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This is cool and horrifying at the same time, just be very careful if you are trying such a thing.

We just had an initial support for VESC NRF/HM10 devices added into Gadgetbridge if this is of interest to anyone fascinated in this subject.

https://blog.freeyourgadget.org/release-0_64_0.html

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Managing the size of the gaps between the wheel and the platform seems like one safety centric issue. Too narrow and it can suck up some skin into the narrow hole. Too wide and it pulls in a whole shoe, or leaves not enough flat surface. I'm curious what the optimal size is, and whether there are more ways to safeguard it.

Yeah I was noticing how wide the gaps were on his

How well did the force sensitive resistors workout over time? I found these switches that are used as push-buttons on public buses they work fairly well and survive splash/grime [1] [2] I contacted them ages ago and they sent a demo kit for free.

1: https://www.tapeswitch.com/ 2: https://transistor-man.com/PhotoSet/flying_nimbus_MKIII/P108...

As the owner of a commercial onewheel, The gap is pretty small on those. Maybe 1/4".

However, the real solution is to just get a fender since riding on anything but clean pavement leads to a lot of dirt being flung around.

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