I had the opportunity to meet Randal at Kona and he graciously offered to send me a pair of the 180mm Randal II's. I received these in the mail and put them on that day. As I put them on I discovered a couple of unique things about them right from the beginning. If you put a pair of "regular" trucks on backwards, you may notice a little difference in performance, if you put a pair of Randal trucks on backwards and jump on your board expecting to turn normally, your likely to find yourself on the ground. If they are on backwards, they turn backwards.

The next thing that I noticed about the trucks was that they seemed extremely loose. I tried tightening them down, but upon riding the board; I noticed that the metal bushing covers were cutting into the soft yellow bushings (and I only weigh about 170). I loosened them and once again, they were too loose for me to even consider bombing a hill.

First chance I got, I got some black Independent hard bushings (which in retrospect should have been mediums) and put them in. There was a dramatic difference. The board is now excellent for carving, it has a much better turning radius for in-town carving and pushing, while maintaining stability for hills. I have yet to attempt 50mph, but have been able to brave some steeper-than-average hills confident that with the Randal's improved carving I'll be able to lose speed quicker if I need to.

UPDATE:
Since this article was originally written, there have been several times I've found myself going too fast to carve and have been stuck having to ride out speed. Thankfully, it's been since I've changed to Randal trucks. They have proven to be exceptionally stable, and I feel much more confident knowing that if I have to bomb a hill without carving, I'm not going to get thrown off by wobbles.

Overall, for downhill skating, I highly recommend them over any conventional skateboard truck. For stability and carving, they can't be beat.