See what your saying but sorta negates having dual kingpins. Probably Dangerous.
@Mr_Mahal you should put your noseguard on asap, if you have not already. I just cracked my front end in a wipeout and had to install my noseguard post mortem. Its an easy install, just need to drill out the two bolt holes furthest from the tip. Worth getting 1" truck bolts to replace the 3/4" ones as the noseguard adds 1/4" to the height. Will have to match hardware down the road, just used what I had on hand standard 1" flat head Philips screw bolts an resused same nuts,
I have the noseguard too but… I don’t wanna drill my GT LOL. @Mr_Mahal and I have been riding and building leg muscle to attain higher speeds. :3
@caustin are you using 83mm evolve wheels? Cuz AT or 97mm’s pretty much covers the front nose
You don’t drill the GT, just the noseguard so that it matches existing GT holes!!
For those who think their wheels will protect their deck nose, yes if brick wall but no if guard rail, for example. I will post a picture of what a guard rail, or signpost, etc will do to your CF nose at 20+mph, Its not pretty, and no size wheel is going to protect that.
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Good to hear you guys are finding your comfort with the GT trucks, and starting to really skate carve not just ride on top of a deck. Harder but infinitely better, and you will have expert control and awesome stabilizer leg muscle control really quickly.
How’d you manage that? Mine hits the wheels before the nose.
Ouch! My condolences. But again, how did that happen? Did you hit something elevated, or something thin that went between the wheels? I just threw on my 97mm wheels which should provide even more protection. Also, those purple/pink truck screws are a nice touch.
Thin guard rail post between the wheels, was riding 100mm wheels at the time, so even 3mm more protection than your 97mm lol. No matter what wheels you ride, you still have 8"+ between them.
Wow. Feeling your pain.
Ouchhh, damnnn. I purchased two nose guards and I installed them today but took them off because they were loud as hell. I ran out of time to fix the issue. I will fix it Thursday after work.
I just got my GT back Wednesday morning and I have been working on it all day today. I had an area where the clear coat was coming off. I wet sanded the area with 2000 grit and then 3000 grit. Afterwards, I masked off the entire board minus the target area, I sprayed multiple layers of clear coat, of course giving it time to dry. After it fully dried, I wet sanded the area again with 3000 grit to blend the surface because the new clear coated area was a bit higher than the rest of the board. I finished it off with some rubbing compound or whatever it was, buffed the crap of it. The results were really good. Remember this pic? Well this was at its early stage, once it started the clear coat damage spreads fast.
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Also, forgot to mention, after the carbon fiber clear coat repair, I cleaned the board and put the 3M clear bra on. Noticed the clear coat damage was near the front left wheel and now take a look at the pic afterwards, it turned out great. BTW, Evolve sent me a free hat with the board =)
@caustin, you can try to do something similar. If that was my board, I would first make the surface as even as possible, take off all the crap sticking out, fill it with something (not sure with what at the moment, perhaps some black resin or something, wet sand carefully! with high grit to get it smooth and to get the shape of the nose back right. re-clear coat the area and then try to do what I did after. It should turn out great, it will be shaped back to normal and the area with no CF will just be black and hardly noticeable. Also, it will shine like its brand new again.
@mr_mahal working out the air bubbles out of the 3M clear bra is a pain in the a## I still have a few air bubbles, oh well , it will get scratched up eventually anyways.
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Nice work Rob.
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Thanks magnetvox. Next plan, some grip tape where my feet go.
Evolve GT Carbon: Circles Upon Circles Upon Circles!
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Are those harder bushings? What durometer and why?
Love the color!
@Rob.Endless that’s a great job on your deck! I am going to try the same for wear spots. Do you have a particular brand or type of clear coat spray and rubbing compound that worked for you, or a link to get it online?
Also, thanks for the pointers on fixing my damaged CF nose, that will be my next fun project.