Wax is like the duct tape of skateboarding - it will fix so many little issues so you should always have a chunk with you when you skate. The only issue with using it for the pivot cup squeaking is that it's a temporary fix, especially if you skate on a really hot day. For a long-term solution using auto grease works really well and if you're skating a truck with cheap "sticky" pivot cups (looking at you Tensor) it can make the trucks turn smoother. You can use speed cream too but be careful not to use too much or it will trap dirt and you'll get this nasty oil mud seeping out that will stain any fabric it touches.
@@HexYzeE I dunno man I can't think of any time I've ever thought "You know what these trucks need? Better pivot cups." I got a handful of Khiro soft ones a while back and put them in some of my trucks and to be totally honest if you asked me today I wouldn't be able to tell you which trucks have them vs the stock ones. I just can't justify $16 for an upgrade that I can't even feel, especially if its just to fix a problem that I can rectify in 15 seconds with a greasy qtip. I can understand if you're the type of person who cant sleep at night unless they know they have the best of everything, but for me I'd rather spend that money on a bushing upgrade or put it towards a new deck.
This guy is so underrated he talks alittle funny but describes things so good and puts months and alot of hard work into his videos to make and he is a good skater and just helps things so much and gives advice and mentions things others don't say and if something sucks he in nice about it this guy is underrated
Ive been waiting a long time for someone to post this. I used to rock grind kings back in the day. The only downside was how easy the kingpin would strip.
Been using GK since 1994 before most skateshops stop diatributing them. I am happy that they're back. GK innovated the first Allen Kingpin which makes smooth grinds hence king of grinds
So nice to see I’m not the only crazy person that obsesses over the idea of changing some minute detail of my setup, even if I have no real issue with the current setup. Something in me just wants to learn what happens with the change. It’s part of the fun.
Inverted kingpins need to be the industry standard. The one thing holding back the Tensor Mag Light Lo as a perfect truck is the lack of an inverted hollow magnesium kingpin.
I love this channel but I have come to realize that all I need is a 8.625 deck, mob grip, Indy 159 forged hollow trucks, bones wheels STF or SPF, and some bones Swiss bearings. Thanks Ben for helping me find my perfect setup!
I remember the grindking hype in the 90s or early 2000’s. That kingpin style and the selling argument. Some people in my hometown got them and they sucked. Always some problems with them. Also i remember that they used to be anodized or something to give them a dark red hanger. The color theme was so of. I didn’t even know they still exist. :)
Thanks Ben! I used to skate GK exclusively. I’m on MagLights now but will definitely make this my next truck set now that you’ve given this solid review. Also, it makes sense that they work better (stock) for folks who like tighter trucks. That is definitely my preference and likely a quality that kept me riding them in the 90s through late 00s.
Just use pen applicator knife oil for your pivot. It’s cheap and very low viscosity so you can add it as needed to your cups without taking your hangers off. It takes like 1-2 drops, doesn’t collect gunk over time like wax can and the tube will last you years.
Hey Ben, what do you think about modding indy/thunder with krux hollow inverted kingpin? JB Welding the base, either using 1/16" risers for forged thunders or maybe grinding nut (which is now at the bottom) down
Remember the old Everslick stick on patches? They were like reverse griptape and I loved them because for a long time I was too scared to get the proper speed for a good boardslide on anything but flat bars but with those I could actually do decent ones even going slow. You can still buy them from Old School Skates and on ebay but they're old stock so I dunno if they still work as well.
I notice you really pop and skate much better on these despite your love for Indy and thunder. It’s been 20 years since my grind king days, might have to try these out
I still have a set of grind kings that I rode when I lived over seas... they’re special! Still use the tool today! You keep this up you’re going to be riding for grind king!
I have never related to a video more then this my adhd prevents me from keeping a set of trucks for a long period of time if i get a different set in my head i will go a buy them 🤣🤣
I know I'm years late, but I actually just ordered a set of these trucks. The weird turn stop thing is actually probably going to work for me because I'm setting up a cruiser with 56mm wheels. You shouldn't have a box of trucks, you should have more decks set up. If I feel like riding Aces, I grab that deck. If I feel like riding Independents, I grab that deck. I have Krux and Thunder and Polar Bears, too. It's an addiction but a mostly harmless one.
Btw the Kingpins are called Inverted Kingpins, and for bushings, I use Bones Mediums usually as well, and I think the washer is suppose to go in the top bushing, but reguardless, I literally never used them because the noise, but also it seems to cut the life of them noticeably, I never get noise, and somehow find that without it, they just last longer, work better, and overall fit, and feel better because of the GKs design. Also as someone who's skated all but Titanium Trucks, I can tell you from my experience and personal fact, that Grind Kings are the best Trucks hands down by far, I just saved up enough to get these yesterday, I don't always get to eat since I can't afford it, but I took a couple bills every week, and finally got enough, I got the 7.75"s which are good, but I was a week too late getting the ones I wanted being 8.0"s, that's okay though, I skate 8 decks, so the .25 loss isn't too much, plus with these, they are actually 7.85 I believe, so they're super close, and isn't a problem, the quality is exactly on par with what they used to be atleast for myself and the pair I got, but I still have my old black pair that I believe were either black from the start, or red, and I just painted em, but they might've had a red base coat like primer, to help the black really stick onto, and that's probably the original color, black, but also my other old pair that are, my favorite color, electric blue base, and raw metal axles, not just the literal axle, but the full piece, with I believe a raw, or blue kingpin, but I unfortunately can't check right now due to them being 2 towns away, packed up with family, but both pair are 20 years old I believe, and even having skated one for about 10, and the other for 20, they've never given me trouble, haven't broken them, most that's happened is some jacked threads that need retapped, and the tip of said axles with threads, being ground down just a little, but enough to be diagonal lol, but still perfect. I've broken ever brand I can think of in some way, and I do include even just cracks, not full breaks as well, due to that just being a precursor, but none can compare to GK imo
Oh ben. I could watch you crooked grind all day. I Just cannot get that trick dialed in. Everytime I start to get comfortable, I slip over the ledge and wreck my back foot 😭
Great vid as always Ben. Best info skate channel on you tube. Totally agree with bones bushings so much so that iv gone back to thunder bushings on my thunder trucks.
truck nerdery ALERT !!! another awesome review Ben..been waiting a long time for this GK review..will it Disrupt the truck market? Will they expand the hangar size selection or just stick to 8-1/8"?
Grind kings were all I skated in the 90s and I loved them enough to take a few pairs down to the axel. I didn’t know they were still around, if I hadn’t bought a set of Reynolds Indy’s last week I’d have been all over these. I’m thinking about picking up a creature next, excited to hear your thoughts on it!
I've tried all the bones bushing hardnesses (for the hell of it) in 2 setups i have with indys, 149s and 159s, which feels kinda neat and nifty for 5minutes. But i always go back to the regular cylindrical/barrel bushing. Most of your weight is on that bottom bushing. I mainly ride the red 88a. While tinkering i stumbled onto a good bushing combo that actually worked surprisingly well... An orange 90a cylindrical bottom barrel bushing, with the top bushing switched out for a bones blue bottom bushing (so that's a mix of 2 large bottom bushings together). They just fit on there minus the washer, without mooshing the larger bones bushing down too much.
These trucks sound and look like a tech start up. Black and orange with thin sans serif font reminiscent of "Uber" or "Bird." The name "Disruptor" is also a buzz word
Was really expecting you to not like them. Really says a lot that they’ve made it this far with you. Still want to see you try some ml trucks. I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised with them. That’s the coolest part about being an old skater. It’s so much fun to blame your setup cause we’ve got money now to try anything we want to try.
you should make an excel sheet with all the different sizes and dimensions of the different products you test. one with trucks and one with board wheel base and so on. would be great information to have around
I aint gonna lie ben, Ive been watching since back in the day at least a year or two back, and you are actually moving around pretty good on these. Of course I though you were moving around pretty good on the aces too, lol!
GK was the most innovative in the 90's are from this review, they still are. Thanks Ben appreciate the vid. I'm so glad I can continue to ride GK after getting back into skating after 10 years. I love the inverted kingpin in the 90's. Indy truly half cooked there new design. GK have always had that sound when they grind butter smooth.
Alien Workshop deck! one of my faves. that even looks like one of their "nice price" ones, which I can't tell much difference from their premium boards, other than being a tiny bit lighter. speaking of the 90's, have you seen those 40mm sml wheels? I got a set for fun and nostalgia, paired with some low tucks, it feels nice being so low to the ground, but not as practical. rocks and cracks be damned! 🤣
Really curious about the grind kings Had bad experience with them back in the late 90s early 2000s and then they went out of business these seem promising
I've heard good things about the new Tensor ATG magnesiums, lightest truck on the market apparently. Would love to hear your opinion of them. Love the channel, another great review
Hey Ben I'm sure you've moved on to something new by now anyways but if you want a properly sized bushing with that little beveled lip you can get them from Tracker. They call them superballs and there's 3 duros, but they run a bit hard so I'd probably start with the softs. Sk8 kings carries them and so does pure distribution in the states but I don't know where to get them up north.
Ben, the nollie backside heelflip at 5:22 off the kicker was perfect. You have any tips on the technique to nollie-ing off kickers? Do you push upwards the incline with front foot or is it a push straight down? Can't seem to get the timing right and leads to zero height. Thanks
Indy and thunder make 2 types of bushings and the “tapered” type would fit on those beauties really nicely. Really happy to hear your feedback on these cuz it’s long overdrew in the skateworld! Same here with the scientific analysis of skate parts and fabrication. Enjoy the weekend Eh! :)
It's not just you haha I have the gear madness as well. As soon as I get frustrated with a pair of trucks, "Maybe this would feel better on [insert brand here]..." creeps into my head. At that point there's no turning back!
Thanks for reviewing these Ben. I rode Grind Kings for years back in the 90s and loved them, mostly because they were lightweight and perfect for smith and feeble grinds. I also learned crooked grinds on them. I'm not so sure I will like the new bushing design. Maybe they will flatten out a little after they're well broken-in. I will probably grab a pair just for the nostalgia.
Hey aren’t you the Vancouver carpenter / drywall guy ? Or am I just loosing it. My mind is blown because I love your drywall videos and I am also a huge skate fan haha
Man... all these years watching your Vancouver carpenter taping vids.... now I get the laid back vibe that came through, your a skater!!! Your awesome man!
Hey guys, im in Canada and all i have left to buy for my 8.375 is a set of 149s and 99a wheels. Is there ANYTHING better than a indy forged hollow 149s, and a set of formula fours (52-54mm),maybe the conic or radial Slims if not the classic formula fours.. Any better wheels or trucks youd recommend or you think those will be good?
FIRST THING I NOTICED, they are using long board bushings... thats why they dont turn well, they are double barrel bushing not conical or cone shaped bushings like skate trucks should have, the double barrels are for stability at high speed
Got back into skateboarding last year and im still using my flame grind kings and Canadian flag (live in Canada) grind kings. Can't find grind kings in the shops anymore though. What would be the closest thing to GKs that I can find in the shops (tensor, thunder, venture, independent, krux, etc.)?
These are actually a great truck, sadly people are so X or die on trucks it's difficult to get anyone to try anything else. I just found these for the same price as a cheap takeaway for 1 - I might give these a go, even if not I'll be sending the link to my partner so she can give skateboarding a try 🙏 love ya Ben keep it going man
1 truck reivew, 2 deck reviews. I think there was even a dishwasher review in this one too. 4 reviews for the price of one!
and that's a pretty sweet deal 🥳
@@gabantromen Nobody beats it
I know this nigga lonely ass fuck
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He has a wife and kids as well as a full-time job. I don’t think Ben appears to be very lonely.
@@simplyfamilyent4346 lonely as fuck or a lonely ass fuck because I don't know how an ass fuck can be lonely
Man, waxing the pivot cup...I've been skating for decades and Ben has so many equipment hacks I've never heard of.
Wax is like the duct tape of skateboarding - it will fix so many little issues so you should always have a chunk with you when you skate. The only issue with using it for the pivot cup squeaking is that it's a temporary fix, especially if you skate on a really hot day. For a long-term solution using auto grease works really well and if you're skating a truck with cheap "sticky" pivot cups (looking at you Tensor) it can make the trucks turn smoother. You can use speed cream too but be careful not to use too much or it will trap dirt and you'll get this nasty oil mud seeping out that will stain any fabric it touches.
@@loveandnapalm Or check Riptide pivot cups, auto lubricated, but expensive, I bought some for indys, not disapointed :)
@@HexYzeE I dunno man I can't think of any time I've ever thought "You know what these trucks need? Better pivot cups." I got a handful of Khiro soft ones a while back and put them in some of my trucks and to be totally honest if you asked me today I wouldn't be able to tell you which trucks have them vs the stock ones. I just can't justify $16 for an upgrade that I can't even feel, especially if its just to fix a problem that I can rectify in 15 seconds with a greasy qtip. I can understand if you're the type of person who cant sleep at night unless they know they have the best of everything, but for me I'd rather spend that money on a bushing upgrade or put it towards a new deck.
@@loveandnapalm lmao, are u ok ?
You can also use just a drop of soap. But just like with wax, it’s not a permanent fix.
Ben is good enough to flip out of grinds but still won't give us a video part....
lol
This guy is so underrated he talks alittle funny but describes things so good and puts months and alot of hard work into his videos to make and he is a good skater and just helps things so much and gives advice and mentions things others don't say and if something sucks he in nice about it this guy is underrated
Maybe you talk a little funny?
It’s not funny it’s Canadian
Glad that I recently discovered this channel, it's encouraging me to get back into shape and start skating again. Thanks for the review Ben
he did the same to me, got back in at 36 after 9 years break. now one year in at 37 I am getting some tricks back it's awesome
@@trupiil Nice! I'll be 30 soon, and I miss having skateboarding in my life. Nothing beats it, really
Always liked grind kings so glad they're back and stoked you're digging that alien workshop. That's my go to board , they keep their pop.
Love that GrindKing is back! I loved GrindKing trucks in the 90s 🤘😎🤘
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Ive been waiting a long time for someone to post this. I used to rock grind kings back in the day. The only downside was how easy the kingpin would strip.
Big up Satoshi.
Shalom
מה נשמע
The prophecy is true. Satoshi is a modern day Muhammed, a messenger from the true Grind King. Shalom.
Been using GK since 1994 before most skateshops stop diatributing them. I am happy that they're back. GK innovated the first Allen Kingpin which makes smooth grinds hence king of grinds
Wow, didn't expect this review so fast - well done! Btw: Try Indy Conical bushings :)
Indy conical would probably be👌
Or long board bushings,some go by weight,and color coded.
These things are focking noice dude they're high up and turn very well and precise. Indys are much looser but these feel better.
Did this review disrupt my sleep..... Yes it most certainly did although I don’t mind it’s a new Ben Degros upload. 👍😀
😂
So nice to see I’m not the only crazy person that obsesses over the idea of changing some minute detail of my setup, even if I have no real issue with the current setup. Something in me just wants to learn what happens with the change. It’s part of the fun.
You captured that grind noise so well. I love that sound. Slides sound nice too
Inverted kingpins need to be the industry standard. The one thing holding back the Tensor Mag Light Lo as a perfect truck is the lack of an inverted hollow magnesium kingpin.
Lol Ben do you remember when the "kreeper" truck was out on the market lol!
@2423 6585 right!!! haha there was some pretty far out gimmick designs!!! how long have you been skating for!
I use to call them crapper trucks lol
@@sergiosalgado1836 they looked really bad! skateboarding has been through some bad trends! swing by the channel my man!
Not really. I think I know the one you mean though.
@@bendegros your videos are awesome man! thanks! do you have any street edits made up!?
I want a Ben Degros pro model with that gold smiley face graphic. Looks like something FA would make.
🙂
I love this channel but I have come to realize that all I need is a 8.625 deck, mob grip, Indy 159 forged hollow trucks, bones wheels STF or SPF, and some bones Swiss bearings. Thanks Ben for helping me find my perfect setup!
A mans set up!
I literally been contemplating this exact setup grind king w bones medium and ever slick now I know what im getting
If you get it let me know how it goes
I remember the grindking hype in the 90s or early 2000’s. That kingpin style and the selling argument. Some people in my hometown got them and they sucked. Always some problems with them. Also i remember that they used to be anodized or something to give them a dark red hanger. The color theme was so of. I didn’t even know they still exist. :)
I might have to give these a shot! I trust Ben.
wait i thought grind king wasnt around anymore? my grind king lows that were rasta colored were my favorite trucks of all time.
Thanks Ben! I used to skate GK exclusively. I’m on MagLights now but will definitely make this my next truck set now that you’ve given this solid review. Also, it makes sense that they work better (stock) for folks who like tighter trucks. That is definitely my preference and likely a quality that kept me riding them in the 90s through late 00s.
Just use pen applicator knife oil for your pivot. It’s cheap and very low viscosity so you can add it as needed to your cups without taking your hangers off. It takes like 1-2 drops, doesn’t collect gunk over time like wax can and the tube will last you years.
Hey Ben, what do you think about modding indy/thunder with krux hollow inverted kingpin? JB Welding the base, either using 1/16" risers for forged thunders or maybe grinding nut (which is now at the bottom) down
Couldn't hear the dishwasher over my kitchen ventilator.
How was the everslick board? I absolutely love everslick
Remember the old Everslick stick on patches? They were like reverse griptape and I loved them because for a long time I was too scared to get the proper speed for a good boardslide on anything but flat bars but with those I could actually do decent ones even going slow. You can still buy them from Old School Skates and on ebay but they're old stock so I dunno if they still work as well.
Dude!! You're the best! I've been waiting for someone to do a review on these forever now!!!
Did I see some Aces at the start of the video 👀
when I used to skate, between like 1998 to 2008 I always rode grind king and 7.75 mini logo board
I like the way you customized the lithe deck hahahaaa
I notice you really pop and skate much better on these despite your love for Indy and thunder.
It’s been 20 years since my grind king days, might have to try these out
I still have a set of grind kings that I rode when I lived over seas... they’re special! Still use the tool today!
You keep this up you’re going to be riding for grind king!
Great video as always Ben. Landed my second heelflip today and learned back 180 down drops.
Thanks, Ben. I loved Grind King kingpins in my Indys back in the day and I’m glad these trucks are good.
i like bones hard on bottom and medium on the top. that might help
Perfect suggestion! I,ve tried it just because the mediums on bottom get crushed, but you can still have loose trucks with the combo.
I love mine gk tensor lo and venture superlight lows from back in the day were always my go to
Love these videos, I may need to get some GK's for nostalgia sake alone, lol.
I have never related to a video more then this my adhd prevents me from keeping a set of trucks for a long period of time if i get a different set in my head i will go a buy them 🤣🤣
TENSOR ATG MAG LIGHT REVIEW PLS
yes!! so so interested in what ben has to say to them even though i feel like hes avoiding it and us asking for it has become a meme haha
tensor trucks are like alligators in a river you need to cross to get back to the campfire...
tensor is still around¿¡
I know I'm years late, but I actually just ordered a set of these trucks. The weird turn stop thing is actually probably going to work for me because I'm setting up a cruiser with 56mm wheels.
You shouldn't have a box of trucks, you should have more decks set up. If I feel like riding Aces, I grab that deck. If I feel like riding Independents, I grab that deck. I have Krux and Thunder and Polar Bears, too. It's an addiction but a mostly harmless one.
Btw the Kingpins are called Inverted Kingpins, and for bushings, I use Bones Mediums usually as well, and I think the washer is suppose to go in the top bushing, but reguardless, I literally never used them because the noise, but also it seems to cut the life of them noticeably, I never get noise, and somehow find that without it, they just last longer, work better, and overall fit, and feel better because of the GKs design. Also as someone who's skated all but Titanium Trucks, I can tell you from my experience and personal fact, that Grind Kings are the best Trucks hands down by far, I just saved up enough to get these yesterday, I don't always get to eat since I can't afford it, but I took a couple bills every week, and finally got enough, I got the 7.75"s which are good, but I was a week too late getting the ones I wanted being 8.0"s, that's okay though, I skate 8 decks, so the .25 loss isn't too much, plus with these, they are actually 7.85 I believe, so they're super close, and isn't a problem, the quality is exactly on par with what they used to be atleast for myself and the pair I got, but I still have my old black pair that I believe were either black from the start, or red, and I just painted em, but they might've had a red base coat like primer, to help the black really stick onto, and that's probably the original color, black, but also my other old pair that are, my favorite color, electric blue base, and raw metal axles, not just the literal axle, but the full piece, with I believe a raw, or blue kingpin, but I unfortunately can't check right now due to them being 2 towns away, packed up with family, but both pair are 20 years old I believe, and even having skated one for about 10, and the other for 20, they've never given me trouble, haven't broken them, most that's happened is some jacked threads that need retapped, and the tip of said axles with threads, being ground down just a little, but enough to be diagonal lol, but still perfect. I've broken ever brand I can think of in some way, and I do include even just cracks, not full breaks as well, due to that just being a precursor, but none can compare to GK imo
Oh ben. I could watch you crooked grind all day. I Just cannot get that trick dialed in. Everytime I start to get comfortable, I slip over the ledge and wreck my back foot 😭
your style seemed markedly more solid on these trucks compared to others lol.
Had Grind King bolts back in the late 80s and they were great.
6:23 a notification ping alerted and i couldn’t fucking stop laughing
Great vid as always Ben. Best info skate channel on you tube. Totally agree with bones bushings so much so that iv gone back to thunder bushings on my thunder trucks.
that squeak is exactly like i remember! i never realized how specific is was until i heard it again.
you should do tensor mag lights as your next truck and the new ricta rapidos for wheels, but great content as always, keep it up!!
Tensor trucks are the best. Do a review on the basic all metal tensor.
Your an awesome skater. Amazing tricks solid style. I really enjoy watching your review.
truck nerdery ALERT !!! another awesome review Ben..been waiting a long time for this GK review..will it Disrupt the truck market? Will they expand the hangar size selection or just stick to 8-1/8"?
That's too small, most people skate 8.25+
@@MrKylederp they come in different sizes. Check out the GK website!
Grind kings were all I skated in the 90s and I loved them enough to take a few pairs down to the axel. I didn’t know they were still around, if I hadn’t bought a set of Reynolds Indy’s last week I’d have been all over these. I’m thinking about picking up a creature next, excited to hear your thoughts on it!
I've tried all the bones bushing hardnesses (for the hell of it) in 2 setups i have with indys, 149s and 159s, which feels kinda neat and nifty for 5minutes. But i always go back to the regular cylindrical/barrel bushing. Most of your weight is on that bottom bushing. I mainly ride the red 88a. While tinkering i stumbled onto a good bushing combo that actually worked surprisingly well... An orange 90a cylindrical bottom barrel bushing, with the top bushing switched out for a bones blue bottom bushing (so that's a mix of 2 large bottom bushings together). They just fit on there minus the washer, without mooshing the larger bones bushing down too much.
Hey Indy dose have conical shaped bushings , but grind king always was great glad they remade some
These trucks sound and look like a tech start up. Black and orange with thin sans serif font reminiscent of "Uber" or "Bird." The name "Disruptor" is also a buzz word
Rather than putting shavings in the cup that can offset the height of the pivot if you put too much, I prefer just waxing the pivot itself.
It mashes down and out in minutes. It's just wax.
GOt a set at the end of last season, i love em.
The inverted kingpin is a demonstrably better design and trucks would be better if the whole industry adopted it
Still not buying Grind Kings, though
Ok
Saturday morning Ben Degros! I’m like an 80’s kid with Saturday morning cartoons.
Was really expecting you to not like them. Really says a lot that they’ve made it this far with you.
Still want to see you try some ml trucks. I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised with them.
That’s the coolest part about being an old skater. It’s so much fun to blame your setup cause we’ve got money now to try anything we want to try.
He I have been waiting for this!! ...thank you
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you should make an excel sheet with all the different sizes and dimensions of the different products you test. one with trucks and one with board wheel base and so on. would be great information to have around
I have been waiting for this review....thank you been
Your welcome!
I aint gonna lie ben, Ive been watching since back in the day at least a year or two back, and you are actually moving around pretty good on these. Of course I though you were moving around pretty good on the aces too, lol!
GK was the most innovative in the 90's are from this review, they still are. Thanks Ben appreciate the vid. I'm so glad I can continue to ride GK after getting back into skating after 10 years. I love the inverted kingpin in the 90's. Indy truly half cooked there new design. GK have always had that sound when they grind butter smooth.
so hype for you on the 9 club !
Have you tried ACE AF1’s?
Are you the drywall guy?
Yes :)
Grind king trucks have always been my favorite! All of mine was always squeaky though but it never bothered me.
Alien Workshop deck! one of my faves. that even looks like one of their "nice price" ones, which I can't tell much difference from their premium boards, other than being a tiny bit lighter. speaking of the 90's, have you seen those 40mm sml wheels? I got a set for fun and nostalgia, paired with some low tucks, it feels nice being so low to the ground, but not as practical. rocks and cracks be damned! 🤣
Really curious about the grind kings
Had bad experience with them back in the late 90s early 2000s and then they went out of business these seem promising
I've heard good things about the new Tensor ATG magnesiums, lightest truck on the market apparently. Would love to hear your opinion of them. Love the channel, another great review
Yo ben, for the bottom bushing get a hydraulic cylinder seal,washer made of poly/plastic should help with the squash.
Hey Ben I'm sure you've moved on to something new by now anyways but if you want a properly sized bushing with that little beveled lip you can get them from Tracker. They call them superballs and there's 3 duros, but they run a bit hard so I'd probably start with the softs. Sk8 kings carries them and so does pure distribution in the states but I don't know where to get them up north.
Ima skater /contractor. I think that’s so cool you’re like my carbon copy 😂😂nyc love 💪🏾
I had grind kings on my muska shortys board back in the THPS days.
Awesome review! Have you checked out tensor yet? I’m loving those with the bones bushings
These look like awesome trucks! I’m soo stoked that they’re back in business and came out of the gates with an innovative product! Thumbs up for GK!!!
I can't even skate that good on Tony Hawks Pro Skater
As always great content. Thanks Ben from a born again skater
Thank you Peter!!
Ben, the nollie backside heelflip at 5:22 off the kicker was perfect. You have any tips on the technique to nollie-ing off kickers? Do you push upwards the incline with front foot or is it a push straight down? Can't seem to get the timing right and leads to zero height. Thanks
Do a tensor truck review!!
Indy and thunder make 2 types of bushings and the “tapered” type would fit on those beauties really nicely. Really happy to hear your feedback on these cuz it’s long overdrew in the skateworld! Same here with the scientific analysis of skate parts and fabrication. Enjoy the weekend Eh! :)
It's not just you haha I have the gear madness as well. As soon as I get frustrated with a pair of trucks, "Maybe this would feel better on [insert brand here]..." creeps into my head. At that point there's no turning back!
Thanks for reviewing these Ben. I rode Grind Kings for years back in the 90s and loved them, mostly because they were lightweight and perfect for smith and feeble grinds. I also learned crooked grinds on them. I'm not so sure I will like the new bushing design. Maybe they will flatten out a little after they're well broken-in. I will probably grab a pair just for the nostalgia.
It's always in the pivot cups. Never had a bushing squeak so much it would be disturbing
Have you ever tried FSWC wheels?(¨fast skateboard wheel company¨) If you have whats your opinion on them. If not can you try them?
I dunno if its the trucks are helping out, but your skating looks exponentially better in this video Ben
Please review some Tensor ATG Mag Light trucks! Thanks Ben.
Hey aren’t you the Vancouver carpenter / drywall guy ? Or am I just loosing it. My mind is blown because I love your drywall videos and I am also a huge skate fan haha
Damn i wish we had as much selection of decks and trucks out here in the prairies. Jealous
No way my favorite fucking brand of trucks. surprised there back.
Man... all these years watching your Vancouver carpenter taping vids.... now I get the laid back vibe that came through, your a skater!!! Your awesome man!
Hey guys, im in Canada and all i have left to buy for my 8.375 is a set of 149s and 99a wheels.
Is there ANYTHING better than a indy forged hollow 149s, and a set of formula fours (52-54mm),maybe the conic or radial Slims if not the classic formula fours..
Any better wheels or trucks youd
recommend or you think those will be good?
FIRST THING I NOTICED, they are using long board bushings... thats why they dont turn well, they are double barrel bushing not conical or cone shaped bushings like skate trucks should have, the double barrels are for stability at high speed
Got back into skateboarding last year and im still using my flame grind kings and Canadian flag (live in Canada) grind kings. Can't find grind kings in the shops anymore though. What would be the closest thing to GKs that I can find in the shops (tensor, thunder, venture, independent, krux, etc.)?
I have the bones hardcore hard bushings and they do the same thing your bushing are. I'm thinking of going back to my shortys 100a doh dohs.
Grind King deserves some love. They were ALWAYS innovating and then being copied. Thrasher/Indy did them zero favors. Old skool respekt.
These are actually a great truck, sadly people are so X or die on trucks it's difficult to get anyone to try anything else.
I just found these for the same price as a cheap takeaway for 1 - I might give these a go, even if not I'll be sending the link to my partner so she can give skateboarding a try 🙏 love ya Ben keep it going man