What are Shorty’s Doh-Dohs? You know, for skateboards.
According to the sites I found in a websearch:
Whatever a skateboard bushing is…
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Shorty’s DOH DOH Cushions available in 88A, 92A, 95A, and 98A durometers. 88A being softest and 98A being hardest.
Bushings are cushions? So why not just call them “cushions”? shrugs
I believe in this context that a bushing is a metal sleeve that fits between the axle and the bearing.
Does anyone know about the quality of Shorty’s skateboards to other brands?
Thanks
While looking for the answer to the OP, I came across a MB (sorry, I don’t remember the URL) where one of the topics was best brand of skateboard. Shorty’s won hands down. I have no personal knowledge of skateboarding, though.
Bushings are “cushions” which the trucks pivot on which is how the skater is able to steer (a truck is the name given to the axles on a skateboard). A softer cushion will enable easier steering. A harder cushion will enable harder steering. Shorty’s manufactures these bushings which they call “doh doh’s.”
As for the second question about the quality of Shorty’s skateboards – this is quite subjective. There are several aspects to skateboard quality. The deck, the trucks, the wheels, the bearings, and the bushings are all taken into consideration. Shorty’s currently only manufactures decks out of those aforementioned.
So if you’re using a Shorty’s deck, but all of your other hardware is generic, your opinion of a Shorty’s skateboard would most likely be negative. So it boils down how you mix and match your parts. To answer your question – the Shorty’s deck by itself is top notch. However, slap some cheap parts onto it, and it’s not going to be so good.
What if you have a board strictly made of Shorty’s parts. The deck, trucks, wheels, kingpin, etc.?
That would not be possible, because as far as hardware goes, Shorty’s only manufactures decks. They do not make trucks, wheels, and bearings.
Most of the questions have already been answered but I’ll throw in my $.02. Yes, Doh-doh’s are bushings for trucks- the softer the urethane (lower the #), the easier it is to carve on the board- they really do very little in terms of cushioning. The stiffer the urethane, the stiffer the ride. Shorty’s started with accessories (grip tape, mounting hardware, bushings- all with nicknames like Doh-Dohs) and then branched into boards. I’m not sure if Shorty’s makes the boards themselves but the quality can vary as to who actually makes the boards and where they get the wood from (at one point World Industries had some issues with bad wood leading to many cracked boards). Shorty’s is probably best known for the ads they ran in Big Brother featuring a scantily clad model named Rosa.
So what company would produce the highest quality parts of trucks, bearings, kingpins, etc?
SilentKnight – that is completely subjective. That is like asking what car company makes the best cars.
It all depends on what you define as quality. You may prefer a lighter skateboard, but then you sacrifice strength. And reciprocally, you may prefer a stronger, more durable skateboard, but then you sacrafice lightness. So it comes down to what your preference is.
I guess you’re right, vandal. Anyhow, does anyone know all the product parodies Shorty’s does? Like their “Legalize Skateboarding” symbol looks like the Major Leage Baseball symbol. And Shorty’s silverados kind of look like Wonka bars, even though Wonka bars are only in the movie, I think.
The OP having been answered, I’ll move this thread over to MPSIMS for discussion of shorties and skateboarding generally.
And the Shorty’s Doh-Doh’s have the symbol that looks like the Play-Doh thing. Also, some of the original Shorty’s logos with red and blue look like the Bazooka bubble gum packages.