's bicycle

insight-machines-labInsight Machines Lab 09/28/2017 at 19:410 Comments

Version 2.0 of the gauges set will have a blue LED to illuminate the dial. Today, we've made a simple test to see whether a small 3mm LED, mounted at the bottom of the gauge, will be sufficient to light up the whole dial. The results are promising. See for yourself:

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