DROPPIN KNOWLEDGE,  Monday, 19 February 2007 if youre not a fan of kicktails on commuters, this is the ticket. the newer ones feel just like the 05 ones, flexwise, but retains its concave and camber longer because of the composite construction. the variable concave hits your feet in all the right places to get leverage.

want an ldp but dont like staying that far up the deck? here ya be. great board to commute on.

 gah!,  Monday, 19 February 2007 theres not many positive tings to say about these, so ill just jump into the negative...

the hole mounts are all over the place, so youd either have to drill your deck like that, or widen the holes to reach proper placement. the kingpin hole placement is a crapshoot on every set of randals ive owned (minus that 60 deg plate), and theres waaay too much material around the bushing seats in the hanger. completely restricting the bushings compresison.

theres better speed trucks out there with a little higher pricetag, but worth it for a quality product.

 gah!,  Monday, 19 February 2007 if youre a light rider, avoid these. bushing swaps are a pain. since you cant pound out the kingpin for something longer, you cant swap out for a taller top bushing for deeper turns. and you cant use standard barrel bushings on the bottom, because the bushing seats in the hanger are so deep that it would restrict a barrel far before full compression. also, youd need washers to stack underneath to match the original bushings height, even then those washers would rattle around on top of the bushing seat in the hanger...

but if youre 150+, youll be fine with just a top bushing swap.

 gah!,  Monday, 19 February 2007 not exactly a sticky wheel, but then again im using a ts wheel on a carver. i can feather these out like none other for speed checks. small wheels on big carvers are underrated. theyre super quick to speed and really quick in the turns.

 gah!,  Monday, 19 February 2007 the older opaque ones are/were fantastic. sure, there are horror stories of kryptos falling off the core, the thane blowing up or melting, and even melted/deformed cores. but for those who have drifted a krypto ever underestand why all that was worth it... or they were just cheap and wouldnt feel bad thrashing a set of wheels in just a few sessions...