Guys, while we certainly appreciate the passion, we do not intend on entertaining a Trampa vs MBS war here.
Pat and I tested both setups thoroughly (MBS and Trampa) for what we want our board to be, a high speed, long range, pneu-only, flexible non-mountain board.
We’ve found the MBS Matrix2 trucks to be overall much better for our needs, ie lighter, very
maneuverable at low speeds (no more picking up the board to point it in a different direction because the turning radius is much better) and no speed wobble at high speeds (without changing any setup). As briefly discussed, I broke a baseplate on my Vertigo truck and Pat bent a hanger on his. Can that happen on MBS? If the MBS had a hairline crack like my Trampa did, then yes, most probably. Nothing is indestructible.
This said, in this Trampa vs MBS argument, the crux of the matter generally doesn’t revolve around the aluminum portions of the trucks. Nor the fact that the Matrix2 completely deleted the spring (which imo is the real revolution behind this truck). The argument revolves around the composite baseplate of the Matrix2.
Selling boards that are fast, we have a responsability towards our clients to provide a safe product (At the moment, Trampa doesn’t sell boards that include battery-packs. There is a reason for that. The liability risks are real. For any manufacturer). And we take that very seriously. So here’s the fact around this liability (which has many facets); we have not been been shown any actionable data demonstrating that the composite top plate of the Matrix2 is weaker than an aluminum plate. No evidence that would show a pattern of weakness enabling us to conclude that the documented cases of breakage are anything else than outliers. To conclude it’s generally weaker (and hence potentially dangerous), there would need to be patterns of behavior under similar conditions. We have been shown none.
So from this situation, we conluded that, at worst, both Trampa and MBS are equal. This said, the ride feel and flexibility, the weight savings - namely by the fact they deleted 2 springs on the Matrix2 - , coupled with the great customer service we had from the guys at MBS made us lean in that direction.
Again, we’re not here to preach or bash anyone, I’m just sharing my personal experience. You may have had a different experience with the company and the products than we have had.
I will conclude with this; if you’ve never actually tried a Matrix2 truck and have the opportunity to try one (on a friend’s board etc), you should. It feels very different than a spring and egg truck. And after that, if you still prefer the spring and egg Trampa, that’s more than ok. Not everybody likes Porsches.
As Pat said, we will more than happily accommodate you guys by drilling the right
holes for the build you want - Trampa trucks included. Because at the end of the day, we all just want the same thing. To go out and shred.
Now if some moderator would be so kind as to flip all this side discussion to another thread, that would be much appreciated.
Cheers,
A