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gah!, Saturday, 07 April 2007

Written by Sherpa - View all my reviews - Top 10 Reviewer


Overall rating		3.5
Durability		3.0
Construction		4.0
Ride		3.0
Appearance		4.0
Stability		2.0
Agility		5.0
Ease Of Use		4.0
Ease of Maintenance		3.0

when i had mine mounted up there was an obvious dead spot with a lot of play without turning, they had a weak return to center, and they would slide out so much in the rear because they turned a lot. these thing would just have a little play in the center before you started your turn, then dive in, then lose traction. getting the hardware on was awkward at best, since a standard skate tool butts up against portions of the baseplate.

if you want to turn a lot, these fit the bill. other then that, i cannot reccomend these.

Equipment Reviews

How long have you ridden them?: year and a half ish?
What Setup are you running them on?: landy mummy, aluflex r8 gordini, s9 cosmic 2, fibreflex 44 pin front
Typical Discepline?: carving
What are their weaknesses?: dead spot in the center, weak return to center, loss of traction in the rear, awkward hardware mounting, dives into turns
What are their strengths?: if you like lean/turn these are it
Would you recommend them?: No

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My favorite trucks in the quiver, Tuesday, 27 March 2007

Written by sacpunkkid - View all my reviews - Top 100 Reviewer


Overall rating		3.3
Durability		4.0
Construction		4.0
Ride		4.0
Appearance		3.0
Stability		2.0
Agility		4.0
Ease Of Use		4.0
Ease of Maintenance		1.0

I love my Originals. I got one of my buddies hooked onto longboarding by letting him ride my board with these trucks. They were my first trucks and I plan on keeping them for a long time.

Equipment Reviews

How long have you ridden them?: 3 years
What Setup are you running them on?: Landyachtz Mummy - 78a Gumballs
Typical Discepline?: Garages and around campus
How much did you pay for them?: No idea, part of $120 complete from Original.
Where did you buy them?: eBay
What are their weaknesses?: They require a lot of maintenance, and when you get too long in between maintenace periods, they lose some other their ride ability.
What are their strengths?: The carve. They feel like nothing else. The are so fluid and carve deeper than anything else I have ridden.
What similar equipment have you ridden?: There is nothing similar to Originals, they are... well original.
Would you recommend them?: Yes

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Originally unreliable, Monday, 19 March 2007

Written by Raoul Duke - View all my reviews - Top 100 Reviewer


Overall rating		1.9
Durability		1.0
Construction		1.0
Ride		2.0
Appearance		3.0
Stability		2.0
Agility		4.0
Ease Of Use		1.0
Ease of Maintenance		1.0

Had the original demo board in our fleet for months, most people who demo this board would return it complaining of squirliness. When you apply pressure to the rail it immediately slams to the bottom, perhaps it was a super flexable deck combination but the first person interested in the board, I sold it to cheap. He came back the next day with a broken truck... I fely bad so sold him a set of Randalls at cost and the board had a much more predictable ride after that. Original continued to send me a bill for the demo board but never responded to my calls letting them know I did not want their product and to send a call tag and pick it up. I highly reccomend using a different truck and would only send an exgirlfriend down a hill on these.

Equipment Reviews

How long have you ridden them?: I had a demo board for several months
What Setup are you running them on?: 38 inch or so super flexable Original deck
Typical Discepline?: Cruising on bikepath
How much did you pay for them?: free demo
Where did you buy them?: Original
What are their weaknesses?: Lack of durability. Squirrliness
What are their strengths?: Super tight turning radius
What similar equipment have you ridden?: Exkate, Randall, Baku, Revenge
Would you recommend them?: No

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Slick, Friday, 02 February 2007

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Fantastic trucks. Yes, they are not perfect and will not work for every type of skating. But they turn so well that you will want to throw away all of your bushings...

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Turn like mad!, Friday, 02 February 2007

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They seriously have an unbelieveable turning radius. When you get on them you are just like...Wow. The most turny skateboard truck I have ever ridden and pretty sure ever will ride. If you ever see someone riding these ask them for a test ride. You wont regret it.

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