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How do skateboards turn/what is the mechanism?

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This is the *simple* vehicle, Maeda-san. but I'll go over it briefly, and leave the rest to you. Here's a cross section through the trucks: The Pivot, well, pivots. About the pivot axis. read more

A skateboard turns when the rider tilts the board to one side or the other. The “trucks”, or axles that the board ride on, are dual point pivots, with the pivots in line front to back of the board. read more

Bushings are more or less the deciding factor in how a skateboard turns. The trucks allow the board to turn, but the bushings decide how that turn feels and work in effect. read more

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