Help me slide my Scirocco better...

[kervinridgley@earthlink.net (Kervin)]

I don't think it would be that hard to do.  You roll the car to see what
the distance one wheel revolution is and put the corresponding value in
the computer.  You could even do it by changing values until the
computer speed matched the cars speedometer.  Mounting wouldn't be that
hard either.  A bracket off of one of the lugs on the rear drum and a
another mount from the stationary side of the drum.  Just a thought.

Dan Smith wrote:
> 
> Hehe, nice idea, but not a chance. You have to calibrate the computer to the size of your bike wheel (basically, pick which wheel you have out of a list). I don't think they have anything close to car wheel sizes. Also, the pick up part has to be millimeters away from the magnet. Lastly, the way spokes are angled places the magnet in just the right spot for a correct reading. Too much toward the outside or inside of the tire would throw things off. But, then again, I don't know much about creative electrical engineering, so maybe it could be made to work.
> 
> Dan
> 
> --- Kervin <kervinridgley@earthlink.net> wrote:
> >You could use a bicycle computer.  A small magnet would need to be
> >attached to the spinning part of the wheel.  The "pick up"  would need
> >to be mounted to a bracket that will allow you to adjust it's position.
> >The computer will give you the speed of the wheel, but there is probably
> >a way to have it light up when you the display reads "0".  The extras
> >are that you will then have average speed, an adjustable speedometer,
> >max speed, trip distance and driving time!
> >
> >Mark wrote:
> >>
> >> I'm practicing my left foot braking techniques in all this snow we've
> >> had around here this winter, and it's come to my attention that this
> >> practice is probably wearing the hell out of my front brakes.
> >>
> >> Here's what I would like:  an LED mounted on my dash that would light
> >> up when my BACK wheels are locked up.  That way I don't end up mashing
> >> the brakes too hard to achieve rear wheel lock up - which, in turn,
> >> would require more throttle to keep the fronts spinning...  It would
> >> speed up the learning curve alot, I usually feel like I'm over-applying
> >> the brakes...
> >>
> >> Any ideas on a cheap/clever way to achieve this?  I have friends who
> >> could help me build simple electronic circuits, so feel free to get
> >> technical...
> >>
> >> Thanks for any ideas!
> >>
> >> Mark.
> >> 80 S
> >> 81 S
> >>
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> >Kervin
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Kervin
86 Scirocco 2.0 8v 4K+80% and lots of other numbers and letters
88 Gti 1.8 16v Not done and now it's winter :(
00 tt600