As mentioned in the previous post, this weekend was the first serious time on my board since September last year. This was the first proper test for robustness of the re-purposed bike computer I have documented in previous posts.

It did work most of the time but during one of the trips there was momentarily loss of the screen display when I mounted a curb. However, a few more bumps from the road, and the real time display showing speed and distance covered was working again.

I suspected that the battery for the bike computer was not as secure as it could have been and depending on the vibration from the road, sharp knocks would sometimes cause the battery to separate from the battery contacts. What I've done now is put "blu-tack"  on the battery and between the lid of the housing to try and dampen  out any vibrations causing battery movement. It seems to have done the trick.


Removing the cover


Adding blu-tack to secure the battery


Screwing the case housing back onto the underside of the board

Spring is here!!!

So with  Spring fully in progress, this weekend I was able to enjoy the dry weather and take my board on a night ride and a 3.5 mile daytime ride in the park. And oh what nice scenes greeted me:

Not having been on a long trip on the board for a while, I had forgotten how vocal the British public are. Not sure if it was because I was in the park and there were more people present than usual, but I heard four cries of "hey, that's an electric skateboard", or similar words to that effect.