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| MileHighSkates |
 Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 5:11 pm |
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Joined: 28 Apr 2004
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Location: Boulder County, CO
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Our last shipment of these sold out before we even unpacked the box. Everyone who has ridden these raves about them. The workmanship on the hanger is absolutely beautiful. |
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| ThrashCan |
| Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 6:21 pm |
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| sweet lookin truck but how does that kingpin not kill you |
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| MileHighSkates |
| Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 6:37 pm |
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Location: Boulder County, CO
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ThrashCan wrote: sweet lookin truck but how does that kingpin not kill you
Since they're primarily used for slalom, it's not really an issue. Even de-wedged 10+ degrees and "only" running 66mm wheels, no worries. |
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| ThrashCan |
| Posted: Sun May 21, 2006 8:58 am |
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| CH3NO2JAY |
| Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 9:51 pm |
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ThrashCan wrote: sweet lookin truck but how does that kingpin not kill you
Looks like you might be able to get around it with a different length kingpin and nut or different setup... |
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| Slim |
| Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 11:16 pm |
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Joined: 06 Sep 2003
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Location: pedro point, nor cal
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| Good to see he made a few more. I got one the first time around (the gold color hanger) and it's still my rear truck on my pocket pistols slalom set up. As good a truck as I'll ever need. |
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| yoyo |
| Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 12:58 am |
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ORDER OF THE SKULL
Joined: 27 Apr 2005
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Location: Germany
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The kingpin/ nut looks a little strange indeed. The one I have uses a shorter kingpin. Maybe this one is more countersunk in the base, well afterall it's a Tracker RT-X base. I just exchanged the pivot bushing with a Phantom one , swapped the bushings to a yellow soft Stimulator and on the top a blue Bones hardcore. The ride is so smooth and the wheels spin forever, because of the true 8mm axle.
I will be out racing this coming weekend in Hannover, we'll see how the weather holds up........right now it's raining. |
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| Area 51 |
| Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 2:36 am |
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Location: Incredibly distant star
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You think $110 is steep, the very first run of German manufactured Seismics were $300 a pair. This was before any resurgence in slalom/racing or wide boards, smack dab in the the skate recession. The timing couldn't have been any worse. Needless to say, I bought a few sets  |
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| MileHighSkates |
| Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 11:16 am |
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Location: Boulder County, CO
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Compared to Radikals these are a bargain. Really nice trucks, and I have a dozen or so looking for good homes.  |
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| Cappy |
| Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2006 11:22 am |
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