Are hard plastic risers better or soft rubbery ones

[Ziad]

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?

[anon]

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

[kentrock]

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

[curbsmash]

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.

[kentrock]

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

[Chavo]

Hard plastic. Soft risers are a silly gimmick.

[GasTheHostage]

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.