I went out of the gate with Orange/outside-back and White/front.
That crossed my mind for a second.
So I may in fact give it a spin.
What was striking for me was how hard the front was to turn with the White/outside but at low speed.
It just felt foreign and restrictive, again at the lower speeds.
Carving at speed did feel good.
I appreciate the comments on the compression.
I did not realize it was such an impact with small adjustments.
I realize your comment about bindings is for everyone, but I did give bidings a college try.
In fact I was rocking them riding streets when I first fell in love with the M2s.
I just got scared and paranoid over time and moved awayâŚ
Something for me that was an extra big deal loosing the bindings was how big and wide the Flux deck is.
So I move my feet around a bunch.
Think of a long board surfer.
Anyways. I got my second set of M3s this week and will get them going soon, on my Gravel Boi so it will be interesting to see if end up running a different variation of bushings.
Here is an older pic I found with the Flux next to my Comp 95.
Sick man. Such great feedback. Nice quiver too.
I agree with you - whites outside without bindings is probably too stiff for most. No speed = no turn.
Great feedback on the width of the flux deck and your style of moving feet around to get extra leverage.
Glad to hear youâve had some experience with bindings. Some feet just canât be tamed.
Looking forward to next instalmentâŚ
My Matrix II stock nylon bushings havenât been that good, I needed to tighten them up after what feels like nearly every ride. I swapped to moonâs matrix ii compatible PU bushings and the experience has been flawless since.
Used and abused for 2 years but I was having to tighten the kingpin further and further to reduce the slop forming. I found that double nutting the kingpin helped but was a crutch. Throwing on replacements made them feel brand new again. Definitely a consumable.
We changed a few things in the Matrix III that will improve bushing wear and reduce the problem of KP nuts coming loose (a common complaint). In short, I think most of the wear experienced in the past was more of a design issue than a material issue, but only long term use will prove that in the market.
I havenât experimented with PU bushings on Channel trucks. But based on experience with TKP/RKP trucks and your feedback about Moonâs it sounds like itâd be worth doing.
If you care about better water evacuation, yes. Otherwise not really. Theyâre not that deep to begin with so there wonât be much difference even in the wet.
I agree with the tyres. Best ride, well balanced and hard wearing. I have a large quantity I will be selling with the decks.
We are currently getting the mounts for the headlights cncâd. Also great quality, designed for e-bikes originally. Better not derail this thread anymore.
