Up Trucks

**CeXa** · 06-08-2005 04:52 AM

Hey all you guys interested in Up Trucks, the new revolutionary urethane truck, there's a new batch getting out of the factory, with Phase 2 and Phase 3 series, with a new no-wheel-bite device!
These trucks are specially developted for Slalom, Longboard, Vert, Street and Freestyle, with different sizes and hardness for each terrain.
I will be posting some pictures of them soon.

**sam** · 06-08-2005 05:02 AM

sounds amazing... cant really picture urethane trucks, but cool- cant wait to see pics

**mellowkat** · 06-08-2005 05:27 AM

I would like to try a set! Are there any Canadian dist that will be stocking the longboard ones?

**CRASS** · 06-08-2005 09:38 AM

Any distributors/shops/etc in California I can contact?

I still really wanna try these babies!!

**Mile_High_Mark** · 06-08-2005 09:39 AM

Smoothill is a distributor that carries the trucks. They're located in Marin County, so someplace like Purple Skunk should be able to get them.

**minus9** · 06-08-2005 06:18 PM

Once some shops actually have them in stock so that I can see a real sample and hold it in my hands, I'll probably get a set. But it's been so long that they've not been available from anyone in the US that I've sort of given up on the chances of ever actually seeing them.

**CeXa** · 06-08-2005 07:32 PM

Just to tease...
Here is a low res pict of Up Truck's longboard model.
I will post hi res pics soon!

**Mellow Out** · 06-09-2005 11:56 AM

How do you screw the trucks onto the board? It looks like the nuts would be hard to get to and would need the exact right length of hardware.

**CRASS** · 06-09-2005 09:39 PM

Ooh.. the man has a point about those inner mounting holes underneath the uh.. hanger??

**haole haole** · 06-09-2005 10:00 PM

mounting screws into baseplate (like exkates)?

**Michael Billings** · 06-09-2005 10:15 PM

No, it mounts like a regular truck. Note the pictures.

**VolvoGuy** · 06-10-2005 12:34 AM

Is there any advantage to these trucks? I wouldn't think so, as you can't tweak them at all. And we all know how much SFer's love to tweak trucks.......

**Gimp Skool** · 06-10-2005 08:47 AM

Originally Posted by VolvoGuy

Is there any advantage to these trucks? I wouldn't think so, as you can't tweak them at all. And we all know how much SFer's love to tweak trucks.......

The idea is that you don't have to tweek them, they should have a much more consistant turn than conventional trucks with no dead spots or squeeks, plus they're meant to be lighter and just cool in general. I'd like to try some I'm just trying to figure out what kind of board to put them on.

**wombat boarder** · 06-10-2005 09:06 AM

so i guess they dont have bushings? what about a kingpin?

**holikujak** · 06-10-2005 09:27 AM

Originally Posted by wombat boarder

so i guess they dont have bushings? what about a kingpin?

was that sarcasm?

**Crappysurfer** · 06-10-2005 05:02 PM

hmmm these look like something that should be elaborated on....i wonder how the urethane would age.... i would definetely like to try some im just a little skeptical of their durability

**Directive0** · 06-10-2005 05:48 PM

Originally Posted by Gimp Skool

Originally Posted by VolvoGuy

Is there any advantage to these trucks? I wouldn't think so, as you can't tweak them at all. And we all know how much SFer's love to tweak trucks.......

The idea is that you don't have to tweek them, they should have a much more consistant turn than conventional trucks with no dead spots or squeeks, plus they're meant to be lighter and just cool in general. I'd like to try some I'm just trying to figure out what kind of board to put them on.

Thats one of the few times that gimp hasn't made a negative comment about a piece of equipment. :|

But yah, I could see them being not the longest lasting, but I'd be interested to see how the feel. I'd buy a set prolly.