@Sirgu said :

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Someone`s DIY project on swing-arm type of suspension.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86CNIPNBgDM&ab_channel=TechForum
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kUu-111O1A&ab_channel=TechForum
This is follow-up for that "XR-S prototype" I posted a little while ago. Quite detailed. Some footage of sus in action starts at 11:52

@Swinefeaster said :

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the XR-S has a weird metal crossbar under the onewheel which is a nonstarter for me... would hit stuff with it for sure, and prevent curb nudges.

Evidently he gave up on that crossbar eventually. Assuming this extra strenght was not essental there up to his riding style.

@Senior-Coffee said in Waiting for the next board....:

Good idea, I forgot about suspension. After owning a number of EUC's without suspension and a couple with I can tell you that I think it would be positively received.

@Senior-Coffee Someone over on Reddit noticed FM put a new patent up for suspension. This being very different to their prior patent.

https://patents.google.com/patent/US11123629B1/en?inventor=Kyle+Jonathan+DOERKSEN&sort=new
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Does give me hope a new board is actually coming. Curiously the overall design of the board in the patent images looks like a mix of the older gens and the Pint.

@blkwalnutgrwr sup dude, I am familiar with it, and get bearing replacements from them.

@kiboost A landscape mode for the app sounds interesting, definitely more gamer.

@wellsyaknow I have been using it on every ride for several years on various Wear OS watches connected to various Android phones.

I nosedived in 2018 and badly bruised all of the carpals in one wrist and this was with slider gloves with palm protection. Because there was a chance the scaphoid was fractured, I had to wear a cast including the thumb for a month, during which time I was out of work. Then experienced tendinitis which did not fully resolve for close to a year. I still have a scar on my shoulder and permanent discoloration on my side from road rash. After this ordeal, I began researching ways to warn of sudden increase in speed. No rim-mount speedometers really make sense and GPS apps lag by several seconds. I wish there was a way to more severely limit the max speed or at least warn with a flashing red light. At the most conservative setting, I want to lean forward full-tilt and just be limited to a minimum of 0 mph with full self-balancing. Not sure if the physics make sense on this request. Maybe incorporate a gyroscope? Maybe I'll DIY something. Until there is a solution, I just go very conservatively (10-15 mph) on my OneWheel XR and full speed ahead (up to 24 mph) on my Boosted Stealth. It's a shame because I know I can go faster on the OneWheel, but I just can't trust it.

@E-Wave_I Well darn it. Just laid the board on its side and, on closer inspection, the handle is not within the protective radius of the tire and rail and thus not protected from damage during a hard bail. Don't know how I didn't see this before. The permanently affixed shield sold by OW should do the job, but I use a FlightShield which pops off on impact or for cleaning. Thus the Mag Handle would take the brunt of the impact. Removed and tossed the Mag Mount and Handle (I will never ask for a refund because I do support FM as a company). However, going with the "Silver" handle from Craft & Ride, as I think this more accurately suits both how I expect to carry the board as well as the level of impact on hard surfaces.

@Lia

steering for the speedboard does look pretty awesome.

I’m sure with practice the hand controls are decent, but balance-wise having the board react to you will always beat having to react to the board :-)

Have a fun build!!

oooh i just saw this in the comments

"Fuse404 allows for only one side of the pad to engage motor"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei1LkbLfm-U&feature=emb_rel_end

@ryancwynar said in PROPOSED SHAPING - One-Direction Mode - Why? Efficiency, Safety!:

I think I was the first person to propose what later became the SimpleStop feature way back in 2017. I win at prescience. #cashmeoutside #howboutdat #listentomenexttime #floatstradamus

You should get a % of all Pint sales maybe? ;-) Very cool that you might have helped shape Simple Stop.

@Ali_on_a_wheel yeah, i've since read a lot about using Tile, and they don't seem like a good solution. real-time satellite tracking is definitely preferable.

So your entire "find my stolen board" would be completely dependent upon the thief downloading the app and recording their rides in the app right?

Either the thief isn't going to know about the app (and just selling it for a little cash), or it would be someone that would know now to record their rides. Not to mention people like me who recorded a few rides at first, but now use a third party app (relive) to record rides that gives a lot more detain, and makes a cool video of the ride as well.