Useful tool to take when on the go,  Monday, 08 September 2008 Before (And still have it somewhere) I have one of those "Elephant" tools which looks like a cross shape, with axle socket on 1 side, kingpin socket on other, and a mysterious other tool that crosses through it. I needed something that could quickly remove trucks off the board and switch over to another so I went ahead and bought the Unit tool. I now actually have 2 of these tools. I had originally bought one when I got my Flexdex, and some hardware so I had something to quickly and easily put it together. After some time went by, I had misplaced it when moving a bunch of stuff around and storing away a good 70% of my stuff. I suspected my tool unfortunately got stored so I bought a second one. Aside from all that yap, I would say that they are quite useful my only complaint is that on one of them, the screw driver slips out real easily. My other one's screw driver fits nice and snug. When testing out my latest ride, I usually take a tool with me to fine tune my board...or when I know I'm out riding for a while, I'll take it with me. I wouldn't say it's quite pocket sized if you have smaller pockets, maybe one of the more compact 'swiss army knife' type tools would be more beneficial for that. But in this case, it's got plenty of leverage when loosening trucks or mounting hardware, or tightening them.

 Randal 125mm the best all around truck yet?,  Friday, 01 August 2008 So these trucks have been used on many boards to see what had the best feel. I think they feel best on a deck with concave but any deck will do, really. (concave helps give it that extra bit of lean).I took this down a gentle hill, maybe a 30mph run where I could feel potential for wobbles to kick in, so that's when carving came in. I found it easily carve-able on a standard sidewalk and control my speed.

I'm primarily using these for pumping and they do wonders. New into the pumping world, I've learned quite a bit off of these trucks and on my current setup, pumping couldn't be any easier...well, it could if I gripped the board.

Overall, really great trucks, I have not really tried them on a downhill setup as I'm mainly into the cruising/carving/pumping thing and am all for the surfy-feel boards. I'd recommend them for your mini's and mid-size boards!

 Exellent board for the price!,  Sunday, 25 May 2008 Want a decent cruiser without shelling out a bunch of money? Get this! If you're a newb longboarder, get it as well. Looking for a cheap upgrade to your entry level deck? Do the same. Seasoned boarder, get it as well. I actually rode a Krown for a little over a year, still holding up, but as I got deeper into longboarding, my expectations rose for my particular discipline. Going from a flat plank to some nice deep concave and a kicktail was a nice upgrade, as well as having reverse kingpin trucks. Deck is nice and tall on the rails so that you get some awesome leverage over the trucks. The trucks (well, should go in a truck review) stock bushings have some nice rebound and the deck is nice and snappy. I was able to pump this across the parking lot around the corner from my house, and pump home on it. I would not recommend DH on it as you could get some mad wobbles from it's easy turning!

 Great for the price,  Wednesday, 21 May 2008 If your budget is pretty slim and you need some extra wheels, go for it! They're not the best wheels out there, but they aren't the worst either. I'd say they are their money's worth (if you didn't spend $30 like me!) I primarily bought them for my home-made decks I was venturing into, just to have something to mess around with.

 A sweet board!,  Monday, 19 May 2008 Get it if you want to have a smooth ride/small campus cruising deck. I would not recommend downhilling on it as you would most likely end in tragedy due to speedwobbles (This is probably because I stuck my Randals on it before I realized randals are not meant for short boards. I love the bouncy flex this has and some of the snappiest turns I've gotten out of it from traditional skateboard trucks. My Krown wheels tend to slide if I snap too hard, so I'd be careful if you're not intending on sliding. Just get grippy wheels.