Kush low as front footpad
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@notsure my passion may not be burning but after the cushy concave foot fatigue relief of fish bones under the rug I'll recreate it on Frankenboard.
this pic was 2500 mi ago, it don't look that good any more but it's still working. -
@lemur
I installed the Kush low with fsr 406 sensors on my XR and tested it out on a long ride. It performed flawlessly, no false starts or ghosting.
It did take me a while to get used to the concave, it would be great if they can incorporate a "love hump" in the Kush pad. I think there is a company that made that style than OW. -
@lemur said in Kush low as front footpad:
@lemur
I installed the Kush low with fsr 406 sensors on my XR and tested it out on a long ride. It performed flawlessly, no false starts or ghosting.
It did take me a while to get used to the concave, it would be great if they can incorporate a "love hump" in the Kush pad. I think there is a company that made that style than OW.Did you make the toe hook?
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@b0ardski
Yes , I made that out of 1/4" abs and doubles as a float plate.
The toe hook really helps me on the heelside turns, I snowboarded for all my life and you really need to be locked in for the heelside carve, turn or slide. -
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@notsure I went with the low because I wasn't sure if the sensors would conform to a deeper concave.
I think they might, I have a Kush Hi that I will try later. -
@lemur cool! the bottom isn't waffled like urs is. that concave front looks awesome tho!
edit: nevermind. i dunno i thought the lo was waffled for some reason.
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@lemur said in Kush low as front footpad:
@b0ardski
Yes , I made that out of 1/4" abs and doubles as a float plate.
The toe hook really helps me on the heelside turns, I snowboarded for all my life and you really need to be locked in for the heelside carve, turn or slide.thats why I made a toe hook and use a flightfin for the back foot.
love the incorporated float plate
btw I had a Kemper bullet181 raceboard back in the day -
Interesting project @Lemur
Eager on hearing from it how it goes in time being!BTW ppl ... recently mr. Matt Hoover (from Land-Surf) have hinted numerous times in variety of FB groups recently that hes been working on FRONT PLATYPUS ;)
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@sirgu honestly its the sensor pad innovations that have me most interested. concave front foot pads sound really cool.
XR's got what plants crave!
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@notsure Understood.
As for myself .. aside the exitement on concaveness .. I do value the extra wideness that comes with Platypus. Although my feet are not that large (~10,5")
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@sirgu Ooo that green looks nice!
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Just an addition for the topic: Kush-lo+ pint sensor.
Added diy CF plate as anti-ghosting and sturdy bottom plate, kush is kinda flexible;)Aka "Vommbat"
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@notsure
Neither lol, hand laminated using the bottom of the pad for shaping since the front part curves up.3(or 4, dont remember) layers of unidirectional 340g/m2 fiber.
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@sirgu really like this. Im curious what it looks like under that grip!
Aka "Vommbat"
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@maciak said in Kush low as front footpad:
Kush-lo+ pint sensor.
i wonder if this could be done for the airpad? it already has a sturdy base plate. i never tried peeling off the gel tho. i'd love that. id buy it immediately.
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@notsure said in Kush low as front footpad:
@maciak said in Kush low as front footpad:
Kush-lo+ pint sensor.
i wonder if this could be done for the airpad? it already has a sturdy base plate. i never tried peeling off the gel tho. i'd love that. id buy it immediately.
Is the gel part not inside the pad?
Aka "Vommbat"
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@maciak said in Kush low as front footpad:
Is the gel part not inside the pad?
that whole yellow piece is the "gel". its just soft rubber. under that is an aluminum base plate that provides the rigidity.
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@notsure
I get it. Well, it depends. If that pad flexes enough so the toeside pressure deforms the heelside for instance, it could lead to undesired behaviour : such as heel-lift at standstill wont disengage the board.Also i can think of slow recovery of the pad back into shape after compression. So the moment you lift your foot the pad stays in that shape a bit longer. This would certainly lead to ghosting.
I think you can determine by the feel of that pad if it has any characteristics i described above.
Aka "Vommbat"
