(03-21-2019, 06:54 PM)Julia Wrote: I'm a new home beta user and just received my sensor kit yesterday and expect to complete the set up and try it out today.  I have an old Schwinn recumbent bike--don't know the model.

The crank arms for my pedals are smooth and cylindrical (no flat sides), about 3/4" diameter, and close to the body of the bike.  So my concern here is that the sensor may rotate around and bump into the body of the bike.  Will have to try it out and see if that is the case.  My initial thought was that it would be nice if the back of the sensor had a higher friction surface and also would like the option of a smaller elastic band for a tighter fit.  I like the feel and friction of the elastic bands.  I realize it's difficult to make a one-size-fits-all solution.

My second observation was that the handles for my bike are about 1 1/2" in diameter--too big for the clasp on the button.  Do you have a suggestion for dealing with that?

Looking forward to my first test ride.

(03-21-2019, 07:14 PM)Natepepper Wrote:

(03-21-2019, 06:54 PM)Julia Wrote: I'm a new home beta user and just received my sensor kit yesterday and expect to complete the set up and try it out today.  I have an old Schwinn recumbent bike--don't know the model.

The crank arms for my pedals are smooth and cylindrical (no flat sides), about 3/4" diameter, and close to the body of the bike.  So my concern here is that the sensor may rotate around and bump into the body of the bike.  Will have to try it out and see if that is the case.  My initial thought was that it would be nice if the back of the sensor had a higher friction surface and also would like the option of a smaller elastic band for a tighter fit.  I like the feel and friction of the elastic bands.  I realize it's difficult to make a one-size-fits-all solution.

My second observation was that the handles for my bike are about 1 1/2" in diameter--too big for the clasp on the button.  Do you have a suggestion for dealing with that?

Looking forward to my first test ride.

Welcome to the party, Julia! I know exactly the bike you're talking about -- my father-in-law used to have that bike and we struggled with the same issue trying to set him up on Zwift using the Wahoo cadence pod (a different one than the VZfit pod). Our solution was to attach the cadence sensor to his shoe rather than to the crank. I'm not sure whether that will work with the VZfit pod but it would be quick and easy to try. For the controller button, I was actually thinking about wearing it like a ring around my index finger rather than putting it on my handlebars for easier thumb access. Happy riding!

(03-21-2019, 09:23 PM)emalafeew Wrote:

(03-21-2019, 07:14 PM)Natepepper Wrote:

(03-21-2019, 06:54 PM)Julia Wrote: I'm a new home beta user and just received my sensor kit yesterday and expect to complete the set up and try it out today.  I have an old Schwinn recumbent bike--don't know the model.

The crank arms for my pedals are smooth and cylindrical (no flat sides), about 3/4" diameter, and close to the body of the bike.  So my concern here is that the sensor may rotate around and bump into the body of the bike.  Will have to try it out and see if that is the case.  My initial thought was that it would be nice if the back of the sensor had a higher friction surface and also would like the option of a smaller elastic band for a tighter fit.  I like the feel and friction of the elastic bands.  I realize it's difficult to make a one-size-fits-all solution.

My second observation was that the handles for my bike are about 1 1/2" in diameter--too big for the clasp on the button.  Do you have a suggestion for dealing with that?

Looking forward to my first test ride.

Welcome to the party, Julia! I know exactly the bike you're talking about -- my father-in-law used to have that bike and we struggled with the same issue trying to set him up on Zwift using the Wahoo cadence pod (a different one than the VZfit pod). Our solution was to attach the cadence sensor to his shoe rather than to the crank. I'm not sure whether that will work with the VZfit pod but it would be quick and easy to try. For the controller button, I was actually thinking about wearing it like a ring around my index finger rather than putting it on my handlebars for easier thumb access. Happy riding!

Nate--the VZ Sensor needs to rotate and therefore be attached to the crank not pedal or shoe.  But holding the VZ Button in your hand can work fine, especially for Desk Cycles that don't have handlebars

Julia--if the VZ Sensor can't fit on the inside of your crank without hitting bike body, then it will work fine on the outside of your crank.  For smaller cranks we recommend wrapping its band all the way around the Sensor to its starting point to provide a tight fit.  I'll make a blog post about different ways to mount the sensor and button!

(03-21-2019, 10:49 PM)Julia Wrote: Thank you.  I was able to complete the setup.  Wrapping the band all the way around did the trick and I just held the button which worked.

(03-21-2019, 06:54 PM)Julia Wrote: Thank you.  I was able to complete the setup.  Wrapping the band all the way around did the trick and I just held the button which worked.

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In addition to being new to VZfit, I am also new to Oculus Go and to posting on forums. So I'm not sure where to post questions about issues and I may have some definitely newbie questions.

That said, I just took my first ride in Explorer in Arches National Park to familiarize myself with the options and controls.  First of all, I definitely got motion sick.  The background would pixelate once or twice a second and some of the distortions from Google flattening and stretching portions of the screen were distracting.  After I was done I checked my network connection and was not on my 5G network, so I will switch to that next time and see if that makes a difference for pixelation and motion sickness.  

Despite that, the surroundings were engaging and I probably rode longer than I should have given the state of my stomach ;-)  You've done a good job with the uphill and downhill distinctions.  I really felt the need to push harder to go up and could relax more going down.  Nice!

I stopped somewhere along the road and switched through all the rider perspectives and suddenly found myself in what appeared to be a sinkhole.  It was like I was underground (or under water) as most of my surroundings were blue.  If I looked up, I could see the land and sky in a circle above me.  I was unable to switch perspectives out of it and had to push the power button on the Oculus Go to get out of it.  

Also it is not obvious to me how to exit the app gracefully and go back to the Oculus menu or to switch between Play and Explorer.

(03-21-2019, 11:36 PM)bdushok Wrote: I'm a new beta user from Pennsylvania.   I've just received my sensor kit last evening and used it for the first time today.

I am impressed with Explorer.   It's amazing how the app is able to render 2d Google Maps images as well as it does in 3d.

I would like to suggest you add a quick tutorial when the app is first launched like Play.   While using the app I found nearly every location I selected placed me heading in the wrong direction down a road   It didn't realize there was a reverse option, a quick tutorial would have helped with that.  

I had a crash about 30 minutes into using Explorer.   The problem occurred immediately after I changed directions followed by a view change.   I'll see if I'm able to reproduce the problem and will give you more details if I'm able.

Thanks for a great product!

Bob

(03-22-2019, 10:21 AM)emalafeew Wrote:

(03-21-2019, 11:36 PM)bdushok Wrote: I'm a new beta user from Pennsylvania.   I've just received my sensor kit last evening and used it for the first time today.

I am impressed with Explorer.   It's amazing how the app is able to render 2d Google Maps images as well as it does in 3d.

I would like to suggest you add a quick tutorial when the app is first launched like Play.   While using the app I found nearly every location I selected placed me heading in the wrong direction down a road   It didn't realize there was a reverse option, a quick tutorial would have helped with that.  

I had a crash about 30 minutes into using Explorer.   The problem occurred immediately after I changed directions followed by a view change.   I'll see if I'm able to reproduce the problem and will give you more details if I'm able.

Thanks for a great product!

Bob

Thank you Bob!  We’ll look for your crash in our logs, but it may be helpful to report your approximate location. The pause menu alternates between showing your current address and lat/lon for such reports.  We’ll look into adding a startup or search tip about reversing directions.  A longer tutorial like Play’s would be nice, we are trying to balance all the possible improvements so you may learn some new things from this forum or our blog, so keep following!