Pump machine (LPD)

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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by DA BEAR on February 6, 2011 at 14:07

You'll prob need flat risers for the bennett, i dont know if youve ridden bennetts much,

but i doubt if you'll need to wedge the front truck.

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Permalink Reply by Golf on February 6, 2011 at 14:29

I did read this a bit. I guess the shorter hanger give you a quicker turn. Is this good for maximise the power of the pump?

DA BEAR said:

You'll prob need flat risers for the bennett, i dont know if youve ridden bennetts much,

but i doubt if you'll need to wedge the front truck.

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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by haggy on February 6, 2011 at 15:05

The power of the pump comes from your rear leg and rear truck, not your front, which pretty much just does the steering.  A turny front truck helps pumping cos it makes it easier to pump, but it doesn't supply you with any pumping power.

I agree with Da Bear, if you're just riding around and not using the board specifically for slalom, then a flat riser will be fine.

Play around with the bushings on the back truck and see what suits your style.  Generally, the stronger your pump gets the harder bushings you can ride in the back.  But again, it depends what you want this board to be.  My general cruiser is set up pretty much the same front and back, real easy to pump but it wouldn't be much of a slalom board, as the back is likely to whip out.

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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by sean meaney on February 7, 2011 at 12:46

i run a seismic with medium springs, 30 degree plate de wedged 7 degrees (effective 23) and it drives very very well, i personally find the turniest front truck setup you can find works well, i am using a gullwing thats wedged up to 65 degrees with white khiro bitch bushings in the front. i set this up with stuff sitting around my house and it seems to work great.

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