SolRide Surf Style Front Truck

BORN ON THE STREETS AND INSPIRED FROM THE WAVES IN SUNNY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA… THE SOLRIDE SURF TRUCK CONVERTS YOUR SKATE TO THE ULTIMATE SURF STYLE RIDE.

SolRide’s patented surf skate truck technology allows for higher performance, lighter and lower profile surf skates. Our innovative front truck design allows turns and carves that would be impossible with a standard truck, allowing riders to find new lines in the park or on the street!

SolRide’s Surf Skate truck is a patented, first of a kind technology. It combines a high-rebound polyurethane bushing and high-performance bearings that snugly fit into its central hub/base plate, with a “stem” portion of the hanger inserted into the polyurethane bushing and pressed into the base. This creates what is known as a “rubber torsion spring”.

This rotating mechanism is secured in place by a double bearing union; with a kingpin and locknut to securely join the hanger and base system in place. The bearings allow our trucks to smoothly rotate precisely in a fixed pendulum motion along a central axis point, while the poly-torsion spring allows for quick rebound, acceleration and smooth responsive turning with minimal effort for the sweet rail ride.

Setups

The SolRide Surf Style Front Truck offers deep carves, and a pure surf-skate style. We recommend the following setup to avoid wheel bite when using our surf style front truck:

Pure Surf Skate Setup
* Pure surf skate setup with unlimited turning radius. Fast, snappy, responsive… good for deep carves, and surf training.
52mm to 56mm wheels will require 1/2” risers
57mm to 64mm wheels will require 3/4” risers
65mm to 73mm wheels will require 1” risers

For those looking for more aggressive skating maneuvers on the street or in the bowl we offer a proprietary removable high-performance stainless-steel Pivot Brake Insert, that eliminates wheel bite when skating a low-profile riser. Our pivot brake easily inserts into the base of our front truck.

High-Performance Setup w/ Pivot Brake Installed:
* High-Performance surf skating for tricks, bowls, and park setting. The pivot brake insert allows you to use shorter risers, keeping you low to the ground while preventing wheel bite. Our pivot brake insert can be easily inserted into the base of our front truck, with removal just as quick.
51mm to 55mm wheels should use ¼” risers
56mm to 59mm wheels should use .3 (or 1/3”) risers

Axles

SolRide has engineered its axle to be in the leading position in relation to the center axis, making our truck more responsive than our competition. When the axle and wheels are in the “lead” position, it takes very little effort/force for the wheels to respond back to the opposite side of the turn giving the rider a feeling of surfing on land.

Our revolutionary design is different to our competitors that use older swing arm technology with a trailing axle, reducing performance when transitioning from one turn into the next.

Front Bushings