Difference of Randals?

[702cruisin1]

What is the differenc between the randall II 180's and the DH's? Are they good for sliding, I assume the DH is much heavier. I'm planning on getting the Randal II 180's but if the DH's are better I am going to buy them.

[Sal Pic]

DHs are made fpr downhill racing. The angle is different and makes them much more stable (read: can't turn much). The rIIs are more all around for carving and stuff, can be tightened down for stability or by flipping the hangar.

[702cruisin1]

cool, thx

[skatardude10]

Depends on where you are riding. DH randals have a 35 degree pivot angle, compared to the r-II's 50 degree pivot angle. The DH randals do not turn much at all at lower speed, and are very stable at higher speeds (35+ mph). The r-II are nice and turny... but are still stable around 30 mph. The r-II (Randal II 180) has a reversable hanger, that when reversed (or flipped) will decrease the pivot angle of the trucks, thus making the R-II 180 randals stable at speed.


Just to let you know, I have taken my Randal II 180s up to 53mph with no speedwobbles in sight. So unless you are craving SUPER STABILITY at Real high speeds, I would suggest the R-II 180.

[carveasy]

i have a question about the rII's can you flip just the front truck or the back to make the board a quicker turner???

[lonerider68]

i have a question about the rII's can you flip just the front truck or the back to make the board a quicker turner???

By default, both R2s hangers (not the baseplate of the truck, which is bolted to the deck, reversing that is a terrible idea) are "unflipped." When you flip the hangers, you are making them *less* turny and more stable. So you can't make a R2 turnier because it is already in the most turny configuration by default. You *can* flip just the back truck, leaving the front truck turny, but making the back truck a little more stable.

Did that answer your question?

[carveasy]

yeah it did. i was thinking that having the rear truck normal and the front one flipped it would turn the back around quicker, but i wasn't thinking too clearly...