I’m always down to try stuff
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Super down to make a build with these. Longtime follower.
Hit me up, Down to see if I can break them 
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I’ve got two trucks, so I suppose I could send one truck to two people.
That might work better, unless someone specifically wants wants to be riding a setup with these trucks both front and rear?
There’s value to riding a setup with both front/rear Other Planets, but… My expectation is that unless its easy to swap into an existing setup that gets used, then it won’t get used. And an Esk8 typically has a single unpowered truck, so that sort of works out.
Some details which might be relevant to if they’ll be usable for you.
0 Degree baseplates, made for angled dirtboard style decks.
Designed for pneumatic wheels
9 inch hanger width.
Fits wheels with 10mm bearings, but I do have 3D printed adapters for 12mm bearings.
Will require threadlock for the axles.
Its drilled out for standard 10/32 skate hardware, old school bolt pattern.
Other Planets generally make very good rear trucks.
One of the limitations with this revision is they’re more stiff with less lean, another reason why they might work better on the rear.
How’s all that sound?
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I guess the trick will be mounting a drivetrain, as they definitely sound like a rear truck.
I’m not sure how quick I’d get to working with them but hopefully I’ll have something together by the end of the year I can ride and give feedback on.
I’m pretty sure that’s too long of a timeframe for testing a new product 
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Yeah, I mean, Ideal is I’m getting feedback as I’m building up my next set.
That usually means just slapping it on a setup, whatever is quick and easy. Not building a setup around it.
Back in the day, I actually did a fair bit of distributing trucks and boards to people for give feedback on, and most people never even got to the point of putting wheels on the trucks.
So its actually way more valuable to just get it set up on ANYTHING, and get a few miles on it, then to come at it with any sort of ambition of making a project of it, because 9 time out of 10, what that really means is they sit in a box for 5 years.
If its not easy, don’t do it.
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Honestly yeah if ideal conditions aren’t desired and I don’t have to motorize them sure I’d slap them on the front and test the hell outta them.
I was thinking more on motorizing the truck.
Actually, after a bit more thought, I’ve already got a self-imposed todo list approximately a billion items long
Give em to someone who can properly give you feedback🤙
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Ok, with all that said, if anyone still interested can PM me, and I’ll get the details figured out there.
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Only issue I see is that they’re 0 degree, meaning I would need to angle them somehow to be a front truck.
It really needs to be on a mountainboard style deck with angled nose/tail.
Even if you get the angle right by other means, the deck height will be all wrong. Unless you used a 45 degree bracket I suppose.
I’ve got a 20° tipped deck prepped for analog riding if you think the angles are ok. Just got my daily emtb up and running again so I don’t want to tear it apart right away. Been riding channels since I was 9. Lmk
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I’ve got an analog LDP board that I could get them on making a 45 degree angle front 15 degree back, if 105mm thanes would work well on them. I don’t have any extra channels though especially not similar width so I would need both the front and rear. I’ve got plenty of experience riding many types of trucks but I’ve never seen anything like these before so I don’t know what to expect from them. Do you think the setup could work on a board like that?
I’m more interested in recreating my own set though probably as I am not in the US. If you could PM me the CAD files so I can put it into Fusion I could take a look at the design and see what stuff I would need to build them. Got a welder and a 3D printer so I am probably good as far as tools go. I would probably have the time to start working on them in September, and depending on design complexity maybe have them up and running within a week or so.
The hanger is extra bulky, so typical urethan wheels are a no-go.
But 105’s are probably just fine.
45/15 works fine as far as angles go, but there might need to be some messing around with risers to get the deck height good.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1aUe8KYUdhhsEO-jcvfM1gHxYz6D4uySd?usp=sharing
I’m only really just getting started on the organization and version control, but this is where everything is at ATM, including a copy of the Fusion 360 file.
By September, could be a lot more in there.
For 3D printing the resistance, the only TPU filament I’ve found with a high enough elasticity to work for bushings is Ninjaflex. I know there’s more options, but I know know what they are.
But… Can ride these without resistance as well, Other Planet trucks don’t strictly need it, especially with a 15 degree rear.
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Which duro would you recommend?
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The Ninjaflex I use is 85a.
But the important bit is the Elongation at Yield, which is how far it can stretch and return to its original shape. Which is 65%.
That elongation at yield is, firstly, similar to cured TPU that bushings are made from based what I can tell by on feel, but also is the limits the bands are designed to operate within.
As long as you have the elastic limit, getting the stiffness can be done somewhat by adjusting the band thickness to account for differences in durometer.
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