Flexdex wheelbite

[Gnar Gnar Binks]

alright... so i just finally finished fixing up my flexdex pro 60. i threw on some paris 180 and lime retro f/r and took it out for a spin. carved a bit, ate ####

...so i threw on a 1/4" riser. started carving around and it was smooth sailing. so i decided to cross-step on it. on my second step, ate some more ####

more or less i feel defeated. any help???

[Cantee]

harder bushings or tighten your trucks.

[WillJ]

pretty simple,
bigger risers or smaller wheels

[WillJ]

harder bushings or tighten your trucks.

only if you don't want to turn

[Gnar Gnar Binks]

only if you don't want to turn

haha true. i always ride my trucks as loose as i can. pretty much only to wear i cant loosen it with my fingers any more. i know it's a simple answer, just sucks because it's more money to spend.

[Gnar Gnar Binks]

would switching out the paris trucks be any help?

[WillJ]

would switching out the paris trucks be any help?

probably not..

honestly, your wheels are just too big to run loose trucks and still have a comfortable ride height

wheels/bushings/risers... somethings GOT to give, you just have to decide what

[jamesonyo]

The ability to turn/carve is much more important than a bigger wheel.

[akimaveur]

the cheapest solution is bigger risers or different bushings.
best solution IMO is get some orangatang fat free's

[Gnar Gnar Binks]

i know, it's time to shell out some more cash lol. i hate the fact that i get bite, it's killing me.

[akimaveur]

i know, it's time to shell out some more cash lol. i hate the fact that i get bite, it's killing me.

im sorry, i wanted a fat daddy but i've heard about the wheel bite problems. do you have the tools to just totally cut out the area where the wheel wells are?

[Gnar Gnar Binks]

i wish, i could probably find somewhere to do that. maybe i'll try stacking my 1/4in and 1/2in riser pads and see what happens until i get the wheelbite problem worked out

[akimaveur]

i wish, i could probably find somewhere to do that. maybe i'll try stacking my 1/4in and 1/2in riser pads and see what happens until i get the wheelbite problem worked out

that'll be good for now, but that's kinda high

oh well, as long as it rides for now!

[Gnar Gnar Binks]

that'll be good for now, but that's kinda high

oh well, as long as it rides for now!

that's pretty much my thought process. right now my trucks are partially tightened to keep me from biting, but its killing me. the board's got so much potential haha

[flannelman]

fat frees are not cheap. could try some burners for 34 dollars including bearings.

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[Ciotti]

The Paris's aren't doing you any favors because they have the axle farther back than any other longboard style truck and the cutouts in the Fat Daddy are very far forward. If you look at the marks on your deck from when it bit, they are probably on the very back edge of the cutout. With Paris trucks the cutouts may as well not be there (been there done that) the Fat Daddy cutouts were designed to work with old school standard trucks that have the axle in front of the bushing.

Randals are a bit better than Paris's on the Fat Daddy because they don't have the axle quite as far back but Indy's or Trackers will be best because the put the axle even farther forward which will send the wheels properly into the cutouts when you carve.

Also, you will need to go to a 1/2" spacer no matter what truck you go with unless you're willing to go to a tiny wheel. Personally I think the Fat Daddy looks ridiculous with any wheel smaller than 70 and sort of defeats the purpose of a big ol' cruiser


Here's another thread with some good info http://www.silverfishlongboarding.co...ddy-setup.html

[Gnar Gnar Binks]

makes sense when you put it that way. i'll find some way to make this board work. i'll try out some of my buddy's trucks