Great video! I’ve been using these on the front of my boards for a few years now, and they are awesome. I mount them to Waterborne surf adapters and get even more front end maneuvering. Since the front is so agile I can get away with using reversed mounted (from usual) rear trucks which creates huge stability at any speed even over rough terrain and eliminating potential wobbles and counter oversteer. There’s a short vid discussing this set-up on my channel; sorry for low quality, I need a better camera badly. I’m mostly using this on Esk8’s but I have a couple cruiser decks like this for pumping and it’s just as excellent for handling control and carving fun
Ackerman actually refers to how much the inner wheel turns in more than the outer. Ideally you want this to happen as the inner wheel is tracing a smaller circle and needs more angle to be efficient, hold grip and not scrub. I’m not sure how much ratio and rates he’s designed into these but they seem tuned well. I’ve messaged a bunch with the truck’s creator and we talked about some interesting things that might be options in the future. As for Sharkwheels I feel they have some positives but some negs as well: amazing on hard dirt trails covered in rocks, but over-rated for pretty much anything else
Awesome setup really like the the board. I've been using the trucks for about little over a week really working them in. Today I did 6 miles around a park. They are pretty good for carving but man when you get going down hill. It's a different story speed wobble is a huge things with those trucks. So just remember to keep weight to the front and tuck in. Cuz if you don't there is some really bad side effects crashing. Love the board design though keep up the good work.
Audience, Nice skateboard Stu. When I was young my skateboard was stolen from me, while I was riding it down the street. A car FULL of guys rode up on me and one guy jumped out. He lifted me up and took my board. I was just a skinny little kid. I guess it benefited me, because my dad bought me a huffy bike to replace it. Wow!!!
I'm a beginner skater, and i can BARELY do a 90 degree slide. I do have one TKP board, and i don't think it would be quite as easy to slide as having Major Arc's in the rear. I think your best bet would be to try it out yourself. I think you'll like them regardless.
Man, I appreciate the fun of the setup and your passion for skating. Just, keep in mind that Major Arc trucks don't turn like cars. In Ackermann geometry, only front wheels steer (with different turing radii) and all turning radii converge on one point. The design take into account the lenght between the wheels. Those trucks could be fun, but their design is far from being tuned as for cars. They have four different centers of turning that cause unwanted wheels wear, not the optimum for carving trucks. Previous design (Leanboard) used spherical wheels to limit wheels cosumption. Anyway, keep skating and stay stoked!
You are partially correct, Ackerman is when the wheels turn to different radii, so technically this is "Zero ackerman" since the wheels turn at parallel angles. There are applications where cars are set up to use Zero Ackerman and even negative ackerman. Yes, we all know that a normal car does not steer with all 4 wheels, the board does not turn like a car, the trucks do. leanboard is a slightly different concept, it sacrifices turning angle for lean angle, this is called Castor which creates stability, however as a consequence, it puts a lot of wear and tear on the expensive proprietary wheels.
@@Sgt.Slides Could we just have the ackerman/spindle/steering arm angle meet in the center of the wheelbase instead of at the rear axle to make up for 4 wheel steering?
@@FulioBagginz in Drifting, Zero ackerman is preferred, in open wheel racing negative ackerman is preferred. Those configurations have little to do with tire consumption. In drifting, Zero ackerman allows you to have more steering angle and allows the car to have more speed and stability while sliding since your front tires are traveling in the same direction. In F1, Negative ackerman increases stability i believe.
