NOOB Questions Answered By Dopamine David

[Dro.Pru]

I would go with mhs simply because it is a more economical decision
I have reds in all but one of my setups and with a little maintenance they have lasted me two years. I have heard that mhs bearings are comparable if not better than reds performance wise so you do the math

thanks for the info. also would maintenance entails cleaning bearings every do often. And what grease is the best/cheapest to use?

[jman1365]

Dro.Pru :maintenance includes cleaning every now and then, using bearing spacers and speedrings
I typically use bones speedcream but there are other alternatives

[Dro.Pru]

Dro.Pru :maintenance includes cleaning every now and then, using bearing spacers and speedrings
I typically use bones speedcream but there are other alternatives

thanks again.

hopefully one last thing, what exactly do bearing spacers do?

[jman1365]

Dro.Pru: bearings spacers are mounted on the axle in between your bearings and help to keep them properly spaced
it allows you to tighten your trucks properly and increases your bearings life because the inner races won't be pushed towards each other due to side load

[Dro.Pru]

Dro.Pru: bearings spacers are mounted on the axle in between your bearings and help to keep them properly spaced
it allows you to tighten your trucks properly and increases your bearings life because the inner races won't be pushed towards each other due to side load

thanks. Sorry for all the questions but thanks for the advice!

[lmcmahon]

Hi Dopamine David,

I have a Powell-Peralta deck 31" by almost 10" wide and I would like to ride it at the skatepark bowls and halfpipe. Right now I have old 68mm gravity wheels on it and old gravity trucks that say B-2 on them. I took them off of my old 40" gravity board. I also have two flat risers under each truck. The board feels a little high. Should I go with 60mm or 62mm wheels? or....do I need to get an entirely different set up? This is not my main discipline but I have some friends who like to skate bowls and would like to hang with them every so often. How should I set up my board?

[streetheap]

so would a 35deg truck be a lot less responsive than a 50degree truck due to the lean/turn ratio?
would it also have a lot less grip because of how much you have to lean off the center of your board to get the same amount of turn?
are lower degree trucks more "stable" because they are less responsive?

Sorry to jump in here....
In addition to other factors, lean and "response" are also determined by the amount of slop. The tighter the tolerances, the less room your pivot points have to move forward/backward, up/down, etc. This begins a quicker action on the bushings, allowing the hangers/bushings to compress/actuate faster and move through their cycle faster and more efficiently.
A couple of good examples would be Jimz or Smoky trucks. Very tight tolerances/sphericals which help the turn activate very quickly. This is why you'll hear some people refer to them as "twitchy", and rough roads can cause bump steer, etc. But they don't lean as far as most other trucks (bushings and seats also play a role in this, obviously ). With these, basically, if your trucks are moving, they are turning.
What I'm getting at is that lower degree trucks aren't necessarily less responsive. A truck that has a large turning radius isn't always less responsive than a tight-turner.

[ImpreziveSTi]

When I flip the hangar on my trucks, do I have to rotate the bushings too? Or can I simply just flip the hangar and call it good?

[Squirrlyismyname]

When I flip the hangar on my trucks, do I have to rotate the bushings too? Or can I simply just flip the hangar and call it good?

keep the bushings in the same positions relative to the baseplates when flipping the hangars

[jman1365]

Sorry to jump in here....
In addition to other factors, lean and "response" are also determined by the amount of slop. The tighter the tolerances, the less room your pivot points have to move forward/backward, up/down, etc. This begins a quicker action on the bushings, allowing the hangers/bushings to compress/actuate faster and move through their cycle faster and more efficiently.
A couple of good examples would be Jimz or Smoky trucks. Very tight tolerances/sphericals which help the turn activate very quickly. This is why you'll hear some people refer to them as "twitchy", and rough roads can cause bump steer, etc. But they don't lean as far as most other trucks (bushings and seats also play a role in this, obviously ). With these, basically, if your trucks are moving, they are turning.
What I'm getting at is that lower degree trucks aren't necessarily less responsive. A truck that has a large turning radius isn't always less responsive than a tight-turner.

thanks for jumping in here with that, a lot of good info

[superpat182]

hey my buddies all chipped in and bought me an lbl komodo for my birthday, extra ply and everything cuz im a heavy dude (260 lbs). i really don't want to break it, it's super classy! but every now and again i hear cracking, usually around the nose or the tail. is this common? am i breaking IN the board... or just plain breaking it? i don't see any cracks on the top or bottom ply's but is something bad brewing on the inside layers?

[jman1365]

hey my buddies all chipped in and bought me an lbl komodo for my birthday, extra ply and everything cuz im a heavy dude (260 lbs). i really don't want to break it, it's super classy! but every now and again i hear cracking, usually around the nose or the tail. is this common? am i breaking IN the board... or just plain breaking it? i don't see any cracks on the top or bottom ply's but is something bad brewing on the inside layers?

it's probably just stress cracks that happens with every board, if you are really concerned about it I would call Larry and ask him what he thinks, since he's the guy that made the board, he'd be the guy to talk to

[Fender11]

Hey can someone PM me on how to make/alter a powell nosebone to fit on a deck?

Thanks a ton

MV

[Fender11]

Also, how does the lower bushing differ from the upper bushing. Is there a specific job for each one???

MV

[dyno21]

totaly forgot this was daves thread only, sorry dude

[oration]

i was going to order off of bustin's web site, all the prices seemed very resonable, then i thought, what curancy do they use, they have what looks like some great deals but can it realy be that good

do help me

[KAKA]

im right in saying that an indy 165 is the same height as a 215, sorry i know that really bad but i don't really won't to end up being wrong lol
cheers, tom

[jman1365]

im right in saying that an indy 165 is the same height as a 215, sorry i know that really bad but i don't really won't to end up being wrong lol
cheers, tom

so indy makes a 165 truck now? oh wait, they don't.
your post confuses me completely, is it at all relevant to anything else?

[MetalFace69]

Hey Mr. David, question here.

I have a roll of fabric carbon fiber i want it to harden over some foam i have. what makes the carbon fiber harden? and wheres a good place to buy the stuff?

thanks,
Justen

never mind answered my own question haha.

[KAKA]

so indy makes a 165 truck now? oh wait, they don't.
your post confuses me completely, is it at all relevant to anything else?

sorry my fault 169 truck
i will rephrase the question because ur right it was very poorly worded and i apologize
is the independent 169 the same height as the 215

im just asking because i saw the two next to each other the other day, and the 215 was significantly higher
and yes i was aware the the bushing choice affects the indy's height and angle but i was not aware it would be that dramatic (the 169 had the stock bushings in it, the 215 had black comp 11 bushings)

hope that make it easier to answer