RipTide Sports Brackets designed to adapt Channel trucks (MBS, Trampa, Lacroix Hyper, Kaly) to various longboards

If the deck were modified or made for the brackets, the results could be quite different:

We can make the 35 degree shorter but not the 20 if you want to keep the deck level:

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Or just the right deck

https://www.muirskate.com/longboard/decks/73307/db-longboards-keystone-ridge-v2-33-longboard-skateboard-deck-w-grip

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Then the deck designers get involved…not that I claim to be one…

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Please just make them already I’ll be your guinea pig

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I definitely like.

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Still like it, and for those wanting a lower ride on pneumatics, you can still top-mount them for the drop-through effect.

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Just random and I think it’s been brought up but this is what I thought of reading through the thread…

It would be two plates with one with the trucks on it and one connected to the deck. They would be put together by a bolt etc and when put together they are at a 25 degree angle but can pivot upwards for a higher angle. The air shock like a DNM AO-38RC could be placed and then tightened or loosened So that when standing on the deck the trucks have enough play to move themselves up to the desired angle.

This would let you try out tons of different angles with the “touch” of a finger. It could also be tuned so that in 5 min Someone 100pds could be riding on the same turning radius as someone who weighs 200 pounds by adjusting the angles instead of the bushings. Then the bushings could be used as more fine tuning once you get the desired angle. Would also be cheaper I think because the pieces could be laser cut do too it being two pieces instead of one 3D object…

Just my thoughts, if anyone is interested or has questions I’m always open to suggestions! @RipTideSports

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Plenty of room for big motors in the back:

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Sign me up!

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Where did you get the model of the hyper trucks? Can you share it?

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This is getting quite exciting.

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Riptide makes the HyperTruck bushings/ collaborated on the design. Recently someone asked @Pedrodemio to share the files an he said that he was not allowed to do so. Therefore, I also don’t think that Brad will share them :wink:

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Seems like these would be basically angled Brackets. Platform deck would go amazing with these

https://www.sickboards.nl/en/144-longboards-decks/s-1/brand_2-bossa

https://www.sickboards.nl/en/144-longboards-decks/s-1/brand_2-g_bomb

https://www.sickboards.nl/en/144-longboards-decks/s-1/brand_2-antidote

The antidode stuff is just gorgeous.

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Definitely!

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Sorry but no on the hyper model, used in the development of their bushings.

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How much of a deal killer is it having two, 4" (101mm) wide x 1/2" (12.2mm) thick pieces of Aluminum on the undercarriage?

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Long?

How does it compare to standard baseplate dimensions?

Edit: in those two dimensions, I mean. Not in height.

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We designed them long with a lot of mounting options and added deck support so the flat on the deck is a maximum of 5.75" (146mm) and shorter if you mount closer to the end of the bracket. Brackets by their nature place a lot of stress on the ends of a deck so we wanted to decrease the “lever arm” length with a log support area

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Making them that much larger than a standard baseplate means they can’t be used on decks with recessed truck mounting faces like the Hayas or a lot of downhill decks. Not sure how much that matters.

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It does matter and needs to be factored in the the viability of the product. We could make the entire bracket 2.5" wide like a standard base plate but the channel trucks will have a lot of overhang but will still mount to them. As for the length, easy enough for the end user to cut the excess length off with a hacksaw to accommodate a specific deck. After all this is a DIY bracket

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