A friend of mine bought it a year ago second hand and never had time to do anything with it, so he gave it to me. He doesn’t know if it’s custom-made, there’s no branding anywhere, and no amount of googling has turned up anything similar. I know both trampa and MBS make handbrakes for boards and such, but nothing like this. All I know for certain is that it’s huge!
That’s what I thought, but no luck so far. Those tires definitely look like they were meant for riding on sand but I haven’t found anything else like them.
They’re about 8" in diameter, and I’m pretty sure they fit 12mm axles, so it seems like they were made for skateboards of some kind.
Man, I didn’t even think of that!
I don’t think I’ll actually try to ride it in its current condition though. Worn out bushings, rusty screws, the brake line is frayed, no griptape, and it steers like a drunk elephant.
I’m debating whether to try restoring it, getting a deck with a serious drop, or just using the wheels. I’m leaning towards one of the latter two.
Getting a belt gear for it will be tricky, the hub is smaller than a trampa and it’s a little “recessed” inside the tire and held with only four screws.
I’ve started working on a 72t wheel pulley which will have a built-in “spacer” for the sunken hubs, although if anyone has a Solidworks file of that that they’d be willing to share with me it would save a lot of time.
The long bolts that serve as axles are M12x100 approximately. Does anyone know the axle length of the MBS matrix II trucks?
This is really a unique and wicked project man!
When I saw the first pic I thought that’s just a skateboard and why you write Monster MTB but then… I had a good laugh when I saw it beside the MTB, it is so sick
Good Luck!
Thanks man, I’ll keep at it!
Hopefully the cleaning will be the only really hard part, after that I’ll see what I can salvage. This was definitely used as a beach board at some point, given the dirt I’m finding inside. I’m already starting to suspect that the internal part of the hub will have to go. There’s simply too much rust and corrosion.
Once I have it cleaned I’ll see if I can design and 3d print a part to hold the ends of the hubs together.
Okay, a bit of an update:
Two wheels and their hubs are in decent condition and I can probably keep them as is.
The other two hubs might be a lost cause, what with the pitting and rust they have on them, but I’ll give it a shot anyway.
As you can see, after I clean then off somewhat and dunk them in vinegar for at least a week they’ll need a lot of filling in. Does anyone know an easy way to do this? I’ve heard of things like Bondo but I’m in New territory here. Any pointers would be great!
You Sir, are a magnificent human being. Thanks, this stuff looks perfect! I’m guessing I’ll want to use one of the automotive ones, right? I’m thinking one of the putty sticks, for shaping it more easily.