Slappy trucks (Mike Sinclair's new brand)

[Zyth]

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made in china with exclusive trucks for zumiez i can't support them anymore, gone back to thunder team standard

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Mind to elaborate? Don’t know anything about your claims

email i got sent from slappy:
The top bushing you mentioned is most likely from me designing the first round of washers too close to the actual size of the bushing. I will open the washer up / make larger to avoid the bushing to bubble over. I am also working on harder and softer replacement bushings as well. I would cone the bushing more but I love how it turns so I didn’t want to change a thing. Glad to hear a new washer is helping. The trucks are designed and tested in the USA but currently the trucks are being manufactured in China.

zumiez exclusive trucks not available anywhere else:
https://www.zumiez.com/brands/slappy-truck-company.html

[yghartsyrt]

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made in china with exclusive trucks for zumiez i can't support them anymore, gone back to thunder team standard

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Mind to elaborate? Don’t know anything about your claims

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email i got sent from slappy:
The top bushing you mentioned is most likely from me designing the first round of washers too close to the actual size of the bushing. I will open the washer up / make larger to avoid the bushing to bubble over. I am also working on harder and softer replacement bushings as well. I would cone the bushing more but I love how it turns so I didn’t want to change a thing. Glad to hear a new washer is helping. The trucks are designed and tested in the USA but currently the trucks are being manufactured in China.

zumiez exclusive trucks not available anywhere else:
https://www.zumiez.com/brands/slappy-truck-company.html

Thanks

[Xen]

From personal experience, widening the washer (surface area on top of bushing) will only cause it to bind on the side of the yoke faster...odd choice.

[Uncle Flea]

Flat washer

[Sativa Lung]

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So I threw flat washers on um. I hate regular shape bushing washers. I never ever use those on anything anymore. The industry should just switch. I'm pretty sure in the 70s and 80s most washers were flat. Some trucks had double barrels too.

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Yes, flat washers are a simple way of getting a looser feeling truck. I've found it hard to get small ones for the top though.

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I almost used bottle caps.

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genius..

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Fury X Lowcard did this

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those bottle caps actually looks good..

They actually skate really well too. Kinda like a less twitchy feeling thunder. I still have a set around here somewhere I think.

[logjammin]

Cruised on my buddy's board equipped with stock slappies except he uses the OG Krux IKP's. Meh. I don't see any reason to buy these besides the kingpin clearance I guess. Indy's still turn better and they offer the same option.

[Uncle Flea]

Yo.

Put soft white Indy bushing in these trucks.

Boner city yo. Boner city.

[logjammin]

Buddy of mine showed me his cracked baseplates yesterday, he's an older dude who is light impact type just does slow slappies and some flat ground so he doesn't really beat the hell out of his trucks. I never noticed before, but the square cutout in the middle of the baseplates for weight reduction has super thin sides so I wouldn't be surprised this keeps happening til they change the design. They are already sending out a warranty replacement which is cool, but I have a feeling he will be back on Indy and Ace soon lol.

[Mbrimson88]

Buddy of mine showed me his cracked baseplates yesterday, he's an older dude who is light impact type just does slow slappies and some flat ground so he doesn't really beat the hell out of his trucks. I never noticed before, but the square cutout in the middle of the baseplates for weight reduction has super thin sides so I wouldn't be surprised this keeps happening til they change the design. They are already sending out a warranty replacement which is cool, but I have a feeling he will be back on Indy and Ace soon lol.

That reminds me of the significant number of Indy Stage 9 baseplates with those cutouts that caused the baseplate to end up in two pieces, along with any number of baseplates from Thunder, Destructo, Venture or others with similar mid cut outs to the Slappy trucks I have from over the years, when others broke them.

With the Indy trucks at least, I never broke them skating, more so when the board shot out straight into a curb hitting the truck at speed, which caused the baseplate to buckle enough to then form a crack and when taking it off the deck, tweaked it enough to have one end up with the pivot point popping out, so I guess the wrong / right amount of force in the wrong / right place and it could put a little too much stress on that weaker middle area.

[yghartsyrt]

Since they are now available in Germany, i tried some and – even though i thought, i don't need another truck besides Ace – the trucks were a pleasant surprise. Changed the top washer for a flat one – kingpin nut flush: i really do like the exact right spot between squirrely and carvy. The grind is way more satisfying than with Ace, way harder
Just need to adjust to the increased height. everything, where you pop your board was off.   

[Blinded]

zumiez exclusive trucks not available anywhere else:
https://www.zumiez.com/brands/slappy-truck-company.html
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Does this make Zoomiez more core than skate shops? I mean skate shops all carry the same shit and they all sell online. Good on you Zoomiez for standing out...Step your shit up skate shops!!

[LebowskisRug]

Nah just sends home how little the industry needed Slappy and how meh they actually are.

[rawbertson.]

sorry if this is not covered but couldnt not easily find - how do slappy trucks affect WB compared to Indy's? Are they more tucked in like Aces, or more pushed out like thunders?

Something interesting is that they are only offering Forged baseplates, but maintaining that 55mm height. so they must be using a slightly longer kingpin to account for this?

[Xen]

sorry if this is not covered but couldnt not easily find - how do slappy trucks affect WB compared to Indy's? Are they more tucked in like Aces, or more pushed out like thunders?

Something interesting is that they are only offering Forged baseplates, but maintaining that 55mm height. so they must be using a slightly longer kingpin to account for this?

"search this topic"

https://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?topic=124231.msg3983179;topicseen#msg3983179




More than Indy and presumably less than thunders

slappy 53.9mm

Indy forged are 53.5mm

[rawbertson.]

ah so they are not 55mm height! someone here told me they were!!
so really they are almost the same angle as a forged indy (only .06 difference...), and also just a touch higher (0.4mm). now it makes sense. Thank you!

So then Indy Standards still are champ for tallest truck...

[Bill Salt]

Wasn't there a brand called Standard trucks using this font for the lettrering?

[evan.tuazon]

I hella back these trucks. Turn is kind of like an Indy with venture inspired stability.

[Xen]

I hella back these trucks. Turn is kind of like an Indy with venture inspired stability.

Underrated truck, but you can get that same feel using hard[er] bushings in AF1s.

[Xen]

Looks like forged plates are on the way

[yghartsyrt]

Looks like forged plates are on the way

Or the truck just fell off…..





Stoked to hear this

[I Can't Think]

Looks like forged plates are on the way

I assume these will lower the trucks a bit like how it works with forged indys? I hope you can order just the plates or something, I got gifted a pair for xmas which I haven't skated yet so I wanna wear them down before trying something new and it'd be sick to just be able to swap the plates

[Xen]

I hope they lower them a bit as well; thinner plate too hopefully so you don't have to crank 7/8" so much to engage all the nylon in the bolts.

Don't trust them to sell it separately as said they'd sell different bushings as well (combo duros too); but that didn't happen...new brand I get it buuuut...

[In A Jar]

I assume these will lower the trucks a bit like how it works with forged indys?

DM'd him (like a man) and he said the height will be the same.  Kinda surprised by that.

[Xen]

Kinda surprised by that.

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Kinda surprised by that.

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so whats the point then? if its the same height, wouldn't the weight be close to the same?

[Xen]

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Kinda surprised by that.

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so whats the point then? if its the same height, wouldn't the weight be close to the same?

Marginal weight reduction, increased strength? Not that I've heard complaints about either from the [few] people I know that skate them/anything online.

[MongoSwitchIsIllegal]

I love my slappy trucks. They've taken a beating. Probably over 3000 grinds and still look good. I only had to replace the pivot cups once.

[yghartsyrt]

I love my slappy trucks. They've taken a beating. Probably over 3000 grinds and still look good. I only had to replace the pivot cups once.

i really do like those trucks. But in terms of toughness and "taking a beating" they are more in the Ace or even Venture territory. Skating mostly rather smooth slappies the last hald year (may 15 sessions), they already look rather beat. An indy would have looked better. Anyways, next one will still be Slappy trucks. still love how they turn (without the top washer) and how they grind

[moonordie]

people always complain about inverted kingpins sucking, are the slappy ones any different?

[jimgrude]

people always complain about inverted kingpins sucking, are the slappy ones any different?

I've had issues with them loosening. I tried loctite, but had to resort to lightly JB-weld the nut on one of my trucks. Holding up so far.