Revenge trucks?

ScottyDEE · 10-25-2009, 05:34 PM

Anybody else ride these? I got a set and their pretty good for carving but they feel wobbly on small downhills anybody else have any experiences with these trucks?

snozzboarder55 · 10-25-2009, 05:37 PM

really fun but squirrely like you said. i like having a revenge on the front and a randal type in back. the added stability is great and doesnt sacrifice too much turning with proper bushings. and it pumps well too.

having 2 revenges is weird for me on anything with a sub 40" wheelbase.

LaneMeyer · 10-25-2009, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by snozzboarder55

really fun but squirrely like you said. i like having a revenge on the front and a randal type in back. the added stability is great and doesnt sacrifice too much turning with proper bushings. and it pumps well too.

having 2 revenges is weird for me on anything with a sub 40" wheelbase.

+1 for long WB, otherwise don't bother with the revenges, just get some Paris for carving.

howdyrowdy · 10-25-2009, 06:54 PM

I had a set for about 3 months and couldn't find a practical use for them so i ended up selling them.
Like you said, they're wobbly at any slight speed, for me it's not fun unless it's fast.
They'd be great for a strictly carving setup, but a fail for an all around truck.

AFTT · 10-25-2009, 07:02 PM

My friend rocks them on a 47" pintail.

They really shine on longer boards.

Shorter boards, they are fun and carvey, but not too practical, because they are twitchy and ride tall.

If you have enough experience, wobbles aren't really a problem with the revenges on the right boards. You just have to have skills and confidence.

My friend has taken them to 40 mph without any problems. He's a pretty good skater, though.

Longboarding+guitar=:) · 10-25-2009, 07:14 PM

not to mention revenge trucks make your board really high off the ground, so it feels a little unnatural doing tricks with them. you can get used to them though, my friend loves them and he uses them on a 40" arbor pintail

ScottyDEE · 10-25-2009, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Longboarding+guitar=:)

not to mention revenge trucks make your board really high off the ground, so it feels a little unnatural doing tricks with them. you can get used to them though, my friend loves them and he uses them on a 40" arbor pintail

Yea mine are on a 40 inch pintail and it still feels crazy lol

I went to carve a bank and on the way down it just feels to wobbly

snozzboarder55 · 10-25-2009, 09:33 PM

best use for revenge is solely as a front truck. slap a randal in the back and its stable up to just under 30. i ran a revenge front with a randal 150 in back with red radikal bushings on a gravity minicarve and it was a great board. pumped unbelievably well and help its stability on small moderate hills.

Longboarding+guitar=:) · 10-26-2009, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by snozzboarder55

best use for revenge is solely as a front truck. slap a randal in the back and its stable up to just under 30. i ran a revenge front with a randal 150 in back with red radikal bushings on a gravity minicarve and it was a great board. pumped unbelievably well and help its stability on small moderate hills.

did you have to put risers on the randals? or did you just ride it sloping upwards?

snozzboarder55 · 10-26-2009, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Longboarding+guitar=:)

did you have to put risers on the randals? or did you just ride it sloping upwards?

i put 1 riser on to minimize the upward angle, but it wasn't that much of an adjustment.

LostinJerzey · 10-26-2009, 08:59 AM

IMO these trucks are terrible. I had them for 2 months on a flexdex pro 40 and just couldnt get used to them. Ride is way too high, they carved alright but as stated before super wobbly. I wouldnt even waste the money! your just gunna be dissapointed. I know I was.

Bookworm · 10-26-2009, 09:10 AM

don't like the feel.

it just feels wrong.

B_Dubya_B · 10-26-2009, 10:05 AM

first trucks i ever owned, first trucks i learned how to go fast(ish) on and first trucks i learned to carve on.

then i got 50 degree randals, and i never went back.

IMO its just a gimmick truck, I would take some randals over revenges any day. I find a set of randals, properly set up, actually allows even more agressive carving than revenges, and plus they wont explode if you try to slide them. I cant say the same for revenge trucks.

Dewey · 10-26-2009, 10:19 AM

sry for threadjack.
how would they be on a mini? (ofcourse i'm not gonna take high speed on that mini) probably with a randal/paris/holey in the back. or an RT-S if i would like to get crazy and wedge the trucks solely by the stance of the board then. but prolly a randal/paris/holey as i said

UltyHuck13 · 10-27-2009, 04:56 AM

i can't stand the lack of RTC they have. they flop and just don't have a fluid feel IMO

B_Dubya_B · 10-27-2009, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by UltyHuck13

i can't stand the lack of RTC they have. they flop and just don't have a fluid feel IMO

word to this

they just feel...janky

jhelm007 · 10-27-2009, 11:53 AM

As stated previously in this thread and elswhere in the forums... They only feel right:
1. on a long board with a long wheelbase
2. after you have had a chance to get used to them
3. for carvy, surfy goodness
4. below about 30 mph (adjusted upward or downward depending on the strength of your ankles, inate balance, and/or 6a11s)

If any or all of those things are what your into, they're worth a try. Beware: once you get used to them randals feel really stiff if/when you switch back.

AFTT · 10-27-2009, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by jhelm007

If any or all of those things are what your into, they're worth a try. Beware: once you get used to them randals feel really stiff if/when you switch back.

I run my Randals looser than Revenges.

Abec 11 bushings!

Pmose16 · 10-30-2009, 09:01 PM

Get them on a big flabby peice of flat wood, preferably longer than 46 inches.
Get small super drifty wheels.
Get some halfy gloves.
Learn to slide.
Let the super cool slidey funky fresh dance stylee commence. This super caveman-esque setup is wonderful once you learn how to tame it, but beware, you are going to get hurt.

P.s, make sure you worship those little juts of aluminium up front, cause once you take a serious head on collision, it's nothign but wheelbite for eternity.

RockawayBeachBum · 11-15-2009, 07:49 PM

Have them on a 47" Barfoot and they carve great but are kinda unstable at higher speeds. I guess tightening the *$%# out of it might help but it is already tighter than normal