They do not offer as much rebound as the APS formula. This compound was produced with competitive longboarders in mind.
It achieves this through a high degree of rebound, or "bounce," which really livens up your trucks. The APS compound is formulated to offer a very responsive setup for riders. Both formulas are available as an option for all of their bushing shapes and have their own unique characteristics. On top of offering a diverse set of shapes to choose from Riptide also offers two different bushing formulas. It's wide shape definitely inhibits the agility of a truck, however, in return you are getting a very solid bushing with enough beef to keep you from getting all wobbly (well, to the extent that a bushing can control, remember wobbles come from a rider's ability). This is what many consider to be the creme of the crop when it comes to super stability. (see picture) I tried both ways and prefer the recommended setup. You can technically run a fat cone either way, but it is recommended by Riptide that the smaller end meets the hanger. I found a fat cone/barrel combination to feel more responsive than barrel/barrel combination, but from what I understand that is not typical. They provide a little more stability than a standard barrel with a wide surface area but are not quite as restrictive as a chubby. Fat Cones serve as a nice transition between a barrel and a chubby. I personally run one set of Canons roadside and one set of Magnums boardside in my Paris trucks and have been a big of that setup.Ī fat cone is another specialty shape, in that it is a relatively new bushing shape, at least to my knowledge. They come in two slightly different shapes Canon and Magnum which were shaped to fit perfectly into the bushing seat of a Paris truck to eliminate any "slop" in you truck's performance.
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In addition to these two traditional shapes Riptide also produces a series of bushings that are designed specifically for Paris trucks. Double barrel setups are a very popular choice among downhill and freeride longboarders because they offer lots of stability without completely killing the liveliness of your setup. If you really really want to get that surfy feeling then you could even consider running double cones.īy virtue of having more urethane that you have to compress when carving barrels give you a little more resistance. One of the easiest way to make a stiff setup a little more responsive to make sure that you are using a cone bushing. If you really like to carve then cones are the shape for you. In fact many trucks come pre-equipped with some sort of a barrel/cone combination. I would say that there are two shapes which are widely accepted as the most common the barrel and the cone. In addition to coming in different hardnesses bushings come in a couple different shapes. Which means if you generally ride an 85a bushing you should consider buying a harder riptide bushing, such as an 88a or 90a. It is important to note that when dealing with Riptide bushings that they generally feel a little bit softer than they test, as indicated on their website, and I definitely agree. To a 97.5a hardness, which would be relatively hard. Riptide offersīushings starting at 60a, which is extremely soft, ranging all the way A higher number indicates a harderīushing while a lower number indicates a softer bushing. Indicated by a number followed an "a," for example, one might haveīushings with an 85a hardness. The hardness of aīushing is measured in what we call the "durometer." A durometer is Bushings come in an array of hardnesses toĪffect the turning characteristics of your trucks.
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