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Yeah, this guy doesn't (as he admits) understand a skaters mindset or culture. If you ride Indy's you're buying into classic solid trucks, and if you been skati

Yeah, this guy doesn't (as he admits) understand a skaters mindset or culture. If you ride Indy's you're buying into classic solid trucks, and if you been skating a long time you are likely to be nostalgic. On a more practical aspect, you don't want to relearn the feel of your trucks, and for what benefit, if the word was they grind better, or are lighter without a reduction in strength, maybe, but neither are likely to be more than marginal. Also skaters can be a bit superstitious, have a crap session, blame the stoopid new fangled trucks. Anyway may take on it, but not skated for years.

snowwrestler 4y ago
I skated all sorts of different stuff in the late 20th Century, including different trucks. The killer feature of Independents was simply that they were the most durable. I suspect this was a big reason they became “classic”. Over time they spent longer on the average skater’s board than other brands (which got replaced when they broke). No idea if this was because of geometry, or manufacturing quality, or materials, etc. I remember Tracker trucks tried a different pivot geometry. I gave up on them after the 2nd or 3rd one broke on me and I had to walk home.
xodjmk 4y ago
There is probably some nostalgic influence, but it doesn't seem like that is the reason. There are many different truck companies that exist and try to tweak the design to improve some aspects. Some of these companies will be trendy for a while and have pro riders, etc. but most people stick with the Indy/Thunder/Venture trucks, which are almost the exact same design. I think the later part of the article is more accurate, it is a combination of turning, impact and grinding. It is not a coincidence that almost all street/vert skateboards have converged to the exact same shape & dimensions. It's some kind of unconscious 'survival of the fittest shape' thing going on now for many year.
randomcarbloke 4y ago
I snapped some indies once and never went back, even though I knew they were good - just superstition.

snowwrestler 4y ago

I skated all sorts of different stuff in the late 20th Century, including different trucks. The killer feature of Independents was simply that they were the most durable. I suspect this was a big reason they became “classic”. Over time they spent longer on the average skater’s board than other brands (which got replaced when they broke). No idea if this was because of geometry, or manufacturing quality, or materials, etc. I remember Tracker trucks tried a different pivot geometry. I gave up on them after the 2nd or 3rd one broke on me and I had to walk home.

xodjmk 4y ago

There is probably some nostalgic influence, but it doesn't seem like that is the reason. There are many different truck companies that exist and try to tweak the design to improve some aspects. Some of these companies will be trendy for a while and have pro riders, etc. but most people stick with the Indy/Thunder/Venture trucks, which are almost the exact same design. I think the later part of the article is more accurate, it is a combination of turning, impact and grinding. It is not a coincidence that almost all street/vert skateboards have converged to the exact same shape & dimensions. It's some kind of unconscious 'survival of the fittest shape' thing going on now for many year.

randomcarbloke 4y ago

I snapped some indies once and never went back, even though I knew they were good - just superstition.