Risers are good for two things: avoiding ‘wheel bite’ and shock absorption. Wheel bite (burn) is when the wheels rub the bottom of the deck. This happens a lot with hard landings or turns. Risers provide a...
Riser Pads are pieces of plastic that fit between the skateboard trucks and deck. Risers are mainly used in less expensive skateboard complete packages you see in Kmart and or Walmart. Back in the 1980's when...