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Decent, Tuesday, 29 July 2008

Written by ProtoBomb28 - View all my reviews - Top 500 Reviewer


Overall rating		3.1
Durability		4.0
Construction		4.0
Ride		3.0
Appearance		3.0
Stability		2.0
Agility		5.0
Ease Of Use		3.0
Ease of Maintenance		1.0

only choose these trucks if u just want to carve and enjoy a smooth ride. These are not meant for bombing hills but i found on my evo that drifting and slides come very easy with s8's

Equipment Reviews

How long have you ridden them?: Ive ridden s8's for about a year
What Setup are you running them on?: i have a Landyachtz evo wwith s8's and 90mm abec 11 fly wheels
Typical Discepline?: carving, sliding,dh
How much did you pay for them?: came with an original board my dad bought
Where did you buy them?: Fusion skate shop in Greenville Nc
What are their weaknesses?: bulky and kinda heavy, turn too quick and unexpected unless ur used to them.
What are their strengths?: really good for sliding with the right setup, also good at carving and commuting not meant for alot of speed
What similar equipment have you ridden?: carve trucks arent much different
Would you recommend them?: Undecided

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originals, Sunday, 08 July 2007

Written by gavg91 - View all my reviews - Top 500 Reviewer


Overall rating		3.1
Durability		2.0
Construction		4.0
Ride		3.0
Appearance		5.0
Stability		4.0
Agility		5.0
Ease Of Use		1.0
Ease of Maintenance		1.0

originals are not worth the money or maintenance after a few months.

Equipment Reviews

How long have you ridden them?: 1 year
What Setup are you running them on?: 44" fibreflex pintail. with abec 11 flywheels
Typical Discepline?: carving, transpo
How much did you pay for them?: 65
Where did you buy them?: originalskateboards.com
What are their weaknesses?: not durable at all. after a few months they will need new springs, and cleaned. they loosen up very easily after sessions.
What are their strengths?: good ride at first. sharp turning radius. good appearance
Would you recommend them?: No

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Good Stuff, Wednesday, 21 March 2007

Written by timme site - View all my reviews - Top 500 Reviewer


Overall rating		4.8
Durability		5.0
Construction		5.0
Ride		5.0
Appearance		5.0
Stability		5.0
Agility		5.0
Ease Of Use		5.0
Ease of Maintenance		3.0

the only bad thing ive seen so far about these trucks are that after big sessions they get some dirt in the springs and its a pain to get out.

Equipment Reviews

How long have you ridden them?: 1 month
What Setup are you running them on?: Original Derringer 28, crappy sector 9 wheels with greaseball bearings.
Typical Discepline?: carving and sliding
How much did you pay for them?: 62
Where did you buy them?: www.originalskateboards.com
What are their weaknesses?: tough to get use too and semi hard to maintain
What are their strengths?: they are the best at carving. they also give you a lot of speed control while going down huge hills.
What similar equipment have you ridden?: seismic
Would you recommend them?: Yes

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Update on Cracked Original S8, Friday, 02 February 2007

Written by guest - View all my reviews - #1 Reviewer

Whaddup fellow riders ! ! ! Here's an update with the cracked S8 truck....I called Original and spoke with Scott directly - and he made the whole situation 100 TIMES better ! ! ! He totally apologized and explained that my truck got mixed up in a shipment that didn't go out as it was expected - so everything's cool ! ! He's a most helpful person to deal with - and again, he apologized for the error and made sure there nothing more he could do to make things right. A + + +. As I said before - the trucks are TOTALLY SICK ! ! ! I've rocked many a different hybrid truck system, and this is BY FAR the most FLUID, Responsive, Reactive truc out there ! ! My bushings have held up pretty nicely - even after HUNDREDS of slides. The most important advice I could give is to get yourself VERY familiar with the smoothness and turn radius these trucks provide you with - after that - it's more fun than what the law legally allows a person to have - LITERALLY ! ! ! I've now had the chance to ride about 50-60 miles on this set up, and it's SOLID ! ! Don't think about it - don't expect your girlfrined to get these for you - GET THEMSELF and you WILL NOT STOP SMILING ! ! ! ! The Carvestik is sweet - but the Originals make ANY deck <with enough space for clearance> sicker than the Asian Bird Flu ! ! ! I'm still throwin' up smiles from what these trucks have down for me ! ! ! Thanks a TON Scott ! ! ! !

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Sick, Friday, 02 February 2007

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Had my Super 8's for about three weeks on a Sector 9 Goddess of Speed. Super 8's take a little getting used to. The turning radius is ridiculously small, and if you're not careful, you'll discover the hard way that sometimes they can turn quicker than you can think. Super 8's are carving machines and perfect for surfing-style, super tight cut/snap backs. The seem stable at speed, but again, if you're used to "normal" trucks these can catch you out until you used to how little effort they require to change direction. I love 'em. Highly rec'd.

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