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Inclinometers. Do they work and do you trust them?
Bulli:
I dont hold much store by them. They are great on decents when you can see how steep it was...but only on straight short ones. You are too scared otherwise! I think the bum method is the best go as for as you think and you will have a very good safety margin. I have pushed mine a few times to the point i was sure a roll was coming and still nothing...but i never enjoy it .
I have seen a couple of rolls and i dont intend to have one but mistakes do happen. I dont think having a widgit on the dash will be much help....unless it sent up a flare!
chuggaman:
ive got one
absolutly bl**dy useless bit of kit
the only reason i have not removed it is it stops my diary falling off the dashboard.
tat
mike
muddyjames:
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the only reason i have not removed it is it stops my diary falling off the dashboard.
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:lol: brilliant I love that.
So why do shoguns have them then? Status symbol or something or another thing to go wrong and shogun owners have to pay loads to get it mended? I see shogun ones have water inside to slow the speed of the ball thing inside down.
muddyweb:
--- Quote from: "muddyjames" ---So why do shoguns have them then?
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It's not just the Mitsubishis... some of the Toyotas have them too as part of the centre console. It's just a spec thing really.. lets the marketing people put another feature on the list and lets the designers add another gimmick inside. Why do you think the Discovery 3 has "terrain response" ? ;-)
Wanderer:
The thing is that if you look at Budgies picture you've normally pulled the buttons out of the seats well before that point.
I had one at Wicked Whaddon 2 and all I could see out of the side windows was a muddy puddle. An inclinometer would have told me it's version of the angle I was at but couldn't tell me if there was a dip in the bottom of the hole that would have rolled me.
I've got one. Never got round to fitting it but.....
They are a toy and you shouldn't have time to look at it while you're moving. Just a distraction.
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