How to Choose Skateboard Trucks For Carving

There are tons of trucks out on the market today. It's not like back in the hay days of skating in the 80s where there were a couple big players. There are now trucks that are best suited for street, downhill, slalom, and carving. I will show you what to look for in carving trucks to give you the best ride.

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1. For carving trucks you want trucks that are both turny, but yet stable at higher speeds (20-30mph).

2. For carving trucks there are a couple different designs. There is the traditional truck like Indy's and Trackers and there is the flipped hanger like Randall, and the torsion truck like Holey.

3. What a lot of people fail to realize is that the durometer (hardness) of the bushing is an integral part of the truck. This is essentially what you'll be turning on. If you're a lightweight rider you'll want a softer durometer and if you're a heavy rider you'll want a firmer durometer bushing. Now most trucks come with a bushing that has a durometer of around 95a.

4. Now you're wondering what trucks are stable at higher speeds and also at the same time turny. You'll have to make the final decision on that. But what I can tell you is that Torsion trucks are very turny. They have a nice progressive turn. I've also found that these happen to be fairly stable at higher speeds.

5. Now, don't dismiss the flipped hanger design as this also adds some turnability to your trucks. With this design I found it even more imperative to get the right durometer bushing for your weight.

6. With all that said, the flipped hanger design and the torsion truck design are the best designed trucks for carving that will be turny yet fairly stable.

[emerix]

on 3/19/2009 well someone stuck something spikey up dssoccer127's arse didn't they... get a life, i've been longboarding for years and what Xenos had to say here, regardless of the torsion malarky, is invaluable to a first time buyer these days, even if those words are backwards, he still got the point across that randalls and holey are, generally, the best carving truck options out there. which is completely accurate unless you've been riding a while and wish to develop certain styles, but if you're at that level then you shouldn't be needing help picking out carving trucks in the first place.and finally, seismics aren't carving trucks. they're mostly in the slalom category, they have FAR too much rebound for a smooth carve.

[dssoccer127]

on 8/17/2007 dude holeys aren't torsion trucks, exkate are torsion trucks, randalls and holeys are trucks w/ a reverse kingpin design and no one calls them flippable hanger trucks, oh and you forgot seismic trucks which have springs that rebound you from carve to carve

i bet you just ride a s9 and you have no idea what your talking about