I got into the pre-order. Any plans on improving the strap? Mine lasted a week before the velcro came unglued. Maybe by adding an attachment at the top area to let the strap loop through and fasten back down at the bottom. Most of the pressure would be put at the bottom rather than the top, so I don't think it being 3D printed would be a problem. You'd just need a longer strip of velcro. It would make it more secure and allow for a better fit. Honestly, I was spoiled with the Cyborg and was disappointed in the lack of fitting customization this one has to offer. I will definitely keep an eye out for the next version though. I love what you guys are trying to do, and I know quite a few people who rely on your products due to disabilities.
Strap Improvements?
- Thread starter Spyder
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email us on info@azeron.eu state your issue, include order number and photos showing the issue.My Strap is also failing.
It needed to be a couple of mm longer and better glue used on top, I think.
I haven't even really used the Cyro yet. It was like this out of the box
My strap is also failing and the glue has separated from the cyro after about 2-3 weeks of use. Honestly, what if you all embedded magnets in the palm section and released an elastic strap that goes around the palm of the player.
You'd get attachement without the need for adhesive
You'd get attachement without the need for adhesive
Yes, to lift up the mouse and reposition.
Would be hard without the strap, but I believe there are people who us it without the strap
Having used the Cyro for a few weeks now, I often don't use the strap. I've been using it for work, as well as gaming, and it can be annoying to unstrap in order to type. I find that you have a lot less precise control without the strap, but it's totally do-able. If you use a high DPI setting, you shouldn't need to pick up and reposition. I do find that without the strap my thumb tends to instinctively wrap around the housing of the joystick to regain the "fingertip" control I would have with a normal mouse. I'm slowly training myself to use my wrist more for precision, but it's an adjustment.
(I do not have disability issues, but bought it because I wanted a good vertical mouse that was more adjustable for my big hands and thought the extra joystick and buttons could be interesting to try with gaming, but also for work macros.)
(I do not have disability issues, but bought it because I wanted a good vertical mouse that was more adjustable for my big hands and thought the extra joystick and buttons could be interesting to try with gaming, but also for work macros.)
Just got mine today and was finding the same friction with sliding in and out of the strap to type. It hadn't even occurred to me to try without the strap, and I've found that little hook behind the back of my hand is doing me just fine so far.
Easiest fix for this is to simply replace the velcro with something better. I wrote up a thing in another thread on an idea to use magnets to affix the strap to the mouse, which would be one way to do it. An alternative would be to pick up the tools to simply add an old-fashioned snap fastener to the mouse body and strap, so that it literally snaps onto the mouse.
Personally, I find the strap to be more of a pain than it's worth, since i have to move my hand between mouse and keyboard too frequently for it to be convenient, and relying on that instead of having a proper place to just grip the mouse with my thumb opposite of my hand was stupid. So, I simply adjusted the thumb joystick to where I could still use it when I needed to, but it wasn't in the way, took one of the replacement joystic caps, found a good place on the housing for the joystick where my thumb would rest naturally and give me a good pincer grip on the mouse like any other vertical mouse, and then filed a flat spot and glued the cap on. Problem solved.
As far as the strap itself, if i ever end up needing something that the strap would be useful for, instead of using the strap and affixing it, I'm just going to use some Kydex thermo-set plastic to make a back plate that comes up over my hand more, can be adjusted angle-wise, and then shape it so that it serves the purpose of the strap but without being so clingy/tight that I can't get my hand on and off of the mouse easily. Add some leather/neoprene padding to prevent the plastic from abrading my skin, and done. Total time to do it, from prototyping to final piece installation should probably take me an hour.
Personally, I find the strap to be more of a pain than it's worth, since i have to move my hand between mouse and keyboard too frequently for it to be convenient, and relying on that instead of having a proper place to just grip the mouse with my thumb opposite of my hand was stupid. So, I simply adjusted the thumb joystick to where I could still use it when I needed to, but it wasn't in the way, took one of the replacement joystic caps, found a good place on the housing for the joystick where my thumb would rest naturally and give me a good pincer grip on the mouse like any other vertical mouse, and then filed a flat spot and glued the cap on. Problem solved.
As far as the strap itself, if i ever end up needing something that the strap would be useful for, instead of using the strap and affixing it, I'm just going to use some Kydex thermo-set plastic to make a back plate that comes up over my hand more, can be adjusted angle-wise, and then shape it so that it serves the purpose of the strap but without being so clingy/tight that I can't get my hand on and off of the mouse easily. Add some leather/neoprene padding to prevent the plastic from abrading my skin, and done. Total time to do it, from prototyping to final piece installation should probably take me an hour.