I just got a Custom LBL Otter (40in) and its beautiful. I have been out of skateboarding since I was kid but decided to take up longboarding because I miss surfing and snowboarding due to my current location of OK. I started out with a couple Flexdex boards which are really fun, but wanted something longer.
The Otter is great, but the trucks I got for it Randall 180s are way to high. I feel like I need a step ladder to pump. Checking out different trucks, its hard to tell how high up they will place you. The trucks I have on my Flexdex (Tracker RTX/S) are perfect for me but they don't make a longer truck which I want for the Otter which is 10in wide.
Any suggestions, I am looking at Bear Grizzlys but not sure about their height either.
Randalls are not all that high in comparison to most popular trucks. The only truck I can think of that is lower would be an indy 215, and my holeys are a tad bit lower also.
So am I looking at the same issue with Grizzly's? If I put my Flexdex w/ Trackers next to my LBL with randalls the LBL is almost an inch higher off the the ground.
I suppose I would get used to it, but it really feels strange after getting used to my last setup. I primarily just ride distance. I live on an Army post and go out and do like 3-4 miles so pumping comfortably is pretty important to me.
^ yeah I'm new, what can I say? After talking to some guys on this site and trying out some different trucks I think I figured out the answer I was looking for. Figured I would post it in case anyone else was looking for some good LDP trucks.
Flipping my bears/ randals def lowered them, but I still wanted something easier to push so I put my RTs/x trackers on which were perfect height. They actually worked pretty well on the otter despite being 149mm. So that led me to the Tracker Dart. A good size both in width 184 and height. Maybe not as carvy as say the randals or the bears but much better for long sessions, going for distance.
Trucks for LBL Otter/ Cruizing
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