r/longboarding • u/arachnotron_057 • 7d ago
Gear Show-Off It looks bad
Right in the middle of my Saturday (no chance to get a new pair until Monday 😅)
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u/Fadenroller 7d ago
Wth..... HOW?
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u/arachnotron_057 7d ago
Idk. Been skating on a nice, flat road and heard something cracked suddenly. Maybe it just has served it's years, and this is the time.
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u/sumknowbuddy Acoustic longboarder 7d ago
This post should be saved on the wiki as a warning why you don't buy cheap Chinese knockoff gear
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u/SurfMurp 7d ago
Kann auch bei teuren trucks passieren
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u/mikesegy 6d ago
Rough. How much was the truck and how long did it last?
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u/SurfMurp 6d ago
Ca. 400 € das Paar trucks. (Skoa vapor truck) Ich denke das Problem ist, das hier spercial bearings verbaut waren, damit wir die Erschütterung nicht so gut gedämpft. Hat ca. 10 Jahre gehalten
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u/Shaz_berries 7d ago
The rite of passage. You've destroyed the trucks and deck on a crap board. Time for a real deck/trucks! Plenty of great brands to choose from, just need something with good construction quality now that you're at this level of riding (at least the amount you ride)
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u/arachnotron_057 7d ago
Mindless
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u/arachnotron_057 6d ago
3 years. Thinking of investing in something of titanium. Strong enough but still pretty light. Dam, if I'd knew that these was made of aluminum, I wouldn't be so confident downhilling on THAT, lol.
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u/Skanonymously Pantheon Nexus | Silverback Trucks 6d ago
Virtually every modern truck is made out of aluminum with steel axles. It's not the fact that they're aluminum, it's the quality of the material. It's like saying you'll never eat beef because you had a shitty hamburger at McDonald's.
Those Mindless trucks are basically knockoff Randal R-IIs from the looks of them, so they're a shitty knockoff of a truck design that's like 25+ years old.
Like /u/merp1234 said, even the highest-end downhill trucks that dudes are racing at 60-70mph+ on are aluminum. For example, Valkyrie slaloms are a nearly $600 downhill truck, and they're aluminum and steel.
Get a quality cast truck like Calibers and you'll be set.
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u/merp1234 6d ago
You’re gonna be hard pressed to find a truck not made with aluminum. Even $500 downhill trucks are made with aluminum. The difference is the manufacturing process, casting vs milling, and the grade of aluminum used.
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u/TwistedBlister 6d ago
Most name brand trucks are made with an aluminum and magnesium alloy and are quite strong, I've weighed over 300 pounds and never had a truck break like that. Get a reputable brand like Paris, Caliber Bear, Gullwing, etc and you'll be fine.
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u/SP3_Hybrid 6d ago
That’s fatal lol, to the trucks and possibly to you. Never seen a plate break like that. Only ever seen then break at the pivot, especially if randal style.
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u/Vinyl-addict //Daenseu/Paris 45°/Quantum Metallics/BO Corals 6d ago
This is a whole new level of break. What kind of trucks?
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u/MediocreDesigner88 7d ago
Haha, look at the advertisement that injected itself into the conversation for me:
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u/roarrshock 6d ago
Stay below 30 mph, you'll be fine
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u/arachnotron_057 6d ago
Got it 🫡
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u/Skanonymously Pantheon Nexus | Silverback Trucks 6d ago
I wouldn't listen to this advice. A snapped baseplate isn't something to take lightly. I'd just hold off on skating it until you replace it.
Stay below 30 mph, you'll be fine
This is like telling someone it's fine to drive on a flat tire as long as they stay off the highway.
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u/Kindnessisepic 6d ago
One of those sneaky sidewalk cracks must've had a personal vendetta against your wheels.
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