Welcome to #TRUKLOOPS, where we combine a passion for fingerboarding with a celebration of Portuguese and European culture with Canadian and North American roots. What started in December 2022 as a personal small project and hashtag under my name, João Rodrigues, on my personal fingerboarding Instagram account @names2hard4youfb, has grown into its own full fledged brand with an account under @trukloops, an expanding team of riders and a wide range of affordable high-quality Canadian professional fingerboarding products, sold through this website and our distributing partners to customers worldwide.
#TRUKLOOPS was born out of my love for tinkering with my setups, and realizing there was a lack of colorful and affordable Canadian o-ring options in our local market in Toronto, Ontario. To fill that gap, I embarked on a journey to find a quality product that not only met my needs but also the ones of others around me. We eventually found it! Over time, the brand expanded to include other products such as locknuts, apparel, and handcrafted wooden decks made with a custom signature mold and real wear (sometimes also paper!) graphics.
Since the brand's inception #TRUKLOOPS has proudly attended, sponsored and hosted multiple fingerboarding events locally and around the world. We've also assembled a multi-cultural, talented team of riders from both Canada and the United States, showcasing their skills which contributed immensely to our growth. The brand would be nothing without its team! You can check them all out under this website's team page.
To close things off, #TRUKLOOPS is both a team and brand that constantly evolves and adapts to the needs of the community, all while honouring the mission to spread our colourful culture in North America and other parts of the world. Join us on this exciting journey as the #TRUKLOOPS team continues to innovate, create, and spread the joy of fingerboarding throughout the world!
The Twin Mold Decks
#TRUKLOOPS M1 is the brand's signature twin mold. With it we craft handmade symmetrical low kick decks with medium concave and short wheelbase in two different shapes: Twin and Traditional (click HERE to learn more).
M1 mold details:
Twin low kicks - Same 20° angle kicks with the same shape and length on both sides. The board performs equally no matter the direction it is pointed at, making it perfect for technical riders that like to ride in multiple stances, and that want consistency between tricks. The low kicks ensure you don't get "ghost pop" by keeping your kicks lower to the ground. Having a strong, but lower pop, will make your tricks look more realistic.
Medium concave - Approximately 2mm deep concave that allows for a comfortable ride up to the moment you pop, flick and land your tricks. The concave distance of 30mm connects to the deck's dips smoothly, allowing for fast flicks and comfortable scoops that can be controlled more easily. Feels good, looks good.
Short wheelbase - 55.5mm wheelbase gives the overall deck a good weight distribution for the twin kicks to perform evenly, regardless of the trucks you use.
The O-rings
These 3.6mm outer diameter o-rings are made out of a synthetic rubber specifically manufactured in the United States for our supplier, instead of the usual cheaper and weaker silicone used by other manufacturers. This material gives the product more resistance, flexibility and above all, durability with precise measurements and flashy colours that will work on any fingerboard truck. #TRUKLOOPS o-rings come in 23 different colours, all of which are named in Portuguese, as a way of spreading the culture and language. The package also comes with 4 washers which will allow you to customize how tight or loose you want your trucks to be. The more washers you use, the tighter your ride will be. Feel free to play around with different combinations of washers and o-rings and even adding other brands of bushings for a different feel!
The Locknuts
These 2mm outer diameter locknuts are made out of copper and nylon. The former ensures proper weight and resistance, while the latter acts as a lock system for your nut allowing for it to stay tight on your kingpins and/or axles. They fit any kind of fingerboard truck and keep your loops and wheels safe from flying with the wind mid-tricks! #TRUKLOOPS locknuts come in 3 different colours and each set includes 6 locknuts.