Loaded Dervish,  Tuesday, 15 April 2008 the nose and tail need grip if you get it, the drop through means that you can stand on less of the board and standing on the trucks means you may get wheel bite on your shoe or that you may slip off, it flips amazing is stable up to high 40s for when you really have to get going. its an amazing learning board due to its responsiveness and can be set up to do almost any style. the drop through may look a little scary at first, the four screw holes look like they could break at any second but thats not gonna happen pressure is not applied to each screw individually (as long as their tightened and there is actually 4 of them) which means that when 2 screws press against the thin part the other 2 press against the thicker part. meaning little to no chance of breaking. as for solidity of the nose and tail, i've grounded the board into curbs and walls going easily 35-40 and the worst that happened was the board flipping into the air. Since the board is made of bamboo it can be run over (which mine has) and the board usually will not snap so no worry on durability.

 190 Smokies,  Wednesday, 02 January 2008 if you want really good turning at slow speeds (around town flat ground) get some khiro's At high speeds the trucks respond great and corning at high speeds is easy. there a great all around truck i'd suggest two bushing setups. 1 for around town good turning at flat land speed and 2 for down hill be it racing, practicing, or just for fun.