We also learned from the prototype that the Shockz suspension worked incredibly well. While the aesthetic of the final design is reminiscent of the all-terrain-vehicles of the time, the angular, sharp lines were fresh for 1996 inline skates when most other competitors were still using soft swooshy forms. Shockz went ahead and marketed the skate-truck system as an after-market accessory. They also licensed the technology to the Austrian inline-skate company Oxygen. Oxygen introduced multiple new models containing the proprietary Shockz suspension. While inline skating has not enjoyed the sustained growth of some other new sports, such as snowboarding, the system designed by Henninge met all Shockz's objectives and advanced the technology being used at the time.

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