so, i am endless curious. endlessly… so i got a pair of theeve trucks.. “tony hawk”s new truck company.
they look like ACE trucks. i’ve skated a bunch of those. they talk a lot about their titanium alloy blend.
but i was hit with some info. if your trucks are harder then the edge your grinding on. who takes the damage? the edge. so i went with the “cheap”er version of theeve.. the titanium-less version (aka CSX).
they come with bones hardcore bushings. witch is nothing but a MF plus. best bushing out there.
but, i like my trucks loose. so i put in my soft (blue) bones bushings.
i only spent maybe 30 minutes on these trucks. and here are my first impressions.
they are light. even lighter then the ACEs i had(yes i weight them with a scale that can do .01 oz)
they turn like indy standards. but are a bit lower. they are a true mid. higher then lows. lower then highs.
this lead to me not really getting much wheel bite. (w/ 53s on) but quicker responce on tail or nose snaps.
they are not the titanium mix. so they grind like any other truck.
on the bad side.. wtf angle? my skate tool could barely get on the kingpin nut to tighten or loosen. had to use a regular wrench. evil plot to make you buy their credit card size skate tool? yes, but they might win.
the unpolished version still have that stupid CSX thing on the truck. so.. they are not blank like indy standards.. etc.
they say theeve.. and so people will think your a punk.
but light weight, with a good turning radius.. im into it. plus i personally like the profile. but i think ACEs look like hot shit too.
ACE riders should probably stick with ace. indy riders won’t notice the difference. other then they are way way ligher then indy’s. (the non titanium ones)
everyone else? well your trucks turn like shit anyways so stear clear. you might have to bail when your trucks actually turn.
edit: in value.. bones bushing would cost your 10 – 15$ for a set for your trucks. so 40$ for a set of trucks that INCLUDE them.. is pretty damn good IMO.
edit 2: i painted mine. i noticed the picture on the theeve site id ACTUALLY different then how they look in person. profile. wise.. here is the actual CSX profile.. (never mind my paint)
there are a lot of part in a skateboard, that a lot of people don’t talk about. mainly hardware. there is a product i love endlessly, that no one talks about. what are they?
Dooks shock pads. you find them under the riser pad section. but they are not riser pads. they are soft. so once you bolt down properly. these guys may.. MAY add a 16th of an inch.
what do they. once i started using them. i don’t get vertical stress cracks anymore. witch has lead to longer board life, and longer pop life.
there is no other option, so i can’t compare dooks to anything else. they smoosh under my truck. i don’t notice them. and stress cracks around my trucks are gone.
so i’ve been riding a pair of “02″ ace trucks. it’s their lows, for 7.6/7.76 decks
as stock. these trucks have their own style. they have a very sharp turning axis. witch isn’t for everyone. your gonna get wheel bite at somepoint. but its FUN! to just cruise down the street.
they are crazy responsive. like an analog joy stick. its not just striaght, or turning.. ala silver trucks.
their low profile is not as low as thunder, indie, or silver lows. so i had to ditch my 1/8″ raiser pad to get back to “normal” for me. i like the profile and feel.
so the problems? well the stock bushing started to shred with in a couple weeks. what? seriously? so i put some bones mediums (yellow) in. they now feel more tech in responce. its like the best of both worlds. you lean heavy. you’ll get a sharp turn. land krook. they will lock like they were designed for tech. they are a skinny truck. some people just don’t like the way they look. witch is fair game. thats one of the thing i like. i don’t need those “wings” on my trucks.. i don’t do 10+ steps. its just not what i enjoy.
the “lowered” king pin has giving me no problems. it doesn’t look lowered at first. but, it is just a tat. perfect. the quality is top notice. they look like the forging is uppped a level from most other trucks. weirdly. they come with only 2 washers per axle. verse 4. sorta weird way to chimp out. ?
and they are really hard to find still. specially anything other then silver/raw. i hate silver/raw. (no local shops ive been to in the nyc area has them in stock.. NYC!!!)
the down and dirty. i’ve stock piled a couple set. cause, i dunno if other skaters will take to them enough for them to stay in business. i’ve been skaing since the mid 80s.. and you basicly have the same truck companies. you would think all skaters are all old conservative ladies from the midwest when it comes to new tech and design.
some people have noted that Ace’s team is all old school skaters. and yes, its true. but.. maybe they know something the kids don’t. since they have been skating longer then most of the kids coming up now, have been alive!
if you have trucks you like. dont fuck with the voodoo. but if your not sure. you should try a pair of ace trucks. they are not out to reinvent the truck. just clean it up.. and really. your trucks might be the most important part of your set up.
so powell’s new video “fun!!” is available for all who wish to pay the entrance fee. i didn’t, but got to watch it anyways. i don’t know really who run’s it now. is it still peralta? powell? i dunno. the cooperate self makes the whole thing a wash. their powell, powell peralta, mini logo, bones, and more. anyways, in many ways, here’s a great example of, your only as good as the foot you put forward. do nothing, and, thats that. powell at least made the correct turn at the intersection. they got a bunch of young skaters, and went filming. coming up with a mixture of modern tech, ledge/lip tricks, and hugh drops & gaps. nothing to be scoffed at here really, skateboard wise IMO. equally as good as any of the other big videos that have come out recently. just with out the name recognition. but, thats also the biggest problem.
i mean, why care other then its powell.. and what has powell done for anyone recently. other then make great bearings, and bushings, and various stuff like that. powells current art direction aims from not good. to down right horrible.
as an old man army skater. the sound track has some good points, with 80s pop hits playing through a 3rd of the video. how did they license vanhalen?
it’s possible, the total lack of the art concept is an art concept. but thats sorta like arguing you used the color red because it was the color red, and not because you liked it more then blue, etc.
ok ok, anyways. so the vid got me psyched up on powell. i was like. yeah powell! i wonder what kinda decks you have. hey! cool ligament tech! straps of carbon, good concept, blabla. oh hai. our boards are ugly as sin, and our 2 pro models look like they may have literally been done by the skater in question.
shit. im off topic.
if you must watch a lot of skateboard video. then this is a must given powells skateboard video history. and their is a plunty a good time, and big tricks. what it lacks in style (a complete loss off), it makes up for in big tricks, and some bombastic (yeah i said it) skateboarding. at worse, borrow it, and think. hey, powells not half bad. but remember to return it. cause thats weak. the perma-borrow.
your really going on on a limb when you call your company “better skateboarding“.. and you make wheels.
i mean wheels!! does anyone make good wheels? no. its impossible.. i want the comfort of 85as.. with the power and speed of an 100a + wheel. but better does make a better wheel, depending your taste. they are hard as all get out, speedy, and they will take your abuse all day. in fact. better will replace them with in 30 days if you blow them out. and i have not been able too. they are just starting to cone. a month later! at first i got some 50s. but that was just my mistake. 50′s don’t really work in nyc for me. to small, to hard. i settled on a set of blank 52′s. these i have been on for awhile. i popped on some spitfire 52s.. then back to my better’s. they were just. better. as noted though. these are some rock hard wheels.. better won’t say how hard they are. but my guess is on 101 or higher.
they come treaded, that shockingly took about a week or so to take off. these would probably rip in an indoor park.
next up will be a set of 51m 99a minilogo’s.. (by bones). want to try something softer for a bit.
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