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It's on my list of things to do, it just hasn't been a priority of mine amongst other reviews that have been sponsored by companies or Patrons. As of right now, I can't fully explain the physics of how weighted freeride boards work. I don't have a full grasp of the subject, I just have a loose understanding of the benefits.

It's been shown many times, particularly in the e-skate community, that Rit dye is pretty effective at changing the color of wheels. I think I've seen tutorials on Reddit and TH-cam about how to do so. Check those out! Aesthetic changes aren't really an aspect of this sport that I'm interested in, so I don't plan on doing a video about it.

@@owencampbell777awe man, would’ve been cool lol! Thanks anyway man.

What are zero-drop shoes?

@owencampbell777 Zero drop shoes are shoes where the stack heights (outsole+midsole+insole thicknesses) of the heel and forefoot are equal. My skate shoes (Fitflop Collins Leather) initially wasn't zero drop because the insoles had a thicker heel than forefoot. The outsole and midsole are flat and completely level though. So I swapped out the insoles for a flat one to make my shoes zero drop. Before the mod, I had some trouble with heelside leverage but no issues with toesides. Now after the mod, I feel like all my heelside stuff are a lot more responsive than before, while toeside stuff remained the same (they're about equal bothways now).

Not in Cincy unfortunately. But send me a DM on Instagram and I can get you connected with our downhill community! @owencampbell777

I think they accommodated for it in the design. If the bushing seats are far enough apart, then the spherical won't interact with the bushing

@owencampbell777 A good way to check is assemble the trucks with no bushings and articulate the truck back and forth to see if the inside part of the spherical would come in contact with the bushings. If it does come in contact, I'd assume they didn't cut the bushings to act as a damping effect to reduce twitching.

What’s different about them, besides the hollow cut-outs?

Thank you!!

Hey there! Thanks for the suggestion. I've seen the video about modifying bushings to fit the trucks, which could be a nice solution to make these work better. Unfortunately, I've already given away these trucks as a prize in our local slide jam, so I can't make any further videos about modifying them. I was aware of the potential to modify bushings at the time of recording, but I decided to not go down the rabbit hole because I felt like the best use of my time was to review the trucks from the perspective of a first-time buyer. I feel like it's a huge misplay by Seismic to make a truck that requires proprietary bushings that don't even work, and it sucks to have to modify bushings to even give them a chance at good performance. Regardless, I'm extremely skeptical of if they can perform well, even after modification.

@@owencampbell777 Thanks for letting me know how you think about their performance after modification. It really settles me into the "don't try em" mindset. I just found out you can actually cut down most trucks in width by only cutting through the aluminum and leaving the inner axle, so that actually frees up a whole bunch of trucks for alternative use in narrow sizes!

Nice suggestion! I'll look into it

And the wolf shark 2024 if someone is able to borrow you one🔥❤️

I DEFINITELY want to get my hands on the wolfie. I thought I heard rumor of a smaller one dropping in the future

@@owencampbell777lit! Can’t wait to watch that video. Best reviews on TH-cam🔥🔥

I've got the Tyler Howell pro model from the Arbor DH lineup and it is absolutely fire. Would def like to see the Voltage reviewed, I'm sure it's good too.

Thanks for always watching and commenting!

I'm definitely curious about the McFlys, especially after seeing Maxime Sokol freeride so well on them. However, with the community's speculation about the shady business practices of 88, I'm hesitant to review their products and support a company that has so many rumors surrounding them. I won't go into the details about the rumors I've heard because I don't want to perpetuate any ideas that I don't know to be truth.

been waiting for over a month for my town to defrost and be dry for once, today was good, but when I got ready and to my spot it started raining again ;-;

I'm in the same boat, I got some awesome new trucks and wheels and the weather has been terrible for 2 weeks straight, with more snow on the way.

@owencampbell777 what part of the world do you live? I got the chase hiller pro model from pantheon and I just need to skate it

@@owencampbell777 I also recently acquired a LY Battle Axe. I got my 8 year old daughter a LY tugboat and a LY dipper. She wanted to learn how to longboard too. We’ve gone out a few times and I think the dipper is actually a little too small. She keeps putting her foot on the kick and losing her balance, so I gave her the dipper that I picked up.

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It might be the nessie mold, but it’s missing those weird concave “orbs” that used to sit behind the foot positions

​@@owencampbell777Definitely weird that the power orbs are missing. But I just watched Madrid's 'The Brick with Can Brick' video and he confirms it's the Nessie mold. Crazy that they've gotten over a decade of relevance from that Nessie concave.

Props to Madrid for making a timeless concave. I haven't had any bad experiences with Madrid construction, but I have friends that have been disappointed with it in the past. In the future, it sounds like Earthwing is going to be making more downhill boards in their own factory.

Can't beat that Zenit construction, their boards are awesome. I love the Rocket series

I'll make sure I try those bushing and washer combos, stay tuned!

I’d love to try those, thanks for the insight!

@owencampbell777 yeah no don't mention it, abec11 also makes a pro thane for the smaller hd style wheels that may be better than Reflex for sliding and consistency, i haven't tried them though

That aligns with what I've heard about the pro thane. I've had great experiences with some of the more recent 75mm HD reflex centrax, so I know the urethane has good potential

I appreciate that!

the missionary of downhill channels

beautiful

Woah that’s nuts, maybe that’s the way of the future

@owencampbell777 😆 maybe 🤷‍♂️ but it does seem like lots of board sports are using footstraps these days, snowboards have for a while, some surfboards, mountain boards and some electric longboards 🤔

Good advice with the kingpin slop! I would've tried it if I owned these trucks. Did you replace the pink bushing for another 78a blue in your ZM1s?

@@owencampbell777 a orange one, not sure about the duro, around 84 i guess, anything harder than the pink was already better for me, even street skating 100a cone bushings 😂

Nope, can't get them in the US without doing some overseas shipping shenanigans that I don't want to pay for. Copyright law prevents them from being sold here

They're really not that sluggish with a reasonable wheelbase. Especially with the 48 degree baseplates on the cast, they really shine at low speeds because of how much lean you can extract out of them

Thanks for the history lesson! I hope I see somebody with a set sometime, I'd love to see how they're implemented

I don’t have them anymore but you can ask @shoreline_boarder on instagram, I think he played a part in designing it

Hello! It's literally the same width as a flat washer. That seems to be the width that they were over milled. The urethane ones I feel just allow further compression into the baseplate. After all, double tall bushings exist for more compression, so I thought why not this little shim also add to that? Now NOT ALL RUNS OF THESE TRUCKS HAVE THIS ISSUE. Like 2 out of the 3 or so batches, but I shit you not 9/10 gold rogues I see in the wild have this issue.

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Sorry :( I'll find a way to give it back

The 2016 Gaia out of that OG 1/8" crescent drop mold was the best one imo, I liked how it didn't taper nearly as much front and rear. Same with the Logos, that 2016 kick brick shape was elite.

@@RatBürgerSk8 sounds like the v2 I think? V1 was super wide. V2 was a little slimmer. And v2 Logos was the one right before the graphic switch and I think we went to 1/4” drop. Those were great decks but aesthetically a little off I think. Good for the time. I appreciate the feedback though! If we bring back the Gaia it will be a DH board but we have so many freakin SKUs already, it’s kinda hard to imagine right now.