I thought so too, but if you think about it, mechanically the load is on the bolts. Therefore the dampening should be between the deck and the bolts.
1 Like
…true !,
is it rubbery or hard ? Do you think a larger washer would help?
So you find it makes a noticable difference ?
what about rubber washers between the bolts and board in addition to the softer riser pad between the truck and board? then it would be sort of a tow pronged approach to vibration damping.
I played around with using rubber grommets and washers to lessen vibration.
It does work for a while but the rubber starts breaking down and allowing too much movement for good control.
Now I just run 97’s and use a 1/4" shock pad.
Going from 90mm to 97mm abec clones really reduced a lot of vibration
Larger and softer wheels certainly help reduce vibration. However, the 97mm flywheels are fairly heavy. My goal is to reduce the weight as much as possible and have a nice controlled and comfortable ride. I’m actually reducing wheel size from 90mm to 83mm!
I have a few of these vibration dampeners from the camera gimbal of my phantom:
I might try them and see how it goes.
I’ve been trying out a layer of 1/2" foam in place of grip tape, cut from 24" foam flooring squares, and it seems to noticeably lessen vibrations, while also being quite grippy. Main problem so far is that the double sided tape I’m using isn’t quite strong enough. It’s fine while riding, but comes loose when it’s sitting for too long. Might try hot glue next.
5 Likes
I’m going for a BuddyBuddy-Deck, this technology looks great for eboards in damping (and in general), I’ll check this soon http://www.buddybuddy.eu/anchorCoreTechnology.html
Besides this, Double Ricer Pads and 97mm Abecs in 75a are great for a soft ride, too bad Abec11 stopped producing this wheels because they are “too soft” 
good luck finding them
1 Like
Just checked their website and I don’t believe a word they are saying. I just hate when companies try to do these “simple” explanations with totally wrong analogies.
This anti-slip mat is about the right size and already has an adhesive backing Looks pretty interesting
2 Likes
I must say, the biggest impact came from my board flex. comparing my tesseract to my vanguard, its like comparing a stiff f1 car to a wobbly old american V8 cruiser. usually i dont like old US movie cars, but riding the vanguard is really super smooth, it just eats up all the cracks and bumps, much more enjoyable to ride than my tesseract on bad pavement and I feel like I also have more grip when carving. 
2nd biggest impact is really the wheel. you really want tons of urethane, which is why I really dont like kegels all that much, its why Im really sceptical about hub motors and its why I really love my 90mm 75A flywheels. 
I always use shockpads, but they make only a very minor difference imo! softer bushings and pivot cups also helps!
against rattling I usually have felt sheets in my enclosures and I also add double adhesive tape between board and enclosure for example.
2 Likes
good point about pivot cups,
with the E board weight and stresses its really easy to feel/hear rattling when the pivot cup splits and its metal on metal contact.
I used to get numb feet from the vibration. Bu after riding almost every day i got use to it I guess. It doesnt happen any more.
Anyone try these before? The review says it is pretty good
2 Likes
i’ve been riding barefoot a lot lately to see if it makes it worse or better than hen i have the shoes on i usually wear.
It seems that shoes make no difference. But these insoles might.
1 Like
Anyone think that large, soft truck side bushings like this would be beneficial to reducing vibrations?
Aren’t soft ones less stable? So it would be bad if you were at higher speed?
They are Yeah, but those are also quite wide so I would hope that they will compensate for being mushy
Hey I Like This idea!:
I was thinking of using something like this and laying Grip Tape over the top of it so it’s a little more discrete. I went into the New Zealand equivalent of Walmart and found these three, a Yoga mat on the left a foam mattress in the middle and a “comfort mat” on the right (costs 3* as much as the other 2)
left Green mat is 7mm and softest Middle mattress is slightly thinner and firmer Right comfort thing is similar thickness and firmest but with a pattern.
Soooo would any of these suit? This is the best I could find out of 2 home depots and this place
@Luke Looks like they will work. If you look back at my previous post (#33, I think), I’m using foam squares that are a little less than 1/2" thick. They Smith out the ride, but don’t compromise control in any significant way that I can notice. I’m riding on the bare foam which is actually quite grippy and durable, but the final plan is to put clear grip tape over my inlaid EL wire design in the foam. One thing I haven’t figured out yet is the best way to adhere the foam to the board so it follows the concave/contours, without coming loose. I tried double sided carpet tape, but it didn’t hold well enough. If you come up with a solution, let me know!
Try shoe goo
2 Likes