Not at all! Since it is located behind your back foot, pressing the pedal doesn't jolt your center of gravity forwards. If you do ever find the brake power is too strong, you can easily adjust it to be less with a pin on the back of the brake. 

Nope! Put your feet and weight exactly how you normally ride, and when it comes time to brake, just pivot your heel onto the pedal. Ride and carve the exact same, just feather your back foot for speed control.

Yep! You can rig these brake trucks onto any piece of wood with 4 holes! Get a retrofit kit to mount on your board here: 

You bet. The Skate Brake is designed & tested to work at high speed (30MPH+). We knew people (including ourselves) would want to push this brake to the limit and do multi-minute intense downhills, so we designed it around that. (Please be careful about overheating - if it gets hot, take 5)

For sure! You've got control over your brake power. There's a bolt at the back of the brake that you can either loosen or tighten to tweak the responsiveness. You can dial it in to find the feel that's just right for you. But when it comes to really steep hills, we suggest cranking that brake power up to high. Don't stress, it's not gonna buck you off your board or anything. What it does is give you the extra stopping power you need when you're dealing with serious speeds or trying to slow your roll on steep downhills.

Here's a video demo on how to do this:

Our brake pads are seriously tough. For most riders, you're looking at about 2-3 years before you'll need to think about replacing them. If you're a die-hard skater bombing hills on the daily and constantly hitting the brakes heavily, you might be looking at closer to a year.

The cool part? When it's time for new pads, we've got you covered. You can grab replacements right from our website, and we'll even show you how to switch 'em out. So no need to drop cash on a whole new brake. We've got your back!

For the front truck, you've got free rein. Mix and match, do whatever feels right for your ride. The rear truck is currently only compatible with VibeRide wheels, however we're working on a solution that'll allow you to use our brake truck with all your favourite longboard wheels.