benefits of light/carbon boards

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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Jacko on March 21, 2010 at 19:33

cnc trucks are thick and chunky coz they are cnc'd, not cast... they get one solid peice of strong-ass material, and cut out a truck from it. cast trucks have a mould and have the shit poured in and set, and is made from cheaper material. That is why a set of Randals cost $90 and a set of CNC trucks cost around $400
And yes its hard to find that medium with the weight of your gear. when i was riding smokeys and an evo it was a massive tank and weighed over 5 kgs. I liked the feel of CNC trucks and did not want to change to cast trucks (also coz i smash my shit around and didnt want it to break) so when i started riding for Rayne i compensated the weight and rode a lighter board. now ive gone that extra step further and found a light CNC truck (kahas) and a dee-lite board, and have found that perfect medium. however this would cost the average joe an arm and a leg and its really not all that necessary unless your really into downhill and are getting into some serious racing. otherwise you end up with expensive bling that rides pretty damn good but will not give you that much of an extra advantage for bombing your local neighbourhood run at 60k's

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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Jack on March 21, 2010 at 19:39

ok that makes sense. but if they have a stronger material, why do they need to be bulkier. like couldnt they cnc it to not be so thick?

and i thought you were sponsored by kooky?

Jacko said:

cnc trucks are thick and chunky coz they are cnc'd, not cast... they get one solid peice of strong-ass material, and cut out a truck from it. cast trucks have a mould and have the shit poured in and set, and is made from cheaper material. That is why a set of Randals cost $90 and a set of CNC trucks cost around $400
And yes its hard to find that medium with the weight of your gear. when i was riding smokeys and an evo it was a massive tank and weighed over 5 kgs. I liked the feel of CNC trucks and did not want to change to cast trucks (also coz i smash my shit around and didnt want it to break) so when i started riding for Rayne i compensated the weight and rode a lighter board. now ive gone that extra step further and found a light CNC truck (kahas) and a dee-lite board, and have found that perfect medium. however this would cost the average joe an arm and a leg and its really not all that necessary unless your really into downhill and are getting into some serious racing. otherwise you end up with expensive bling that rides pretty damn good but will not give you that much of an extra advantage for bombing your local neighbourhood run at 60k's

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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Jacko on March 21, 2010 at 19:50

mate i dont make the trucks so i dont know why they are so bulky, thats just the way it is.
i was 'sponsored' by kooky at one point until he decided he didn't want to 'sponsor' people any more

Jack Nolan said:

ok that makes sense. but if they have a stronger material, why do they need to be bulkier. like couldnt they cnc it to not be so thick?

and i thought you were sponsored by kooky?

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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Jack on March 21, 2010 at 20:00

ok thanks for the help. i might ask on the fish in that zealous thread. cause that guy made his from the ground up and reported it in their so ill ask him if he explored thin designs.
i appreciate all the de-gromitizing from everyone :-P

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Permalink Reply by Robbo on March 21, 2010 at 20:01

CNC is expensive to do so the more you cut the higher the cost. Thats why you see square shapes with very little beveling or round edges. Billet metal is generally of a higher density so weighs more

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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Jack on March 21, 2010 at 20:06

yeah i see, that explains why paris randal and gullwing etc are all round and kahas zealous and whatnot are all very sharp edges

Robbo said:

CNC is expensive to do so the more you cut the higher the cost. Thats why you see square shapes with very little beveling or round edges. Billet metal is generally of a higher density so weighs more

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