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Reviews written by blindlilboy808 awesome!, Thursday, 26 April 2007
Unbias opinion, Thursday, 26 April 2007
Equipment Reviews How long have you ridden them?: 1 yearWhat Setup are you running them on?: Rayne avenger and i switch between Gumballs 81 and flywheels 78mm 81a Typical Discepline?: speedboarding How much did you pay for them?: 160 Where did you buy them?: bikefactory What are their weaknesses?: I think they couldn't improve on the standards of how the aluminum is cast. I work at a longboarding shop so I get my hands on a lot of trucks and I?ve noticed from randal that in a lot of their trucks the pivot cup and the hole for the kingpin don?t line up. There is always surplus aluminum on the hangers, and the part of the hanger that goes in the pivot cup isn?t perfectly round. Okay! So the problem with the floating axle is that, you can?t tighten your wheels properly. Bearings go in the hanger to hold the axel, but there isn?t a spacer in the hanger between the bearings. Therefore when you tighten the wheels properly, you compress the bearings in the hanger and the axle doesn?t spin at all. But if you?re fine with your wheels being able to move left to right on the axle, to allow the axle to spin on it?s own then you all good. What are their strengths?: allow rider to reach a higher speeds with the floating axle design. What similar equipment have you ridden?: a lot of trucks,(bears, crail, force, R-II) but none of them have floating axles... soooo i'm not sure if it counts as similar. Would you recommend them?: No i just tried them, Thursday, 26 April 2007
Equipment Reviews How long have you ridden them?: 1 monthWhat Setup are you running them on?: SMA 33" deck, inde 169 Typical Discepline?: carve/slide How much did you pay for them?: free Where did you buy them?: bikefactory What are their weaknesses?: slides too easy. Even though they are 74a the material their made of desinigrates very fast. What are their strengths?: slide very well What similar equipment have you ridden?: abec 11 no skoolz Would you recommend them?: No Mixed fillings, Wednesday, 18 April 2007
Equipment Reviews How long have you ridden them?: 6 monthsWhat Setup are you running them on?: Sector 9 wings deck, 150 quick-turn (front) and 150 stable-turn (rear), Lime zigzag (front) and lemon zigzag (rear). Typical Discepline?: slalom/carving How much did you pay for them?: $40 Where did you buy them?: bikefactory What are their weaknesses?: The inability to change the firmness of the trucks without buying new springs. I use it mostly for a tight slalom board, I have the extra light and super light springs, it carves and pumps very well. Great rebound. But when I want to go for GS I can?t make the trucks any tighter, without spending $10 for new springs. Installing and cleaning the springs are a pain in the ass. What are their strengths?: Good rebound. Baseplates have very good angles What similar equipment have you ridden?: Randals, Bears, gulwings Would you recommend them?: No << Start < Prev 1 Next > End >> Results 1 - 4 of 4
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