ISSA - International Slalom Skateboarding Association

I ride the standard g-truck 110mm. They work perfectly. Stable i high speeds and realy quick when going around cones.

On 2002-09-12 07:51, Måns Haegert wrote:
I ride the standard g-truck 110mm. They work perfectly. Stable i high speeds and realy quick when going around cones.

Måns, do you have a picture or a web site address of the G-Truck you are speaking of? I have heard that they are a lot like Seismics. Is this true or can you give us further information?

Thanks Måns.

For several years in the late 1990s, Elfgen Sportprodukts manufactured the G-Truck for sale in Germany under license from Seismic. Elfgen used our original tooling to mold the body parts, but the similarities ended there.
Elfgen removed important parts, like the bushings in the hanger and baseplate. He also used lower-grade plastic and springs, a cheap stock kingpin, cheap hardware for the spring adjustment system, and non-through axles. For these reasons, the G-Truck was weaker, noisier, less durable and not as safe as genuine Seismics.
I always regretted this licensing deal, which we struck during the days when no one seemed to care about carving-oriented skateboard gear. We ended it in the summer of 2000.

Daniel,
G*Truck does make a very high quality aluminium "pivot" truck for Slalom as well. I am guessing that this is the same company, yes?




This truck above is marked "G*Truck Co."

Why are these high quaility and the Seismic version they make not that good, quality wise? Do you know if all of their trucks are make in Germany? And is this the website for the company?: http://www.sportson.de/produktenglisch.html

Thanks, Glenn

The picture that Glenn sent in is the G-Truck that i am talking about. And as he said it is a high quality truck.
But the story told by Daniel is also true. The g-truck controll is a copy of the seismic truck. It is very noisy and my pair was very unreliable to say the least. The nut for the hanger unscrewed and the truck dismounted while i was riding infront of a bus, scary moment.
So the standard G-Truck is very good. The G-Truck Controll (Seismic Copy) is not recomended.

/Månster

Månster,
What is the range(axle width) and different geometry of "Pivot" trucks that G*Truck makes? Would this be considered Europe's best-made PIVOT truck for slalom? (again were not talking about the "G*Truck Controll"(Seismic Copy)here, just the pivot version)

I personally have the above truck and put it side by side both a Tracker Full-Track and a RTX and RTS and Indy 101. It is of good or better quality to the current Trackers and Indy that I mention above and looks to be almost exacly like a Full-Track in geometry, but has the height closer to the RTS/RTX. So just from looking at it I would say that if you wanted something between a Full-Track and RTS, this would be it. This G*Truck pivot truck would definately be considered a Slalom truck,as compared to the others I mention above.

What websites do you know of that show G*Truck pivot trucks? I thought I saw a European website once that showed the G*Truck "Pivot" trucks in all Black color, but I don't know which website that was.
Thanks, Glenn
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Hey Glenn!

It seems like you've examined the G-trucks thoroughly! I myself ride the G-truck (non springs), and are very satisfied with their performance, I'm not too sure about the angles and such. But I do know that they come in 100, 110, 120, 146, 160, 180 and 200 mm hangers. I've tried the 110 and the 146 and they are both good, though the 110 are of course a lot quicker. I haven't heard about different colors and the URL looks the same that I've found though I didn't find any of interest on it, unfortunately...

Best /Marcus

For an ultra low cost alternative- these g-trucks are hard to beat.

I think for lighter weight ie. younger riders, they are a good comprimise of stability and quickturning.

I also think the grommmets they come with are some of hte best grommets for lightweight riders I know of. I would like to see some of these trucks mounted on "starter decks" with decent flex rebound with older stingers and La Costas donated by riders to stimulate the sports growth.

Perhaps since it is in the vendors best interest to continue the growth of the sport a rider might send in his sued stinger/lacostas for a $5 credit towards new wheels.

On 2003-01-30 11:34, John Gilmour wrote:
For an ultra low cost alternative- these g-trucks are hard to beat.

I think for lighter weight ie. younger riders, they are a good comprimise of stability and quickturning.

I also think the grommmets they come with are some of hte best grommets for lightweight riders I know of. I would like to see some of these trucks mounted on "starter decks" with decent flex rebound with older stingers and La Costas donated by riders to stimulate the sports growth.

Perhaps since it is in the vendors best interest to continue the growth of the sport a rider might send in his sued stinger/lacostas for a $5 credit towards new wheels.

John,
As you know I have quite a few of these trucks for sale right now. I think you are right about the bushings, they are super soft and lively, good urethane. I think that they are great for my weight at 162lbs, and would be good for up to about 175lbs easy.

But also the geometry of the trucks is great too.

You must have received your second set in the mail today, yes Who are you setting these trucks up for anyway?

Mostly for kids to try out the sport. Kids under 100 lbs.

So far they might be the best currently available thing from a price performance perspective as nothing has to be changed or modified - the grommets are fine as they are.

I have got a question.
I want to know why do people in the States use their trucks with springs at the front?
In Europe it is more common to put them at the back?
What is better? What is the difference?
Thank you.
Nathalie

I think the springs are snappyer and turn faster and more radically. there can be pretty stable if de-wedged, but i think having them in the front is a better choice.

G-Truck 100 vs SKF 130mm