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Reviews written by Tonyz

 Best wheels I've used,  Wednesday, 12 November 2008

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
Best wheel out there in my opinion.
Equipment Reviews
How long have you ridden them?: Two or three months
What Setup are you running them on?: I'm running them on my loaded dervish with paris trucks.
Typical Discepline?: Commuting, Hard carving, pumping
How much did you pay for them?: $54
Where did you buy them?: Daddiesboardshop.com
What are their weaknesses?: There really weren't any weaknesses compared to other similar wheels except that the words scratched off after a few slides.
What are their strengths?: They gripped more than any other wheel at first, throw the hardest carve and you wouldn't slide out. Slide very smoothly and effortlessly when broken in while still providing the grip you need.
What similar equipment have you ridden?: All duro bigzigs, lime zigzags, gumballs, sector 9 race formula, landy hawgs, strikers 77mm and 66mm.
Would you recommend them?: Yes


 187,  Wednesday, 24 September 2008

Overall rating
4.4
Usefulness
5.0
Durability
5.0
Construction
5.0
Appearance
3.0
Ease Of Use
4.0
Ease of Maintenance
4.0
Originality
5.0
These are huge and bulky, too big for simply cruising or carving around the hood. But falling on them is like falling on a huge pillow, they have so much padding in them that they make you look like you're going to war. Don't buy them if your just cruising, they're very useful for DH or Sliding though.


 Wow,  Sunday, 21 September 2008

Overall rating
4.9
Durability
5.0
Construction
5.0
Ride
5.0
Appearance
5.0
Stability
4.0
Agility
5.0
Ease Of Use
5.0
Ease of Maintenance
5.0
These are an improvement from Randal 180s in the carving, pumping disceplines.
Equipment Reviews
How long have you ridden them?: A week
What Setup are you running them on?: Loaded dervish and O-tang inheats 80a
Typical Discepline?: Carving, Pumping, Dancing
How much did you pay for them?: $39.95
Where did you buy them?: Milehighskates.com
What are their weaknesses?: The stock bushings aren't so great
What are their strengths?: The bushing cups are a lot better than my previous randal 180s and are much carvier and can pump a lot better.
What similar equipment have you ridden?: Randal 180s
Would you recommend them?: Yes


 Loaded Fish,  Tuesday, 29 July 2008

Overall rating
4.2
Durability
4.0
Construction
4.0
Ride
5.0
Appearance
5.0
Stability
2.0
Agility
5.0
Not worth it for the amount on loadedboards.com find a site with cheaper prices..
Longboard Review
How long have you ridden the board: A month or two
What is your setup like?: RTS (front and back) and 66mm strikers.
Typical Session Discipline: Pumping, carving, commuting
How much did you pay?: $280.00
Where did you purchase it?: Loadedboards.com
What were the strengths of the deck.: I loved it, it wasn't too flexy like all the other loaded boards and not too stiff either, really good carver, turns pretty sharp.
What were the weaknesses?: The foam kicktail kinda messes up after awhile, the grip tape on the kicktail starts peeling up (fixed with shoogoo)
Similar decks you have ridden?: Loaded Dervish
Would you recommend it?: Yes


 fish,  Friday, 13 June 2008

Overall rating
3.5
Durability
4.0
Construction
3.0
Ride
3.0
Appearance
4.0
Stability
3.0
Agility
4.0
I really prefer the dervish over it for carving and pumping but for sliding, this one was a bit better because it was shorter.
Longboard Review
How long have you ridden the board: 1 Day
What is your setup like?: Tracker RTS 139, 81a 66mm strikers, pleasure tool abec 7s
Typical Session Discipline: Sliding, Carving
How much did you pay?: $280
Where did you purchase it?: Loadedboards.com
What were the strengths of the deck.: The maneuverability, foam kick
What were the weaknesses?: Weak grip, Barely a nose to do tricks with, Too long
Similar decks you have ridden?: Loaded Dervish
Would you recommend it?: Undecided


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