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Reviews written by Home Grown Boards

 dam fine,  Tuesday, 08 September 2009

Overall rating
5.0
Durability
5.0
Construction
5.0
Ride
5.0
Appearance
5.0
Agility
5.0
Slide
5.0
Longevity
5.0
Compliant
5.0
i cant say enough about these wheels(oranges anyway)great for downhilling, and all around thrashing on my surf style board.
Equipment Reviews
How long have you ridden them?: couple months
What Setup are you running them on?: demonseed/orange bigzigs/grizlies
homegrown 42/originals/orange bigzigs

Typical Discepline?: anything and everthing. no joke
How much did you pay for them?: 50
Where did you buy them?: tls
What are their weaknesses?: ummm flaky graphic? tho i kninda like it better with no graphic...
grippier than expected? oh well, heaven forbid...

What are their strengths?: just about everthing.... drifty,break loose on command,grip vey well. smooth slide.
What similar equipment have you ridden?: my 78a gumballs are as grippy as my orange bigzigs... and obviously the zigs roll much faster
Would you recommend them?: Yes


 very fun,  Tuesday, 08 September 2009

Overall rating
4.6
Durability
5.0
Construction
5.0
Ride
5.0
Appearance
4.0
Agility
4.0
Slide
5.0
Longevity
4.0
Compliant
5.0
these wheels seem to have moods, when i want to carve, they will stick it without question. when i want to slide or drift, they break loose on command into drifty goodness!
Equipment Reviews
How long have you ridden them?: over a year
What Setup are you running them on?: deamonseed and grizzlies
Typical Discepline?: downhill/drifting
How much did you pay for them?: came in a complete
Where did you buy them?: daddiesboardshop
What are their weaknesses?: broke in quickly and coned after
What are their strengths?: broke in quickly, once coned, very predictable drift and slide.(tho at this point,they loose grip)
What similar equipment have you ridden?: powerballs
Would you recommend them?: Yes


 not what i expeced, but good none the less,  Tuesday, 08 September 2009

Overall rating
4.3
Durability
4.0
Construction
5.0
Ride
4.0
Appearance
4.0
Agility
5.0
Slide
4.0
Longevity
4.0
Compliant
4.0
very fun once you know how to ride them
Equipment Reviews
How long have you ridden them?: almost a year
What Setup are you running them on?: pink randals and a homegrown 40 inch deck
Typical Discepline?: carve/pump/slide
How much did you pay for them?: 40 i think?
Where did you buy them?: thelongboardstore.co,
What are their weaknesses?: they were way grippier than i expected or hoped. For some this may be a plus, I wanted them to drift much more tho.
What are their strengths?: grip, i could carve about as hard as i wanted without worrying about when they would break loose, but when they did break loose, they were such smooth sliding/drifting wheels
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What similar equipment have you ridden?: kryptos(not as grippy) gumballs(a shade more grippy)
Would you recommend them?: Yes


 never knew this little aluminum can be so much fun,  Friday, 21 August 2009

Overall rating
4.8
Durability
5.0
Construction
4.0
Ride
5.0
Appearance
5.0
Stability
4.0
Agility
5.0
Ease Of Use
5.0
Ease of Maintenance
5.0
so rediculously fun...
nuff said...
Equipment Reviews
How long have you ridden them?: few weeks
What Setup are you running them on?: Home grown board, 42 inches
orange bigzigs

Typical Discepline?: commute/light hills
How much did you pay for them?: 62
Where did you buy them?: original sskates
What are their weaknesses?: would love them to be lower, but the riser included is much needed.
What are their strengths?: incredibly carvy... great stand up slides. gives all sorts of style to your ride! its so easy to ride them agressivly
What similar equipment have you ridden?: revenges? nah, not even...
Would you recommend them?: Yes


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