Longboard Design: Spider Trucks
Author
Goga, Ana
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2012
Submitted on
2012-08-07
Pages
102
Abstract
This product report introduces Spider Longboard Trucks, a new longboard truck design aimed at combining a smooth cruising ride, fast adjustment via the kingpin, structural stability, and striking spider‑web‑inspired aesthetics. Intended use includes quick switching between riding styles, carrying heavier loads, and enabling higher speed. The report specifies key dimensions and components, materials (aluminum and titanium alloys, stainless steel, polyurethane), and associated manufacturing routes (casting, CNC machining, injection molding). It also describes color and customization options, including interchangeable bushings in multiple colors and lock nuts coordinated with deck graphics. Step‑by‑step instructions are provided for mounting the trucks to the deck and assembling the kingpin, bushings, hanger, and baseplate, emphasizing easy tuning. The design highlights a stable structure and a high strength‑to‑weight ambition described as two times stronger and lighter than steel. The development process and any evaluations are referred to a separate process report; this excerpt focuses on product specification rather than documented test results.
Denne produktrapport præsenterer Spider Longboard Trucks, et nyt trucks-design til longboards, der sigter mod at forene jævn cruising, hurtig justering via kingpin, stabil og stærk konstruktion samt iøjnefaldende æstetik inspireret af edderkoppespind. Den tiltænkte brug omfatter hurtigt skift mellem kørestile, at bære tungere belastninger og at muliggøre højere hastighed. Rapporten angiver centrale mål og komponenter samt materialer (aluminium- og titaniumlegeringer, rustfrit stål, polyurethan) og tilhørende fremstillingsprocesser (støbning, CNC-bearbejdning, sprøjtestøbning). Derudover beskrives farve- og tilpasningsmuligheder, herunder udskiftelige bushings i flere farver og låsemøtrikker, der kan matche deckets grafik. Trin-for-trin-vejledninger til montering på decket og samling af kingpin, bushings, hanger og baseplate er inkluderet, med fokus på nem indstilling. Designet fremhæver en stabil struktur og en høj styrke-til-vægt-ambition beskrevet som to gange stærkere og lettere end stål. Udviklingsforløb og eventuelle evalueringer henvises til en separat procesrapport; dette uddrag fokuserer på produktspecifikation frem for dokumenterede testresultater.
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