ShocBoard Systems Independent Suspension. ShocBox and the Trick-Stick

Fosterqc · May 24, 2023, 4:36pm

Shoc Boards Systems was easily the coolest new product at ESK8con. Independent 4 wheel suspension in a relatively compact package is an amazing idea.

I rode the Meepo Bamboo Hurricaine equipped with the system. It was sprung too light for my weight of 75kb but I still got a good idea of how well the system worked. There is some stiction in the suspension travel which is an issue. Those who experienced mountain bike suspension in the 90s will understand what I am talking about. I was assured that they are working on it. Otherwise the system worked quite well and had minimal impact on the handling other than the increase in ride height. I also got a little stinkbug action when the brakes are applied. This should be solved with stiffer springs.

Right now the system has about the same hanger width as a typical TKP. I think this could also be retrofit to TKPs. A slighter wider version would be nice too. A road specific version with less travel and a lower ride height would nice too. The stock system has about 40mm of travel. I think about 20mm would be nice on a road-specific version. Just enough to keep the wheels planted.

here we go!!!

Fosterqc · May 24, 2023, 5:25pm

yoyotinker · May 24, 2023, 7:51pm

fessyfoo · August 20, 2023, 5:05am

shockboard systems showed up to Intro2Speed Socal Fest today.

stood on a board with the trick-stick setup as bindings. felt surprisingly good. and perfect for an application where you might want to flip between regular or goofy footed binding to let people say try your board. not quite as good as an MBS binding. but pretty close.

Fosterqc · August 20, 2023, 6:23am

For the way it looks I am impressed with how much people like it. For sure stands out as a cool innovation in the esk8 space.