Bolt on pulleys with adjustable bolt holes, so they would be useable for every core
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…and axle bearings (or they might suck ass)
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I actually made these before for ABEC and Kegel, it was a long time ago.
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Infinity hubs prove that you could put berg pattern around the edges. Berg is the triangle right? I’m still a noob lmfao
That is already a thing for meepo hubs. You can even download the part files and 3d print them.
A discourse update that allows us to dislike things. Make it an upside down heart… Which totally isn’t just balls, I promise.
Do it! Discourse is open source 
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So…portal offset axles. You could lengthen wheelbase and lower the platform for stability as you go faster, and raise it and introduce artificial lean while turning for better grip. Not to mention active suspension and general space saving when stowed by minimizing wheelbase. Can’t imagine the complexity and programming though, which makes it more theoretical than practical.
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Don’t need to start off with it programmable.
Get it working manually.
Even if you’re not adjusting it on the fly, a good portion of its utility is still there. Enough as a proof of concept.
I feel like, you want to get a manual feel of things first anyway before you start programming.
A remote that can double as a slide puck. Have velcro on one side so it can stick to slide gloves.
NuBx made some of those
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Just use the Hoyt puck, nylon is totally sturdy enough, and the potentiometer in there will definitely hold up /s
On a more serious note, I’d be concerned about accidentally throttling while sliding.
I kind of like the idea in theory, but:
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Slide pucks are placed pretty low on the palm, any controls aren’t going to be super reachable with any of the fingers unless it’s on the sliding surface itself
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Even with protection, I don’t like the idea of actively rubbing something with a lithium battery between my hand and the asphalt
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Obv this would be kind of bulky, but, trucks with 2 pivot cups on opposite ends of the kingpin, and a hanger with both TKP and RKP holes.
Here’s a fancy render for fun of the mountainboard design I’m messing with.
Decided that for prototyping, a stringer design will save on materials and complexity.
A simple 2D mold for the stinger, and a nice small mold for the foot platforms.
Do think pressing up as a full board would be nicer, but I’m going for an 11" wide deck, and pressing that much shape into a deck that wide is not something I look forward to.
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For a wacky idea, here’s one me and my buddy were just discussing.
What if you made a truck which didn’t have a turning mechanism of its own, but instead was just connected via a linkage the opposite truck.
So leaning one truck, turns both trucks.
One truck is being turned directly through the lean of the deck, the other truck is being turned manually by the first.
In that situation, what happens?
Which truck would you want to be the front, and which one the rear?
Where would you want your weight?
I think that, in a theoretical perfect system with no slop and perfect linkages, it probably wouldn’t make too much difference so long as all four wheels were on the ground.
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What about using something like this (Anti Vibration Pads - Rubber & Cork) as risers to help reduce vibrations?
I could probably donate a few corks…
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Would be a complicated setup for a weird result IMO. The linkages would need to be diagonal and crossing over each other if i’m picturing your idea correctly… and same amount of turn front and back is not a feeling i’m personally comfortable with.
Aren’t shock pads just thin rubber risers?
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