Rodney was all about the frontside crooked grind in the middle to late 1990s.
Independent had been Rodney's truck sponsor for the bulk of his career before he started riding for Destructo. He left after a couple of years to create Tensor Trucks. Rodney's problem with Destructo was that the baseplates were too thin to keep the mounting hardware in place. This led to the bolts moving around and widening the holes, which meant the trucks were off center. He felt this led to an inconsistent pop on ollies and especially switch ollies. That's why Tensors had a thicker baseplate and small little teeth to sink into the board to keep the truck in place.
The photo is most likely by Chris Ortiz and is an alternate shot from Rodney's first ad for the A-Team.
Transworld - November 1997 Volume 15 Number 11
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