RipTide APS Short Street Barrel 97.5A Arsenal Green (2-Pack W/ Washers)
$14.95
The RipTide APS Short Street Barrel Bushings offers the next step up in stability above the cone bushings!
These bushings are tailored for use in standard skateboard trucks (such as Independent, Thunder, Ace, etc.) and are also fully compatible for the Yow Meraki S5 surfskate trucks. Overall, this set of barrel bushings will help bring new life to your trucks and provide you with a turn/lean responsiveness that you’ve always dreamed of. The APS compound is very lively and offers high rebound with lots of control and lean. In addition, the APS will turn 10% to 15% more than the same durometer of other brands.
PLEASE NOTE: These bushings are ideal for riders of 175lbs – 200+ lbs, and are designed for those looking for a very stable setup in the BoardSide position.
The RipTide APS Short Street Barrel Bushing set are the perfect way to bring like to your trucks!
These bushings are for use in standard skateboard trucks (such as Independent, Thunder, Ace, etc.) and are also fully compatible for the Yow Meraki S5 surfskate trucks.
Included are two (2) short street barrels and two (2) flat washers barrels to accommodate most traditional kingpin trucks such as Independent.
The short street barrel (0.4″) bushings shape offers the next step up in stability above the cone bushings and are often used for a broad range of skating disciplines depending on the skaters skill level and personal preference.
This bushing set registers within the hard durometer bushing range and are for are for heavier-weight riders (175lbs – 200+ lbs) and those who are looking for a tighter setup. Please keep in mind, that APS bushings ride a couple of points softer than they test.
As the name implies, this APS compound is very lively and offers high rebound with lots of control and lean. For the same durometer, the APS will turn 10% to 15% more than the same durometer of other brands. In addition, the APS does not change much when you tighten the kingpin nut past snug.
Michael Carson shreds some of his local hills on our newly unleashed Street Series bushings.
ACE Trucks
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In 2006, Joey Tershay founded Ace Trucks Mfg. in San Francisco, California. Ace Trucks benefit from over 50 years of combined skateboard truck design knowledge.
Partner Steve “Shrewgy” Ruge brings the other part of those years of knowledge to the equation. Ace Trucks is independently owned and operated by a small staff of lifelong skaters. Quality without compromise is our mission.
ACE Trucks has perfected its trucks in order for you to do things you never thought you could on a skateboard! Ace puts other brands to shame because its trucks are thicker in the center for added strength against shock. Ace skateboard trucks are simple and slim with controlled stability.
Ace trucks are constructed of titanium axles and steel kingpins to ensure they are of the highest quality and made for all types and levels of skateboarder. Available in a variety of styles and sizes.
Independent Indy Trucks
Independent Truck Company is a skateboard truck manufacturer based in Santa Cruz, California, United States (US). Established in 1978, the company is owned by NHS, Inc. The trucks are manufactured in the city of San Francisco, US, by Ermico Enterprises, Inc., the only dedicated skateboard truck foundry in the US.
*May 23rd 1978 was the day that changed skateboard trucks forever. That was the day the world received the gift of Independent trucks. They have made trucks non-stop since day one.
Available in a wide variety of sizes and heights and even featuring the 6 hole pattern (pre 1992 compatible) base-plates on some of their larger models. Independent does everything you can to get you on the grind.* Independent trucks are probably the most well known skate trucks to date.
RipTide
RipTide's all about designing and developing the sickest gear out there, no doubt. When you're searching for the perfect bushing, you gotta focus on three things: how you ride, the shape of the bushing, and the durometer.
The durometer of a bushing is what determines whether it's hard or soft. And that's what's gonna give you that sweet lean you're looking for. But when you're picking out the right durometer, you gotta consider two things: your riding style and your weight.
If you're all about bombing hills, you're gonna want a harder bushing for max stability. But if you're more into freeriding, a softer bushing's gonna be your jam.
And don't forget about your weight, either. If you're a featherweight, go for a soft bushing. If you're packing some pounds, you'll wanna go harder.
Thunder Trucks
Thunder has been woven into street skateboarding for decades, standing as one of the most reliable and rider-driven truck brands ever built. Born under the Deluxe Distribution umbrella in San Francisco, Thunder emerged in the 1980s just as street skating was exploding and the need for lighter, sharper-turning trucks became undeniable. Where other companies chased beefier geometry and bulk, Thunder leaned into responsiveness, speed, and that signature quick snap that would eventually define an entire style of skating.
Through the ’90s and 2000s, Thunder became a fixture on skaters’ setups from EMB and Pier 7 to every ledge-spot scene that followed, earning its reputation through loyalty rather than loud marketing.
Thunder’s identity has always been tied to that SF street grit: fast, tight, and built for pushing the limits of technical skating.
YOW SURF SKATES
YOW was born as an alternative to surfing for those flat days and as a tool to make surfing available for landlocked surfers. After years of development we created a system that brings you the closest feeling to surfing on land.
With YOW you can surf anywhere in the world. Pump, carve and tear the streets apart with YOW
YOW Skateboards produces surf skateboards in Barcelona, Spain. YOW - Your Own Wave - delivers a unique surfskate system which transforms your longboard into a surfskate and let you surf on the street!
After one and a half years of intense development, YOW, which stands for “Your Own Wave”, began. Since then, the brand has expanded throughout the world becoming one of the most recognizable surf-skate brands, helping people find waves, wherever they are.
YOW EXPLORES THE INTERSECTIONS OF OCEAN, MOUNTAIN AND CONCRETE. A TOOL THAT CAN BRING THE MOVEMENTS AND FEELINGS OF SURFING AND FREERIDE SNOWBOARDING TO SKATEBOARDING. OUR PATENTED SURFSKATE SYSTEM LETS YOU MIMIC THE MOTIONS OF SURFING ON ASPHALT OR CONCRETE.
The RipTide APS Short Street Barrel Bushing set are the perfect way to bring like to your trucks!
In 2006, Joey Tershay founded Ace Trucks Mfg. in San Francisco, California. Ace Trucks benefit from over 50 years of combined skateboard truck design knowledge.
Thunder has been woven into street skateboarding for decades, standing as one of the most reliable and rider-driven truck brands ever built. Born under the Deluxe Distribution umbrella in San Francisco, Thunder emerged in the 1980s just as street skating was exploding and the need for lighter, sharper-turning trucks became undeniable. Where other companies chased beefier geometry and bulk, Thunder leaned into responsiveness, speed, and that signature quick snap that would eventually define an entire style of skating. 
