Civil War Era Trucks? Where Did Skateboard Trucks Come From?
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- Опубликовано: 29 июл 2024
- A few companies claim to be the first skateboard trucks. Which one is it? And where do trucks come from anyway?
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I love the early marketing strategy that you've quoted from "Tracker Trucks." Genius idea to get the shops attention (wouldn't work today though)
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Agreed!
Would love to see a video series where you build retro boards from different eras. 70's 80's 90's, etc. The skateboard has had a few generational iterations before the standardized form we see today.
I just feel like that would be a unique series to do. And let's be honest- Has ANYONE ever seen somebody griptape a board from the 70's? Cmon. I;d love to see that.
The word "truck" goes back to the rather archaic word "truckle", which can refer to a small wheel, a castor wheel or the pivoting disc at the top of a ship's mast. (from Anglo-Norman "trocle", from Latin "trochlea", meaning sheave of a pulley). In this case, the castor wheel definition seems closest-linked as it refers to a device in which wheels are both held on an axle and allowed to pivot.
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There were a couple of other lightweight trucks in the late '80s - Gullwing did a magnesium with some kind of composite base and G&S did a truck made of chromoly with hollow axles. The G&S were really good - well I thought so anyway - not everyone agreed.
leehazlewoodism i thought the G & S trucks were pretty good. Not the mot attractive trucks in the shop, but they turned well and your could grind anything with them.
I still have a pair of army green G&S trucks (liked them a lot when I got them) along with a pair of Gullwing Pro 3's. Everyone talks about wither Indy or Tracker back then but there were definitely other great trucks.
The only problem with those G&S trucks were they were expensive.
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I had tracker 6 tracks with the ultra light base plate which was made of plastic [the base plate]. they were pretty light and i never had any issues with them at all. this is back in 1987.
I had multiple pairs but there was a huge problem. If you broke the Kingpin you couldn't replace it because it was embedded in the plastic base plate. So you had to buy a new truck. Also I've seen the axle strip on multiple pairs of them. You tried tightening one wheel in the other wheel would turn.
Bennett Trucks were on the market slightly before Trackers. Bennett's were lighter and turned better, but they had two major flaws. First was they had plastic baseplates, which were prone to cracking. Most of us would switch baseplates from other trucks, ACS truck bases being the most common. Secondly, Bennett's still used the two-nut adjustment method that was pioneered on roller skates decades earlier. It worked, but it made fine-tuning your trucks difficult. Tracker was the first true 100% skateboard truck, as if used the one-nut adjustment that all trucks use to this day. Tracker also was the first truck to use the classic four hole bolt pattern, which stayed in use until the nose grinds of the 1990's forced manufacturers to use the "new school" bolt pattern used on modern trucks today (although some longboard and old school trucks use both hole patterns).
And lastly, "Bahne" is not pronounced "bon", it rhymes with "Spain". And Bahne is no longer in business, and they're 70's trucks were HORRIBLE there was no pivot bushing, so the truck turned by grinding metal on metal, another design from old roller skate trucks.
If you'd like to learn more about old school skating and gear, check out Skaters Over 50 on Facebook, there thousands of us old school skaters with lots of knowledge and info.
Hey great video, honestly never though about trucks, I know a bit about the history of every other part though :p Also, I'm a new skater and only a kid ( 13 ) so I don't what skating was like in the past so, #askradrat if you had to split skate boarding into eras (" 60s 70s etc) and describe them briefly, how would you go about it? Long comment, and big question so sorry . big fan of the show
When I first started skateboarding I had a set of tracker B-52's. I skated them for years, and loved them. There not the nicest looking trucks but the performance and quality was excellent. Great Topic ;)
As far as lightweight trucks go, tracker 6 tracks had ultralights in the late 80s that had a plastic base plate. The problem was that the Kingpin was enclosed in the plastic so if you broke your Kingpin you'd have to buy a new truck. As far as magnesium goes, G&S made magnesium trucks in the late 80s or early 90s
the bahne. Skateboard trucks you have at start of your video.. axle. assembly was spot welders.. I used to have a bahne skateboard. Maybe last me about 6 months before it broke.. I think the fat one broke first.. wasn't a very good design but I love that skateboard so much.. I still dream about today
The best skate history chanel, I love this, tnks a lot, this chanel need more people, now
Try some old G&S trucks , weird plastic tips, paper light aluminum or something, they kinda hiss instead of barking when you grind but they were fun
Please make a video about avenue suspension trucks
Bennet and Tracker where not built for the same purpose. If you ever step on a Bennet you know why. They just turn like crazy. You can not take a Bennet to carve in a pool. They are more slalom trucks.
Discovered your channel about a month ago, and have been doing my best to catch up on all your videos! I really enjoy all of your different series, and appreciate all the work and research you do to answer our questions and tell us about different things I've always wondered about! Thanks so much for the great content! Keep up the awesome work Rad Rat!!
I have a pair of those Bennett trucks and those red wheels on an old Hobie wood cruiser
What's your view on companies that are aimed at the purity of skateboarding, like skull skates?
In the 50's kids would take their roller skate trucks and wheels off and attach them to 2x4's.
whacked who would make that illegal that's insane
whacked that's ridiculous
Miadaskate that’s what me and my friends did. In early 1960s in Monterey we took our skates apart and attached them to 2X4s or any wood that would hold them, using nails or whatever we had. Lots of fun but crash worthy. Now I have a drop deck longboard; like riding a Rolls Royce in comparison
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I'm glad you didn't stop making videos. If I'm not mistaken, you said you were calling it quits for awhile.. Keep on making these videos as long as you can and enjoy doing so.
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totally agree with @Micke Matz
I have 1975 Super Surfer skate board maybe they had the first trucks (yellow like a banana) (theres an old commercial on youtube on them too)
Who invented the inward heelflip or how did rodney mullen invent the saran wrap?
Hey Question. so wheel bearing advertisements. there are so many but none of them give you an insight on whether theyre actually good. like for instance shoe ads. youll see someone depending on the shoe cruising or flicking around or flying down a stair set showing how durable they are. but in bearing ads theyre either skating a skatepark or a really smooth street spot that doesnt really show the bearings durability. the only one to my knowledge that does is shake junt bearings where lizard king puts his bearings through hell then shows you after that theyll still spin which was very convincing. i guess my question is why? is that bad marketing? are we buying ''placebo'' bearings where they dont spin as the advertisement says? love your videos btw! :D
Nice Mode board
The amount of research you do for your post is impressive. I find myself enjoying your channel more and more. As a bay area skater with 25 years in the game (started at 10) I'm a pretty jaded old fellow. I mostly skate bowls now and never got into freestyle, plus although I respect him for his inventfulness hate the mutt's jerky style. So we are definitely two skaters cut from a different cloth. But I find myself recommending your channel to my other anti-hero skating, beer drinking friends. Basically I just wanted to say good job and cheers, skater to skater. And you should be making some coin off all your hard work.
Mark Kapsalis curious kitten over here. The fuck does the mutt have to do with this?
Also... Not sure if your serious. Mullens known for having insanely smooth freestyle that flows.
I've never seen a skater blend tricks so seamlessly. From flips out of grinds to flips into mannys.
If anything most everyone that posts a video about being the son of mullen is lacking his fluidity and style. They can rail stand all day but it looks like someone with Parkinsons that can't stop sneezing
creative username And of course people look like spaz's doing pogo's or what the fuck ever, it's a stupid ass looking trick ( and I use the term trick loosely).
your series of comments were a rollercoaster of emotions haha
New subscriber, ancient skateboarder. Check your pronunciation of the brand name "Bahne". Love the content dude! 🤙🤘🤙
anyway i can use a controller with proskater 2 on pc
Why is fakie called fakie?
EvilPolitics he did that already
Because it looks like your doing a nollie but your not
Because you faked out a BS or FS Air/Ollie....You faked everyone out , Hence the "Fakie"
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You Kids should watch Grosso's Love Letters, And or check out Thrasher Mags digital Mag (PDF) Library & read up
please do a retro rippers: willy santos..
Radical Revolutionaries \m/
are most skateboard trucks forged, or cast? They always look cast to me.
What about Chicago trucks
Wow, amazing finds on the mag alloy Bennett trucks, and the polymer shock absorbing trucks... Not much innovation is going on in this area, just rehashes of old ideas.
variflex trucks
Hi
You mean roller skate truck not roller blade 👍
bane not bon
Bahne is Pronounced like the Batman villain "Bane" just FYI.....You have wrong info on your Videos & you pronounce Tricks wrong @ratradvideo Sorry to be negative. Hit me up if you ever have any Questions on SK8 history
It is as important to know the actual history as it is to pronounce brand and peoples names correctly. You are doing a great job and continues to get better, feel free to use Skate School as a resource for skate history and theory.
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