So glad you are looking after your mental health and happiness but I miss the days you were filled with the setup (and specifically truck) madness. You are by far the best and most descriptive reviewer in the game. I must admit, I’m not ready to give up my own madness but as a lower income father of 2, I just can’t afford to buy and try. I genuinely miss living vicariously through you Ben. But keep making videos, even if they are madness free!
It sounds beautiful! Could you give me an understanding of what you exactly mean by the madness and how it correlartes with mental health? Is it like buying-addiction or something like that? Peace
@@TheIcebomber it’s always thinking there is something you could change about your setup that would improve your skating. It’s the desire to try every truck, every size, different bushings, different wheel formulas and shapes etc. It’s easy to get so wrapped up in this madness that you never give yourself a chance to get used to your board (which would actually improve your skating lol)
Your brother's part in North will always come to my mind when I think about that video. His part really stood up. Big shout out to Degros Bros. Greetings from Nicaragua!
I tried these and as someone whose favorite trucks are probably Venture Lo's I immediately loved them. They may be my favorite trucks now, but need more sessions to know for sure. The bushings are just flat out amazing and they don't freeze. I skated em when it was like 19 degrees Fahrenheit and they never felt different even after an hour.
What size board for the ventures? I’m recovering from an Achilles surgery but have a 7.75 and 8.25 set of venture lows I’m excited to skate. I just wonder how different they’re going to skate.
Royals are a beautiful truck! My first pair of skate trucks was a pair of royal 5.0 with the circle royal logo. Wish they would make those again because they looked great!
I gotta say I love my 144 Royals. Wanted to try something else from thunders, so I scooped up some Ventures on a crazy good sale. Really liked the pop and stability, learned some new tricks on them, but hated the turn, the bushings suck in the cold and the pivot cups are suuuper loud. And now Royals mix the best traits of both Venture and Thunder for me. I'm a big fan of the bushings and the pivot cups do feel great. Mine haven't squeaked yet. They nailed the stability to turning ratio. I just gotta play with deck wheelbase now as I couldn't manual very well on the shitty 14.25 wb globe deck that I'm using for the winter. Ironically I could nose/switch manny better than regular. Don't be a stranger Ben!
Truck review from Mr Degros, my addiction is temporarily soothed. P.S. I am seriously considering to "donate" a pair of those trendy Swedish trucks "for the cause". (LURPIV)
@@bendegros It was worth a try ;) I hope whatever is the issue, it goes away soon to never return. Even if you do not do another truck review you are the boss here and I will be happy with any content you want to share. Thanks.
"Why are you still watching this?" Because when you talk, we actually LISTEN to every single word. Your reviews are the best. I am a Crailtap "fan", more like faithful consumer, and I was wondering if Royals were good. But I have stage 11 in three sizes and I am happy with them. I cannot even start to compare trucks, because I don't have the skillset for it. So, thank you for your shared knowledge.
I’m skating these right now on a Crob twin chunk. I think you’re spot on with your review. I like them. I like my Ace AF1’s better. I don’t know why though. Haha! Thx for another great video!
The angle of the baseplates make it dangerous for doing disaster tricks on transition. It’s like a wall. I’ve flown straight to flat getting hung up with those trucks. One of my worst injuries! They do ride good…I liked them until I realized how steep that angle is on those baseplates.
There’s one at my school that’s open during the summer, mostly my friends and I skate it but I’ve seen other people there, I think this summer I’m gonna bring some homemade ramps hopefully
A few vids ago he cleared all the snow off this spot. But I've seen this court in alot of his vids over the years. I imagine there aren't too many dry places in bc during the winter.
@@dyloncarter2883 can’t speak for BC but I live in the pnw this winter especially has been extremely wet, tennis courts seem to dry off pretty well, at least compared to some of the rough streets/skate parks
I love Royals. Bushings are straight trash. Pivot cups too. But if you add a washer underneath some thunder bushings ( with bushing washer) they are the damn ferrari of trucks. So now i can use a thunder rebuild kit and any decent pivot cup. Also might I add if you "crank down" any truck before breaking them in, the bushings turn to trash. Stay gnarly bros
I blame you and the Slap forums for turning me into a truck nerd. I made a video of my own where I reviewed a few different brands after skating them long term ( until they break ). I'm kinda curious about these new Royals now too.
Used to only skate royals. The king pin sticks way too far up so I always ground them down. I’ve also cracked 2 base plates which I’ve never done on any other truck. Gave up on Royals. Thunders only for me for the last 6 years now.
8:45 i wish with all my heart that i was skating right now, but it snowed about 2 feet and the streets are WAY too dangerous! Anyway, loved the video as usual, and I might need to show my crailtap stan of a friend this video and see what she has to say
8:45 Indoors yes, outdoors no. Middle of winter here in Finland. -10c / 50f outside + tons of snow... and I live in the southern part of Finland where it's the warmest. Had to use a shovel to get my car in park today. I miss sunlight, enjoy yours!
Happy to see more content hope you’re healing up well. “Stop being annoying like that crow in the background” made me geek out. If you like those try the tensor 6.0 not the mag lights just the aluminum’s. 51mm height short wheel base around 360grams
just wanted to say that i love your videos and your reviews are literally the best out there. love watching your reviews and clips of you skating, much love!!
I got an 8" wide set with the inverted kingpin back in early 2020 (before COVID) and one of the kingpin nuts were cross-threaded into place. Never experienced that with a new truck. Aside from that, I thought they were a good truck. Very average but better than Venture. The grind was kind of heavy if that makes sense. Like you, I didn't have anything bad to say about them aside from the questionable quality control with that cross-threaded kingpin nut. They were just a really good but they did not amaze me. I would not choose them over Indy or the Tensor ATG.
After one sesh on the royals, I can say they are definitely some really good trucks with some really good bushings. They are like a mix of thunder and indy. Feels real nice but I haven't bombed any hills with them yet so I can't say they are my favorite trucks quite yet. They also feel light for having solid axles and kingpins. One thing that happened that bugged me was hang-ups on smiths with the hard inverted kingpin. Maybe I was too dipped haha
@@ianturnbow7011 Mmm I think bushing durometers differ between brands though. Like some 92a might feel soft while others might be rock hard. In my opinion the indy version is a nice balance of a medium and hard feeling bushing. To each their own though 🤷🏾♂️
@@andrew-zr1pf I've tried plenty including bones. I like bones but they've usually started to crack and wear down significantly on me after a short while. Plus i prefer skating barrel shaped bushings over cylinder, which i don't think bones offers outside of longboard trucks.
Royals used to be amazing, I’ve been curious about the new ones since I’m gonna buy some trucks soon and want to try something outside of thunder and indy.. will most likely end up with venture since they were always my favorite growing up
I ordered these based of a slap pals rec and this review. I'm deeply going through the madness right now. I really wish these would have came out a year earlier so they could have gotten a long term review. haven't skated royals in easily 15 years. I guess I realized that I'm just not benefiting from ace at this point in my skating when I'm actually trying to skate something other than transition or curbs
I always wondered if truck manufacturers considered upping the bushing hardness with hanger width but I’ve been out of skating for so long I wouldn’t know. I bet, one day, bushing hardness will be an option prior to buying trucks or having soft medium and hard bushings included in a pair.
Absolutely love your Content Ben! I look forward to all your videos! I would truly love to see more reviews! I highly recommend trying a Blood Wizard Board 8.5 pairing with a Ace AF1 55 truck! You’re awesome Ben Thank You!
these were my favorite pair of trucks ive ever skated. with autobahns. back when i was short enough to slip into the lo's. i remember doing a frontside 180 switch suski grind to salad grind and then switch backside 180 out. lol. at big happys skatepark in cleveland heights ohio. and it was like 2004 when they let you use paypal to get in. lol.
i rode royals on a buddies board probably more than a decade ago and didn't like them at all. they felt stiff and lifeless to me. good on crailtap for making a truck that's sort of up to par to the standard brands. mix of thunder and venture sounds pretty great to me. also nice to see you healing up. one last thing, that primitive hoody looking crisp and comfy as hell. i'm not into primitive or skatewear in general, but i want to know what blank that is haha.
It’s crazy how picky skaters are with setups. I can skate pretty much anything that’s shitty except wheels or trucks. Those have gotta be smooth and perfect.
Maybe ppl don't know you can order trucks with stiffer bushings but I liked almost boards with a destructo truck it's adjustable stiff to loose. Awesome stuff keep the construction stuff too
Been watching your vids for awhile. I always thought the Bullet trucks were the red-headed stepchild. I like Bullet very much but they seem to get a-lot of hate. I have some complaints about how trucks are sold. They usually don't show the inside or back so you can see what type of bushings they use, they don't tell you the height, they don't go into details that are important and I wonder why they don't spec them out. On another note - I'm looking for regular skateboard trucks that are the same height as standard Indy's that I can dump the 96a Independent barrels in the top and bottom. I put a longer kingpin in Indy's and was able to put the barrels in there but I'd like other options as well for trucks. One main problem with the Indy's with a longer kingpin is that the nut on the kingpin is higher than the hanger.
Alien workshop with krux or tensor is ok too .. But after 10 years of aggressive skating I still never found that pop out of a deck that i was feeling for but good stuff
Always like my one royal trucks. 15 years avo i got a set and broke one of them on the first day. Still have it but must of been a manufactures issue caz the other truck lasted me a long while.
Tensors are the lightest but that’s all they got going for them. My experience with thunder was terrible. 4 or 5 sets got bent hanger/axles and I’m not a huge heavy gnarly skater. I like Indy for everything and some ventures for just flat ground. Kinda feel bad saying this sucks/that sucks because so many of the best pros ride all these trucks which means they can’t be that bad. Although they do get free trucks any time.
I've been riding early 2000s GK7s for ages, recently got some Death X Film trucks for my wide filmer board. They're super light but I honestly can't say they feel different to my GK7. At least, I can't tell anyway.
I've had Destructor, Grind king, Royals, and Indys. I rather indys over those, but the Royals were not that bad, The last ones I had were actually the inverted ones.
ill never go back to royal! that time in the early 2000's was filled with so many broken king-pins having to go to the skateshop to replace it still gives me nightmares to this day
Can you do a bones bushings review.?. For me nothing comes remotely close to how good they feel. It was honestly like going from clay wheels to Spitfire F4's. I also skate Indy 169's on an 8.75 board mainly for transition but been recently getting into street and just learnt slappy's on parking blocks. God they are fun and that same board setup feels perfect for it. I also weigh 85 kg and ride the bones hard bushings.
Thanks Ben. Really interesting I had some royals a few years ago and they seemed stiff and the kingpin was too long. Are these a new model? The look is what caught me and the nostalgia. These also look great. Curious what model? Haha thanks Ben
So glad you are looking after your mental health and happiness but I miss the days you were filled with the setup (and specifically truck) madness. You are by far the best and most descriptive reviewer in the game. I must admit, I’m not ready to give up my own madness but as a lower income father of 2, I just can’t afford to buy and try. I genuinely miss living vicariously through you Ben. But keep making videos, even if they are madness free!
It sounds beautiful! Could you give me an understanding of what you exactly mean by the madness and how it correlartes with mental health? Is it like buying-addiction or something like that? Peace
@@TheIcebomber it’s always thinking there is something you could change about your setup that would improve your skating. It’s the desire to try every truck, every size, different bushings, different wheel formulas and shapes etc. It’s easy to get so wrapped up in this madness that you never give yourself a chance to get used to your board (which would actually improve your skating lol)
The way this guy goes into such detail and knows every dimension of each product is such a huge help
“The less you know about other things feel, the less you’re gonna change it” thanks for the marriage advice I really needed it !
😂
I see Ben, I click. Simple.
Your brother's part in North will always come to my mind when I think about that video. His part really stood up. Big shout out to Degros Bros. Greetings from Nicaragua!
“That’s your problem not the trucks” best quote of 2022 so far
I tried these and as someone whose favorite trucks are probably Venture Lo's I immediately loved them. They may be my favorite trucks now, but need more sessions to know for sure. The bushings are just flat out amazing and they don't freeze. I skated em when it was like 19 degrees Fahrenheit and they never felt different even after an hour.
What size board for the ventures? I’m recovering from an Achilles surgery but have a 7.75 and 8.25 set of venture lows I’m excited to skate. I just wonder how different they’re going to skate.
@@nunya8938 I'm running the Venture Los on an 8 inch deck with 14inch wheelbase. Also ran em on a few 7.75s as well
@@Exploitedyouth2004 Nice tech deck you got there pal 😳
Final update??
@@sungameloc Ventures are still my go to trucks but Royals I would say are number 2 for me. Super good trucks. Nothing bad to say about them at all
Royals are a beautiful truck! My first pair of skate trucks was a pair of royal 5.0 with the circle royal logo. Wish they would make those again because they looked great!
I gotta say I love my 144 Royals. Wanted to try something else from thunders, so I scooped up some Ventures on a crazy good sale. Really liked the pop and stability, learned some new tricks on them, but hated the turn, the bushings suck in the cold and the pivot cups are suuuper loud. And now Royals mix the best traits of both Venture and Thunder for me. I'm a big fan of the bushings and the pivot cups do feel great. Mine haven't squeaked yet. They nailed the stability to turning ratio.
I just gotta play with deck wheelbase now as I couldn't manual very well on the shitty 14.25 wb globe deck that I'm using for the winter. Ironically I could nose/switch manny better than regular.
Don't be a stranger Ben!
Truck review from Mr Degros, my addiction is temporarily soothed.
P.S. I am seriously considering to "donate" a pair of those trendy Swedish trucks "for the cause". (LURPIV)
I appreciate the offer but I just can't do it.
@@bendegros It was worth a try ;) I hope whatever is the issue, it goes away soon to never return. Even if you do not do another truck review you are the boss here and I will be happy with any content you want to share. Thanks.
I'm 34, been skating since I was 11. A lot has changed in skateboarding. But I've always loved Royals.
“I don’t want the madness anymore” dear Ben, you drove us all into that madness and now you reject it? XD
Yup :)
🤣🤣 i finally cure my madness there was a lot of up and down but i made it!!
one of your best reviews, telling the viewer to get a grip and just skate haha
Perfect timing, got a pair of 149s otw. Thanks for the review!
After watching your reviews I can’t watch anybody else your so informative specific and helpful great review been subbed for awhile
Thank you!
the truck review god is back
"Why are you still watching this?"
Because when you talk, we actually LISTEN to every single word. Your reviews are the best.
I am a Crailtap "fan", more like faithful consumer, and I was wondering if Royals were good. But I have stage 11 in three sizes and I am happy with them. I cannot even start to compare trucks, because I don't have the skillset for it.
So, thank you for your shared knowledge.
I’m skating these right now on a Crob twin chunk. I think you’re spot on with your review. I like them. I like my Ace AF1’s better. I don’t know why though. Haha! Thx for another great video!
#acegang 🤝
The angle of the baseplates make it dangerous for doing disaster tricks on transition. It’s like a wall. I’ve flown straight to flat getting hung up with those trucks. One of my worst injuries! They do ride good…I liked them until I realized how steep that angle is on those baseplates.
Wait what? Flown straight to flat cause you got hung up on a disaster?
8:27 af1? rabble rabble, lurpiv? rabble rabble
In all seriousness though, keep doing whatever you want, gonna watch regardless.
I can always relate to that nerdiness when it comes to trucks. Good content as always. 🙂
😂 Great video dude! But at the same time, you made me want to try Royals...
King of review is back!
Hey Ben, I was wondering what's up with the tennis court. Got your own diy? love it lol
I was wondering this too. Its probably a neighbourhood / publicly run place
There’s one at my school that’s open during the summer, mostly my friends and I skate it but I’ve seen other people there, I think this summer I’m gonna bring some homemade ramps hopefully
A few vids ago he cleared all the snow off this spot. But I've seen this court in alot of his vids over the years. I imagine there aren't too many dry places in bc during the winter.
Yeah man! That looks illegal! Jk
@@dyloncarter2883 can’t speak for BC but I live in the pnw this winter especially has been extremely wet, tennis courts seem to dry off pretty well, at least compared to some of the rough streets/skate parks
I love Royals. Bushings are straight trash. Pivot cups too. But if you add a washer underneath some thunder bushings ( with bushing washer) they are the damn ferrari of trucks. So now i can use a thunder rebuild kit and any decent pivot cup. Also might I add if you "crank down" any truck before breaking them in, the bushings turn to trash. Stay gnarly bros
I blame you and the Slap forums for turning me into a truck nerd. I made a video of my own where I reviewed a few different brands after skating them long term ( until they break ). I'm kinda curious about these new Royals now too.
I am so glad they made a comeback. Royals were always that truck that was solid all the way around.
Used to only skate royals. The king pin sticks way too far up so I always ground them down. I’ve also cracked 2 base plates which I’ve never done on any other truck. Gave up on Royals. Thunders only for me for the last 6 years now.
The madness continues..... Thanks Ben ! Another good review!
Royals are great trucks. I loved the Royal 4’s
8:45 i wish with all my heart that i was skating right now, but it snowed about 2 feet and the streets are WAY too dangerous! Anyway, loved the video as usual, and I might need to show my crailtap stan of a friend this video and see what she has to say
8:45 Indoors yes, outdoors no. Middle of winter here in Finland. -10c / 50f outside + tons of snow... and I live in the southern part of Finland where it's the warmest. Had to use a shovel to get my car in park today. I miss sunlight, enjoy yours!
Hallikausi on niin perseestä
I’ll see you in 18 months for a Lurpiv review. Gen one, 2 months after gen 2 is out. 😂
Love your stuff. Definitely gets me hyped to skate.
You are welcome
18 to 48 months is my window on the lurpiv review. Leaning closer to 48 months😂
@@bendegros You're breaking my heart here Ben
Yeah, do Lurpivs! (That name sounds really weird tho..)
Back when I used to skate ,Royals red where my favorite, out of Indys, ,tensors ,destructo ,grind kings and Units
Happy to see more content hope you’re healing up well. “Stop being annoying like that crow in the background” made me geek out. If you like those try the tensor 6.0 not the mag lights just the aluminum’s. 51mm height short wheel base around 360grams
just wanted to say that i love your videos and your reviews are literally the best out there. love watching your reviews and clips of you skating, much love!!
Thank you so much 🤗
I got an 8" wide set with the inverted kingpin back in early 2020 (before COVID) and one of the kingpin nuts were cross-threaded into place. Never experienced that with a new truck. Aside from that, I thought they were a good truck. Very average but better than Venture. The grind was kind of heavy if that makes sense. Like you, I didn't have anything bad to say about them aside from the questionable quality control with that cross-threaded kingpin nut. They were just a really good but they did not amaze me. I would not choose them over Indy or the Tensor ATG.
Still miss my Terry Getz love park pro models I had growing up.
After one sesh on the royals, I can say they are definitely some really good trucks with some really good bushings. They are like a mix of thunder and indy. Feels real nice but I haven't bombed any hills with them yet so I can't say they are my favorite trucks quite yet. They also feel light for having solid axles and kingpins. One thing that happened that bugged me was hang-ups on smiths with the hard inverted kingpin. Maybe I was too dipped haha
Liked the video without watching. Ben I really appreciate your content and your personality. Greets from germany!
Just recently started skating these. Bushings were too soft for me but swapping them out to 92a indy bushings has made them feel really good 😁
Thanks for the info!
92a is so soft. You kids and your damn soft bushings!
@@ianturnbow7011 Mmm I think bushing durometers differ between brands though. Like some 92a might feel soft while others might be rock hard. In my opinion the indy version is a nice balance of a medium and hard feeling bushing. To each their own though 🤷🏾♂️
Got to try Bones bushings if you haven't already?. Indy bushings aren't even remotely close to how good Bones bushings feel.
@@andrew-zr1pf I've tried plenty including bones. I like bones but they've usually started to crack and wear down significantly on me after a short while. Plus i prefer skating barrel shaped bushings over cylinder, which i don't think bones offers outside of longboard trucks.
Last trucks review? Never say never Mr. Ben 😁
Great content as always
Royals used to be amazing, I’ve been curious about the new ones since I’m gonna buy some trucks soon and want to try something outside of thunder and indy.. will most likely end up with venture since they were always my favorite growing up
I ordered these based of a slap pals rec and this review. I'm deeply going through the madness right now. I really wish these would have came out a year earlier so they could have gotten a long term review. haven't skated royals in easily 15 years. I guess I realized that I'm just not benefiting from ace at this point in my skating when I'm actually trying to skate something other than transition or curbs
The best youtuber out here I legit only trust your reviews you just telling us that truth
I always wondered if truck manufacturers considered upping the bushing hardness with hanger width but I’ve been out of skating for so long I wouldn’t know. I bet, one day, bushing hardness will be an option prior to buying trucks or having soft medium and hard bushings included in a pair.
Absolutely love your Content Ben! I look forward to all your videos!
I would truly love to see more reviews! I highly recommend trying a Blood Wizard Board 8.5 pairing with a Ace AF1 55 truck! You’re awesome Ben Thank You!
I have a blood wizard 8.6 chris gregson board its amazing. I met Eric Dressen when I was riding it once.
got the low with a revert kingpin...no more kingpin bite!☆
They really have gotten way better I cracked my first pair back in 2008
all hail ben the setup guru🙌
these were my favorite pair of trucks ive ever skated. with autobahns. back when i was short enough to slip into the lo's. i remember doing a frontside 180 switch suski grind to salad grind and then switch backside 180 out. lol. at big happys skatepark in cleveland heights ohio. and it was like 2004 when they let you use paypal to get in. lol.
Totally loving this new, revamped version of Ben. Keep killing it man 💪🤘
Had Jerry Hsu Royals. One of my favorite trucks ever.
Never owned Royals, but i like the name, the brand, the logo, the color.
i rode royals on a buddies board probably more than a decade ago and didn't like them at all. they felt stiff and lifeless to me. good on crailtap for making a truck that's sort of up to par to the standard brands. mix of thunder and venture sounds pretty great to me.
also nice to see you healing up.
one last thing, that primitive hoody looking crisp and comfy as hell. i'm not into primitive or skatewear in general, but i want to know what blank that is haha.
Another great video. I’ve missed these reviews from you.
Buddy of mine had the hook up back in the day. His uncle worked at Crailtap, and we would get a pair for $20.
I know you hate doing reviews.. but I enjoy them cause you keep it real....
never a fan of Royal, but im a fan of Ben skating thats why i clicked..tho i believe there are Loyals to the Royal lol
The cadence in which you speak is amazing, mr rogers X zoolander. “I may never do another truck review again.” Haha
It’s crazy how picky skaters are with setups. I can skate pretty much anything that’s shitty except wheels or trucks. Those have gotta be smooth and perfect.
I always loved Royal back in the day. Just got back into skating this last year. I wanna get a pair but idk if I wanna risk it lol
Maybe ppl don't know you can order trucks with stiffer bushings but I liked almost boards with a destructo truck it's adjustable stiff to loose. Awesome stuff keep the construction stuff too
I had a pair in the 2000s where the base plate cracked in half shortly after skating. Never tried them again...
Was gonna buy a set of Indys but I found some older Royals for a great price. I think I'm gonna buy them. God help me.
The ends are so funny dude so awesome !
I bought some royals back in 2015 that I absolutely hated. I'm willing to give them another shot now.
Been watching your vids for awhile. I always thought the Bullet trucks were the red-headed stepchild. I like Bullet very much but they seem to get a-lot of hate.
I have some complaints about how trucks are sold. They usually don't show the inside or back so you can see what type of bushings they use, they don't tell you the height, they don't go into details that are important and I wonder why they don't spec them out.
On another note - I'm looking for regular skateboard trucks that are the same height as standard Indy's that I can dump the 96a Independent barrels in the top and bottom. I put a longer kingpin in Indy's and was able to put the barrels in there but I'd like other options as well for trucks. One main problem with the Indy's with a longer kingpin is that the nut on the kingpin is higher than the hanger.
Nice you're giving us some options!
Alien workshop with krux or tensor is ok too .. But after 10 years of aggressive skating I still never found that pop out of a deck that i was feeling for but good stuff
yes yes thank you for reviewing a truck again for us daddy 😁
Royal trucks are good, but I prefer to upgrade them with Bones HARD 96A bushings )
To justify the amount of clowning you would get with these, they’d have to be the world’s greatest. Which they are not.
I’ve been waiting for this review for a long time. Thanks.
Ventures and Royals have always been my favorites
Beeeen new ace af1 low 49 mm out! Please let this review coming
oh man. Was hoping for the Ben could review the Lurpiv Trucks. I was happy with my Ventures but now may have to look into these Royals.
Always like my one royal trucks. 15 years avo i got a set and broke one of them on the first day. Still have it but must of been a manufactures issue caz the other truck lasted me a long while.
Nooo. They better suck, cause I don’t wan’t to have to add Royals to my Ventures, Tensors, Indies, Thunders and Aces 😂.
Tensors are the lightest but that’s all they got going for them. My experience with thunder was terrible. 4 or 5 sets got bent hanger/axles and I’m not a huge heavy gnarly skater. I like Indy for everything and some ventures for just flat ground. Kinda feel bad saying this sucks/that sucks because so many of the best pros ride all these trucks which means they can’t be that bad. Although they do get free trucks any time.
@@memorysometimers3067 I agree wholeheartedly on the Tensors. Not my kind of truck. They were light though for sure.
I've been riding early 2000s GK7s for ages, recently got some Death X Film trucks for my wide filmer board. They're super light but I honestly can't say they feel different to my GK7. At least, I can't tell anyway.
I've had Destructor, Grind king, Royals, and Indys. I rather indys over those, but the Royals were not that bad, The last ones I had were actually the inverted ones.
They look like thunders so I’d get a pair 👍🏼
you gotta do the lurpivs
Some crailtap goodies, I’ll have to get a pair of these soon
I remember breaking colored royals as a kid on sets ! Now I stick to independent or krux if I want colors never any issue
I'm not 100% shure, but i think the feel is very close to a forged Indy. greetings from germany ✌
ill never go back to royal! that time in the early 2000's was filled with so many broken king-pins having to go to the skateshop to replace it still gives me nightmares to this day
Bought them, love them. Delicious.
I was having a terrible day, then this video was posted
Can you do a bones bushings review.?. For me nothing comes remotely close to how good they feel. It was honestly like going from clay wheels to Spitfire F4's. I also skate Indy 169's on an 8.75 board mainly for transition but been recently getting into street and just learnt slappy's on parking blocks. God they are fun and that same board setup feels perfect for it. I also weigh 85 kg and ride the bones hard bushings.
Lurpiv 🙏🏻
I had a pair, seemed decent. Kingpin broke, couldn’t get a replacement, so they sent me a brand new pair.
Always broke kingpins on royal 04/08 era switched to thunder never happened again
lurpiv review pls
Thanks Ben. Really interesting I had some royals a few years ago and they seemed stiff and the kingpin was too long. Are these a new model? The look is what caught me and the nostalgia. These also look great. Curious what model? Haha thanks Ben
Yes they are a new model.
They are new. Kingpin clearance is on the low side but I forgot to mention it. Not much different than thunder though.
@@bendegros right on dude they’re pretty clean. After a simple google search I found my answer haha. Forgot to say kudos for shouting out your bro!
Hey Ben you should do a review on Creature Stump boards. I just ordered mine yesterday. Shorter wheelbase than regular creature decks.
lmao you should totally add the stupid questions part every vid that was funny
My first trucks I brought before getting ventures too they felt the same
i need lurpiv review!!!
Just said you were done with reviews so this is a pleasant surprise.
Surprise review!
David!!!!!