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Skateboarding => USELESS WOODEN TOY BANTER => Topic started by: Nap on September 09, 2020, 05:16:19 AM
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I'm looking for more inspiration from skater with loose trucks. So let's list as many as possible; just for the record and especially for other seekers.
I think dropping names is fine enough but if you like to post videos that would be also welcome.
Let us begin with (updated):
Aymeric Nocus
Ben Schroeder
Chris Russell
Daewon Song
Frank Gerwer
Glen Fox
Jef Hartsel
Jesse Alba
Julien Stranger
Koichiro Uehara
Matt Rodriguez
Max Palmer
Nestor Judkins
Ronnie Sandoval
Sky Siljeg
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This is relevant to your interests
http://www.jenkemmag.com/home/2017/01/18/the-pro-skaters-guide-to-loose-trucks/
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starts loose trucks thread, doesnt mention Loose Trucks Max
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starts loose trucks thread, doesnt mention Loose Trucks Max
Max Palmer
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Shoutout the dude at my local who's kingpin nut can be unscrewed with two fingers.
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No one mentioned dae won yet?
I saw an old Ben Schroeder in a masters bowl contest a few years back and his old ass had rattling loose trucks that made him take a couple gnarly slams cuz of wobbles But he kept getting up and charged at the coping even harder like the punk rocker he is. That dude is a legend.
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Toland was an OG with the rattling trucks. But these days it’s fairly common. Ronnie Sandoval and Chris Russell both have the shakes.
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No one mentioned dae won yet?
I saw an old Ben Schroeder in a masters bowl contest a few years back and his old ass had rattling loose trucks that made him take a couple gnarly slams cuz of wobbles But he kept getting up and charged at the coping even harder like the punk rocker he is. That dude is a legend.
You think highly of him. Don't visit his IG
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starts loose trucks thread, doesnt mention Loose Trucks Max
HA!!! how did i miss that?????
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Julien.
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everyone on Ace
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everyone on Ace
Bought my first ever set of Ace today. Coming in with the looseness.
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I always felt like Dylan Rieder always had loose trucks. Dude had such a surfy powerful style
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Bought my first ever set of Ace today. Coming in with the looseness.
you are a pilot starting today
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This is relevant to your interests
http://www.jenkemmag.com/home/2017/01/18/the-pro-skaters-guide-to-loose-trucks/
Glad to see Max Palmer and I have the same hairline and truck preferences
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Nyjah has the loosest bunghole
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I don't see the point of loose trucks when most of the time you skate in a straight line
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I don't see the point of loose trucks when most of the time you skate in a straight line
Found Billy Marks
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I don't see the point of loose trucks when most of the time you skate in a straight line
did you get married in a beanie too i mean you’re gonna put it back on anyway
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I don't see the point of loose trucks when most of the time you skate in a straight line
To make sharp turns.
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I saw a Cars porn parody called Loose Trucks. Thought it was a missed opportunity to not even include and anthropomorphised Bang Bus cameo
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Please report to the nearest courtesy telephone at your convenience.
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Nestor Judkins with the super jangly loose trucks. I prefer really soft bushings (blue doh dohs) to get a nice turn and get a little feedback from the bushings
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there’s a clip of jesse alba in cosmic vomit 2 where his trucks are janglin’ and it’s music to my swelling itching brain
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Jef Hartsel is a major loose trucks aficionado. Also, I wanted an excuse to post this part.
http://youtu.be/O718bjrZwA4
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Jef Hartsel is a major loose trucks aficionado. Also, I wanted an excuse to post this part.
http://youtu.be/O718bjrZwA4
Thank you
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Daewon.
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Horrible people with tight trucks would be a great thread.
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I don't see the point of loose trucks when most of the time you skate in a straight line
Same. Kook away. Crazy that people are so good with loose ass trucks though.
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https://vimeo.com/142189080
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I don't see the point of loose trucks when most of the time you skate in a straight line
So you can constantly look for opportunities to casually mention how loose your fucking trucks are.
Someone asks to hop on your board for a second? Sit back and wait for them to look up in shock “How can you skate with your trucks so loose?”
You’ve practiced your nonchalant response in the mirror many times. “Oh really? Yeah I guess they are kinda loose... guess I never noticed.”
Feel the endorphins rush in as you have, without a shadow of a doubt, asserted yourself to be the better skater and therefore claim the right to procreate with your personal harem. At least you would have if you were all lions.
You think how cool it would be to be a lion as you and your board rattle off into the sunset.
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I don't see the point of loose trucks when most of the time you skate in a straight line
So you can constantly look for opportunities to casually mention how loose your fucking trucks are.
Someone asks to hop on your board for a second? Sit back and wait for them to look up in shock “How can you skate with your trucks so loose?”
You’ve practiced your nonchalant response in the mirror many times. “Oh really? Yeah I guess they are kinda loose... guess I never noticed.”
Feel the endorphins rush in as you have, without a shadow of a doubt, asserted yourself to be the better skater and therefore claim the right to procreate with your personal harem. At least you would have if you were all lions.
You think how cool it would be to be a lion as you and your board rattle off into the sunset.
and then the picturesque john wayne riding away into the sunset scene takes a sharp detour as you're pitched to the floor from wheelbite or your kingpin nut falling off
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I don't see the point of loose trucks when most of the time you skate in a straight line
Same. Kook away. Crazy that people are so good with loose ass trucks though.
I think the point is it feels better and makes riding a skateboard way more fun. Also usually will make your style look better once you get use to it and know how to ride loose.
However medium tightness is the way to go so it doesn't completely fuck up your pop but you can still carve/lean into certain tricks when you about pop or rolling away
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Can someone fill me in,
I just started skating bowl
I really love loose trucks and I need it for the carving but now i'm confused.
When I lock into a backside 50-50 I often don't grind far because my heel wheel/wheels are locked in a wheelbite.
Do you guys ride it like this and just push through and grind on the trucks or do I need to tighten/get higher trucks?
I always liked grinding with my wheels beeing free to roll along for a more soft grind.
Need solid advice quick! thx
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I don't see the point of loose trucks when most of the time you skate in a straight line
So you can constantly look for opportunities to casually mention how loose your fucking trucks are.
Someone asks to hop on your board for a second? Sit back and wait for them to look up in shock “How can you skate with your trucks so loose?”
You’ve practiced your nonchalant response in the mirror many times. “Oh really? Yeah I guess they are kinda loose... guess I never noticed.”
Feel the endorphins rush in as you have, without a shadow of a doubt, asserted yourself to be the better skater and therefore claim the right to procreate with your personal harem. At least you would have if you were all lions.
You think how cool it would be to be a lion as you and your board rattle off into the sunset.
This is fantastic lol
As a loose trucks rider, I am annoyed and embarrassed when somebody asks to step on my board and then passes it around to their friends. I'd be a beta cuck lion, for sure.
Has anybody mentioned Matt Rodriguez? (edit: he's in the original list)
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http://www.instagram.com/p/CJGxdRMHeY-/?igshid=xk6v5dpkagj1
Local skater, told him the super glue trick so his kingpin nut stops falling off
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I don't see the point of loose trucks when most of the time you skate in a straight line
So you can constantly look for opportunities to casually mention how loose your fucking trucks are.
Someone asks to hop on your board for a second? Sit back and wait for them to look up in shock “How can you skate with your trucks so loose?”
You’ve practiced your nonchalant response in the mirror many times. “Oh really? Yeah I guess they are kinda loose... guess I never noticed.”
Feel the endorphins rush in as you have, without a shadow of a doubt, asserted yourself to be the better skater and therefore claim the right to procreate with your personal harem. At least you would have if you were all lions.
You think how cool it would be to be a lion as you and your board rattle off into the sunset.
this is me, and i’m triggered.
loose trucks rule
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I don't see the point of loose trucks when most of the time you skate in a straight line
So you can constantly look for opportunities to casually mention how loose your fucking trucks are.
Someone asks to hop on your board for a second? Sit back and wait for them to look up in shock “How can you skate with your trucks so loose?”
You’ve practiced your nonchalant response in the mirror many times. “Oh really? Yeah I guess they are kinda loose... guess I never noticed.”
Feel the endorphins rush in as you have, without a shadow of a doubt, asserted yourself to be the better skater and therefore claim the right to procreate with your personal harem. At least you would have if you were all lions.
You think how cool it would be to be a lion as you and your board rattle off into the sunset.
Guilty as charged :)
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heitor
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http://www.instagram.com/p/CJGxdRMHeY-/?igshid=xk6v5dpkagj1
Local skater, told him the super glue trick so his kingpin nut stops falling off
How is that garbage related to this thread in any way? Someone should focus his board for that manual before the bass clip
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http://www.instagram.com/p/CJGxdRMHeY-/?igshid=xk6v5dpkagj1
Local skater, told him the super glue trick so his kingpin nut stops falling off
He has loose trucks and is a good skater. Your hate is silly and childish
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I thought my trucks were loose, not crazy but loose. Then one of my friends gets on my board and can't fuckin belive how I can turn at all. Wouldn't shut up about it. Brothers too, damn dude how tho? Anyway I was embarrassed. Fast forward like ten years. Friend tries to hop on the board, eats shit, too loose. Brother needed a set up for a visit, couldn't even push.
Tldr, I guess my jawns are loose but I don't do anything wild at all just keep em a couple turns looser.
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http://www.instagram.com/p/CJGxdRMHeY-/?igshid=xk6v5dpkagj1
Local skater, told him the super glue trick so his kingpin nut stops falling off
He has loose trucks and is a good skater. Your hate is silly and childish
That manual was silly and childish
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easiest hacks to get your new trucks to turn like your old trucks (or your old trucks to turn better): swap out old pivot cups to new baseplates and use the top (smaller) bushings for both instead of the thick bottom ones new trucks come with. your trucks will feel amazing.
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2:59
https://vimeo.com/142189080
wow this section was rad! not a fan of the clothing and haircut but some great skating.
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2:59
https://vimeo.com/142189080
wow this section was rad! not a fan of the clothing and haircut but some great skating.
I fucking love Sky Siljeg, that part is great. Bummer there hasn't been any new footy from him lately
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I always thought I skated looser trucks, until my best bud stepped on my board and was like damn dude these are kinda tight... that shit hurt my soul, and I’ve been skating jiggly loose ever since. It’s been about a month or so, and I’m still trying to get more consistent with it.
A week ago we were skating a curb spot with a couple other dudes, and one of them hops on my buddies board and said the same shit, damn these are pretty tight. Trying to get him on that jiggly loose tip.
I will also say, there is nothing better than handing your board over to someone whose objectively way better than you and seeing them struggle for a second and asking how do you skate this?
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everyone on Ace
Not true actually. Stood on 2 Ace pro's boards and rode them around and they were tighter than my Indy's, which I skate medium at loosest. In both cases they had 1-2 threads showing on the kingpin. Actually felt pretty rad.
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https://youtu.be/qDKFf3AV4CM
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https://youtu.be/YQCZn9Qoy2E
1:02 you can see the jiggle.
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Can someone fill me in,
I just started skating bowl
I really love loose trucks and I need it for the carving but now i'm confused.
When I lock into a backside 50-50 I often don't grind far because my heel wheel/wheels are locked in a wheelbite.
Do you guys ride it like this and just push through and grind on the trucks or do I need to tighten/get higher trucks?
I always liked grinding with my wheels beeing free to roll along for a more soft grind.
Need solid advice quick! thx
It can be done, but it is harder with really really really loose trucks, just get them more to normal loose trucks maybe.
The main thing is not to sit completely on your heel when you are on the grind, stay low and loose (relaxed) and it will grind much more easily.
I had a friend who could do anything on the loosest trucks but I could never do things like pivot to fakie on his board because the back truck would never lift back over the coping, but he had better balance than I did. I could do it on my board fine and my trucks are loose enough, but when you are able to lean with out getting immediate wheelbite, that is a good medium.
Hope that helps!
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You don't choose loose trucks, loose trucks choose you. :)
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Ben Schroeder
Schroeder is riding loose trucks?
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2:59
https://vimeo.com/142189080
wow this section was rad! not a fan of the clothing and haircut but some great skating.
That was insane, having skated some of those parks make it even nuttier
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http://youtu.be/sKctfxXN8u8
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Jef Hartsel is a major loose trucks aficionado. Also, I wanted an excuse to post this part.
http://youtu.be/O718bjrZwA4
never enough Hartsel. Ever.
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I don't see the point of loose trucks when most of the time you skate in a straight line
Most people turn. Alot. And prefer not to look like a twelve year old tic tacking to do a 30 degree turn.
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http://www.instagram.com/p/CJGxdRMHeY-/?igshid=xk6v5dpkagj1
Local skater, told him the super glue trick so his kingpin nut stops falling off
He has loose trucks and is a good skater. Your hate is silly and childish
i wouldnt really consider these loose trucks haha, they just look completely normal... were u just tryna find a reason to post ur own video ;)
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used to rock my shit wobbly cause i thought it meant you were good at skating til i skated once w/ the local ripper (still one of the most talented ppl ive seen ride board) and stepped on his board and his shit wasnt loose at all. Maybe medium-loose but more on the medium side. Tightened my shit a few turns soon as i got home and havent looked back since
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https://youtu.be/lvf_QkZxoCM
my fav skater ever
my fav part
loosest trucks carves and pop
duffman misses the point
i’m
stoned
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=lvf_QkZxoCM
my fav skater ever
my fav part
loosest trucks carves and pop
duffman misses the point
i’m
stoned
Stoned is the way of the walk 8)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ge7SX6YR_04
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Kingpin nut just flush and those soft bushings I like that loose surfy feeling to my shit but seen some full real cunts with finger tightened kingpin nuts with just a little dab of superglue to hold
Most flip tricks are way easier with tighter trucks but it feels weird
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I was really into bowls and transition growing up so I’ve always used wobbly loose trucks. On videos I noticed it looked like I was getting wheelbite with simple foot placements. I started skating a little more street and shamelessly became the “wallie polar kid” for a while. After that phase I started skating ledges and flatground a lot more because that’s all I could skate due to my job. I ended up tightening my trucks a few turns, and I was shocked at how much easier it was to skate flatground. I had heard the platitude “loose trucks save lives” all my life so I was pretty flabbergasted when I realized I liked tighter feeling trucks.
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I was really into bowls and transition growing up so I’ve always used wobbly loose trucks. On videos I noticed it looked like I was getting wheelbite with simple foot placements. I started skating a little more street and shamelessly became the “wallie polar kid” for a while. After that phase I started skating ledges and flatground a lot more because that’s all I could skate due to my job. I ended up tightening my trucks a few turns, and I was shocked at how much easier it was to skate flatground. I had heard the platitude “loose trucks save lives” all my life so I was pretty flabbergasted when I realized I liked tighter feeling trucks.
Interesting that they still might not be that tight compared to some others. I feel like I cannot even roll on some people's setups because the trucks are too tight, but I am more a bowl and transition skater too, even though my trucks are probably medium loose to some others I know.
A lot of those guys who skate street have considerably tighter trucks than mine, but there will always be some with trucks any which way who skate everything too. It is not just bowl skaters = loose trucks, street skaters = tight trucks or anything like that.
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http://www.instagram.com/p/CJGxdRMHeY-/?igshid=xk6v5dpkagj1
Local skater, told him the super glue trick so his kingpin nut stops falling off
He has loose trucks and is a good skater. Your hate is silly and childish
i wouldnt really consider these loose trucks haha, they just look completely normal... were u just tryna find a reason to post ur own video ;)
Not my video
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I was really into bowls and transition growing up so I’ve always used wobbly loose trucks. On videos I noticed it looked like I was getting wheelbite with simple foot placements. I started skating a little more street and shamelessly became the “wallie polar kid” for a while. After that phase I started skating ledges and flatground a lot more because that’s all I could skate due to my job. I ended up tightening my trucks a few turns, and I was shocked at how much easier it was to skate flatground. I had heard the platitude “loose trucks save lives” all my life so I was pretty flabbergasted when I realized I liked tighter feeling trucks.
Interesting that they still might not be that tight compared to some others. I feel like I cannot even roll on some people's setups because the trucks are too tight, but I am more a bowl and transition skater too, even though my trucks are probably medium loose to some others I know.
A lot of those guys who skate street have considerably tighter trucks than mine, but there will always be some with trucks any which way who skate everything too. It is not just bowl skaters = loose trucks, street skaters = tight trucks or anything like that.
In my experience I always thought it was the opposite. Loose for street and tight for bowl trolls.
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I remember seeing Salman skating the loosest trucks in the 90's on a vert ramp. Ollieing into Indy grabs...way to far out and you'd see his trucks just flapping in the air. He hit the ramp so hard rather landing it or slamming.
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I remember seeing Salman skating the loosest trucks in the 90's on a vert ramp. Ollieing into Indy grabs...way to far out and you'd see his trucks just flapping in the air. He hit the ramp so hard rather landing it or slamming.
I remember Matt Reason in the early 90s at a skatepark in Pittsburgh doing huge floating ollies on a mini ramp and his trucks would rattle and shake
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I was really into bowls and transition growing up so I’ve always used wobbly loose trucks. On videos I noticed it looked like I was getting wheelbite with simple foot placements. I started skating a little more street and shamelessly became the “wallie polar kid” for a while. After that phase I started skating ledges and flatground a lot more because that’s all I could skate due to my job. I ended up tightening my trucks a few turns, and I was shocked at how much easier it was to skate flatground. I had heard the platitude “loose trucks save lives” all my life so I was pretty flabbergasted when I realized I liked tighter feeling trucks.
Interesting that they still might not be that tight compared to some others. I feel like I cannot even roll on some people's setups because the trucks are too tight, but I am more a bowl and transition skater too, even though my trucks are probably medium loose to some others I know.
A lot of those guys who skate street have considerably tighter trucks than mine, but there will always be some with trucks any which way who skate everything too. It is not just bowl skaters = loose trucks, street skaters = tight trucks or anything like that.
Probably going to be a list of dudes who still ride loosey goosey on anything, and others who ride tight on anything.
Any of the vert dudes I know (and some the big bowl go super fast type of guys) have the tight trucks otherwise they would get speed wobbles and be out before they hit the first wall, but you need looser trucks to carve a bowl.
I guess though there are always going to be those who are different to others, but most of the top street skaters have the trucks at least medium if not more, eg looking at some guys who are more well known on the global stage with hard bones bushings cranked down like Tommy Fynn who had a pic of his setup the other day, but others like Chris Russell having almost no bushings and still skating fast and hard on big bowl / vert and whatever.
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I was really into bowls and transition growing up so I’ve always used wobbly loose trucks. On videos I noticed it looked like I was getting wheelbite with simple foot placements. I started skating a little more street and shamelessly became the “wallie polar kid” for a while. After that phase I started skating ledges and flatground a lot more because that’s all I could skate due to my job. I ended up tightening my trucks a few turns, and I was shocked at how much easier it was to skate flatground. I had heard the platitude “loose trucks save lives” all my life so I was pretty flabbergasted when I realized I liked tighter feeling trucks.
Interesting that they still might not be that tight compared to some others. I feel like I cannot even roll on some people's setups because the trucks are too tight, but I am more a bowl and transition skater too, even though my trucks are probably medium loose to some others I know.
A lot of those guys who skate street have considerably tighter trucks than mine, but there will always be some with trucks any which way who skate everything too. It is not just bowl skaters = loose trucks, street skaters = tight trucks or anything like that.
Probably going to be a list of dudes who still ride loosey goosey on anything, and others who ride tight on anything.
Any of the vert dudes I know (and some the big bowl go super fast type of guys) have the tight trucks otherwise they would get speed wobbles and be out before they hit the first wall, but you need looser trucks to carve a bowl.
I guess though there are always going to be those who are different to others, but most of the top street skaters have the trucks at least medium if not more, eg looking at some guys who are more well known on the global stage with hard bones bushings cranked down like Tommy Fynn who had a pic of his setup the other day, but others like Chris Russell having almost no bushings and still skating fast and hard on big bowl / vert and whatever.
^^this. Being somewhat of a loose truck aficionado, over the years i've found myself riding many different tightness depending on things like the obvious new pair of trucks to coming back from an ankle sprain and on.
said so, loose trucks for life haha
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I tried the "two finger tight" but the nut kept falling, like twice in landings which was shitty
Turned the top bushing upside down, im happy as pig in shit cuz i show up at the park and kids are afraid to ask me for board
'Hey can i cruise a lap on your board ?'
'Fuck yeah, IF YOU CAN'
HHAHAHAHAHA
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fuck you. I skate with my trucks extra medium looseness.
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I tried the "two finger tight" but the nut kept falling, like twice in landings which was shitty
Turned the top bushing upside down, im happy as pig in shit cuz i show up at the park and kids are afraid to ask me for board
'Hey can i cruise a lap on your board ?'
'Fuck yeah, IF YOU CAN'
HHAHAHAHAHA
That really is one of the best feelings you can get without doing a single trick.