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Re:The Curious Design of Skateboard Trucks by robert-brown on Sunday September 25, 2022 @05:28PM (#32976470)
Having broken a couple of kingpins at high speed on roller skates, it's definitely no fun. Unfortunately, the kingpins are under a lot of stress and they're threaded. Invariably, the break occurs on the threads.

Titanium kingpins are available for skates and skateboards, and are much lighter. I don't know if they help with breakage.

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Re:The Curious Design of Skateboard Trucks by nopenopenopeno on Sunday September 25, 2022 @05:43PM (#32976620)
It’s less dangerous on skateboards because they break when landing flat from drops, but it still sucks.
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Re:The Curious Design of Skateboard Trucks by mrcartmeneses on Monday September 26, 2022 @04:03AM (#32980612)
No, steel is harder. Titanium is lighter and very strong for its weight and also very heat resistant, but not as hard as steel
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Re:The Curious Design of Skateboard Trucks by jimmaswell on Sunday September 25, 2022 @06:39PM (#32977120)
Does it actually break or just come loose? Can loctite help?
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Re:The Curious Design of Skateboard Trucks by Etheryte on Sunday September 25, 2022 @07:09PM (#32977387)
When a kingpin breaks it's almost always complete mechanical failure, e.g. it snaps in half one way or another. In addition, it's usually not possible to foresee it happening by visual inspection, the wear and tear is internal.
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