History
Mullen explained the origin of the brand in a 2010 interview:I didn’t feel it was legitimate to just build another truck like an Indy ndependent Truck Co. I thought, ‘How can I do it differently?’ The way I skate was flip tricks—setting up your feet and landing ... I wanted to build a truck that would help you do those kind of things better. I wanted to build a truck that doesn’t turn that well because that’s going to help me. If you want that other truck, it’s already there. I don’t feel I deserve a place by copying someone else. That is the value I’ve always got from skateboarding—to be part of something bigger.
Key design features
Baseplate sliders
The most visible feature on a Tensor truck (not including the Response model) is the polymer baseplate slider. Trucks can wear out on the baseplates from nose and tail slides. The slider is replaceable and is touted to slide better than standard aluminum baseplates.Interlocking bushings
Tensor bushings (or cushions) use a patented design that features a flange on the bottom bushing that connects to the top bushing to stabilize the truck.Baseplate nibs
Tensor trucks feature four fangs on each baseplate, designed to dig into the board to prevent the truck from shifting when mounting hardware loosens.Buttonhead kingpin
Tensor implemented a grade-8 buttonheadResponse
Tensor released a new truck called the "Response" in March 2007. It was an all-metal design, forgoing the plastic baseplate sliders of the original design, and was promoted as "the lightest truck". In 2008 Tensor released their lightest design yet using magnesium and touted to be 25% lighter than the industry average truck.Bearings
Tensor collaborated with Oust Bearings to produce a co-branded Oust/Tensor line of skateboard bearings. The two brands also developed experimental Tensor trucks that consisted of enhanced parts.Hollow components
Tensor trucks also have uniquely designed hardware. The axle and the kingpin bolt are both hollow in design to eliminate material weight, thus increasing overall lightness.Team
As of August 2014, the team roster for Tensor Trucks consists of: *Ben Fisher *Felipe Ortiz * Joey Brezinski *References
External links
* {{Official website, http://www.tensortrucks.com/