Risers?

[yif]

how many of you use risers? i ve been skating a while now and was wondering what the risers on the bottom of my board are for? some of my friends say if you dont have risers you get a better pop but apprantly your board is more likly to snap if you dont have them on... and if you use risers what size size would be the best cuz i got 1/4 pads at the moment but i think they might be a bit high

[Dorn508]

i dont use them,i dont think they are really needed

[Brez]

Nah

[CTskater94]

i hear they help on big sets/drops, but ive never tried them myself

[ISKATEONTHEBEACH27]

i have them on my filmer board and thats it. they arent on my normal board

[voncorn]

I honestly have found no difference with them on or off. I skated with them on with my last three or four set-ups, and for my current one I took them off, and I don't feel any difference at all.

[BritishBoarder]

I've always had really thin ones, i think they help absorb impact and they don't really get in the way.

[Ride The Sky]

i use shorty dooks shock pads.
they are better and dont raise your board up at all.

[Mr. Gone]

i use risers just cuz i kept getting wheelbite on my lows, but next time i'll get mids so i won't need em

[jason53095]

I think they are for bigger wheels.

[daytona]

i use them
i just get paranoid if i dont skate without them...

im weird, i know

[Gibson_SG]

I've always had really thin ones, i think they help absorb impact and they don't really get in the way.

yeah, i have some really thin ones. they dont really absord too much shock,but prevent stress cracks nicely

[Varial_360]

had them on my first board, now i dont use them.

[yif]

oh right cool i dunno i might just get some thinner ones in that case i do tend to get a better ollie with them off but i dont want too many pressure cracks

[Almost_0]

There for big wheels. it prevents them from rubbing against the deck and causing you to get wheel bite. and to absorb some of the impact.

[scottio19]

they skate the same for me. get dooks shock pads if you're doing big drops

[generalyum]

They take away the impact from big drops and stuff. Also, it prevents wheel bite

[The Water Cats]

i skate htem there good coz you dont get much ground shock with big drops and such

[deckslayer]

i run 58mm wheels,they help me avoid wheel bite.

[PlayGuy]

They avoid wheel bite,pressure cracks and absorve some of the landing impact.I use dooks,they work really well.

[Smokin' Whale]

I don't use risers atm because I simply don't have any... is there any good ways to make home made ones? They're not a complicated thing.

[PlayGuy]

I have some here made of cd's.I'm yet to try them,but I think they would work ehehe.
It's my own version of those Almost Impact Support decks...

[rippen in da mitten]

if you want em keep em