Metal truck mounts + wooden middle deck.. What do you think of this deck design?

Hello all…

Could you share your opinion about a certain deck design… Main wooden (or CF, FB) body in the middle + metal truck mount plates in front and at the back.

This design will allow rider to change his boards drop level, truck mount angles etc. by changing the metal mounts…

Also these metal mounts will be more durable than the wooden counterparts, they will not be broken like the wooden mounts dont you think ?

Thank you all in advance :+1:

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i dont see anything negative in this setup, i have had a deck break like that on the tail, and just used this to replace it


for the dimensions, it was ever so slightly wider than a standard baseplate, made of steel

was able to bend it to the angle i wanted, never had clearance issues with wheels and motors ever after

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More parts means more expensive, and with a lot of those brackets you either end up sacrificing your turning radius (too long of a wheelbase), or end up with too short of deck to put your feet on comfortably.

It does look cool though

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Imo it’s a good solution for those who want shorter deck on nummies.

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Whats the thickness of that metal plate my friend ?

I was always wondering why this deck style didn’t get more attention

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it was a 200mm x 60mm, 2mm thick

my weight is 82kg, because the lack of a workshop i bent it by repeatedly jumping on it full force while it was secured in place

then i cut it to length desired and attached it with 6 screws to the board

obviously i never jumped full force on my board and on a sidenote it also was absorbing quite a lot of vibrations during ride without ever bending further at all

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Looks so cool I think :+1::fire:

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i have one i’m planning to build an eskate out of

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What do you have exactly ?

@sofu built a great board with these.
@257 has made a few sets of the brackets (by hand, fucking beast)
Can’t remember who else did a build with them…

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@Skunk Do you mean things similar to @olsyke s metal plates ?

nope, not me :slight_smile:

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No, the ones in your original post.

Heres @sofu build over on builders

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ok got it, looks awesome :+1::fire:

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I am not a fan. The reason is because the faster you go the more “on top of the trucks” you want to be. That’s not a possibility with G|Bomb type setups. When compared to a standard drop deck, I guess its comparable, but you can get closer to being on top of the trucks because of the single piece curve. I like the look, I’m not crazy about the practice.

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i have this https://www.gbomblongboards.com/product-page/juggernaut-c26

i’m planning to do a low cruiser build

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Awesome, both the look and the name :+1: You will have an amazing machine :+1:

what event is that photo from?
0 degree “truck” bracket in the back
maybe long distance and/or pumping race?

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