This can be discussed elsewhere.
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So…those singularity bushings…
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Sorry but you are comparing apples to oranges…i.e. additive manufactured (3d print) 15 degree wedge that compromises mounting bolt integrity due to the misaligned mounting angle compared to an engineered CNC aluminum mount that uses 4 bolts to mount the riser to the deck and 4 bolts to mount the trucks to the riser so all bolts are normal to their respective mounting surface.
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I’ve never seen mounting bolts lose integrity from wedge risers, or have any sort of failure at all.
Especially not for an angle as low as 15 degrees.
A wedge riser might the most simple tech possible in all of skateboarding.
I don’t see any real justification, and a $50 wedge riser feels obscene.
And… Tapped aluminum, what?
Half of the old trucks I have in my collection with tapped baseplates are stripped out.
I think that’s a bigger risk than mounting hardware losing integrity.
I think the biggest advantage here is that extra long hardware is a huge pain, and this is a neat and clean solution.
I do like neat and clean. The engineer in me has a hard time coping with the angle of contact and the lengthening of the mount centers either on the deck or truck depending on what surface you mount to…something has to give.
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My approach to that would be to ask, what are the observed outcomes?
I already know, Slalom guys have been bending bolts, angle drilling decks and base plates since day 1. Life is hard as a perfectionist.
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Slalom guys break everything.
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As an engineer i have never used angle wedges for the exact same reason of the bolt head contact patch is angled. there is no universe where those bolts won’t try to bend.
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I have so much fun on this board…
Singularity bushings are magical!!!
Good times at the playground.
In line with current discussion it’s worth noting this board has the sketchy style risers…
To boot they are undersized 3D printed ones…
I do have high strength bolts.
I would gladly pay 50 Bucks for the MBS one as I think it’s a different beast than a regular plastic wedge…
But I need 10 degrees maximum. So I roll with the sketchy wedge…
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Just read through the thread - these seem great and I’m putting together a build that uses Matrix III trucks - so just wondering if there’s any projected general release yet to look forward to?
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I can accommodate anything you want with the proto molds. We are building production molds as we speak. As of now, the shapes that have made the cut are the Barrel (B), FatCone (C2 @MBS contribution) and Chubby (D). (formally known as for @fessyfoo benefit)
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Once again you are incorrect, December 2024 (8 months ago) we made the first Singularity bushing for the Matrix III. Please check your facts at the door.
We are not about hype, we are about fully sorted performance upgrades. We would rather introduce too late than too early.
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You picking on me because I leaked the original codename for these bushings? ( The Unibrow 
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No, you just said “naming is strong with this one” in a Yoda voice or at least I imagined it that way.
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This is how the thread started: [quote=“RipTideSports, post:1, topic:64990, full:true”]
We have long held the opinion that Channel trucks would benefit from using a single bushing in place of two. We first tried this several years ago with the large format Carveboard from the minds of Brad Gerlach and his father Joe and really loved the results of replacing 24 parts with 2. Unfortunately Carveboard has suspended production with Joe’s untimely death but we are attempting to help revive them.
We now set our sights on the MBS Metal Matrix II and now Matrix III for this conversion and we tested the first ridable prototype of the setup today and we loved it so we will be seeking several additional testers to determine if what we have is worthy of becoming a thing. Thanks to @MBS for their continued support of the DIY scene.
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The original protos were for the Matrix II, which proved to be too complex and in view of them being obsoleted, the Matrix II project was abandoned. The Matrix III came much later and languished as I was consumed with other projects like assembling a CNC for the shop and developing roller skate gear. I did some conceptual design work but no prototypes. I finally had time to revisit the concepts, fine tuned them and Jeremy made the prototype molds in our CNC starting with 1 shape, then 4 by the time Esk8Con 2025 came around and delivered several sets to MBS to try. Over time we have refined the shapes with rider feedback and MBS input and we have settled on the Singularity equivalents of a Barrel, FatCone and a Chubby in durometers close to what you would ride in a RKP truck. We conduct long term testing because coming to the market with something so contrary to what the trucks are designed to accept is risky. Time allows us to manage and minimize that risk. That is how we roll. We skate like there is a tomorrow.
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This thread has more schizo posts than the battery builders club. Wow
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I blame the CERN…
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