I have been using these Avenue Trucks with my SmoothStar for about seven years. They are excellent. Both kingpins broke off so I drilled through the plates, stuck in reverse kingpins and are now working well again.
There is a kingpin and bushings for fine tuning, but the suspension part is what it is, no adjusting that. I am still using them, working on frontside bluntslides on them!
@@scottiano747 Yes, so much of the movement comes from the suspension arm, so even if you crank them as tight as possible, they will still feel on the loose side.
I've just placed my cx trucks on a egg shaped normal skateboard just so I can learn to drop in.... But I find the big surfskate wheels still are going to make the drop in heavy... Might get these trucks rather for drop ins
I didn't think about that normal tucks at the back and normal wheels front and back will seriously lower the board on the coping and also to remove the riser blocks under the truck bases@@MarktheLandlockedSurfer
Being in Canada, the options in winter dry up for the surfskate. If stuck in a tunnel or a flat parking garage, a skateboard can be a little more interesting. But generally come summer I expect to be mostly back on the surfskate when I have lots of room to flow and roam.
Thanks for sharing your experience! Could I ask 2 follow up questions? How would you describe your skill level / experience as a skater? And What are your preferred trucks?
Great review Mark, thanks!
I’m looking forward to play around with my Avenue Trucks
Nice hat by the way
I have been using these Avenue Trucks with my SmoothStar for about seven years. They are excellent.
Both kingpins broke off so I drilled through the plates, stuck in reverse kingpins and are now working well again.
Angled riser might help with the turn radius.
I have C5 trucks and got a chance to test a friend's avenue truck.. too bad the website is out of 8.25 otherwise I would cop one for myself
Hi Mark - Can you tighten or loosen these like a regular truck? Are you still skating them?
There is a kingpin and bushings for fine tuning, but the suspension part is what it is, no adjusting that. I am still using them, working on frontside bluntslides on them!
So you would say that you can tighten them or loosen them a little but not as much as regular trucks?
@@MarktheLandlockedSurfer
@@scottiano747 Yes, so much of the movement comes from the suspension arm, so even if you crank them as tight as possible, they will still feel on the loose side.
Thanks dude. I guess I'll have to wait for them to restock. Options to get them here in the UK are very limited sadly.@@MarktheLandlockedSurfer
I've just placed my cx trucks on a egg shaped normal skateboard just so I can learn to drop in.... But I find the big surfskate wheels still are going to make the drop in heavy... Might get these trucks rather for drop ins
An idea I have been playing with is one of these in the back and a C5 up front to get the benefits of both worlds
I didn't think about that normal tucks at the back and normal wheels front and back will seriously lower the board on the coping and also to remove the riser blocks under the truck bases@@MarktheLandlockedSurfer
How are these compared to Yow legasee trucks in terms of pumping?
Legasee pump a lot better, more like a surfskate. You can pump these similar to Ace Af-1 but it doesn't feel as much like a surfskate.
Where do you see yourself going as far as percentage of skateboarding vs surfskating?...Such as 50% skate 50% surfskate....where and why?
Being in Canada, the options in winter dry up for the surfskate. If stuck in a tunnel or a flat parking garage, a skateboard can be a little more interesting. But generally come summer I expect to be mostly back on the surfskate when I have lots of room to flow and roam.
Hey ill own some too, i don´t like them at all!
I feel very uncomfortable with the bending of the trucks.
So for me a 3/10
Thanks for sharing your experience! Could I ask 2 follow up questions? How would you describe your skill level / experience as a skater? And What are your preferred trucks?
You can always get bones hard bushings if you like your trucks tight
With my weight these trucks would be bent beyond use after 2 Ollie’s
Haha, I don't know, they seem pretty robust, but I don't know if they have a max load recommendation
Dude, gotta change your name to Mark the Shark