![]() Indy’s have the most ‘stable’ geometry and largest turning circle, Venture Trucks have the sharpest turn and smallest turning circle. Remember them in that order and you’ll remember how they turn. You may remember this article about getting some basic trucks to get you rolling. It was the era of big pants and small wheels and Venture Trucks had the right design for the time.Īlthough they are considered a street truck, they are pretty much perfect for any terrain. This stopped your mounting hardware from getting shredded on nose and tail slides which were getting longer and faster at the time. They were the first to hit the market with a new smaller hole pattern which shifted the front truck holes back to the 53mm position. they launched the lower profile ‘Featherlight’ which had some new design features for the different types of street skating that were evolving. In the early 1990’s Greg Carroll & Keith Cochrane (who along with Don Fisher ran Think Skateboards) redesigned the trucks. A new style of trucks for a new style of skateboarding. Not long after Mark Gonzales started riding them and some of the best street skaters soon followed. Ventures were lighter and soon street skateboarders took notice of this relatively unknown brand. But the timing was right as there was a shift in the way skateboarders were using the streets. Originally Venture Trucks were launched as a third tier to the other two Ermico truck brands as a price point truck. Fausto manufactured trucks for Independent & Thunder and was also involved with Thrasher, Deluxe and many other iconic San Fransisco skate brands. Ermico was a manufacturer founded by Fausto Vitello. Venture Trucks first hit the market in the 1980’s and were the third brand to come out of the Ermico camp. ![]()
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