Skateboard systems and methods

A skateboard system, comprising:

• a first suspension member comprising:
• a first portion having a flat planar surface configured to mate flush with an underside of a deck of a skateboard, the first portion comprising a plurality of mount holes configured to allow mounting of the first portion with the deck;
• a second portion having a flat planar surface angled between fifteen and sixty degrees relative to the flat planar surface of the first portion and relative to the deck in an installed configuration;
• and
• a third portion having a flat planar surface angled between fifteen and sixty degrees relative to the flat planar surface of the second portion, the third portion comprising a plurality of mount holes sized and spaced to align with mount holes of a skateboard truck assembly to facilitate mounting of the skateboard truck assembly with the third portion;
• wherein the first suspension member is configured to increase a vertical distance between the deck and a wheel of the skateboard, in the installed configuration, relative to a configuration where the skateboard truck assembly is mounted directly with the deck;
• and
• wherein the first suspension member is configured to flex, such that an angle between the flat planar surface of the second portion and the deck decreases by between five and thirty degrees, in response to a first downward force on the deck, the first downward force provided at least in part by a user's feet during riding.

A skateboard system, comprising:

• a first suspension member comprising:
• a first portion having a flat planar surface configured to mate flush with an underside of a deck of a skateboard, the first portion comprising a plurality of mount holes configured to allow mounting of the first portion with the deck;
• a second portion having a flat planar surface angled between fifteen and sixty degrees relative to the flat planar surface of the first portion and relative to the deck in an installed configuration;
• a third portion having a flat planar surface angled between fifteen and sixty degrees relative to the flat planar surface of the second portion, the third portion comprising an opening sized to receive a kingpin bolt for coupling a skateboard hanger with the third portion;
• and
• a fourth portion having a flat planar surface angled between fifteen and eighty degrees relative to the flat planar surface of the third portion, the fourth portion comprising one of a pivot cup configured to receive a pivot member of the skateboard hanger and an opening configured to receive the pivot cup;
• wherein the first suspension member is configured to increase a vertical distance between the deck and a wheel of the skateboard in the installed configuration, relative to a configuration where a skateboard truck assembly comprising the skateboard hanger is mounted directly with the deck;
• and
• wherein the first suspension member is configured to flex, such that an angle between the flat planar surface of the second portion and the deck decreases by between five and thirty degrees, in response to a first downward force on the deck, the first downward force provided at least in part by a user's feet during riding.