Loose trucks or tight trucks? - Whale Talk
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- čas přidán 22. 04. 2020
- Do you ride loose trucks or tight? Not sure?
What's a Wheelbite?
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when i used to teach lessons, i'd have so many kids with tight trucks, they weren't sure if they even liked skating. then i'd have them ride my loose trucks and they would instantly fall in love and say "i feel like i'm surfing!". loose trucks save lives
Then you meet a 10 stair gap on rough concrete with a Frontside flip.
they also kill lives on hillbombs.
This is such an underrated video! He gets straight to the point instead of doing weak vs loose truck challenges. Too many of those around.
Thx!
I still gotta find that perfect medium. I've skated tight trucks all my life, and only recently tried loosening my trucks. It felt so great skating at the park but setting up for tricks going fast to a euro gap was difficult. Either I gotta keep pushin and learning or try to find a happy medium. I don't wanna loose that flow though. Skating loose felt too amazing to give up
Those Fila shoes looks great. Especially the gum bottom ones..
First thing I noticed in the video!
My son and I one day called it the Daewon challenge. We removed our top bushings and threw the washer on top. We thought it was gonna be insane but we now only ride that way. If you don't mind them, risers are helpful if you want a lil less wheel bite.
I used to ride somewhat tight but in my old age I have loosened them up and actually have much more control.
yo solid topic for a video!! Just getting back into skating and was looking for a good video on this topic that wasn't Braille (sorry Kyro) LOL
quick and simple, thank you this is all I needed. Keep up the content!
I hate wheelbite enough to give up on my cool carving technique, and a like being centered and stable while poping tricks so i always have my board medium tight with my back truck a bit more tight
nice idea
i also do top bushing hard bottom bushing medium, it started out to stop blowing out my top bushing but I find it also helps with getting a bit less wheelbite, especially when set up tighter
Nice straightfoward video. I've just bought a nice new skateboard - I'm 63 years young (!) - and found I couldn't turn as easily as I did on an old crummy skateboard I found years ago - so seems I need to loosen the trucks a bit (trial and error, I guess).
6 holes baseplate Indy's. That's vintage 😙
Great tech info. Just getting into it. Thanks.
First time longboarder here. My longboard trucks were too loose from the factory and I thought my longboard was defective! Nevertheless, thanks to your video, I tightened my trucks a little bit and I feel more stable. I only use my longboard to commute on a flat bike path and keep my trucks a bit tight.
For me I need a pair of both medium and hard bushings- I can’t fully commit to tricks with loose trucks, but I do like to have a surfy feel when I’m just out cruising
I skate really loose front & tight rear, gives me the perfect mobility on the front and the stability in the rear
🐳🗣🔥
Imagine sending a free skateboard to someone to surprise their big brothers upcoming birthday with...
very informative and helpful! thank you! :)
Tight trucks all day baby. Love the solid feeling and stability. Helps to set up for tricks when rolling, and everything feels a lot "poppier" and easier to flick
those filas are badass!!!
Never knew they made skate shoes. Do they have a team?
It's all preferences Daewon song's board is literally slapping loose on the front truck and firm rear truck. I like mine nice medium to loose depending on how I'm riding I switch between regular, Mongo, and goofy
thank you.
I started out with them fairly loose (only like a fingers width gap between the wheels and board at full lean) and loved how it felt, But I noticed that I wasn't very comfortable skating at moderate speeds and I could only really ollie with like a single good push on the ground. I tightened my trucks so like two threads are showing and immediately it felt a lot more stable and I could ollie at a bit faster speeds. On the other hand, my treflip attempts got much worse since you lose a lot of the scoop with tighter trucks.
Nice! Sounds like you're figuring out what works best for you and for what tricks. Also, you can always change it up. I know I've gone from really loose back to medium tight and back over the years.
@@NHSSkateDirect Funnily enough I actually just went back to loose and it's been a lot more fun for me. I feel like the board responds to my feet much more with loose trucks so if I know I pop well, I'm going to land it. I definitely think that loose looks a lot better style wise.
Thunder 147 lights on a Indy titanium baseplate is the best truck I've ridden by far for me.
Keeps the Wheelbase almost the same, got the perfect in between height and the nice baseplate slide of an indy with the responsive and fast popping feel if a thunder. I don't know why not more people do it but it kinda eliminates the weaknesses of both trucks and only keeps the good things about them.
Indy hangers grind better
@@stevensepic. On ledges and slappys, but Thunders grind better on rails imo. Godly pinch, but I go through Thunders every 2 months while indys get me through 5-6 months.
I like it somewhere in the middle
What wheels were those? I liked the way those looked on the board.
54mm OJ Mini Combos. www.nhsfunfactory.com/search?Search=mini%20combo
Putting wax in your pivot cups and rubbing some on your bushings to prevent that squeak
Nice vids guys!!
I just got my first OJ Hot Juice 60mm, do I need riser pad for my board? 🍊
If you care about wheelbite yes
@@underthebridge3323 I don't want to get any wheelbite, so maybe I'm gonna put some risers then, thanks for the answer man..🍻
a 1/8 inch riser if you ride your trucks medium, 1/4 for loose should be good.
every 1/8 riser gives 6mm of wheel clearance, so if you’re changing from 55mm mini juice, 1/8 should be good.
@@mr.jamster8414 maybe I will go with 1/8" riser, more higher makes it difficult to pop the board..Thanks, sir..
Whale my guy please make a vid talking about Indy’s kingpin like how far should or shouldn’t the kingpin be sticking out!!!!!!!🙏🏿👊🏿
Wax wheel bite spot :)
I learned that trick from Caswell Berry. First person I saw do it and was like "Ohhh, that makes sense."
I usually take the top washers out of my truck to get them as loose as possible without the truck rattling
I’m new and sometimes my wheels come of the ground when I turn does that mean I need to loosen my trucks or is it okay to have that happen
If you feel like your board is turning well then it's fine (and better than wheel biting). If it's making it so you're really leaning heavy to make it turn you might want to loosen them.
Long time ago when I was young, my friends made their trucks so tight that the top bushing looked like smashed donuts 🍩
wax {a teeny drop of lube} in the pivot cup to get rid of the creaky sound.
I started, recently, loosening my trucks and it's a game changer. If you haven't tried it, i would HIGHLY suggest it because it makes skating so much easier and more fun.
Hey NHS or anyone, are you more likely to get wheel bite with your trucks a little wider than the board or a little narrower?
Great question. It partly depends on the deck. If it has a lot of concave and your trucks are wider you won't wheelbite as easily since the edges of the deck are further away from the wheels.
If the deck doesn't have a lot of concave then or the trucks are only slightly different in size it doesn't make too much of a difference.
@@NHSSkateDirect Thanks for the answer!
my metal cover under is rattleing, what should I do?
As long as your kingpin nut isn't so loose it will fall off you should be fine. Often people who ride loose trucks will have that rattle.
@@NHSSkateDirect thanks
It seems the better I get the tighter I want trucks. I think its all street no park board life though.
I think it's normal to go through phases of loosening and tightening. Also depending on tricks, spots, etc. Whatever feels right for you is perfect.
What the best for tricks loose or tight trucks?
Tight
I wwould it loose with very hard bushings 104a or more
I only do three turns tighter when I get new ones and skate them tell they die
So fila should send my man Ron some insensitive type love 💸💸 Ronaldo!!
I'm over here freaking out shuving downlown kingpins into ventures n shit 💪
Have the vx decks become extremely rare like unicorn horns recently? I was on a hunt at every shop in the zae and on your guys's site, a lot of things seem to be out of stock.
my board sounds like if you were to drop wood on the floor, it doesn’t make that click sound from the wheels, it also feels super stiff. Is it my trucks? or...
Hard to say from what you described, could be your wheels are over tightened?
@@NHSSkateDirect That might be the case.
Couldnt have explained it better
Thank you!
Me over here with my board wheel biteing without me even on it
As long as it doesn't stop you.
Is it me or does anyone else skateboard wheel on one side lift up when they turn even if my trucks are loose
That happens for sure. They have to be super loose to wheelbite both wheels.
Seeing as I like to use both Tail and Nose
interchangeably, I keep my trucks at a perfect Even(Steven).
Someone told me ill break my skateboard with how loose my trucks are
Tighter trucks harder bushings for scary hillbombs
Looser trucks softer bushings for cruising around the park
How much should I loosen my trucks?
My doesn't goes side at all!!
Enough to where it feels comfortable. Just make sure you don't loosen so much that the nut can fall off. Make sure it reaches the thread lock.
@@NHSSkateDirect I live in Nepal and I bought my board like 2k here which means like 20 $ in ur country so my wheels does not move .
Any recommendations?
I like tight trucks. It’s make my feel solid on the board 🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻
same
Yo Ron, riser pads! Whats going on? We need to know!!!!
There we go. I'll get started on a riser video. Thanks for the feedback! -RW
Fkn love your videos
Rad! Thank you! -Ron
I thought you ride krux and Santa Cruz why the change ??
Chad independents
I still do. I also work for Nhs and happy to speak on behalf of Indy and Creature about how their stuff skates... and fun to try something different.
DUUUUDE I HAD THAT BOARD!!! THAT WAS ONE WIDE MF!
its only like 8.8 no?
@@valeuudiste4664 yeah but for a 13 y/o at that time i felt like i was surfing, it was humongous lol
My trucks is so tight how to loosen it? It cant with tools
Maybe try taking it to a skateboard shop and see if they can help.
If you go fast enough there is no such thing as wheel bite
Back truck looser then the front truck is key
Nylock = nylon insert.
Haha idk why im watching this
I feel like it’s just me who prefers tight trucks
Like really tight
You're not the only one.
fairly loose for me
imagine daewon watching this
Right? Rumor I heard was tight in the back with just washers instead of top cushion upfront. To each their own and he's one of the best skaters of all time IMO.
@@NHSSkateDirect he is a legend!
That squeaking is so horrible.. When i buy new Indy’s i just take em apart & grease the bushings with hair pomade. Nice & quiet. And my board smells fresh, like it just got out the barbershop 😂
I recently got my first board and they squeak a lot. Do they eventually break in or should I just pop it open and grease/put soap in em¿
gay like me