sandwich style body, tapered axle at the weakest point with the plastic body acting as the bushing... imitation is the highest form of flattery but i'd still be a little nonplus to see things like this.
come to think about it, i think they're currently sponsoring a couple of top flatlanders, Vicki Gomez and Jesse Puente. you'd be shitting me to tell me they came up with that design from scratch...