Surf Rodz trucks

[tex1230]

Just saw this on Wayne's Facebook - I don't know much about this longboards...but it looks beefy as hell:

http://web.me.com/surfrodz/Site/SZ_truck_system.html

[Arclite]

Now i wish i had money.

[pokkis]

These are another great option for top level wide trucks, with 8mm axle, and i love them :1luvu::
http://www.kahalani.se/index.php?cPath=110&currency=USD

[Arclite]

These are another great option for top level wide trucks, with 8mm axle, and i love them :1luvu::
http://www.kahalani.se/index.php?cPath=110&currency=USD

184mm wide?

My Randal R-II's are 180mm.

[KingCrimson]

They look like Randals with a big axle (Bear Grizzly trucks) and a pretty face. Unfortunately, the intent was, in my ASSumption, largely to make the Thresher a cleaner looking product since cast trucks look like an afterthought.

Can't hurt, but it would have been nice to see something very original like Wayne and Co. usually pull off.

Julian, if you want to put yourself in debt- The SZ Thresher is a nice way to do it. Your dad would have fun mounting those risers on all sorts of decks. http://www.surf-rodz.com/images/thresher_DSC7409.jpg

[pokkis]

184mm wide?

My Randal R-II's are 180mm.

184mm and 204mm as per page, mine are 204mm :ices_ange

[0815-fahrer]

sorry for my NotKnowingly question...

but what do those sizes mean?

inner bearing to inner bearing?
outer to outer?

just checked my selfmade board from 1986 for streetsurfing, which is at the wall, widest trucks for that time, they give me 190mm inner to inner bearing.

[KingCrimson]

Inner to inner would be the hanger width, not really referred to often among to the casual crew. The 180 or 184 measurement is from tip to tip.

[0815-fahrer]

thanks !

that would make those 255mm:lol:

was a hell of a lot of fun doing approx 30-40 knots, having a windsurfing sail on it.:biggthump

[KingCrimson]

Really? 255? That's huge! Please post pictures!

[0815-fahrer]

I´ll try...

so wheel-end to wheel-end is 10.5 inches

wheelbase at 28" , total board length 31"

[Gecko]

Inner to inner would be the hanger width, not really referred to often among to the casual crew. The 180 or 184 measurement is from tip to tip.


not certain what you are talking about, most trucks excluding Indy 215's are referred to by their hanger width, not the axle width....of course Freestyle skaters look at axle width but they are skating narrow boards....Downhill speedfreaks like trucks in the 195mm to 205mm wider than that and you get into specialty LOOOOOONG board territory

fwiw Indy 215's are 183mm hangers and the axles tip to tip are a bit over 10inches or 254mm's wide

[KingCrimson]

Spot on, thanks. I had it backwards somehow. Guess that's what I get for staying up till 5 watching Vh1 Classic! :)

[Surf-Rodz]

You can check out the SF forum_
http://www.silverfishlongboarding.com/forum/longboarding-skateboard-vendors-manufacturers/109820-surf-rodz-trucks.html

More Truck details and pricing will be up next week_
http://web.me.com/surfrodz/Site/SZ_truck_system.html
http://web.me.com/surfrodz/Site/Axle_extensions.html

Our focus is to be at a very affordable price point so that more interested riders will be able to afford a set of precision trucks.

Wayne

Wayne Gallipoli
Surf-Rodz, LLC
http://www.surf-rodz.com

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[tenorman]

These are another great option for top level wide trucks, with 8mm axle, and i love them :1luvu::
http://www.kahalani.se/index.php?cPath=110&currency=USD

hi POKKIS

those kahalanis are great trucks and are a direct alternative to surf-rodz in that both do not use spherical bearings. i just bought a pair of 2009 bear smokies in july. they incorporate a spherical bearing in the hangar (like my older jimz’s) and an additional spherical bearing in the pivot cup (unlike my older jimz’s.)

i think the jury is still out on the necessity of spherical bearings. the spherical certainly eliminates slop as designed but the extra maintenance is daunting! you have to keep the spherical bearings lubed religiously and they have been known to seize even when properly maintained. also the spherical imparts are very loose unimpeded feeling to your turns—similar to a surfboard trimming at the top of a wave. there are both pros and cons in that you may get slightly more turn sensitivity but it’s very unforgiving—very twitchy so you have to relax and not oversteer.

here’s a pic of my 2009 bear smokies (10 mm axles and 190 mm hangar with) with the spherical bearings detached so that you can get a more comprehensive look. unfortunately, i was unable to remove one spherical that had seized on the pivot pin.—you can see in the photo that i managed to get it off about 4 or 5 mm but it’s stuck and i ruined the bearing in the process—luckily they are cheap and cost less than 10 bucks. i should have listened to the guys at landyachtz and just left it alone and hammered it off when it actually needed replacing—damn my impatience! anyhow i already contacted landyachtz and they said to drop it by anytime and they would remove it for me but i’m going to give it one last try after soaking it in wd40 for a few days before bothering landyachtz again.

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh182/tenorman_bucket/trucksmoke/smokies.jpg

anyway, i just wanted to point out an example of a truck that uses spherical bearings. don’t know which i like better but if the price of the surf-rodz look good i might give non-sphericals a try.

[Surf-Rodz]

MAYBE I SHOULD SAY THAT I CARVE.......
Picture of the week_
http://web.me.com/surfrodz/Site/Welcome.html

[WEBSIGHT360]

I'm looking forward to adding one of those to my quiver soon. I got your axle extensions, but I have not had a chance to try them yet. By the way, your new trucks look really nice too. :D

[Gecko]

Very Nice...........