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Title: Are hard plastic risers better or soft rubbery ones
Post by: Ziad on September 29, 2018, 01:47:02 PM

I always skate risers on 53mm wheels because i ride my trucks extremely loose and dont wanna risk wheel bites the ones i'm riding are solid plastic ones would it help if i change into soft ones? which is better for jumping down stairs? do rubbery ones help with absorbing impact or it doesn't matter?

Title: Re: Are hard plastic risers better or soft rubbery ones
Post by: anon on September 29, 2018, 02:05:20 PM

Quote from: Ziad on September 29, 2018, 01:47:02 PM

i ride my trucks extremely loose
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which is better for jumping down stairs?

Title: Re: Are hard plastic risers better or soft rubbery ones
Post by: kentrock on September 29, 2018, 05:13:19 PM

Quote from: Ziad on September 29, 2018, 01:47:02 PM

i ride my trucks extremely loose and dont wanna risk wheel bites

Title: Re: Are hard plastic risers better or soft rubbery ones
Post by: curbsmash on September 29, 2018, 05:24:03 PM

doesn’t matter too much, honestly. rubber risers will dampen vibrations a tiny bit but not enough that it’ll make or break anything. use whatever.

Title: Re: Are hard plastic risers better or soft rubbery ones
Post by: kentrock on September 29, 2018, 05:34:52 PM

you got to tighten down the rubber pads so much or your trucks just hanging there they dont work

Title: Re: Are hard plastic risers better or soft rubbery ones
Post by: Chavo on September 30, 2018, 03:43:41 PM

Hard plastic. Soft risers are a silly gimmick.

Title: Re: Are hard plastic risers better or soft rubbery ones
Post by: GasTheHostage on April 09, 2019, 12:13:07 PM

Soft rubbery "risers" arent risers, they're shock pads. Risers are made of hard plastic designed simply to raise your deck height. Shock pads are used to absorb impact (though i stopped using them cuz from my experience they bounce the force rather than absorb) and help smoothen the ride. However, shock pads reduce your speed a little bit.