Nice to get an honest pivot cup review. All the other pivot cup reviews ive seen seem to have been influenced by big pivot cup manufacturers showering youtube reviewers with money, gifts and loose women. As always, your integrity and honest opinions are appreciated Ben.

@bendegros

5 жыл бұрын

🤣

@1984session

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Finally an unbiased pivot cup review. So hard to come by these days.

@bendegros

5 жыл бұрын

I would have guessed a pivot cup review is also hard to come by!

@boogie..

5 жыл бұрын

Lol loose women

@ClutchTacticsGaming

5 жыл бұрын

....and loose women lmfao

Shove the axle of your truck (without wheel or bearings on) down into the pivot up and push down and in. Then just pop em out. I found the thread helps grip the cup to rip it out.

@themanager3406

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man I've been trying to get these things out for a hour

@heuksalman

4 жыл бұрын

very smart!

@aneclectisistsmind4946

3 жыл бұрын

does anybody know if independent pivot cups fit thunder trucks?

@peacelovebrad

3 жыл бұрын

it seems so obvious now...thank you.

@louismcg7601

Жыл бұрын

Helped so much, thanks 👌

Good review and great winter skating. The main advantage of the Riptide for me is that unlike the plastic pivot cups that come stock in all trucks, the Riptides are made of urethane. The reason this matter is that it absorbs much more shock than plastic making riding around town on rough and varying pavement way nicer. Plus the urethane will last longer before deforming. Keep up the great videos!

I just think it's cool that you can skate places like this without getting shit from police or property owners. Couldn't get away with that where I'm from.

@MrAddison79

5 жыл бұрын

seriously

@hal32024

5 жыл бұрын

@@MrAddison79 If that was a question... Yes.

@boogie..

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah they will damn near arrest you for skating our only parking garage. It's lame. Luckily there's a place in this shopping area that's enclosed and they don't kick you out.

@Richrufio

5 жыл бұрын

He's in Canada so...

@ClutchTacticsGaming

5 жыл бұрын

Its illegal to skate downtown were I live its horrible. But it's only illegal downtown which is weird. Can't ride or anything. but we do it anyway lol just hop off the board when we see cops

These pivot cups are amazing. Highly recommend.

I'm a longboarder and into long distance pumping. For ldp the riptide pivot cups habe proved invaluable. They keep the front truck more stable and help with rebound. I have them both in my Bennett and in my poppy.

You don't have to use washers with bones on the bottom and you can use a smaller washer on the bones tops. Like a flat washer vs the washer with a lip. That'll help with your kingpin nut issue! Love your videos, keep it up!

I've swapped pivot cups before....from I think a pair of Orions, to my thunders...or maybe ventures, I can't remember. But I found that it was more about the frictional resistance of them rather than their density or hardness. I also once found that the pivot nub on the hanger was almost too big or too conical to fit properly in the pivot cup, and so I took it to a bench grinder and gently removed a little material from it's circumference, not at the very tip, but about 1/4" back or so to make it more like the tip of my ring finger, rather than my middle finger if that makes any sense. The type of urethane or polymer that is very resistant to sticking, like if you were to try to tape packing tape to it it was hard to stick...they work better, because there is less binding, and the material squishes out around and rotates smoother against the nub. Also, I have a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from WPI, and I think about all the same types of things you do....So glad you have this channel and directly talk about all the little things about boards that make them feel the way they do that I always wanted other people to understand when I was younger and there was no youtube.

@aneclectisistsmind4946

3 жыл бұрын

does anybody know if independent pivot cups fit thunder trucks?

@williamd1891

3 жыл бұрын

*looks at tips of ring and middle finger, which look the same: Freak! You're a genetic FREAK of nature! Or maybe I'm the freak?? 🤷‍♂️

My daughter does the same thing with the stuffed animals and "blankets" (for her it's all of our clean and folded dishtowels that she pilfers out of the drawer rather than toilet paper) at the end! The cutest!

6:07 to 6:12 is the definition of winter skating

thanks Ben sincerely appreciated, and God bless her.

I tend to always throw a little speed cream or whatever I have on hand that's greasy on my bushings and in my pivot cups, helps me out alot. Love your videos man!

I would love to see Thunder vs titanium independent

@IntergalacticMath

5 жыл бұрын

marco princivalle titanium thunders vs titanium independent would be good. I have a set of the thunder titanium lights and they’re great, but i recently gave up my ability to turn on a skateboard since I swapped to tensor magnesium lights. No regrets.

@PHeMoX

4 жыл бұрын

@@IntergalacticMath Honestly, my Tensor Mag Lights turn fine. To this day I still don't get why people say it doesn't turn very well. And honestly, my Venture trucks only started to turn well when I rode them for a good couple of weeks as well. I don't think I need any more turning.

Hey, awesome channel, really helpful, thank you. I have been skating for about 6 months. I am 38 and from the UK so know all about wet weather. Noticed my Indy trucks were squeaky when new, so sprayed them with silicone spray, kept them nice and quiet for about a week. Might be worth checking out for filming purposes. Also good for prepping bearings for wet weather as doesn't evaporate.

I like to take some grease into the pivot cup when the trucks are new. Helps with squeekyness atleast :D

@user-zb8de8fc3d

5 жыл бұрын

I will buy these. For the sound difference alone. Riding 151 titaniums.The squeak is my only complaint on thunders. Good video Ben

@mulldriftyr

5 жыл бұрын

grease gets dirty really quick because it attracks dust, sand, anything, a little drop of dishwasher product is perfect for that matter.

I love my riptide cups. They are noticeably better than stock and old pivot cups, and they stay tight and lubricated for much longer. They’re made out of a self-lubricating urethane.

your flips into grinds is clean and quick!

SWEEEEEEEEET!!!! Probably don't remember me asking how to fix squeaky pivot cups. Tried the skate wax like you said. Also tried speed cream and Vasoline. Finally just used a wore out set from an old set of trucks. Gonna have try these. 👍 🤘🤘🤘

a sliver of soap helps squeaky bushings/pivot cup. Riptides mostly used by longboarders,not that it matters,just a bit of triv for yer

Just take the hanger and base plates from thunders and switch them for independent base plates and hangers then swap out the the bushings and pivot cups for stock independent bushings and pivot cups. After you follow these steps your Thunders will ride great.

I bought a pair of Riptides before I watched this. They’ll be here tomorrow. I just got bored and decided to look them up now for any reviews. I knew they were gonna be worth it. I’ve been skating for 4 decades now and have blown out so many stock plastic pivot cups. You get what you pay for. Nice review!

Yo ben, you have a video to every problem I have in skateboarding thanks so much for feeding this channel with endless useful information. Shoutouts from Austria and please keep this channel going!

I loved em when I tried them and I really noticed the difference when I skated stock trucks after

I love that Ben is such an awesome dad

For sound reduction, I would just put a little oil in the cup bushings and on the king pin bushings, too. Cheaper and it works really well. By the way, the weather and the surrounding temperature affect bushings too. I find at first bushing are a little stiff and after 5 - 10 minutes they warm up. Kind of like my old body... 😄

Nice one again Ben, starting the week off with you, like every monday, this time , melted by your daughter....mine used to do the same with paper towell...

The new tensor all terrain geometry trucks are in between thunder and indy and they do squeak a lot. I will have to try the rip tides. I ride my trucks lose and thunder to me doesn't feel rite lose. Indy i love, but discovered the atg Tensors, and i'm in love. They feel real nice with bones bushings. Take off one of your wheels and use the axle to pry out the old pivot cup works for me.:) awesome video!

@Esmith5488

4 жыл бұрын

I put the riptide in my tensors and it helped with the squeak, my real complaint was the stock bushings clicked so I ended up using a bones hard In the bottom and medium on the top

Thought you're American...now it makes sense why you're so nice haha...

@kmrskates

5 жыл бұрын

Technically, he's still American 😉 Canada is in the North American region of the Americas but yes he's not of the U.S.A if that's what you mean. Hahah!

@ProfileUserNumber

5 жыл бұрын

@@kmrskates you know that's what he means bro you are intelligent and you know that nobody on the planet refers to everyone on the continent as Americans, only those in the USA.

@kmrskates

5 жыл бұрын

@Crooked Skate Supply Co I'm not confusing it at all. I'm correct in my statement and I was being facetious since I know "Americans" is connotatively for the U.S.A and not the central, southern, or northern Americas.

@kmrskates

5 жыл бұрын

@Crooked Skate Supply Co technically, South American countries' residents are still Americans, albeit South Americans. Though, they are of whatever country they live in primarily

@kanescrimes4848

5 жыл бұрын

Geographically the North American continent has many regions and sub-regions. ... In contrast to the common definition of "North America", which encompasses the whole continent, the term "North America" is sometimes used to refer only to Mexico, Canada, the United States, and Greenland. This might clear up the confusion many are under. The UNITED STATES of America(or, the untied states of THE Americas)...Canada would not be part of that, but CAN be considered part of the Northern Americas....just, not the states. I'm Canadian so I understand why it's bothersome to some, but that's just because we assume it's implying something it's actually not.

def make another thunder vs indy vid for us truck nerds :) imo, i always feel thunders are a bit more precise and reactive compared to indys (indys are great dont get me wrong). thunders also work better with shorter wheelbase decks. that flip front nose was nice!!

@MultiDragola

5 жыл бұрын

dont forget about tensors :)

@raichu56k

5 жыл бұрын

I'm currently riding standard stage 11 indy's and I want my deck to feel lighter so I'm thinking about getting thunder hollow lights for xmas. will there be significant weight difference when I switch over to those?

@MultiDragola

5 жыл бұрын

@@raichu56k the lightest trucks i ride are definitely tensor mag lights but they arent necessarily the best truck i think the best truck for me were the thunder titanium lights and while they do cost a little more they are perfect in every single way youd expect from a skateboard truck and i highly recommend them

@_freedumb

5 жыл бұрын

@@raichu56k i think you wont be dissapointed with the hollow lights. cant comment on the tensors. smaller wheels help too if youre looking for a lighter setup.

@ssbsts1239

5 жыл бұрын

Tensors are pure trash trust me everyone forgot about them....

Thanks Ben, just what I needed! Haha toilet paper blankets.. so cute

I know I'm like a year late here, and I'm sure you already know this by now, but you're not supposed to use the stock washers with bones bushings. You completely remove the bottom washer and then use the little tiny metal black one that comes with the bushings on the top, and this is what allows the nut to fully sit on the kingpin.

@peacelovebrad

3 жыл бұрын

That applies to Indys or Ace, but Thunder baseplates are too skinny where they contact the bottom bushing. I blew out two sets of Bones bushings on Thunder trucks until I tried them with the bottom washer. I am riding Indys now, no bottom washer and no problem.

Riptides with the aftermarket indy bushings in my titanium indys and they're amazing

@ronnyreagan9320

3 жыл бұрын

The regular pivot cups that came with my titanium forged indy's slipped really hard within the first 2 weeks after replacing them with these it is an amazing difference and I didn't want to change the trucks because they grind so well

i put some indy´s super hard bushings on my indies, then i sanded them down because my nut was coming loose for how big they were, now i got the weirdest board, the bushings squeak super loud, however the fun part is that my trucks seem to be so loose that they seem to have no top bushing, but they are actually medium tight, its the weirdest thing ever and i really like it, it gives me the best manuals but i can also do stairs without wheelbite.

As a longboard rider, that rides 38", 48" and 59" boards, the riptide pivot cups as well as there bushings are essential to smooth carving and a nice controlled ride. Can't really say for trick/smaller decks. But i definitely notice a difference with 180mm kingpin trucks.

Ben falls like a total spaz and I love it lol

I love riptide cups. I ride my thunders medium-loose, weigh around 200lbs. I've never worn out a set of riptides. Try a set in a pair of Ace trucks or your indys, they make a big difference in the smoothness in the action.

Just got these. Unreal how much a difference they made. All around smoother ride and no squeaking.

I know you often criticize the amount of time and attention you place on minor detail, but I honestly feel like this is what separates you from the pack and makes your videos shine. More detail is better, in your case! 👍🏻👍🏻

Maybe some thunder 90a soft bushings with em will make a difference. After long days at work, I always appreciate the new vids!

I put a touch of grease in my pivot cups and bushings whenever they start to squeak. Just enough to make them quiet plus they feel nice and smooth.

I'm pretty confident i can notice the difference. Turning feels little more squishy/fluid. Worth it.

They make a massive difference in RKP trucks for longboards. Stock piviots are usually like 90a and unlubricated, leading to squeak and the cups gripping the hanger. In RKP it makes the turn more consistent and precise than stock cups most times. (I do downhill and freeride longboarding)

Awwwwwww.... That's so adorable! Pivot cup review wasn't bad either!

never ridden these, I ride my trucks medium tight. and I remember dohdohs bushings were dope back in the day

keep it up Ben, nice videos. subscribed! 🙌

To remove pivot cups, I always use a butter knife on the edge, and needle-nose pliers to pull them out. These days I find the biggest issue in truck response is actually the cold. Even minus-5 or so, the bushings react different, the hangers slip in the cup, and the whole geometry can feel off. I can prolly still skate at minus-15 or so, but I'm not sure my trucks can.

Love the ending haha!

I feel your pain with the weather, UK winters are terrible for skating too! You should invest in a big absorbent sponge for those days where the rain doesn't dry up fully at the skate park. Think I saw this in an anti-hero video once. :) Also the ending ending of this video is too cute.

speaking of things that seem to make no diference, the other day i set up a board with santa cruz rails (i skate with rails) this board had guide lines to where to put the rails so i put them in the very edge as the guide lines said, and then for an entire month i was unable to kickflip and i couldnt find out what was the reason, yesterday i took them off and put them back almost 1.5 inches in this time, and my board almost flips by itself, very weird how just putting the rails more in the center does so much diference.

@aneclectisistsmind4946

3 жыл бұрын

does anybody know if independent pivot cups fit thunder trucks?

I've been running the Riptide pivot cups and the Riptide steet series KranK bushings on my cruiser setup (Indy 159s) for a while now. I will say that the actual Riptide bushings make the biggest difference over the Bones. They don't have that little plastic piece in the center, so they definitely give you a bouncier feel with more rebound than the bones. If you wanna go absolute nerd level, try out a harder duro on the boardside bushing and slightly softer roadside. They also make shorter barrel bushings for the boardside to fix the issue with the bones changing the geometry.

Great info I had to buy new pair of trucks. (Tensors 5.0 magnesium) never tried them would love a review on tensor btw. Useful info thanks im a big fan.

If bushings /pivots are squeaky put wax shavings in all points of contact. Totally silent again!

@isakeliasson8680

5 жыл бұрын

Kevin Henkel if u do that will it ever sound weird again?

@TheGhjgjgjgjgjg

4 жыл бұрын

@@isakeliasson8680 Yea,eventually.The wax conditions the plastic like a conditioner and makes it plyable again and not hard plastic

@gnarlan9965

4 жыл бұрын

put sum carmex in them johns

@lauriegee1272

4 жыл бұрын

Thing is I have to do this every 1-2 weeks or they get bad again... bruh cmon thunder

@yhnyves210896

4 жыл бұрын

Henkel I like to wash them with soap and water, I notice, when I put oil or just sup without washing, them turn more (I actually like this) but this reduce too much the durability in my thoughts I notice that, because em you turn more you force more the material, ripping them off

The biggest difference I have noticed in changing to riptide pivot cups, is in my Bennett Vectors. Vectors are notorious for destroying pivot cups, and after using a pair for only a month, I can attest to this. After changing to riptides, my trucks are noiseless and still going strong after a few months of ldp usage(meaning 250-400mi a month). Also, can tell a difference in freeride, stiffens the truck up just that much more after swapping for premium bushings and cups.

@patrujo

2 жыл бұрын

Nice! Yeah mine are really noisy too. May switch pivots in my Bennett when I get new bushings. Someday

I've never considered the effect of pivot cups. My mini logos are worn out and loose and now the trucks are all jangly. I was gonna ask you about the bones bushing throwing off the geometry. I had to put them on without any washers for them to fit my thunder hollow lights. Nollie heel 50 was crazy!

Nice review. Khiro softs are my personal favorite but unfortunately they're getting harder and harder to find. Great pivot cups truly do make a difference

8:33 remove bove of the silver washer and use only one little bones washer at the top! normally there are two of the bones washer in every bones bushing pack

@Residual.Selfimage

3 жыл бұрын

that unfortunately distorts the geometry of thunder trucks. To preserve the geometry as intended for thunders, you gotta keep the bottom washer in

I know they are $20 but with the stock pivot cups I end up changing them out ever year, whereas my Riptide pivot cups I have been skating for 3 years now and they are still solid and no play. They are still super tight.

Love your indepth reviews and how you keep them objective by covering all good, negatives and who might like the hardware! The squiecky sound comes mainly witch hard bushings and especially dodo's these sound terrible. Bones hardcore is where it's at. But honestly if you like to skate smooth and quiet it's all in the wheels. Bones stf are terrible for riding around in the streets. Spitfire 99a's are an ok compromise on that.

Indy bushings work well in thunders

when putting bones bushings into thunders make sure you take all the washers off as they will interfere with the bones plastic washers that are attached.

You don’t need the original thunder washers with the bones bushings. Just use the washer that’s included in the box on the top before the nut, and you’ll be good to go. I run my from truck without any washers because I keep my trucks very loose. You can get rid of the noise by waxing the pivot cup, bushings, and the trucks where they make contact with the bushings. It also helps the trucks feel very smooth.

What’s up man.. I really like your videos and how in depth you go into skate products. As we get older we get picky I’m 28 and always have a problem with bushings so I just ordered this pivot cups cuz in the past I didn’t change them and they were metal on metal and the trucks are done so I would get generic pivot cups .. so I ordered the rip tide pivot cups and 2 different sets of rip tide bushings to try out I’ll let you know how they ride .. on 149 thunders .. I love how low they are

Just put 2 drops of Bones speed cream into the pivot cups and it will be buttery smooth with no squeaking

@chaikneesnollies5398

5 жыл бұрын

Xing Tu ahh good idea! I’ll give it a try

@chaikneesnollies5398

5 жыл бұрын

Xing Tu ok I will thanks 🙏🏼

@isakeliasson8680

5 жыл бұрын

If u do that will it ever sound weird again?

@goldleader6169

4 жыл бұрын

a little dab of dish soap on the bushing contact areas works also

@fenderman1984

3 жыл бұрын

I was wondering if that would work!

Ben, for noise reduction vaseline works really well. I hate skating noise trucks ans always do that to my trucks. Feels a lot better.

Wax or grease your hanger pivot that goes in to the pivot cup helps trucks feel smoother and less new sticky turning feel.

I have bought riptide pivot cup BUT for my longboard setup, caliber 2 (rkp truck). they were really better quality, and helps goes faster downhill since their hardness is higher (96a). bought them 2 years ago still riding them but now I ride tkp trucks so i'm back to stock pivot cup and I dont really want to spend 20 € for a new one (i'll wait it tears up itself a little bit)

I use this Riptide pivot cups in my Theeve TiAX trucks too. They don't make a big difference but I like to customize my parts. I'm also using a KranK cone bottom-bushing from Riptide and Bones Hardcore soft top-bushings. New bushings and pivot cups doesn't squeeze after you broke them in until they get dirty, which happens pretty fast if you skate outside. also if you lube them or use soap, they'll atrackt dirt (even if they're dry and start squeaking again, doesn't matter that much for me. I'd like to see Theeve TiAX 5.5 vs the Independent Stage 11 forged titanium 149 in comparison. They both weight 344g. I guess the Independent turns a little bit better but for grinding both trucks are good. The Indies are a little bit softer so It's easier to break them in as the Theeve-Trucks, which should last longer and have more kingpin-clearance. I saw you reviewing the TiH trucks, which have an hanger made of titanium. Either Titanium doesn't grind that good or it just needs more time to break this trucks in. But the TiAX and TiKings have hangers made of aluminium, so they should feel closer to independent trucks.

Your winters are almost exactly like they are in Portland weeks and weeks of rain and then when it’s not rainy it takes forever for things to get dry. The. Of course it rains again. Wow 20 bucks for pivot cups seems so steep.

@fredjones5698

3 жыл бұрын

20 dollars canadian, so like .50 cents US

Could you make a video about wheel wells on skateboards? Would be cool to see how you could make them yourself and all of the pros and cons of them.

best way to get pivot cups out is to use something thats thin, like a card or something to loosen up the pivots and then take needle nose pliers and get them in there and then just pull around, go in a circle it will make it easier

Oh, and needle nose pliers work best for me for gettin those out.

@bendegros

5 жыл бұрын

I couldn't find my needlenose:(

the bones bushings come with some washers that you're supposed to use instead of the washers that come with your trucks.

Still the best skateboard focused KZread channel in existence.

Yes, worth it. I love mine.

Stuff some wax shavings on all contact surfaces when you install bushings and the noise goes away. It's kind of tricky because you have to balance the shavings in place until you tighten the kingpin nut.

nicde review that really help me

I had these maybe a year back, I liked them but am not sure they are worth the cost. I ended up buying a thunder truck rebuild kit recently and replaced everything since I had it anyways. I wanted to try to use the thunder bushings but ended up getting the bones bushings. I'm interested in trying your configuration of bushings and washers even though I am able to just use both bones bushing on my 8.75 thunders. I just bought some more riptides though because my trucks are super squeaky and it kind of bugs me. I also put a little bit of paraffin wax on the points between the bushings and also the pivot cup slot and in the pivot cup to try to increase the noise reduction. There are other pivot cup companies I have tried, like venom I think, since those are cheaper. They all seem to work fine. I'll have to see how the riptides feel in comparison to my current setup to see if they are noticeably better.

I really like thunder hollows. I feel they are most reminiscent of an ldp longboard setup. Riptide pivot cups do work well for that ldp setup. But a shortboard is by far the way to go. Because you can ollie 😁

Slap magazine convinced me to buy these... I don't know if I could feel a difference besides the lack of sound and maybe a more "slick" turn in the pivot haha

Indy trucks Bones bushings, nut screwed loose till it lies flat with the kingpin. Love it :)

If you want your trucks to quit making noise, apply a very small amount of dish soap to the bushings and pivot cups. I know it sounds stupid but it really helps.

I find that wrapping tape around the axle and pushing it into the old cup will pull it out

had that same landyacht lion longboard in the background at the skateshop. It got stolen and thats how i got into street skating haha

@Residual.Selfimage

3 жыл бұрын

a blessing in disguise

Winter in Canada sucks, I feel that underground parking skating Ben. Do another fs heelflip for your boy LOL

Love to see Kruxs, or destrucko reviews

I switch all my pivot cups for riptide now. it makes a big difference with some, and a little with others. The WFB formula has a lubricant that allows a bit more turning with their APS formula, which is still more turny than most urethane. my first trucks were gullwing tracker 1's, and I didn't like the bushings. I switched to bones and it was better, but no cigar. I figured if the bushings suck, probably the pivots do too. looking for aftermarket pivots then, I found there was not much to choose from, and riptide seemed to have done the most testing, so I tried the WFB 96a pivots and the ride was much better. some pivot cups are softer than others and some are harder. it depends on how you ride. riptide also makes some harder ones as well, but the majority of testers liked the 96a better. if you're on a budget, I suggest riding your stock pivots as long as possible, but if you have to replace them, I would suggest giving riptide a look. I have not tried riot cups, so I can't offer any feedback there. I have a few trucks they don't offer a pivot cups for, a polster rkp that came with my mellow drive, the mellow drive itself and the unbranded rkp trucks that came with my eggboard. when they need replaced, I'm sending them to brad and tracey at riptide for matching up, or just send in the measurements for the depth, ID, OD and height. there is a lot of crossover in the sizes of cups, so they can generally find you a match. I like to use WFB Chubbys for my boardside bushing if possible. They really let you lean effortlessly while the lubricant lasts, after which they still turn better than most stock bushings. I think sabre truck bushings are also really good, but only come in a few shapes and duros.

Do a video on the new Bones STF 99a's

With all the fuss to make Thunder rideable one would think it's easier to ride Indys right away. But you actually got me curious on thunder.🙄😁

I use a coarse screw to screw into the center of the pivot cup just till the threads bite and then just pull the screw out with the pivot cup

I use 2 drops of bones oil in mine. They all sound great

Try using the Bones bushings without the bottom washer. That’s how I set up mine on Indy 149s

In my opinion they don’t feel much different, maybe a slight bit more better but the best thing about these is they make the board so that they don’t make that horrible sqeaky noise the trucks make. So I’d would recommend them 👍

Would love to hear an update. Still riding the riptides?

I know everyone likes to use dish soap to lube up your cups but I find they pick up dirt and start sounding nasty and get worse. I personally use a couple shavings off a bar of solid soap and a shaving of graphite from a pencil as well, it works silently, and they go really nicely

I live in Massachusetts and it's Cold out more than half The year so I realized the cold weather makes your bushings feel stiff and weird I ride loose trucks but the cold makes them stiff

These ones didn’t fit my trucks so I had to shave them down but they ride great with my caliber 2 trucks, 2 bruised and burnt hands later I finally got them in.

Tensor maglites with stock rubbers for me. A tiny bit of WD40 stops squeaks. I believe temperature effects both turn and squeakiness, but only a little.

Hmm... There is a thing you can do you eliminate or reduce the squeaky noise. You need to wax the parts of the trucks that the bushings make contact with. You can use a grater to make the wax easier to apply.

I usually just put shreds of skate wax or a candle or soap or a speed stick deodorant in my pivot cups and my trucks always turn way better. Also I ride my trucks with ten turns tight on the kingpin

Nice 2 see a old guy like u still rippin it !! So r u a master of drywall as well??