Hacks & Odds
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Not responding comfortably and well to the BadgerSight on my helmet -- too out of focus/close to my eye with the orange/yellow flash too easily mistaken for red, and the BadgerSight on the wrist of my tethered leading arm makes me look down to access the information/display, which I do not especially like either.
So... here is my odd solution: A BadgerStaff -- in this case a five foot long, three inch wide, one inch thick scrap of rigid foam left over from insulating my farmhouse. The elastic, velcroed wrist strap holds the BadgerSight in place on one end of the long foam, and at the hand-balance point I wrapped the foam with masking tape over the fiberglass impregnated foam for comfort of handling. The length of the foam scrap will let me rest the non-BadgerSight-end on my leading toe, and put the BadgerSight display near the center of my field of vision. Tomorrow on the Greenway will tell if I respond well to this odd set-up.
I am sure you have guessed why I did not want as my BadgerStaff a broomstick or a tilting lance, a javelin, a yardstick, a piece of metal electrical conduit, an electric fence post, a shepherd's crook, a fishing gaff, or a blackboard pointer.
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@s-leon said in Hacks & Odds:
BadgerStaff
I love it, this sounds like fun.
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@lia -- Like a BadgerAegis?
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@s-leon Google has failed me D:
Excuse the bad photoshop but I was thinking something like this
Not sure if it's just me but when I'm being a rebel and going above 15mph I tend to put my arm out just in case I need to brace for a roll.
As such the forearm is usually lingering in my peripheral so in theory you'd be able to see it with the ability to always adjust position or take it out of view if needed if you needed to look somewhere. Added benefit of it being a decent distance from your face to deal with needing to focus on it.
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Hi @lia -- An aegis was a protective battleshield ancient Greek warriors used, probably strapped to their forearm like you strapped a BadgerSense LED in Photoshop. The BadgerSight HUD does have an elastic velcro strap specifically for putting the display on your wrist or on your arm -- in my case I am strapping it to my "staff." Maybe I will text a photo of my crude BadgerStaff to my daughter to email back to me to post here.
In minutes, after I hang my laundry to the sunshine and breezes, I am going to take my BadgerStaff out for a Onewheel trial.
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@s-leon Oh I know that you mean now. Google just kept showing me vape-pens.
Eager to hear how your BadgerStaff works out. Assuming you haven't already will you later style it up to look a certain way or let the utility of the creation be what guides the look alone.
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@Lia --The BadgerStaff caught a lot of air in the test ride -- wind resistance was surprisingly high. On an angle, resting on my trailing toe, seemed to work okay -- still not as satisfying as I would like.
Too, I prefer the richer informational LED display of the BadgerSense over the meager display of the BadgerSight HUD. Your Photoshop idea of getting that LED strip up and easily visible is what I would like. To do that would need a three pin IP65? waterproof cable extension.
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@s-leon Glad to hear it went well if not entirely satisfying.
For a cable extension if you're looking to DIY one I've used connectors like these before since they're small and easy to disconnect.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07DPN37FN
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@lia said in Hacks & Odds:
Assuming you haven't already will you later style it up to look a certain way
I'm thinking "light saber" . . . green, then yellow, then red with the impending dark side!
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XR's got what plants crave!
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@notsure -- Actually, fairly similar to your shoe mock-up and to OneDanGT's light saber idea, the best for me so far has been attaching the BadgerSense LED strip to the rail, just ahead of the charge port, like a probe sticking out into the air. To accomplish the mount, I taped a scrap piece of rigid foam on the rail for a flat surface, then strapped the LED strip in place with the strap wrapped around the footpad nose. It seems secure, and so far does not seem to be buffeted by the wind.
Ruth Anne returns home at the end of the month; then she will see I am again Onewheeling -- then maybe she will email photos to me that I text to her. In the meantime, I have few or no photos to include in these posts.
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@s-leon said in Hacks & Odds:
then she will see I am again Onewheeling
You mean, she will see you start OneWheeling again on the day she gets back! Will she even notice you have another board or has she lost count? 😜
GT-S > GT > Pint X > XR > +
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@onedangt -- Here is the story of my Onewheels. I rode my first V1 for 10,000+ miles and have not ridden it now in a year or so. Looking for a Plus, I found one locally but had a hard time connecting to make the transaction, so I found one in New Hampshire, traveled across four states and got it. Then the local Plus came through, too. So, I have two Pluses. The OneDanXR with its Rambo fender definitely looks different than the others.
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@s-leon said in Hacks & Odds:
@S-Leon this thing is irreverently bonkers btw. no wonder u busted ass... u forgot the mattress. i mean what's that foot pad made out of?! a old keyboard? dear god. im gonna have a talk with Ruth Anne about this.
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@s-leon Off topic: You have an idea what a plus controller sells for nowadays? Got one, need buyer;)
Aka "Vommbat"
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@maciak -- Two to three hundred dollars for a Onewheel Plus controller is what I have seen on Facebook.
Is yours 3206 or 3208? I have two 3206 that I use, but I hear 3208 is more desirable.
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@s-leon 3206. Worked great always, just parted the board out. Battery box and hub is on the vesc now, cb+ and bumpers sold. Just need to get this controller a new home.
Aka "Vommbat"
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Working on putting my Ignite Lifted Plus back in service, while switching over the BadgerSense I noticed the black rubber stall mat sections I was using for freewheel brakes were both cracked at the screws holding them on -- brittle and without much structural integrity! So, I went back to sections of rubber bicycle tire -- much better!
