If OW Only Went One Way, Would It Need a Footpad Sensor?

[ryancwynar]

@sonny123 The board definitely knows if the wheel is turning clockwise or counterclockwise.

It could do all the same things it does now when the wheel is turning counterclockwise, including responding to aggressive input on tail side. As soon as the wheel begins turning clockwise, it could shut off whenever it reaches like 2mph.

This would allow it to balance and crawl in both directions and slow down speed up, the only difference would be in the case where the wheel is both turning clockwise AND the input to tail footpad is aggressive, in which case, it would be a forceful signal to disengage the motor.

[ryancwynar]

@sonny123 It could just be one of the shaping settings... call it... 1-way delirium.. or something. lol

[skyman88]

@ryancwynar said in If OW Only Went One Way, Would It Need a Footpad Sensor?:

@sonny123 I want it, and I would program it if I had access to do so. It would make it way safer to deal with unexpected situations in the city and get off the board quickly at crosswalks with pedestrians around.

I don't get into weird situations as much now, but in the first week or so, I definitely got my ankles banged up quite a bit because you have to balance before getting off the thing, you can't just slam down the tail and be off.

Kind of already can do this... Chris put a tutorial together a few weeks back showing all the different options. Worth the watch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3z1KvJLXPQ

[sonny123]

@skyman88

Yep, seen those.
Great tutorials but man, those curb nudges are hard to learn.

[ryancwynar]

@skyman88 That's interesting. That is closer.

EDIT: Just tried to do as suggested in the video in grass several times. Didn't work. From balancing, get the whole front foot off and bring the tail down -- wheel spins backward really fast for about half a second. Not sure if it's a OW/OW+ difference or just my board.

I'd still prefer to do it from a unidirectional mode, because then you could literally keep both feet on the board and start putting the tail down while moving and come to stop -- and then restart without ever having to take your feet off the board.

[skyman88]

@ryancwynar
Might just need practice. Seen OG riders and OW+ both do this.

Agreed this is different than unidirectional...

[Enigmizzle]

No question, dismounting is the OW's biggest issue. I want this unidirectional mode. Good idea.

[skyman88]

@ryancwynar

Just an update, I messed around with the full foot dismount last night and it definitely does work... I spent a night practicing just dismounting the first week I had my board. Maybe give it a few more tries before declaring it doesn't work.

[ryancwynar]

@skyman88 I've been trying to figure out that full foot dismount thing for a couple days now. I'm still undecided about whether or not it's my board or me.

Even so, trained maneuvers still probably aren't the type of thing you would want to risk your bodily safety on. I ride in downtown LA, commuting to work, daily. So the OW is more tool than toy to me and I don't have much interest in practicing things that I need to make sure the thing doesn't run into people on wheelchairs or careen into traffic.

[AceCannon]

@ryancwynar

How many miles "experience" do you have on the OW?

[skyman88]

@ryancwynar said in If OW Only Went One Way, Would It Need a Footpad Sensor?:

@skyman88 I've been trying to figure out that full foot dismount thing for a couple days now. I'm still undecided about whether or not it's my board or me.

Even so, trained maneuvers still probably aren't the type of thing you would want to risk your bodily safety on. I ride in downtown LA, commuting to work, daily. So the OW is more tool than toy to me and I don't have much interest in practicing things that I need to make sure the thing doesn't run into people on wheelchairs or careen into traffic.

The two foot hop off is still the sure fire method to stop every time. Don't have time for a heal raise in a quick situation, hop off right? The full front foot dismount is very similar because it shuts the board off and having your foot on the back ensures it doesn't get away from you, like stopping on a decline or very uneven surface.

It was meant to help with off roading but a guy in the FB group added a retractable handle to his board. So when he's going off roots or whatever, he can pull the handle up to help keep himself on the board and keep the board from going down a hill/cliff. Might be an option for you as well.

[ryancwynar]

@acecannon about 400