Propel RUCKUS - Pushing Innovation of Skateboards Truck Technology 

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This truck design with the bushing set up will lend you endless possibilities of tuning. I remember getting in it at Esk8con and taking turn one ( the one where everyone had a problem with) and it turned on a dime! It was set looser than I wanted for higher speeds but this trucks can do that for you. And for the price point it’s a very nice package.

Hey guys, Russ from Propel here, don't mind the screename, thats from one of my fishing profiles,lol Its funny because we originally aimed this as being a fast, stable street board but after getting it on the track at esk8con, we started looking at it a little differently. Race board? Why not, its got everything you need and can be configured for that track, that day. Now, don't get me wrong, there are boards made specifically and solely for racing with tiny batteries to reduce weight, big racing slick tires, etc but for the every day guy to get a taste of racing, this board is perfect. Plan to see Andy Facsko and a few others on them at next years races at Esk8con. Now that we are getting feedback from multiple reviewers, we are even looking at its light AT capabilities with an 8" knobby on it. Fun stuff

Love the vibes haha, It does it’s not crazy flex like a bamboo could be, and you’re right being so low tot he found even with 175 mm is definitely nice! These trucks had me scratching my head bruv, it was so hard to wrap my mind around it at first but once we worked together to figure it out with propel it was a much better ride in my opinion. We even created new bushings for it as well.

Thank you so much for checking it out really appreciate your support!!

Thanks for checking out the channel and the video!

I understand what you mean, but if you’re hitting a curb or something head on the tires stick out further than the carbon fiber fairs so you they would hit it first

Thanks for watching truly appreciate it!

The propel design team consists of 2 award winning engineers from China (Red Dot recipients), myself from New England (now Florida) and Mike from Canada. The combination of their engineering expertise and our western culture input are what make Propel special in my opinion. Theres nothing cooler than giving these guys an idea and waking up the next morning to their version of your thought. They amaze me every time. They take something that I thought was so cool and make it better. Very satisfying team to work with.

👌 wow so that means it's a legit board already a Legend level 👏 that's so much everyone involved to make this happened and bring this to reality 🔥⚡️🔥⚡️🔥⚡️✨️

Thank you sir

The first Endeavor Pro has the equivalent of the black bushings but even with both the Endeavor gen 1 and Ruckus with black bushings the Ruckus turns better and easier. I know because I directly compared this as soon as I got my Ruckus. The BVR’s deck angles also allow you to tilt more aggressively than you can on Endeavor. Overall, the Ruckus slots in pretty nicely between how the Pivot rides and behaves and how the Endeavor rides and behaves. However, because it’s so customizable you can dial it in to become more DKP-like and closer to the Pivot if you want or go the opposite end and closer to Endeavor if you want. The flex in the BVR deck is also nicely between the ride comfort of Pivot and Endeavor overall.

@@mikemenard4543 I so appreciate this comparison, thank you! Now I need to make a decision. 😆

Appreciate you my man! Thanks for the support and showing up!

Always my Bro. I might not comment often but always supporting your videos. I know a bit or 2 so at times my comments can be confusing or feel challenging to most lol. But always here brotha, keep safe 🙏

Why aren't you posting with the propel account or at least have propel in your name? I've seen your comments in other videos and it'd be a lot more professional if users could see you're associated with Propel

@@regrox I just started using and replying from this one a while back and have been ever since.

Would a Black rear / Grey front bushing config be viable? Turning, rebound or both. Have a waterborne setup and was going off how out it works; loose front, locked rear. Put in my order with extra bushings Thursday, just waiting on shipment 😁.

@@GeorgeJettson-cb5cjI haven’t personally tried grey front and black rear but on my DIY I did have different duro between front and rear for a similar reason. I know lots of Endeavor owners who also have a white or grey up front and black bushing in the rear of their Endeavors. There’s lots of potential to try a variety of combinations until you find something that feels ideal for you and how you ride. That’s kind of the whole point of Ruckus.

So they are two totally different boards. So it totally depends on you as the rider what you are looking for in a board. So what are your top priority when it comes to needs from your board? Carve feel and flex, then the Ruckus is your choice! Extreme range and power the N3 has both, so there is no 💯 right choice but more what you need. So what do you need?

I never have tired the pivot so I’m not 💯 sure in that option!

Yeah, the ruckus is definitely an on road board. you can do some light off roading with it, but the trucks for the ruckus are not suspension like the endeavor pro 2 are, ive never ridden any of the other propel series of boards off roading, just around esk8con parking lot, but if you are primarily looking to do just streets, the ruckus is a great choice to be able to customize everything, ride feel, remote settings, belts and pulleys, its got it all. either way if you enjoy the content make sure to subscribe and like the video! also if you do end up picking up a board make sure to use my code to save a few bucks as well!!

Thank you for the update. You mentioned it in the video but never specified, what is your weight? I’m 5’-10” and 190 Is that a black on black set up as well??

The ruckus isn’t really an off roading type of board. You’d be more inclined to try out different options from propel for off roading needs! hitting potholes and rough paved surface it’s totally fine, but not compared to off roading like the z3 does. The AT style tires will handle crumbled roads

@@DrewElia Cool. Thanks dude 👍🏾

Both have the same battery, but becuase the GT can run urethane wheels it will get better mileage. Carve ride though the Ruckus also has amazing low end snappy

Nice! I’m 220 so black black is a good starting point. I tightened the back rebounds about 20 quarter turns out from dead center and then the front was about 14

@@DrewElia Thank you:)

it would be twice the price as well! 12s4p Samsung 50s gets you into the mid 20 to low 30s pending your weight and riding style, plus a 4.5 amp charger gets you back from 0-100 in 4-5 hours, that's completely draining it as well. I love a good 12s4p but also understand that everyone wants more everything.

@@DrewElia as an option...yes there will be people who are willing to pay that money.

@user-mo3qj4km7c you’re right and I know that the team at propel read these comments so maybe they heard you!

It’s an old MP baton hahai

My dad had something like that but it was flatter and said 'Board of education" on it. It was never used but made a hell of a deterrent,lol

The swapping of bushings takes a little more effort than normal trucks but worth it for heavier riders like myself to set up to the stiffer bushings. The ride set up at Esk8con was loose for heavier riders, which they told me there, glad I got to work with them and figure out how to set it up for heavier riders!

Mike here from Propel. Yeah, at ESK8Con we had it set up pretty soft and loose overall. In part so that people could play with the ADT settings a bit more and see how the hydraulics worked.

It has two different pulley options from the factory 55t is what I rode and you can swap out pulley to whatever you want to get different top end speed. I mention this in the review

@@DrewElia He is asking if the mounts have a motor positioning feature known as adjustment travel so you can adjust belt tension, or use differen't pulleys/ sized belts

​@AllanPowell exactly my friend!

@@AllanPowellYes. There’s room to adjust tension.

My bad yes the motors can be moved back and forth for tension settings like any other

It is a lot of truck, a lot of options propel will be releasing a video on how to fine tune exactly. Like I said in my review I was lost at first but with help was able to dial it in

Ruckus is in some ways a hybrid between what we love about Endeavor (shock absorption and customization) and Pivot (Having the option to carve easily and fluidly when we want to. Ruckus is a middle point between both worlds and the customization allows someone to enjoy a DKP-like ride if they so desire or setup something closer to a black bushing Endeavor setup if they want that. Best of all buyers can switch between both of these extremes. In some cases at the click of a dial. Since people change in size, ride preference, mood, all the time it made sense to us to create a truck system that could change with them.

Trampa Gummies would work and are much improved from previous years.

@@mikemenard4543 For clarity, does this mean 125mm is the smallest possible wheel size? Would using a smaller size present issues?

@@GeorgeJettson-cb5cj No other wheels but ours have been tested on Ruckus yet. I’m sure the community will try many different things ahead but we’ve only tested our own wheels.

That sounds about right.

I said for my weight and riding style with the 175 mm wheels it was mid 20s every full battery. You can squeeze more out if you’re a lighter rider or less aggressive rider but I was pushing it a lot

This is the first in the Ruckus series. 864wh combining with high discharge from Samsung 50S is a solid amount for many people for daily use and helps keep a board with a lot of R&D and proprietary design elements more affordable for more people around the world. In addition, it helps keep the weight below the 18kg mark. Even with the chassis armor on. We will launch a top mount version eventually with an enormous battery, but it will obviously lift the price and weight up. It will be an absolute monster for the group rides when it’s released though so if that sounds interesting stay tuned!

How long you trying to ride for…a 100 miles??? 😅😅

⁠@@mikemenard4543when?

I totally see where you’re coming from, why reinvent the wheel right? At first the trucks were definitely not to my standard. Like I said in my review, it was overwhelming amount of customization. But with help from propel being and working with them, we were able to create new bushings and get the board right. But I see where you’re coming from, but also innovation pushes things further, sometimes they miss the mark other times they propel us into the future….. see what I did there? 😂 sorry dad joke

I would argue actually that the true tyranny of choice is the shopping journey itself because there are more than a dozen brands who are offering boards based on technology that was on offer more than a decade ago that each have their own unique ride characteristics and the shopper must choose between them all to try and not only determine which is best for where they are as a rider in this very moment but also into the future. All without test riding. I’ve seen people choose high powered VESC builds from botique builders who immediately realize the power delivery is far too excessive for their ride style and are on forums trying to figure out how to tone it down. I’ve seen people think they want a top mount long range board because it seems popular at the moment only to remove it from a box and realize it’s a lot larger and heavier and more challenging to maneuver in and out of their home setup than they first realized and that their feet give out far sooner than their huge wh does. The amount of times I’ve read people express buyers regret from buying a board that had a dominant characteristic due to the behavioral characteristics of DKP, TKP, RKP, channel truck, suspension, lack of suspension, decks that flexed too much and didn’t feel stable at speed, versus boards that didn’t flex or absorb vibrations well and gave them fast foot fatigue, is high. People suffer from a tyranny of choice stress from the pressure to try and ensure they are getting the right board with the right ride characteristics for themselves now and into the future. All without test riding. It’s here where Ruckus customization is so helpful at reducing a poor match and buyers remorse. I think Drew said it best in his review. With time and adjustments riders of different weights, with preferences as wide ranging as wanting borderline surfskate super carving ability and firmer straight line feel can dial in their ride. Ruckus doesn’t only behave one way for a single rider type. It can grow and adapt both to the shopper’s preferences when they first buy it and 18 months later when they’ve grown and changed as a rider.

As someone who has hardly even played with the TKP trucks on my Titian X (I loved it out of the box!), I feel I'd be overwhelmed with all of these adjustments, but I do like that they do allow the rider to really dial in what they want, and some of it almost on the fly as riding conditions or styles can change from moment to moment.

I said it as well it was overwhelming at first, but with the ability to really pin point your riding ability is quite something.

Fixed 😆