Announcing New RipTide APS Bushings for Carver CX and C5 Surfskate Trucks 

Get RipTide APS bushings for Carver CX and C5 surfskate trucks here: surfskate.love/shop

I bought my Carver used so my bushings were a bit crusty and tired kinda like me. I've got the yellow 90 Riptides now and what a difference. First thing I noticed was the smoothness of the carves on the flats. They performed great at the skatepark too- very smooth and nice rebound. It's an excellent upgrade and well worth it for sure, Thanks Steve 🤙

CX and C5 are the only trucks I’m riding (stock bushings ) so Sir, this is a PERFECT presentation for me. I’m all👂 ears!

So happy to see you're still pumping these videos out! Thank you as always for always keeping us informed, happy surfskating 🤙

This will be a great start a whole new world of customisation. Cannot wait for the WFB and Kanks versions to be out too!

Wow!I just ordered some bushings a couple hours ago and just received message that they’re already on their way! Thank You Steve Palmer.

This is so handy Steve. I've ordered CX trucks after three years surfing C7 trucks and I'm ooking forward to customising the set up. You break it down really easily to understand. Thanks for all the work you do for the surfskate community.

I’m down!! I love my CX trucks and they’re about due for new bushings 🤙🏼

Awesome! Can’t wait to try some of those soft pink!

Many thanks @SurfskateLove for this video (and all others 😅) Just purchased and received my Riptide bushings. Fit perfect hardness to firm up my Santa Cruz / Carver C5 Surfskate board and match my weight! Less sensible, more precise. A must with Pivot cups, less vibration and no more noise. Thank you! ❤

Can't wait to try them 🔥

7:01 Thanks for the personal set up info! I’ve just ordered some 90a yellows for my stock santa cruz x carver. I’ll try that out then may look at the single 92.5a blue on the boardside.

These and some Rip tide pivots have my Carver feeling out of this world!!! Get you some!

Great initiative again from Steve. I discover CX trucks and my target is to use them in pumptrack. That said i've been happily surprised with Carver stock bushings in pumptrack. I'm 69kg so i've ordered pink (87,5a). In pumptrack they are a bit too loose for me, let say i would keep them for riding on flats, and if i would order others, i would choose the yellow for pumptrack. As shipping cost are an issue to France, i plan to mix Carver CX stock bushings board side and Riptide pink road side. An interesting conversion for bigger Riptide bushings, i've just mounted them road side on Arsenal 165mm trucks on a longboard, and it feels lively, but it's more about land paddling-carving than surfskating. Good initiative Steve. Olivier from France.

Thanks, great video Steve and gratulations on creating this product for the community. Even though the cone bushings are what the Carver CX & C5 require, have you considered offering barrel bushings as well? Some setup freaks like to use barrel road side and cone board side. Although, two cones will offer the best turn-a-bility as a surfskate should be in most circumstances. Good going offering 2 bushing and 4 bushing packs.

ordered mine and got them faster than carver could get me my board! Thanks

Just ordered a Yellow 4 pack. I still have a un-opened Carver bushings set labeled as firm. I’ll be interested to see the difference between the stock CX/C5 bushings, the firmer set I have sitting in a package, and the RipTides I keep hearing so much about. I’ll interchange these on the two trucks sets I ride (CX & C5) and see what transpires!

I wish I could buy these bushings in Europe soon, just like your wheels!

After one year of using pink Riptide bushings (87,5a) on CX, i've just switched to 92,5a on the rear, 90a on front. With 87,5a, i had to press them a bit too much, about 3 bolt thread over the knut on front, and similar on rear. With new 92,5A on rear, i let the knut flush. With 90a on front, i just let one bolt thread over the knut. Tested for flat slalom practice with cones and bowl, i felt a good amount of rebound. I had hesitation to buy 92,5a as i'm relativley light (69kg), but my today test in park let me think that it's interesting, even for flat slalom cones, the turning radius is more in my technique that in the bushings, and i felt the relaunch of speed at the end of the turn more efficient than with 87,5a. I dampen this analysis by the fact that i compare one year of 87,5a use with new 90a and 92,5a, but anyway, i don't feel the board too locked or with a lack of lean, and the increase of speed/stability looks great to approach new lines with more speed and confidence. I'll test in pumptrack soon with no big surprise in perspective, as there are no short curves in pumptrack, a higher stability/bushings rigidity should boost a bit the speed. With 34'Soulboardiy deck and new Surfskatelove wheels 70mm 84a, this set up is really great to go a step ahead in my skills progression, especially in park.

Brad and Tracey at Riptide are the raddest people in the game. Absolutely awesome!!

Hope to receive them soon. Still stuck at the Italian customs. Look forward to trying them❤

If you want a snappier livelier ride these bushings seem like a good option. For anyone chasing a loose surfy flowy ride, just grease your cheap $2 bushings with any automotive, polylithium, or Marine grease and you will get max performance out of them. On RKP trucks, if you flip the top cup washer under the nut and completely remove the bottom washer against the baseplate, and grease the bushings, you'll cheap bushings will ride super smooth and ride amazing.

thanks so much for all your great videos, it helps A LOT and is also a ton of fun to watch

Bonjour, merci beaucoup pour toutes ces informations indispensables 😊. Les bushings CX sont ils les mêmes pour le truck arrière C2 ?

I recently got a carver cx and the stock bushing feel decent Is it really that much of advantage going to those yellow replacements? Also do you think a softer bushing is better in the front and a harder one in the back in your experience? I weight around 250 and the stock ones held up fine should I try the reds or just go double yellow?

Hi Steve! I just got a blue RipTide set and tested it yesterday for the first time. It's awesome! But I forgot to grease it with a tea candle as you recommended and did it after the ride. The condition of new bushings after a +/- one hour of riding surprised me: black Carver's stock ones look like brand new in comparison to used just once RipTide. Probably I did anything wrong however I was trying to follow your instructions: kingpin nuts are tighten just to be flat with the bolts. I'm 65-70kg, so I admit that frankly speaking the blue set is a little bit softer for me than needed. And nothing bad occurred with a track - all is fine. I just want to ask for your advise - if you have any info regarding those sets durability - how long they are supposed to live? Thanks!

Tryed now the yellow and blue ones (cx),but these are more loose / smoother then the stock carver bushings 😢 for surfing style really cool, but Iam driving also park and small ramps and bowls, Pumptrack etc. now I have tottaly problems when iam to fast or dropping in ,the front truck is turning in so heavily 😢 any suggestions? Thx and nice regards from Germany 🏄🏽‍♂️💚🤙

I'm currently using the stock CX bushings but after about 5km they start to squeak like hell. I usually maintain it by putting some grease and oil on both bushings, AND the pivot cup as well. Any suggestions for maintenancr once I upgrade my bushings to the dark blue ones?

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Would you recommend these trucks for downhill slalom racing?

Hey mate, just bought a pair of carver cx trucks. Tried them with the stock 89a bushings and they feel way too loose (even looser than my smoothstar thrusters, which I find strange). I use bones 96A on my Indy trucks for traditional bowl skateboarding. I’m thinking I should try riptide APS 92a for surfskating? What do you think? Thanks

I’m confused. I ordered these from Riptide as I wanted a firmer feel on my C5 truck (of course before seeing this video). I thought the 95a would be a step up because on the Carver site it says they are 92a. Sounds like you were saying they are 89a. Is the Carver site incorrect? For the CX it says 89a but not the C5. Also looks like the C5 is a conical and a barrel 😢

Any tutorials coming about dropping in?

Those fit on Swelltech?

I ordered wrong durometer... Wish I had paid more attention to details

Do They fit on the x7?

I just received the Light Blue (85a) and the Pink (87.5a) bushing sets. I’m a small guy at 130lbs and the Light Blue bushings are perfect. I didn’t even try the Pink bushings - ended up giving them to a friend. Major upgrade for anyone who is smaller or wants more turn ability! 🛹🤙