A riser pad is a flat pad that is mounted between the truck and the deck. Risers come in different colours and thicknesses. Riser pads help prevent wheel-bite. This is where, when turning, your wheel touches the bottom of your board and gets stopped suddenly. Many skateboarders do not like to use risers, however, because they make the skateboard taller. A taller skateboard is harder to do technical street tricks on, and even the fraction of an inch that a riser pad adds can make a difference.
About Shorty's
Shorty's Skateboards- to think it all started with a smaller, lighter and stronger bolt. 1991 was the year that Shorty's Skateboards introduced it's first product to the world of skateboarding, the Shorty's Skateboards Original 1" hardware. This "new" product partnered with the trend of having a lower center of gravity, screwed its way into hundreds and soon thousands of skateboards all over the World. Shorty's Skateboards is a skater owned and operated company that innovates and creates some of the best skateboard products out there. Most importantly, having the most fun doing it.
