Sabre CF38 baseplate Review:
As I’m sure you’ve seen, Sabres new CF38 baseplates are a bit different to what some of the other truck manufacturers are putting out at the moment. For a start they are cold forged rather than CNC’d or cast. This allows them to be both stronger and lighter than a fully CNC’d truck while remaining just as precise due to the pivot and kingpin holes being CNC machined after forging, and also means that they cost less. It’s a win win situation, and as of yet Sabre are the only longboard truck to offer a forged baseplate.
The other slightly different thing about the CF38 is its angle which at 38 degrees is lower than you might be used too. This low angle ensures that the truck is very stable and solid at speed ( I’ve had mine around 60mph with no issues) as well as giving you great amounts of lean, and lean feels really good! Forget the ‘low angle = no turn’ idea and try out some of these trucks. I have yet to see somebody try them who hasn’t been impressed by the way they feel.
Oh, and another thing, these trucks use a ‘drop up’ system, which gives you a great range of height adjustability. You can run them dropped up on a drop through board, which gives you a feeling similar to that of a very low top mount. Or you can use the riser system (included with the baseplate) to use them as a standard top mount truck.
I have been riding mine for a few months now and have ridden them at Kozakov challenge, KNK, Giostekka,
Vandem Freeride, and for a week in Switzerland, and there 100% isn’t a truck I’d rather have been on.
Rob
