Kush low as front footpad
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@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?
landsurf platypus has the arch hump -
@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"
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@maciak said in Kush low as front footpad:
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.
thats a good point. what if the sensors are applied to the aluminum instead of the pad and covered with a low friction film of some kind? maybe kapton or pfte tape? the rubber does compress easily but it does not travel with respect to the base.
