Is anyone working on a ground-up DIY suspension system?
It feels like it shouldn’t be that big of a deal - design wise, but could probably use a real Mechanical Engineer to get all the angles, attachments and spring rates just right.
Cost wise I think it’ll be pretty expensive, but I’m hoping a one-off based on water-jet parts might be within range.
I realize the Endeavor and Baja’s are out there, but I don’t want to buy one.
There are a lot of people working on gearboxes, but I’ve not seen anyone (aside from Flexboards) doing suspensions?
Another reason why it would help to have a good Mechanical Engineer. I usually just try to over-engineer everything and hope for the best, but this might give me an excuse to learn stress analysis.
My board is not independent suspension but I’d be interested to see how it compares to Baja or Propel. Independent suspension on a skateboard is tricky because you need a completely different steering system as opposed to a more traditional channel or rkp truck. I wanted something stable at 40+mph that can still turn well so I went with leading and trailing suspension and my own truck design… Had some suspension quirks in the beginning but now that I understand it a little better it’s getting really good.
