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A cycling desk / Zwifting with a split keyboard

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188 points breezykermo | 1 comments | 13 Nov 24 18:48 UTC | HN request time: 0.204s | source
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muti ◴[13 Nov 24 22:35 UTC] No.42130950[source]▶
A split kb with integrated trackball would help alleviate the awkward mousing situations, e.g. the charybdis [1]. I'm in a similar position having gone down the ergo split keyboard rabbit hole and vim everywhere, now building a charybdis myself

1. https://github.com/Bastardkb/Charybdis

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1. AlexErrant ◴[20 Nov 24 16:41 UTC] No.42195689[source]▶
Heh, I do 2hrs of z2 4x a week (8hr total) with a Charybdis and inclined treadmill. I use two wrist rests rubberbanded together though; the height of the Charybdis is significant and I don't hover my hands. I'm usually programming, though when I run into more complex problems I usually switch to less cognitively burdensome tasks. Or I just stare out the window and let my gut sit on the problem... which is surprisingly effective in coming up with solutions.

https://imgur.com/a/YpQElUs

I clamped a piece of wood to the desk's edge to have something to push against, as having a point of stability is nice. You can see the back of the treadmill's control panel - I took a regular treadmill, dismantled it, and mounted the panel to my adjustable desk. The treadmill is propped up on blocks to get a ~12% incline; my usual pace is around 3.1-3.4mph, depending on the season/humidity. Sweat... is significant. I usually have a towel under my wrists to uh... collect the arm-runnage >_>

I'm using ball transfer units for the trackball. They're nice, but (as with all trackballs) you should clean the BTUs if you want to keep the smooth flicking. I use a 4k tv as my monitor, so flicking from one corner of the screen to the laptop screen all the way on the other side is really nice.