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Deck
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L: 30″ W: 9″ WB: 14.5″ |
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Trucks
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130mm RKPs |
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Wheels
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63mm Fatty Hawgs |
The Landyachtz ultra carve has 130mm RKPs, 14.5″ wheelbase, and 63mm Fatty Hawg wheels.
There seems to be some confusion about the standard and Ultra Carve series, which I’ll do my best to clarify in this post.
At the moment, Landyachtz offers three options:
You can get the 130 or 155 TKPS on the standard Tugboat.
Truck Differences
So, first, let’s take a look at the physical differences between the TKPs and RKPs.
Then, I’ll share my opinion on how those differences translate into the riding feel.
Both have a cone and barrel bushing setup, but the TKPs aren’t as beefy.
The TKPs height is about a half inch shorter than the RKPs.
The TKPs add 3.25” to the standard 14.5” wheelbase, so the true axle-to-axle wheelbase is 17.75”.
And the RKPs add 1.25”, making the axle-to-axle wheelbase 15.75”.
If you’re feeling lost here, you can read more about wheelbase here.
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Polar Bear TKPs
- 2.25” height
- ⅜” roadside cone bushing
- 9/16” boardside barrel bushing
Bear 130mm 50° RKPs
- 2.75” height
- ⅝” roadside cone bushing
- ¾” boardside barrel plug bushing
Riding Feel
So now how do these physical differences translate to the riding feel?
I spent a good amount of time alternating between the two and the biggest thing that stood out to me was that the ultra carve feels a lot more agile, which I don’t think is a surprise to anyone given it’s name.
But it was almost so agile that it felt twitchy to me. I didn’t feel confident digging into deeper carves, and when I did, the rounded lips and stone ground contact patches broke traction.
The standard carves are more drawn out and predictable. I felt more confident doing speed checks or picking up more speed. It’s not even comparable to the nimbleness and agility of the ultra carve
I want to emphasize though, there are quite of few of you that have sung the praises of the ultra carve so this is a personal preference type scenario.
What I would say is, if you have the ultra carve or are considering it, try a longer wheelbase. You can use the inner holes of the bear baseplates or on a different deck that has a wheelbase of 17,18”, or 19 inches.
In my opinion, that wheelbase range is where I’ve felt the 130 rkps feel the best.
Ultra Carve vs Loaded Ballona
Now as far as comparisons go, the only other mini cruiser I have that uses RKPs is the
Which is slightly short, has the same width, and offers two wheelbase options. They have pretty similar concave, but the Ballona is noticeably more flat.
Two main differences that stick out to me are the Ballona’s wider trucks and longer wheelbase.
The wider trucks make turning slightly more drawn out and the Paris trucks add 2” to the standard wheelbase.
Main Takeaways
So I know I ranted a lot, so here are some main takeaways.
If you already have an Ultra Carve, I’d suggest experimenting with sharp lips wheels and longer wheelbases.
Putting the 130mm RKPs on a 17”, 18″ or 19″ wheelbase felt awesome.
I would like to see Landyachtz carry this concept further, maybe with a flatter deck profile and longer wheelbase.
