Entrepreneur Refuses To Share Patent Secrets | Shark Tank AUS

Naomi sums up the 'DHD Skate' pitch perfectly - "I don't think I have ever been more confused by a presentation."
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[@jawbarry]

“Can you explain how it works?” “No” *Later* “I don’t think they fully understood how it works”

[@notzay3261]

how the *sport works

[@danieljurisevic]

hahahah xD

[@samsguitarcovers]

Ikr lmfao

[@makius1400]

If he thinks they were harsh, this dude needs to try pitching a $500 set of trucks to a room full of skaters... 🤦‍♂️

[@moballardful]

Because skaters have $500 for some trucks. Maybe if they said "Supreme" on the hanger.

[@dylanelms]

If he said these trucks spitfire then we might be in business but he doesn't even say they are lightweight or anything- former ska8r

[@StevenHim318]

What do you mean? He said it can Ollie for me. I'm sold 🤣

[@f_USAF-Lt.G]

😂skaters? You mean a room full of skater's parents!!

[@wvwild7916]

Nigga we destructo for 100 all day lol

[@icestationzebraassociates2460]

Slaps skateboard trucks "These bad boys can fit so many ollie in them. Gib moneys."

[@jack_of_all_trades_master_none]

Lmao

[@danielrose6236]

Winner winner

[@andrewyankee9862]

😭

[@invisibomykol]

This is the comment I was looking for.

[@Neeko_Z]

😆😆😆

[@impossiblewhopper539]

Everybody knows the 5% edge comes from a sweet headband and some skull shorts.

[@boreal8631]

and a 5FDP shirt

[@zhac1103]

Facts

[@CalebHoernschemeyer]

Or a new sticker

[@aTribeCalledCasey]

Green makes you go fast

[@SuperNuclearUnicorn]

And a handbook on what various tricks are and what to say when another bloke pulls that trick. Only problem is the book is like 5 pages. 4 pages dedicated to the tricks and 1 page dedicated to how you say "Aw fuck that's fucken sick ay cunt" properly

[@mikesdailygaming]

This guy is the definition of... Source: "bro just trust me"

[@bungalowbob9629]

dumb comment

[@mikesdailygaming]

@@bungalowbob9629 355 others disagree with you, but thank you for your meaningless opinion

[@famousfinds8698]

@@bungalowbob9629 ratio

[@franciscomagallon3364]

@@bungalowbob9629 381>1

[@Dev-In-Denver123]

Haha we've all been pulled into some shit with that one.

[@septernone]

He sounds like a guy trying to get away with not telling his wife how much the TV really cost.

[@brocksmith5757]

Lol

[@lisaparrey1343]

He should go into Politics

[@Aztecha2003]

499

[@hamable1995]

@@lisaparrey1343 lmfao so true. political people are a different breed

[@4jgarner]

Listen Martha, I already told you it was a great deal! Just trust me. Jeez!!

[@just.off.the.a4208]

This man doesn't have a clue what he's talking about. So I bought these trucks, and after attempting an ollie I landed on my shed. Please be warned he meant you can jump 5x higher, not 5%.

[@jakegolding8388]

For real?

[@maqsy]

@@jakegolding8388 yes

[@fitybux4664]

@@jakegolding8388 I have a bridge I'd like to sell you.

[@anthonysicily5768]

Bollocks, not yet in production , yer talking bollocks

[@yourunetube]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@jankyboy]

“Trucks increases your Ollie by 5%..” What in the Tony Hawk Pro Skater 5 is going on !?!

[@manuelvaldes2946]

He’s selling the codes but there’s a patent so he can’t say

[@Josh_Wilding]

I think he forgot to turn the moon gravity off before the presentation.

[@makubegysman6160]

THPS 3

[@Sidkain]

*activates Moon Physics*

[@gbelanger139]

Just need a design that has less energy loss. It's not rocket science

[@pradysaligram4130]

I’d pay 500$ to see Mark Cuban and Kevin O’Leary dismantle this product on national tv

[@bieltheproducer]

U do know that trucks are solid😂

[@alexlara2321]

Daddy Braddy 🤣 lmao

[@alexlara2321]

The dollar sign goes in front

[@theblackdragonpr]

Im in 😂

[@anchoeveryday]

@@alexlara2321 May the anti-whoosh protect you.

[@BipityBopity93]

I invented a better wheel. Shark: how? What makes it better? David: Just trust me. It’s better.

[@AndrewJaws]

This is one of those “trust me bro” situations lol

[@idratherfly2000]

Why did you steal my post?

[@5325bunny]

😂😂😂

[@jaydn9442]

Exactly like what is he saying

[@thechemi5083]

😅😅😅😅😅

[@Hakken1]

"If I told you how it worked then people would be modding their own trucks in their garage with a drill and $5 in hardware".

[@PHeMoX]

That's probably exactly what it is. It probably has like a broken axle or hollow axle with a spring in there or something. I don't even think it truly does 'higher ollies', as he claimed. I mean, there's a trade-off anyway in terms of weight, height and pop anyway, which in some cases ends up negligible as you can just pop harder with your back foot and jump higher with both feet.

[@stillnotfastenough2338]

His trucks are what longboarders refer to as "precision" trucks. Precision trucks in longboarding are cnc machined with tight tolerances so that the axles, bushing seat, and pivot are all exactly where you want them to be. This makes for a more predictable and consistent ride. Think of regular cast trucks as a car with wheels that are out of alignment, and precision trucks are just really well aligned. So, this isn't something you could simply achieve in your garage, unless you have some fairly expensive tools. But! He's not done much more than slightly modify an existing truck.... not like he's redesigned the truck or doing something new that other people haven't already done.

[@gregorymyers3886]

@@stillnotfastenough2338 In other words, the reason he won't admit what the design is, is because he knows anyone listening who knew what they were talking about would instantly be able to point out that what he has isn't patentable, and that his provisional patent will be rejected. It would quickly go viral and he would be destroyed.

[@UndefinedUser]

Students when the teacher asks them to elaborate on their answer:

[@anthonyanalytics]

As a former skateboarder I would never pay over $80 for a pair of trucks, $500 is ridiculous...

[@thecrazygardener]

$500 each lol

[@oliverwan1520]

But mate, listen, it let's you take a slight edge to the next level. It gives you better feel in the stability in the tricks that you do and that's the kind of thing that you're looking for in an edge.

[@feiny9361]

Oliver Wan don’t forget the 5% improvement.

[@EstrellaViajeViajero]

Were you at pro-level? $500 seems fair if your entire livelihood depends on being 1% better than the competition.

[@msstarlight4770]

@@oliverwan1520 very funny! 👏👏👏👏👏😄👍👍

[@lewisclout2411]

this felt like a conversation with my ex girlfriend

[@raphy6147]

🤣🤣

[@johnhardwick1736]

This was the one highlighted comment when i clicked on the video and almost made me not watch it

[@brocksmith5757]

Lol

[@jeremyburd20021]

Haven’t even seen this and by you saying that I already know what to expect

[@RaceMentally]

Lol winning comment.

[@sealteamryx6758]

I think its pretty clear how it works... it takes that slight edge and makes it into a very scientific and finite edge that can only be detected through a system of lasers and dots used for slight edge detection. Pretty simple really and genius to boot

[@JohnDoe-vv1ms]

damn i just thought the trucks would magically kick you off the board and have nyjah huston take over lol

[@SuperUltimateLP]

Pretty edgy ^^

[@sealteamryx6758]

@@SuperUltimateLP but an Edge can only an Edge with a Bono.... or so I've heard

[@fattswaller8792]

Not worth 500 bones

[@marquelslatt3105]

Who tf has paid 500$ for trucks? I see why he was “FORMER” champion.

[@raymondrembert6870]

Yep I can’t think of any trucks that cost that .

[@thiccster.rikkster]

They downhill trucks, pretty common for them to be that expensive

[@JohnDoe-vv1ms]

those arent for street like ur thinking, those looked like ronins they are used in high speed down hill racing. yea they are expensive but at 60+ MPH its pretty worth it lol i have a pair and when ur going that fast you really dont wanna have ur board doing anything you didnt tell it to

[@nick_dizzle]

Dood bumped his head at the skatepark one to many times lol

[@Lowkeyyshorts]

Nick Dizzle 😂😂😂

[@Digger-Nick]

too*

[@nick_dizzle]

@@Digger-Nick ∆👍

[@Kara-kx1lb]

😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@VSPD-vu6mh]

”Dood” lol thought it was dude

[@shame138]

No skater would ever spend 500 on trucks. Not a single person in the world

[@duncanator9307]

for a 5% ✌🏼advantage✌🏼 unless it had magnets it it that propelled it forward and had shock absorbing properties

[@Wopko]

Plenty of high end competitors would.

[@harrymack4987]

Tell that to tony hawk Bobby burnquist Chad muska Rodney Mullen Andrew Thomas Elijah w.e And many , many more mate! ! !

[@shame138]

Lmaoo ok. Congratulations you played THPS You clearly dont skate or have ever skated. Unless you're doing some outrageous shit no one in their right mind would EVVVVEEERRRRR spend that much on regular trucks. If they would this guy would be famous. His trucks would be known throughout the skateboarding world. He'd be on every ig page. Every KZbin channel. Every magazine. So why is it I've never heard of this before? Because it's a fucking scam

[@Scareth]

@@harrymack4987 Bruh many of those who you mentioned would not spend $500 on a pair of trucks, ESPECIALLY Tony Hawk. Tony Hawk would see straight through this bs, he could do better with a pair of $30 trucks than this guy could with his $500 ones.

[@jefflambricks]

What I noticed is he said “if I disclose how it gives an edge, then anyone can make it”. I always said, if your business stands on the fact that you think no other smart guy in the world will figure out your technology, it’s not a business I’d invest in.

[@WCSkills]

Of course, as soon as the first one gets sold in store, you've given away the whole operation.

[@johnsprague5889]

Don't patent get you like 75 years of exclusivity?

[@nkadimashiane]

@@johnsprague5889 they give you 20 years

[@Bropes]

As someone who’s skateboarded for 15 years I can assure you this is nothing more than a con. No skateboarder on the planet is paying $500 for trucks 😂

[@TheSuperBoyProject]

I'm paying for it

[@prezidenttrump5171]

diamond plated HDMI CABLES.

[@kasnas]

“This one costs $500 and I think skateboarders will pay that..” What the hell kind of skateboarders do you know?? We’re all out here broke as shit

[@R.u.x.x]

He was pointing to a precision reverse kingpin truck that downhill skateboarders use.

[@R.u.x.x]

They're $400 for the set and a friend of mine bought a set. They're ridden by some of the best skaters in the world, for DH.

[@stoopidhaters]

Pros.

[@ryuman757]

@@R.u.x.x But this dude (at least at the beginning of the video) seemed to be talking about it like it's supposed to replace the typical trucks you'd usually find on skateboards, to make this product the new standard? Didn't sound like much of a pitch for "only professionals who will shell out any money for however minimal of a boost they'll receive from it."

[@R.u.x.x]

@@ryuman757 oh ya for sure

[@waddupmanitsjohn]

What I’m hearing is, “broke teenagers will pay 5x as much for a slight reworking of an already functional product to get a minor edge on their almost entirely non-competitive hobby.”

[@kennithwehling6275]

The hobby is very competitive but nobody who knows shit about skateboarding would spend a dime on what this guy is offering

[@davidsprott3216]

yeah but you get a whole five percent boost in height from the changes we made to the... well it has to do with the way the skater controlls the board... it's... the trucks look the same but people will pay more cuz this one is more expensive... it's in the wheels... i came up with the idea too... i... uhhhmm... the... i understand the sport so idk how to explain it... it... i...

[@christophermccartney7150]

Lol also the fact that truck companies have already tried and produced hundreds of different variations of hanger design. Higher trucks are just better for tranny and popping slightly higher

[@borthwey]

@@christophermccartney7150 The early trucks were high and even had risers, there might still be some slighty higher models in production but basically their only advantage is (possibly) a greater carving ability. Back in the day I decided to try some trucks that were slighty taller, and NEVER got used to them. Didn't get the pop I had before, let alone more.

[@felixstolz4619]

@@kennithwehling6275 well scuf controllers are a thing so 🤷‍♂️

[@HumanTimeMachine]

“What are we buying here?” “Yes”

[@gpang788]

I used to be a passionate skateboarder in my younger years and i have absolutely no idea what hes talking about

[@tylerw1418]

You serious, obviously it’s a 5% edge on ability. It has special dust inside that comes from fairy wings found only in this mans back yard. Pretty clear.

[@kalebnolan8343]

Congratulations, you have the same amount of knowledge as the “creator”

[@tatertotter808]

“You’re not gonna tell us what it is but you want us to invest?” “Yes”

[@calibot6205]

Got Instagram?

[@calibot6205]

@@nicholasward lol

[@calibot6205]

@@nicholasward I had to beat the simps to it

[@glowblank17]

@tatertotter808, *Damn, you sure are a lil’ CUTIE 😍! May I PLEASE make direct payments towards your college tuition/student loans (Soon-To-Be Dr.) 😩?*

[@tatertotter808]

glowblank17 👀 that can be arranged

[@JohnHill]

oh god please don't let dudes like this run the already chaotic industry of skateboarding haha

[@rafabueno1883]

hi john

[@christophinie]

John!!!! Love the videos my dude.

[@Ricky-op2ez]

Hi John hill

[@massimokaufmann7941]

I just watched this video than realized that John saw 5 hours before me!

[@sttr3041]

fr this not what we want lmao

[@Fogmeister]

“I’m not sure they understood what it was I was presenting.” Well… you didn’t actually tell them what you were presenting so I can see why they might be confused. 😂

[@PseuOG]

Homie could have just been like, “with a higher truck design, more leverage is offered to the skater, thus increasing the amount of achievable pop.” He didn’t have to spill his secrets, not that they’re even secrets 🤦‍♂️

[@lrh8197]

If that was all that was actually going on, wouldn’t riser plates just do the same thing?

[@sarahconner9433]

Very good!!!

[@PHeMoX]

@@usernameonutube Morpheus: _What_ if I _told_ you, the truck only has round edges? :P

[@PHeMoX]

@@lrh8197 People don't realise how increasing the angle for pop and (/or) height of a truck isn't the only thing that matters. You can put some tiny wheels on it, and it would destroy whatever pop advantage you'd get. In fact, the whole thing is a literal trade-off, with very minor real world translations to 'higher pop'. Not to mention how skateboard tails can have a different angle too. And you really don't want to end up fighting ghost pop all the time. The steeper the tail gets before it pops the ground, the harder it will be to get a controlled ollie anyway. There is a very abrupt limit to how far you can go with the angle. And in fact, using carbon fibre materials for the deck itself will ultimately help way more with the pop than any increase in height for the trucks. The real reason why this guy doesn't want to 'spoil his secrets', is because there is none.

[@noegmad]

@@lrh8197 yes but these people have no idea what risers are and they were looking for an explanation on how they help or work so him saying that wouldve made it so much better

[@britishbulldogsvsthehartfo5677]

Tony Hawk: Why should I buy your product? David Hill: You wouldn't understand so I won't tell you.

[@ThePdog3k]

The funny thing is Tony Hawk actually knows how much of a legend David Hill was.

[@xxOnigiri99]

"You aren't going to tell us how this works" "No" "And you want us to invest in it?" "Yes"

[@j_w_d_s]

Yeah pretty simple

[@lexluthor3890]

Should've came to the comments first.

[@jameslevis8701]

"Skateboards, back 30 years ago, used to use trucks like that." Holds up a rollerskate. Bro, in 1990 people were not riding 2x4s on rollerskates. You were about 30 years off.

[@theshevanel]

"but _many skaters_ will pay that sort of money to get a slight edge." Buddy, most skaters don't make that sort of money in a week, much less would they be willing to spend nearly 3x the cost of a full complete on a set of trucks with integrated wheels that'll last a few months to a year. Lmao.

[@willsutherland8618]

He looks extremely confused as to what he’s there for as well

[@alexhetherington8028]

Ha ha ha

[@notorious6664]

I'm sure he has no idea how it actually works and wants to save face by not trying to explain it lol. What an absolute disaster this was

[@Hobbit_Veteran]

Just like Joe biden

[@HoloScope]

@@Hobbit_Veteran sorry I think youre confused as to what you're here for. This is a video of a sketchy guy trying to sell some goofy trucks to investors.

[@InsatiableMonkey]

"I was told there would be free pizza after my presentation and I cannot overstate my disappointment at the lack of pizza. ...nor can I disclose the improvements I've made in my new truck design."

[@warriordugan7236]

There were 3 kids in his neighborhood that skateboarded with him when they were all 15 years old. He won the 'competition' (jumped over 3 soup cans) and was labeled 'the champion". LOL

[@GatCat]

This made me laugh. Good stuff.

[@andrewdzierson2036]

Well done friend

[@jssekyl]

That's pretty much how the pioneer days of any hobby goes lol

[@wesker1079]

OK boomer

[@balkey312]

wonderfully said. in Australia

[@pastorslant]

"You can't touch it with your hands." *Confused boneless noises*

[@t_rafter15]

Hahahaha

[@ohooha7]

But you have to grab a rail to do a boneless..right? Are the kids doing handless boneless things now? Those darn kids.

[@scamlikely1384]

Lmaoooo

[@ezedjay]

Early grabs anyone?? - which considering his background.......I'm gonna say it. He's a liar. "You can't put your hands on it"......What is he chatting about? Every skater in the world that has seen this is laughing - or cringing hard. As if you go skating with your friends thinking - "what can I do to get a 5% advantage over my mates". The guy is clueless.

[@PHeMoX]

@@ohooha7 Just grab the board on the side. Rails or no rails, all the same.

[@t.h.7663]

When he put the trucks back inside the box at the end of his presentation I nearly lost my shit.

[@nicoletteferragamo]

And this folks is why you should wear a helmet when you skate

[@whatislife4203]

Underrated comment

[@uncleruckus3149]

@@whatislife4203 he had one on in the pictures so id say its overrated

[@hektik2074]

@@uncleruckus3149 imagine thinking one image represents someone’s entire career in something 🤡🤡🤡

[@uncleruckus3149]

@@hektik2074 mmmkay

[@MegaUtube99]

@@uncleruckus3149 W

[@curtisgorner3072]

The young skater would be so sad to see what he was to grow into.

[@garrywhitelaw8723]

Fuck that is brutal.

[@uglyraff9313]

I don't believe he was ever into skateboarding for the love of the sport, all he gave us of his history was that he was a promoter and got investment for the first skatepark, he didn't talk about any of his 'pro' status.

[@pocket5751]

I fell like he is the dad from grind.

[@dumcrapcat]

@@pocket5751 from deck dogz lol

[@davidekelman5715]

That is the most truthful thing I have heard in a while.

[@kevinmartin7354]

I’m 51 and been skating since 1976 and have never heard of this guy and have no idea how you can improve wheel stability when they are already mounted with studs. Kook.

[@dididiihas]

How many 360s can you do lol.

[@edwardbrock3807]

He was trying to sell a placebo

[@TheCivilizedAnimal]

I figure it's a rotating axle assembly or two set in roller bearings inside the casting .. at 51 and been skating since 76 you didn't learn much over the years did you 😂🤡

[@dread1262]

U rock man 🔥

[@ghw1985]

i bet dude didn't even skate and he does ''science'' id be in there being like show me an ollie then command him to do a shitload of tricks lol

[@TheRealHoltzy]

As founder of the LBP longboard facebook group, I have seen literally tens of thousands of setups and hundreds of products, I can confidently say that no, there is no real market for a cast truck that makes you 'pop' 10% higher.. that is achievable with bushing setup and better technique. I laughed when he mentioned the $100 truck vs. the $500 truck.. the $100 is a cast truck, no precision in the production process. The $500 truck is CNC'd from a solid block of aircraft aluminium, have thousands of RnD hours in them and provide insane amounts of 'lean' and stability at speed. That said, maybe a small amount of pro skaters might find a use in the marginal gains offered by this truck, but that could easily be banned from competition anyway for providing an unfair advantage

[@fernandoreyes680]

Me reading the title: They probably don't get it because they aren't skateboarders, imma watch and find out for myself Me after watching the video: *confused noises*

[@Cashcrop91]

🤣🤣

[@woodwood1725]

I understand skating very well. This is absolute bullshit

[@bubbaguy4411]

@@woodwood1725 yeah...the whole "it allows you to control the board better in the air"....and I thought "does it have antigravity tech they no one has cracked yet?".....

[@thechemi5083]

As a 15 year skateboarder , he literally just changed the design on the Trucks and says they have a 5% advantage over other skaters. Nowhere in his design did it change the physics of the actual truck or stability whatsoever. The skateboard truck has literally been the same for decades the ONLY thing that makes you better skater is YOU!!

[@walteroreilly8963]

@@thechemi5083 as a skater, that is BS. Different trucks act VERY different depending on height, bushing material, bushing slope, kingpin angle, weight distribution, wheel width, wheel spacing, etc... These offer benefits and drawbacks for the myriad of tricks that can be attempted. Who knows if this guy is selling a unique improvement or not, but all trucks are not equal, even ones made by the same manufacturer. His biggest issue is not wanting to give up his IP so that it can be sold to another company. He clearly wants to manufacture it himself.

[@de6hl]

"Follows the skateboarder. Defies logic." Inertia: "Am I joke to you?"

[@famousfinds8698]

Ratio

[@madallas_mons]

@@famousfinds8698 counter-ratio

[@mortomusic8072]

Phsyics.

[@BobBob-zy3od]

Bill nye did tell us inertia is a property of matter

[@Sabreeshuh]

"Bill billbillbill bill bill Bill Nye the science guy" and "science is cool" is all I recall

[@UNCOVR]

I might of figured out his new design; by the looks of the dome head bolt next to the wheel, the solid axel rod that normally has a double outer thread has been replaced with a hollow shaft that has an inner thread. It would make the trucks lighter since it's hollow and depending on what material is used; usually the rod with the outer thread gets damaged scrapping on the ground, making it difficult to remove the nut where it ends up cutting a new thread. The dome head bolt (or button head allen screw) would eliminate that. Pretty clever, but! What makes skateboards a successful product is the same reason they don't make light bulbs that last forever. There's no market for things to last, polyurethane wheels deteriorate, bearings pop, truck axels break, ply wood breaks, grip tape (sandpaper) sands your shoes away. The more you want to be Shane O'Neill, the more equipment you're going to break and 'buy' another one.

[@Zhisaoka]

I guess being lighter will help, but I can get the same pop with my dad’s fish board. And such a small advantage won’t do much at all, especially for $500.

[@sarahconner9433]

Trucks under go huge forces.... Making them thinner would surely break more often.... And hurt lots of skaters!!

[@KaitouKaiju]

It's an incremental improvement maybe but not $300 worth of improvement

[@MattMcConaha]

I was thinking the same thing about how this product differs from standard trucks, but I don't really see how this truck would be lighter. I mean, if the tapped hole is a through hole then maybe you get some marginal weight savings, but if the tapped hole only goes as deep as the bolt, then you'd have pretty much the same amount of material whether you have a shaft that sticks out with a nut end or a bolt that goes into a hole. With current truck design, they use locking nuts that have a nylon insert, so they don't easily back out. I wonder if this design (assuming it is in fact a bolt that gets screwed in) also incorporates a nylon insert somewhere for similar locking action. Or maybe he uses some other method to lock the bolt in place. But any which way, I don't see how the new design would actually improve the performance of the truck in the ways mentioned (increased board control, higher ollies, etc.). Improved user experience when replacing wheels, maybe. prevention of the truck bolt from rubbing on the concrete when going primo, also maybe. But these are benefits he could have mentioned during the presentation without even revealing any actual IP. Instead he just said that trust me skaters will like the design changes.

[@JohnDoe-vv1ms]

tensors have a set of trucks that are insanely light, if you know how to ollie to ur max it might make it more comfortable to get to that but it wont make you jump any higher lol this was marketed twards some type or pros to give them an edge i highly doubt lighter trucks will make them physically able to jump any higher unless theres a hidden pogo stick in the board lol stable wheels wont help that much lol never had an issue with wheel stability, maybe a blown out bushing but never with the wheels lol (ignoring the obvious flatspots or broken wheels)

[@Duomatic84]

Found the abstract for the patent; " A TRUCK ASSEMBLY Document Type and Number: WIPO Patent Application WO/2016/086272 Kind Code: A1 Abstract: There is provided a truck assembly comprising a hanger having a beam having distal bearing mounts each adapted for directly engaging two bearings of a wheel in use in lieu of via an axle. By engaging the bearings directly to the bearing mount, the truck hanger assembly in accordance of the present embodiment advantageously offers weight savings in not having to use the axle of the prior art. In this regard, the entire hanger may be manufactured from a lightweight aircraft aluminium." Soo... basically just a truck with the bearings mounted inside the truck and no axle going through it? My guess is it will break quite easily.

[@magusxxx]

"But this makes the skateboard go to 11."

[@TheIndypacers]

11 11 11

[@kainenmattison674]

But why not just make it go to 10

[@user5.56]

@@kainenmattison674 Because 9 was enough!! She never complained

[@doomed2obscurity666]

@@kainenmattison674.... it goes to eleven

[@TankCatIntoMordor]

Same energy

[@Eromatics]

I skated for 15 years and was in ramp building industry so I WOULD be the person who understood his product and everything he said is utter BS. Skaters wont buy the more expensive trucks...ever. almost every skater I've known used shoe strings as a belt. We will use shitty trucks if they are free and work. This guy literally is selling NOTHING and that's why he wont explain the details. Nothing he could do to those trucks will do shit unless hes just using lighter metal. This guy is just trying to get money from nothing.

[@Zuchu4501]

damn right. My bet is, that he is laser-sintering those trucks to be "hollow" in the center - thus have less weight.

[@battles151]

Watch it again..my bet is he fitted the trucks with magnets. Most likely comes with a shoe accessory in order for it to work.

[@theguywhofoundwaldoo7939]

Exactly, used lighters to fix our shoes and wore them till our socks poked through and then some I'd never spend 500 on trucks. Half the time me and my friends would trade off stuff like if someone got a new board and someone else needed a new one they'd get that person's old one if it was in better condition than there's. I think I paid for one set of skate parts everything else was stuff we all swapped. Never had an issue. I also worked at zumiez so by that time I'd get people discounts and use my own discount

[@TheEudaemonicPlague]

@@battles151 I seriously doubt that. Reducing weight sounds more like it to me. Isn't that part of why skateboard wheels went small in the first place? And why boards became much thinner?

[@mickteasdale3225]

@@TheEudaemonicPlague No wheels got smaller and decks got smaller making tech and spinning tricks easier.

[@user-vq3kw3ze3f]

The sharks absolutely failed in calling his bluff. They should’ve wheeled out the plywood ramp to have him prove that he is a champion skater. Very unprofessional.

[@jamessmith-bw4nb]

He didn't want them to invest, just trying to get product CT out there.

[@jamessmith-bw4nb]

Yep

[@OpEditorial]

You can just picture old David Hill doing ollies with a 5% edge at the local skate park with his super secret truck technology. "How do you do fellow kids"

[@nicdoe7436]

Plot twist: he invented the greatest trucks I've ever used. I've been flying all day

[@alphasnowmediapro7175]

😂😂😂😂

[@linkkicksu]

"What does it do" "Makes the wheels better" "How" "Hmmmm"

[@JohnDoe-ch5ru]

This is a total lie, he’s probably reselling regular cheap trucks and saying he made it super advanced... 5% more hight when jumping? Yeah ok. He doesn’t even say what they do better.

[@chrisballard4812]

There modified tracker trucks look at the base plate and shape of baseplate and middle of hanger

[@ILYxIW]

Snake oil salesmen. He said the $500 trucks looked and weighed exactly the same as the cheap ones but are magically better and can’t explain how that is.

[@TheEudaemonicPlague]

I'm not the only one who missed the mention of them weighing the same. If that's actually true, then you're 100% correct--snake oil.

[@macbook802]

The axle is carried by bearings as well

[@ekaimin8451]

The more expensive ones would have tighter tolerances and higher quality construction is my guess

[@metalface8515]

Different production process involving the treatment of the aluminum or perhaps whatever the alloy is, maybe it's a heat treatment, etc, etc, etc. Something that the big factories do not do.

[@DMiTree]

That's because there's no difference he bought a s*** ton of generic trucks and is lying to them and saying they are slightly different

[@moski5629]

My wife explaining to me why she absolutely NEEDS new Gucci

[@microwavefir3761]

😂😂

[@PHeMoX]

Your wife be like: 'trust me bro!'

[@Knockn_shitdown]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@SphereOfStreaming]

at least she has to ask for it ;(

[@SuperNuclearUnicorn]

I've bought my fair share of high end clothing, and I've had my reasons for doing so. What this guy is trying to do is absolutely not the same as buying clothes with a better fit made from better materials

[@jayjaykingbee5566]

An elaborate Hustle just to get a lifetime supply of Taco Bell and mountain dew.

[@joshpetermann]

The truck that he presented isn’t even of his own making. It has a Tracker Trucks baseplate! 😂

[@DEADWINTER]

I noticed that too.

[@alixtheprofessionalcatherd6850]

"Computer says no" that Little Britain reference amused me more than it should have.

[@Kara-kx1lb]

I know what you mean!!! 😂🤣😂

[@apacifistmachinegunner669]

“Why should we hire you?” I dont want to give away my secrets. “SOB is a genius. HIRED”

[@mpelon2211]

Very good!

[@lame9805]

**Says skaters will choose the $500 trucks for a slight edge** Me sitting comfy with my $45 indy's

[@jaydn9442]

Facts

[@emmid6756]

Those Indy's will out live you too.

[@GideonWallace]

Right? How many people you know ride tensors?

[@EazyP_Z]

There is no fucking way a skater would pay that. Indy's for life

[@denverflatpackjedithornton]

Indys ... Now omg someone say gullwing and griptape

[@LeslieDugger]

I like how they edit in pauses to make it seem like he is going blank.

[@ZeginMakesMusic]

What he's doing is simple. He's manufacturing a skateboard truck and relying on purchase power from already wealthy skaters. What he's selling is an upscale brand. He did not want to mention that on camera for obvious reasons.

[@iant720]

Steven Weeks Honestly that would be a better pitch. “Each truck his hand polished, made from a stronger alloy, each engraved with your name, blah blah blah. That’s why it’s premium”

[@deLEARYous]

Yeah but pitching it as a premium product would have built value in his product and would have gone far smoother. He literally walked in and said "these are X6 the price of mid-high range trucks, they're much better, not gonna tell you how and for $160k you can only have shares in the non important parts of the business"

[@badbones2tone]

U sir hit the head on the nail

[@reality150tv]

@@deLEARYous Well considering shark tank is mostly bs anyhow like most tv shows, If they really had any interest they would have made a deal and inquired off camera about it or just said i cant make a deal atm but we can talk later about it. Most deals the sharks agree to never happen off camera from stuff i have read. That is all fluff for on camera, they still have to go and look over everything so only a very small percentage of deals on shark tank actually happen.

[@krissmiley7519]

Yeah but the market for such a thing is pretty small

[@bsa2952]

As a person who used to skate a lot in his past, i dont understand what is the improvment with his new trucks so try to guess how lost they were.

[@an_what]

Ben Sarig There is no fucking improvement because as a former skateboarder myself as well there’s no fucking room inside the truck to add anything around the shaft that house the wheels you and I both know this it’s a thin piece of metal wrapped around my fucking threaded rod there’s no fucking room to put anything in there and keep the same dimensions as a bullshit artist and that what he’s trying to say is it more than likely use a different material that is way lighter than aluminum or stainless steel because there’s no fucking way he’s got anything inside that fucking set a truck that’s going to make it worth no 500 fucking dollars

[@MrAsteba]

I think he's using the Blockchain technology :p

[@seban678]

Well it's super straighforward: the improvement is that it makes you olly 5% higher. How? Because of the way the wheels are attached. They're attached more betterly, you see? That makes you olly higher. Any idiot knows that.

[@CANControlGRAFFITI]

Often Elsewhere dude there is little motors in the trucks, it’s a hibred type thing

[@ns0557212]

@@CANControlGRAFFITI oh that actually makes sense now! You gotta get the motors spooling first! 😄

[@mrmurdx8956]

This reminds me of my very first job interview ever it did not go so well.

[@88Doug]

He's like, "These wheels are radical you got a belieeeeeeve me"

[@CoolAsFreya]

"You've made it an uninvestable proposition thorough lack of disclosure" is such a nice way of saying "you told us nothing why the fuck would we invest"

[@themadcow686]

Old skater dude: "Give me some money so I can roll out this magical skateboard truck system that makes skaters olly to the moon" Sharks: "Tell us how it works" Old skater dude: "NO!" Sharks: "Why not?" Old skater dude: "Because I have a patent" Sharks: "That doesn't make any sense. If you don't tell us about we're not investing" Old skater dude: "The IP isn't important that's why I've separated it from the company I want you to give me money for because I don't want you to have it because it's not really that important" Sharks: "We're all out" Old skater dude: "They just don't get skating man"

[@cylais3518]

😂

[@ConzoCraft]

I also watched the video

[@team3383]

Pretty straightforward to anybody EXCEPT for Mr. DHD. "I've put the IP in a seperate comapany" but its not worth anything BUT it could interest a future buyer ....." Why did he put the IP in different company if - AS HE SAYS - it makes no difference and there is no value there ? He thinks he can sell it at a later date ... This man is brain dead from all the drugs he did in his youth.

[@CaptureKing247]

For those people who don't watch the video and go straight to the comment section??

[@MitchellTF]

...To be fair. His explanation is "I only have a provisional patent" All the sharks: "So, what you mean is....you don't think your patent is worth shit. So you might as well not have a patent."

[@xXRuss101Xx]

Look up his company and you can find the patent drawings. Looks like there is a spring where the pivot cup is on a normal truck. I assume the springs provide a little extra bounce off the ground.

[@LawnFlamingoPoop]

You're the GOAT

[@JaydenET]

lol I had a pair of bear trucks that sat for years and the rubber inserts disintegrated so I folded up a post it and used that

[@elaihsanzo9863]

The man really had a set of precision Rogue downhill trucks on the table

[@psoteriou3884]

I love these 'so bad it's good' pitches

[@tysonrobb4342]

Skated for several years now and even I couldn’t decipher what he was trying to sell

[@caligrownvisuals6717]

Looks like u haven’t showered for several years.

[@punkrocktv8229]

Skated for 40 years and wouldnt buy water from this guy

[@benreedy3576]

@@punkrocktv8229 🤣 I’m right there with ya. I’m confused what he’s trying to sell

[@TheWalkThrewer]

hes trying to sell a pair a of trucks with a 5% increase in performance, how is that so hard to understand

[@wintermute8315]

@@TheWalkThrewer Because he doesn't explain where that increase comes from, you berk.

[@issemxfi]

If this works, he doesn't need them, he just needs ONE video with a pro skater endorsing his product, showing an actual improvement and he's golden.

[@collegefootballwithjohnath5109]

Sharks: Explain how this is an improvement? Him: Have you ever reached 1 billion points on Tony Hawk Pro Skater, exactly like that

[@ironleeFPS]

I’ve been into skating since 84 and I’ve NEVER heard of this “champion”.

[@wintermute8315]

Yeah, I'd love to know why he's claiming that. School carnival, maybe?

[@ironleeFPS]

@@wintermute8315 I guess he figures it’s such an obscure sport that no one would know, or check.

[@cgasucks]

Maybe he was champion in 83.

[@BangBang-hk4rg]

@@cgasucks 🤣😂🤣😂🤘

[@hugopettersson3213]

At least he could have demonstrated it

[@Kara-kx1lb]

I was expecting him to

[@robbydzialo4273]

Don’t demonstrate something that doesn’t exist

[@CageVsCage]

He cant demonstrate if he cant skate anymore 😂 .. shouldof brought someone else to do it .. but then again that person would of lowballed his ollie on the regular trucks then poped a 5foot ollie on the $500 ones to over sell it lmao 😂

[@StationZeroOne]

- "So why should we actually invest in your product?" - "Yes" 👁👄👁

[@alphasnowmediapro7175]

😂

[@Cobra_Khan]

The reaction shots in this episode are serial killer level 😂

[@Valspartame_Maelstrom]

this dude is like will arnett’s character interviewing for the new manager, “well i can't just give you my plan..if you guys give me the job you get the plan..”

[@Alex_Bertubesocks]

HAHA THE ACCURACY OMG

[@Valspartame_Maelstrom]

@@Alex_Bertubesocks “Tell you what. I’ll give you part three of part two. Not gonna give you a whole part.” 😂😂

[@alleygh0st]

Pelosi: "We need to sign the bill to know what's in it."

[@ShowSlideProductions]

I love how you can just see the sharks go from "Ok, this could be interesting" to "welp, I'm never getting this time of my life back."

[@LoganCralle]

I really think he got what he wanted coming into this. He got a ton of publicity (even though his market audience likely doesn't watch shark tank). He stated that his product gives individuals a 5% edge which could (like he said) be crucial considering that no other skate hardware changes make that much of an improvement. He hasn't gone very far into the production phase and seemed to already have a working prototype. It looks like his target audience wasn't teenagers who can't afford $500 trucks but rather a sponsored skater who competes in tournaments or something who would likely contact him about his product. After all, most publicity is good publicity.

[@versecontro4898]

"I don't think they understand the sport" Me who's has almost two decades pushing wood: Were those pictures fake?

[@ohooha7]

I've never heard "pushing wood". It is good.

[@ohooha7]

...and that last shot of someone doing a frontside air over the channel was definitely not him.

[@This_is_not_how_it_works]

Nobody will buy 500$ trucks that has bolts instead of nuts on the hanger.

[@kennithwehling6275]

Yeah looking at those allen heads on the ends of the axles gave me flash backs to all the inverted kingpins I broke on the old grindking trucks

[@kennithwehling6275]

Imagine breaking one of those off inside the hanger and suddenly you have a 500$ paper weight

[@sikisusa9340]

In bmx we switched to female axles and it's actually alot harder (damn near impossible) to bend or snap them because you'd have to also bend the entire housing they screw into

[@thecatadors911]

True

[@yommmrr]

Remember those primo bolts that went into the end of the wheel stubs. Meant to save the thread on the stub from all the primo slides everyone was so good at

[@genesis344]

I love how he picks up a CNC'd truck meant for downhill longboarding and compares it to a shortboard truck at the end as a last ditch effort.

[@mathewcoss308]

I do see where he's coming from. He's basically implying that he's gonna scam people saying they'll pay for something because they think it gives them an edge

[@charlie3253]

Opportunity missed tbh

[@tiffaraffi7749]

It's like you cheated and got a perfect score on your Maths homework and teacher asks you to explain how you got those answers

[@arsaeterna4285]

case in point ceramic bearings, which glide like glass best bearings in the world but no one rides them because they are $100 and steel bearings are fine

[@ChrisLeeW00]

Yeah, skaters aren't like golfers

[@bluntandy]

Nailed it.

[@sullivandeffinger4970]

"What it is is not as important as what it does." Dude they're investing in the PRODUCT not the +5% jump height.

[@GadgetAddict]

He should have started by riding.both types and then explaining the difference 🤷‍♂️ But regardless, his word play early in the pitch and the later disclosure about the separate company for the IP would put me off this guy.

[@juliand2709]

I'm 42 and skated for probably 32 of those years. His trucks are different because if you look close at the section of the hanger, just inside of the wheel base, it's a smaller diameter than the rest of the hanger truck...this allows someone to lock into grinds on the truck by having that point of reference while grinding...it's a little ledge...a little cheater that would help balance..i get it..

[@bluestang9530]

🎶He was a skater boy, she said “see ya later boy🎶

[@chillout7206]

👍🤣💯

[@just.off.the.a4208]

He wasn't good enough for her.. money

[@ChronicNewb]

She had a pretty face, but his head was up in space, he needed to come back down to earth.

[@warriorx86]

2:51 that is how I feel when my mom asks me one more time that how to save contact on smartphone

[@orbit223]

😂

[@sellyourcomputer]

When he said an Ollie “defies logic” ...

[@tyharris3263]

It does he wasn’t wrong, the ollie is like the magic trick of skateboarding.

[@tyharris3263]

@@86-Trueno chill out newton. skating is basic physics we all know that but jumping in the air and having something that is not strapped to your feet travel upward with you defies general logic lol. Of course there’s more to it, but the majority of human beings on this planet couldn’t even tell you how an ollie works…

[@ezedjay]

I have to disagree. Anyone that watches a few ollies close up can see exactly how they work. It's not complicated.

[@tyharris3263]

@@ezedjay stop capping no they cant. there’s a reason ollie tutorials have so many views, if ollies were so straightforward beginners wouldn’t have a hard time learning/understanding them..let alone the non skaters. most people couldn’t tell you how to jump with a skateboard, you’re giving too much credit

[@ezedjay]

OK fair enough. I'm just going on my(and many friends) experience back in the 80's. I saw someone do 2 ollies right in front of me. I could see exactly what had just occurred. It took me a lot of hardwork to learn to ollie but the understanding of what I should be doing was never something that needed explaining to me(or anyone I knew back then). I am sure the the tutorials exist as a fast track to success or as a reassurance. The foot placement is kind of obvious and isn't anywhere near as precise as say front foot impossibles. The movement you do is also plain to see. Maybe I come from a generation of people who could figure things out for themselves without hand holding...I dunno??

[@jamesshields3553]

Was brilliant marketing without actually wanting them as full partners.

[@rickyglaser]

I NEED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS

[@D3XTRO]

your a legend i watch your videos everyday

[@edgymix9109]

Hey ricky big fan!

[@edgymix9109]

Youre the guy on braille right? I also seen you on my feed on instagram youre amazing

[@jordannijjar5414]

Ricky is ready to invest.

[@tatmanmyownbossdannydraco]

Same

[@JSSTyger]

He didnt even say what kind of champion he was or where or when.

[@littlejonathorn6860]

true

[@sirplantain]

Certainly wasn't on this planet.

[@derrickdale3865]

Judging by that picture they showed, he was a “ Champion” in the 70s when there were no skateboarders so everybody got a sponsorship and if you could do a TicTac or ride a wheelie for a couple of feet you were a semi pro

[@carpii]

At the 1998 Seoul Olympics, he won Gold in the freestyle bullshitting category

[@littlejonathorn6860]

carpii Fo Sho!

[@carolinabarbershop]

Didn't know there was a Shark Tank AUS!! I've got stuff to binge now.

[@nehitpahuja]

This guy is the definition of just trust me bro

[@DevinsDen]

Yea I highly doubt skaters even with 500 to blow on trucks would even spend that much ever on trucks.

[@kregg34]

You can buy a complete board for like $200 so it makes no sense unless you’re a pro skater but even then he didnt show it working

[@SBIrider99]

kregg 34 I can’t even see a pro buying these trucks 🤣 the pros can do a crazy amount of stuff with the equipment they’ve always used and get better with just a bit of practice. Plus what pro would go with this guys brand instead of a brand like independent for example that has one hell of a history in the skating industry?

[@threegreencharms]

"OIM AUT."

[@keithkurth9204]

All he had to say was that old style trucks have two stationary axles with wheels on bearings while the new design utilizes a live one piece axle also on a bearing system reducing friction and improving speed, and overall performance.

[@WCSkills]

Shut up blabbermouth, now the whole worlds knows!!!

[@boozypixels]

Dude's locking up his idea so well nobody will touch it, clever