Hacks & Odds
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@sirgu -- Skyjacker Rails have a quarter inch lift, and so I put in a tight quarter inch steel shim the entire length of the Ignite Lift Kit to make it fit -- and it does so very well! To tell you the truth I have not seen the McJacker Rails to compare and contrast the two sets.
The reason I started using extended rails in the first place was that Onewheeling in snow and slush was causing ice build-up, restricting tire clearance, and difficult to clear. My tire froze solidly in place a couple times -- one key is simply don't stop for anything! The extended rails help a lot, too.
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Oh I see! So the 1/4” vs 1/8” lift seems like the main dif. I had not seen the specs of Skyjacker since they are not listed.
So, back in a day your overall lift was (1/4” + 1.18in) ~1.43 inches [~36.5mm] -- How did you cope with wire harness?
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@s-leon said :
The reason I started using extended rails in the first place was that Onewheeling in snow and slush was causing ice build-up, restricting tire clearance ...
FYI, I do have XcalibuR's on order (for some reason formerly called 'Ruckus Rails'). But my reasons differ from yours... ;)
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@sirgu -- To install the lift kit with the added lift of the rails I simply did not pin down the harness with the clips. Then later I took the battery box out entirely, routing the power cables up to EGO batteries.
And I am curious about your reasons for wanting extended rails -- a larger tire?
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@s-leon said :
... -- a larger tire?
Affirmative, mister!
This, plus other (uncommon) ongoing intentions more in detail rather later. May I act first, share later. If necessary at all.
EDIT:I'm darn slow with my own stuff off the work. Not nearly quarter as productive as Lia or Lemur 'n amazing ppl here. Def not multitask-ish as Lia at all. -
@s-leon so i am currently waiting for the gt40mod folks to release a standalone Pint wiring harness kit. that thing looks really well conceived! it just modifies the fender or fender delete, uses the existing vent to access the housing, and the harness itself just plugs right in. that would be a great standalone purchase for a pint! add a fuse n a diode or two to keep things flowing the right direction. maybe make it wireless so u can pair it an app or something like a wireless battery gauge? perhaps fit a gps module in there too? add some 20" rims! more of a wish list of features i suppose, but id buy it in a heartbeat!
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I have an idea for a fender. Lately I've been riding with a kitchen stock pot -- which has been working well, although it is higher than needed. In the past couple years I have made several evolutions of a wooden fender -- of course, wetness plays havoc. So, now, my new idea is to weld plastic; that way in or on the fender I could create dedicated battery spaces and strap down points. I see numerous plastic welding kits online. Anyone have experienced advice on welding plastics?
Oh. And I do have welding experience with other materials -- for some years I worked as an industrial/scientific glassblower with fused quartz -- mostly on a lathe with hydrogen/oxygen torches, but I also would weld repairs and heavy quartz flange rings onto large tubes.
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Here is an odd one:
Out riding lately in the cold weather (the Fahrenheit teens), with my board-with-no-battery stored out in my car everyday and every night -- just about 24/7, I have been having awful Onewheel wobbles for miles on end -- with my mind, of course, searching for possible causes.
Well, today was nice weather, partly sunny almost in the Fahrenheit 60's -- good for eighteen Onewheel miles -- and no wobbles at all!!!
I think the Armor-Dilloz freeze, or at least congeal, in an off-center lump that then I have been fighting with round-and-round.
For the next cold spell I think I am going to put on a motor I have with an unArmor-Dillozed tire.
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So, I didn't think TFL would come out with GT float plates so fast, so I ordered a couple pieces of slippery UHMW plastic to make my own. I went half the thickness of float plates so it would be easier to work with. I have the float plates on order, but I had already set my mind to making these, so I did. My GT should arrive tomorrow, so hoping it comes in good working order, I plan to slap these on.
I am not sure how they will hold up compared to the real thing, but they were cheap and I mostly enjoyed making them. Because I went with a thinner sheet, I purposely didn't screw them on, and instead used 3M VHB. So, another part of the experiment will be to see if they stay on.
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So, the 3M double-sided VHB did not hold, I have to say that I was kind of expecting that. For the next round, I am trying Gorilla Glue. It has a stronger bond, but dries hard and is easy to remove if it doesn't work.
While it was still on there, curb nudges were a blast. The compound I bought might be more slippery than what TFL uses. That, coupled with the power of the GT really makes it easy to pop up the curb.
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GT so much better today!
I saw Jake's review of OneTrickWheel Floaties (https://youtu.be/CuV2qOor5dA?t=0 ) and ordered 2 sets before the video was over. I am a HUGE fan of ElectricBigfoot HoverPads, but I have corresponded with Jason and he doesn't have an ETA. When they do come out, I have every intention of buying them and expect them to be better than the Floaties for me and what I am looking for.
All that said, I have the Floaties today, so how to make them more like EB HoverPads? I took my belt sander and made the top smooth. I also added concave into the foam itself, and I shaped it so there is now a nice, smooth concave instead of the sort-of concave (but really just having a lip around the outside) on the GT footpads. I removed my back grip tape, but applied the front on top of the GT grip tape, not wanting to mess with the sensors just yet. Then, I applied C&R grip tape over them. I bought two sets, so if the front one comes off, I have another pair to further experiment with.
In the end, they are like a small EB HoverPad, and the ride is so much better. I mean, so much better! I can't wait to try them out on a trail. If you think the stock GT footpad is just too hard and you are getting bounced around too much, I recommend looking into Floaties while we are waiting for ElectricBigfoot to release GT HoverPads.
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Here's another odd one... At a stop, when I dismount, my Plus tips over easily because of the narrow 5.5 tire, and because of the eight pound EGO battery mounted off-center on the kitchen stock pot fender. In the past the tip-over cracked a solder joint on an XT60 to XT90 adapter causing a crash with cracked ribs. Today, without the crash, a similar thing happened.
To do away with the XT adapters I simply spliced the wires of the EGO battery adapter to the wires off an XT90 using household wire nuts. A tip-over today knocked one wire nut off; I was very glad I noticed, otherwise it could have resulted in a sudden loss of power. After twisting the wire nut back on tightly, when I got home I replaced both with the next size smaller wire nuts -- thus tighter.
Anyone with better alternatives? On another of my EGO adapters to XT90 connector I tapped in twice -- Posi-taps both ways -- which looks weird but works.
I did try wiring directly to the posts on the Land-Surf EGO adapter, but the 3-D printing won't allow the loosening of the nuts there.
Maybe I just need to remember to tip the board gently onto its heel side on each dismount.colored text
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@s-leon Glad you caught the issue this time. Do you have some new pics of the setup to cast our eyes over?
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@lia -- Photos are a problem for me at this juncture in time. The way my phone/camera is set up I have to text photos to Ruth Anne who emails them back to our desktop. Ruth Anne is presently away, and after my last two falls, Onewheeling is a somewhat touchy subject.
To be fair after my concussion in December I did offer to quit Onewheeling altogether if Ruth Anne would measurably take better care of her own health. Basically, Ruth Anne is upset at my attempt to leverage her behaviors -- and has refused the offer. Two stubborn, independent, and raspy old people here.
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@s-leon Oh that's a bit of a predicament. Hope the tension settles, it's understandably from a good place so I'm optimistic you can keep riding and not have it be an issue :)
Is the USB data side of your phone broken or just some technical issue stopping direct transfer?
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@lia -- At your prompt I tried plugging the phone directly to the computer. Nope. Old phone, too little memory, won't accept the needed update, chatters with alarm bells, and rapidly flashes messages at me. I would text photos to my sister to email back, but she would also think I'm jumping the starting gun. (I also have to keep mostly quiet on social media for another couple weeks... Thank you for THIS forum!!!)
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@s-leon That is weird, what phone is it?
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saw this gem on the old interwebs! i dont see why it won't work for a onewheel.
XR's got what plants crave!
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@notsure Zero sugar, zero miles ;)
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Yes, indeed. I ride this very Onewheel constantly at twenty-plus miles per hour, averaging 19 miles per day lately -- an as yet hidden #8 on the Plus Daystreak... Edit: Oh! And on the Plus mileage Leaderboard #3. Edit again: With the arrival of OneDanXR to see its status, I unlinked my Onewheel Pluses -- so, I am a stealth #3 on the Plus mileage Leaderboard, no longer visible there. And I let the Daystreak slide away.It is resting nose-down because there is no battery weight on the tail. The BadgerSense sticks out so I can see it. The two marks are at 20 mph, which I exceed easily, and 25 mph, which I have never exceeded. The half yellow means the battery is less than half charged.
The thick white plastic wood trailing footpad with thick black rubber stall mat compensates for the pushback I ride continually; slowing down below 15 mph with the noticeable transition down to no pushback uncomfortably affects my stance.
The black foam circle on the top (bottom) of the cook pot keeps the glare of the shiny stainless steel from blinding me when the sun is right. It and some thin sheet-rubber duct-taped near the top (bottom) gives grip to the red-and-black ratchet strap keeping it from sliding off the smooth, polished metal.
The 10ah EGO battery, in the black CarvePower fender bag, rests on a drapery bracket just above my leading foot/arch, with another drapery bracket above the trailing foot for the future when I fashion the correct sized splitter cable that cannot get caught on the wheel. The cook pot handle-holes were convenient for placement of the brackets. The sideways ratchet strap holds the EGO battery tight to the cook pot, and also holds the first generation LandSurf EGO adapter securely in place. The connectors from LandSurf to VnR are XT90 anti-spark.
The sensor footpad is actually a V1 with Plus grip. The rails are carbon steel Ruckus Rails. The slack black rubber freewheel brakes (short bicycle tire sections) cover the bottoms of the trailing rails and their added wooden extensions.
The white cabinet handle makes for easy lifting into the car, and with the CarbonSmith safety wheels on the front the handle makes for occasional easy rolling and manipulating the board's orientation in set up.
Under the cook pot is Kiil Suspension -- which seems to be making clunking noise occasionally lately. So, I might switch this controller to my Ignite-lifted Plus for that reason, and also because the Hoosier 5.5 treaded on this one is nearly worn out.
Flowering almond is the bush, with an old, but good 20 Ounce Pippin apple tree behind, and further back a young black walnut tree which just started bearing last year. The steel rims are from a buckboard my immigrant grandparents used.
