trucks for beginners

loser555 · Newbie Joined: 30 Jul 2004 Posts: 12 City: port st lucie

ok, so i JUST started skating again (i tried b4 i just kind of gave up) ne ways, since i dont/can't grind, is there really a need to buy expensive trucks, or can i go with the more cheaper kind, and if so, do u reccomend any certain brand?????????

pooser · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 4738

try some titan ti-lites.

loser555 · Newbie Joined: 30 Jul 2004 Posts: 12 City: port st lucie

on ebay, i say core trucks and wheels 4 $30, so im assuming they're a total piece of crap, or am i wrong??

pooser · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 4738

you usually get what you pay for but since youre just starting, youre not really thrashing your trucks. if you do break them tho its not like you spent a lot so you should have some cash left over for another pair.

surfersarah · Posted: Jun 05, 2005 2:16 am Post subject:

im jus startin out n im robbin the trucks off my old fish board! rock on Wink

Jester · Posted: Jun 05, 2005 12:06 pm Post subject:

Fish board? What's that?

surfersarah · Posted: Jun 05, 2005 12:10 pm Post subject:

they r shaped a bit like a fish and have huge bumper blocks on the nose and tail 2 grind on. surely u had one when u were a kid?!?!

Jester · Posted: Jun 05, 2005 6:25 pm Post subject:

No, I didn't. Unless a fish board also goes by another name. The only thing I can think of is maybe a banana board, but I don't know what a bumper block is either so I don't know what to look for.

pooser · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 4738

im assuming this is what she means by fish board.

i always thought that name was kinda lame. ive always called it an "old school" deck, pool board, or 80's board but have heard it called fish board quite a bit. i have one similar to the one pictured except mine is blue and thrashed. i still skate it quite a bit actually. something about doin ollies without a nose is so much fun.

realbatman · Newbie Joined: 30 Jun 2005 Posts: 28 City: kelowna

go buy some tensors or something like that. the good trucks are good in a way cuz
1.)they grind better.
2.)they are lighter.
3.)ollie easier.
4.)stronger. (dont bend or crack)
5.)last longer.
6.) u can rely on them.

re re · Addict Joined: 02 Jul 2004 Posts: 723

See, in the 80's, they weren't "old school" or "80's", etc. I remember calling it a fish board.

realbatman · Newbie Joined: 30 Jun 2005 Posts: 28 City: kelowna

shut up

shut u yap fool Evil or Very Mad

pooser · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 4738

re re, in the 80s that was the only shape so why wouldnt you just call it a skateboard.

Colclough999 · Soul Rider Joined: 21 Jun 2005 Posts: 410 City: Boston

ive been skatig since 2nd grade and ive never broken any trucks... why do people say that some trucks break easily?

pooser · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 4738

cuz some trucks do. how hard do you skate? i havent been skating that long but ive broken two titanium king pins, one truck on the hangar and countless decks.

Honeytoast0303 · Outlaw Joined: 19 May 2005 Posts: 149 City: Holyoke

my first trucks were ventures, and they were handy downs, so they were all scratched. they still havent broke and i got new ones. im proably gonna stick to ventures, unless i have a chance to get tensors. ive heard theyre real strong for light trucks. and they have a plastic clider in the base to help with nose and tail slides. mullen designed them. but i would recommend tensors, or anything light like indipendents for a beginner. indys are wicked light, but weak, if youre a beginner, you have nothing to wory about. but once you start ollieng off higher things, youre gonna want to either stop using the indys, or cary come spare kingpins. yea, i type alot Very Happy

Jester · Posted: Jul 10, 2005 5:29 pm Post subject:

Uh, actually, Indys are probably the heaviest truck around & the most durable.

re re · Addict Joined: 02 Jul 2004 Posts: 723

Honeytoast0303 · Outlaw Joined: 19 May 2005 Posts: 149 City: Holyoke

oh, i meant the kingpins are weak Embarassed

my friend broke an indy kingpin doing a 180 and he wasnt too good. he could only do kickflips, and ollies off 5sets. but i thought they were light. owell

colefooter · Posted: Jul 11, 2005 12:38 pm Post subject:

Colclough999 · Soul Rider Joined: 21 Jun 2005 Posts: 410 City: Boston

Jester · Posted: Jul 11, 2005 10:10 pm Post subject:

sj11 · Criminal Joined: 24 Aug 2005 Posts: 50 City: gilford, nh

dude i say u get tensors,blinds, or indys, you could get ventures but they are more money and for the more advanced riders u could use those for a long time if u got them

sj11 · Criminal Joined: 24 Aug 2005 Posts: 50 City: gilford, nh

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