Been wanting to try these! I’m 46yrs old and goofing around and slappy (attempts) is where my skating is today. Def not jumping down anything, and I hear these trucks (Mag Lights) have an amazing grind on concrete
I just bought these, partly because of this video. Same here, tired old 48 yr legs. I skate almost everyday, but very low impact. Slappys and the skatepark (mostly big and small transition heavy). Have super crusty little spots, so have been riding 58+mm wheels. Just set up some 60mm 99a Spitfires. Can definitely feel the weight. Should be interesting comboing the heavy and light, seems like people have been doing that already. Sounds like they kill curbs too. Thanks.
skating curbs with these is amazing. actually, the light weight turned me off more than anything. turn was good, but the lightness seemed to make the set up feel less smooth. going to try to mix it up with a different brand baseplate, prob indy. also shoved a 3mm steel rod into the hollow hanger to give it a little extra weight. that grind though.
I think the reason why a lot of skaters crap on tensor trucks is the pricing. The mag lights are now $65. Maybe they’re jealous that other people can have them while they can’t?
They’re what…$15 more expensive than indys and thunders? That’s definitely not the reason lol ace af1’s cost $65 and I see more of those than anything else these days🤷🏼♂️
@@francisvaldez4741 I can't really say as I bought 3 different size because I change board size every year. But they all are still in pretty good shape.
Thanks for all the videos!Super helpful. Question about your deck…what are the benefits of having rails? I am getting back into skating after years away and I’m trying to decide to get rails or not. Thanks again and keep it up!
i have these and i'm almost 50 haha! between thunder and indie is an accurate description..i would say 60/40.. no wheelbites either for wheelbite type tricks.
I bought them last summer. Wanted some of the lightest trucks on the market. So far not the biggest fan. The bushings made click noises no matter if they were waxed or not, the hanger got stuck and the trucks even felt too light. I’ve given them a rest for now and gone back to Indie Standards. But I’ll give ’em a go again at some point down the line.
@@KevinNiceTry I’ve been on Indie Standards, Thunder Hollow Lights and then those Tensors so far and I’ve enjoyed the Indies best. Thunders have been so and so (I think they are just a tad too low for me) and the Tensors were okay but hated those bushings. Ace trucks look good if nothing else. That counts for something too!
I've got two sets of Tensor ATG maglights ones a year old and ones brand new, both are absolutely quiet. With the brand new set, I've only got about 4 skate sessions in on them so far and there already silent, I skated them for a sesh or two as they come (no tightening of the axle nut, nut flush with the kingpin) then waxed the pivots/bushings and tightened to my likeness, which is a medium tightness (just a thread or two exposed on the kingpin above the axle nut) and they did still squeak when I initially waxed them but I took them out for a quick 30min skate session, the front trucks squeak was gone but still had some squeak in the rear truck so put a few more shards of paraffin wax in that pivot and all is good now. but with that said, I get what your saying, Tensors do seem to take a little bit more effort to remove the squeak, I suspect its due to the painted hangers or magnesium material... I mean, many ppl like to skate raw trucks and Tensors are the only mag made trucks on the market and without a doubt the most colorful truck company out since the mag hangers need paint coatings on them. Normally you can wax the pivot of a truck and the squeak will go away almost instantly just by wiggling and moving the truck around by hand, with the tensors I waxed them moved them by hand and nothing, re waxed moved them by hand and still nothing, waxed all around the bushing to metal contact areas and still no luck, wasnt until after a skate sesh that the wax settled in and removed the squeak... Again, im guessing its due to the paint finishes or magnesium material but it just takes a bit longer or maybe a little bit more wax, for the wax to coat and stick to the hanger in the right way to reduce squeak but it definitely still works... wax skate and wax again and you should be fine. Also im not positive but the dimple of the top bushing that sits slightly recessed into the truck may cause some squeaking until its been properly broken in with a few skate sessions... but I could be wrong about that and it might still just be a pivot issue but I still wax a little around the top bushings dimple and the area of the truck that it sits within, so that may or may not help in the end.
@@TysonHook-22- just came back to this vid. I didn’t give my Tensors a lot of time to be honest because they immediately felt off to me. But I will return to them at some point and give them some more time. At the time I was riding them I didn’t skate that much either but now that I’m skating every other day for an hour or two I would probably adapt a lot better.
Hi mate, been looking at getting a set of these as strangley everywhere is sold out of Thunder hollow light 149's in the UK (I guess everyone rides an 8.5 now). I've read that the turn on these is a bit rubbish but was wondering whether changing the bushing for independent conicals etc. would improve the turning?
Hey if youre still torn between buying them. I skated these on stairs, bowls, rails, big drops, street sessions. The bushings for me were incredible one the first day very very turny, but kinda tightened up to how they should feel after a good skate sesh. They 100% turn better than thunder, but fall a little short from indys as indys have more of a comfortable and deep turn. The only way i can truly describe this truck is if thunder and indy had a one night fling and accidentally birthed a genius. If i had to put titles on these 3 brands though: thunder = best for strictly street skating, locking in, and grinding rails (oh my god are these just so good on rails) also great for learning new tricks bc they are a very consistent truck Indys = incredible for transition, but lacks in true modern street skating (no street skater in downtown miami florida will ever use indies) theyre just not that cool anymore honestly just a hyped brand with a good turn. Garbage for rails like very dangerous to skate these on rails. They do last forever though Tensor = by far without a doubt the greatest "all around" truck i ever had in my entire skate life. Ill skate these anywhere straight up. But with it being an all around truck it wont be THE BEST at anything, but it will do everything extremely well. The weight difference is obvious and everyone will talk about hoe light they are when picking up your board. Btw whoever said the turning is rubbish is definitely wrong, but i dont blame them bc i do see an inconsistency with theyre bushings. Mine were soft af when i got them, my friends were pretty hard and unturny. Either way they break in eventually to get the right turn.
@@Zoloxer Thats a solid/detailed assessment. Just to add my 2cents, The break-in of Tensors is vary odd, I dont think ive ever had another truck that changed so much from day to day early on... like one day theyd fell tight, the next maybe a little loose, and then the next just right and was consistently tightening and loosening them before a skate sesh, then one day they were just perfect! and they've been my fav trucks ever since. Call me crazy but I think the odd break-in of Tensors is 100% due to the top bushings dimple thing that is slightly recessed within the truck, but once they properly break-in they feel amazing and could just be me but Tensors seem extra stable until you want them to turn and then they break into a nice turn... could be wrong, but I believe thats due to the dimple as well... like it adds some rigidness/stability for cruising straight but also doesnt hinder turnability when you want to turn... a main feature of Tensors has always been there ability to go straight, watch old Mullen vids talking about what makes Tensors different/his philosophy of how a truck should work, in Mullens mind going straight with the least effect possible is key to a good truck... Tensors are the oddest trucks but in a good way and once you adapt to the odd and unique features they're simply the best. Also being Canadian, I found Tensor bushings to be way, way more durable then indys, the last couple months of the season as the chilly fall weather rolls around Indy bushings become hard and brittle and will crack and break super easily, didnt find this to be a issue at all with the Tensor bushings... The Shortys Doh-doh bushings are one of the only other bushings that I know of that arent severely effected by weather changes, I believe shortys even mentions it in some ads/descriptions of Doh-dohs.
I have the aluminum atg and the turning is very close to my indy. I can swap between setups and not notice much difference. Want to try the mag light and this video is helpful. We're the same age and I feel the tired legs lol peace
Maglights are the way to go for old and tired legs. I got back into skating last year at 29 years old, I setup two boards one for park and one for street... both 8.25 decks, one with indys and one with tensors, one hard wheels, one softer wheels but ended up using both in each scenario for various reasons and swapped wheels and decks around to see how things performed differently. In the end the Tensors won me over, one thing I found was if I was skating a knee high street ledge for example, the effort to get the Indy setup onto the ledge was vary daunting, like after an hour your legs are completely done... but I could then pick up the Tensor setup and still manage to get another solid 30mins or so of skating in and some days I'd just skate the lighter setup from the start and would have a much more productive skate session and so this season I picked up a 2nd set of Tensor maglights to reduce differences between my setups with the goal of improving overall consistency, also ditched the softer wheels and went with spitfire F4 99s on both (53mm conical fulls for the streets and 53mm tablets for the park) If your skating in the streets/rougher terrain regularly i'd highly recommend wide contact patch wheels like a conical which happens to pair vary well with the light trucks since conicals are a heavier wheel then a classic shape... but if you skate a lot of smooth ground and want a ultra light and snappy/flickable setup classic shapes are great... The spitfire tablets are kinda a nice inbetween of a conical and classic shape imo I use to love me some super hard bones wheels in my youth but in adulthood they're simply to rough on the knees, though I havent tried the easy streets 99a formula yet... for me 99a spitfires are near perfect especially if your skating a lot of smooth concrete there vary fast and comfy and the wide contact patches 99a spits work great in the rough streets too, I can skate tablets fine on the rough canadian roads. As mentioned above I skated some softer wheels last year, ricta clouds 92a and they are vary vary comfortable great cruiser wheel vary fast on rough pavement but slow on smooth, I found them to have some trick-ability but its not really an ideal trick wheel shape and they can be to soft/sticky at times... the new 95-97a wheels coming out from various companies are quite interesting to me, they should be a perfect all around wheel duro for us older rippers, I mean, 99a's work fine but somedays your knees and legs just want something a little more cushy, especially if you skate in the streets more then parks/smooth pavement... and just like lighter trucks can allow you a longer skate sesh, slightly softer wheels could mean a longer skate sesh too. After skating both 92s and 99s throughout last season, I was literally wishing for 95-97a wheels in proper street wheel shapes and through researching on forums I found a bunch of companies were working on such formulas and I think the main target demo is us in the older skate demographic. So you may be interested to check out the new 95a OG nomads (conical shape), 97a Spitfires (mainly classic shape from what Ive seen but I believe ive seen some 97a conical wheels too and they may have more shapes released in 97a throughout the season) and Bones has there newer 99a formula which is said to be softer then spits 99a and other 99a wheels but I believe there also coming back with the ditch series which was previously more of a filmer wheel shape like ricta clouds but this time around might be more of a trick wheel shape or may just be offered in a wider ranger of shapes more, and of course Ricta is coming out with a 95a wheel likely similar to OGs nomad formula being both NHS companies but likely will be a different shape then the conical shaped nomad wheels.
I grind a lot, mostly street ledges and stuff like that. I bought a pair, loved how they feel, but I grinded them down to the axel in like 2 months. Not fond of the idea of buying new trucks every month or 2
Haha I thought you meant aces, yeah the tensors do grind down fast and they are really expensive. I recommend aces they grind second best to the tensors and turn 10x better.
I dont know about you but out of all the trucks ive tried i like avenue trucks gen 2s 8.0 can you do a review on them sometime? Avenue trucks are also controversial people say its a "gimmik" even tho theyve never tried em out in thier life or even gave em an actual chance without being so judgy about em really fast skaters are too picky now and days but yeah
Yeah definitely plan on it, I live in snow country at the moment but as soon as I can I will. I have some other videos with slow motion slappys and stuff. Maybe those can help for now. Happy skating!
I had to give up on rails. The east coast spots like to rip them out of my board first day. Haha. Tried everything except sex bolts. That's too much work for rails.
@@KevinNiceTry yea, i found it finally. But thank you for responding. Im going with the TENSOR MAG LIT LO 5.25 ( BLACK) Any weight reduction makes a big difference the older you get.
i am thinking of getting myself a pair i got a few diffrent board setups but idk if its worth it to get them to try to break my personal highest ollie of around 36inches cause idk if that would be too much impact if i do that hours back to back to get an higher ollie
when i skate a 4 stair a drop becomes like an 8stair when i ollie so thats one of my reasons in mind to not get em like i ollie about 34-36inches high. which makes me affraid to break em
@@KevinNiceTry Its crazy the effects of mind over matter, wwhen I first started riding Tensor maglights last year I inherently considered them weaker to Indys, like I naturally just thought theres no way Tensors are as durable and ready for heavy impacts as my tried and true Indys. Im 30 so Im all about low impact skating these days but ive came to the realization that the Tensors are a tough truck, ive bashed and beat on mine pretty hard without any ill effects, also TJ Rogers does some big stuff and seems to trust Tensors to handle the task, Daewon Song more of a low impact skater but hes rough on his gear, the fact he uses no bushings on his front truck and bashes them of curbs and such and seemingly never has any issues is quite impressive. Also young Sheckler rode for Tensor and of course took em down some big gaps/drops (though he weighed next to nothing at the time)
@@arrowsmind6605 I think youd be fine, TJ Rogers takes tensors down some big stuff without issues, Daewon does fine and he only skates half a front truck... bottom line Tensor maglights are worth a try, there the lightest and smoothest grinding trucks ever made... and you dont know, just how much such things could positively effect your skate abilities until youve given them a try.
is ATG a mid, hign or low? I'm getting a pair of tensor mag light this week, just wondering if ATG is the same as the tensor Mag llight low. Or any difference?
During my time tensor were super heavy jus like indy but Indy were the popular out the two if u were gonna go with a heavy truck thunders and ventures always been lighter even royal is lighter than indy
"tired old legs" and you´re 33 ... I am now 35 and I started skateboarding at 34 (last year) :D but yeah my legs are often tired as well. doesnt stop me though
@@KevinNiceTry for sure I always enjoy the humble guys take on things I get tired of certain youtubers being too stuck up and not humbled enough. So always enjoy helping a well deserved youtuber get subscribers you know just keep it up dude! Even though I had already order some thunders lol but always enjoy someone's review on certain items you know lol I'm coming back to skating after a 10 year hiatus and remembered trying my friends tensors long ago
@@johntorres532 testing the indy mids ATM really liking having some weight back to my board. About to do a video on my final thoughts on the Tensors though. Maybe as soon as tomorrow. I film edit and post all in the same day.
Great review, love your casual style bud, and the fact you make me think of Dan Akroyd on a skateboard. Fuck this old legs shit though, you may "feel" that way but get seriously Biohacking for two years and you'll feel silly for saying that shit. 100-year-olds can say their legs feel old, you and many others lie to yourselves and just smash your body up too much. Get real, old at 30's, lol.
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Been wanting to try these! I’m 46yrs old and goofing around and slappy (attempts) is where my skating is today. Def not jumping down anything, and I hear these trucks (Mag Lights) have an amazing grind on concrete
The best grind on concrete for sure!!!! In my opinion if you are doing tons of slappys get some mag lights. Such a great feeling.
Contest run outro! Switch tre, half-cab, front tail. Boom! Those old legs weren't so tired, loved it.
Thank you!
Love when videos are pretty much straightforward and helpful like this one!
Thanks so much man. Its my first time talking into the camera, still getting warmed up but I'm going filming for a new video tomorrow! Stay tuned.
I bought these for my 8 year old. He loves him! 7.75 w/tensors, no rails, trying to keep it light for him
I have these and like them for being 36. How light they are is a positive for tired legs.
So true. I think if more people gave them a chance they would love them.
Agreed, why wouldnt u want a light board. Im 37, my legs get tired real fast. Any weight reduction is a good thing.
Love the tensor bushings, once broken in they work great for ledge skating and flip tricks.
I just bought these, partly because of this video. Same here, tired old 48 yr legs. I skate almost everyday, but very low impact. Slappys and the skatepark (mostly big and small transition heavy). Have super crusty little spots, so have been riding 58+mm wheels. Just set up some 60mm 99a Spitfires. Can definitely feel the weight. Should be interesting comboing the heavy and light, seems like people have been doing that already. Sounds like they kill curbs too. Thanks.
skating curbs with these is amazing. actually, the light weight turned me off more than anything. turn was good, but the lightness seemed to make the set up feel less smooth. going to try to mix it up with a different brand baseplate, prob indy. also shoved a 3mm steel rod into the hollow hanger to give it a little extra weight. that grind though.
I think the reason why a lot of skaters crap on tensor trucks is the pricing. The mag lights are now $65. Maybe they’re jealous that other people can have them while they can’t?
nah its just not worth that much
They’re what…$15 more expensive than indys and thunders? That’s definitely not the reason lol ace af1’s cost $65 and I see more of those than anything else these days🤷🏼♂️
@@tbvolcomskater I think you're right. Although I've seen Tensor Mag Lights now go up to $83 per pair depending on the store.
This video is so relatable. You are relatable lmao
I bought my third pair of tensor magnesium. And I really enjoy those.
High or low? I’m thinking about getting them
@@thomascintron9576 High
@@francisvaldez4741 I can't really say as I bought 3 different size because I change board size every year. But they all are still in pretty good shape.
Thanks for all the videos!Super helpful.
Question about your deck…what are the benefits of having rails? I am getting back into skating after years away and I’m trying to decide to get rails or not. Thanks again and keep it up!
You can lock into boardslides basically. Makes them super easy to hold for distance. Also, Smiths and feebles have a better lock in imo.
i have these and i'm almost 50 haha! between thunder and indie is an accurate description..i would say 60/40.. no wheelbites either for wheelbite type tricks.
I bought them last summer. Wanted some of the lightest trucks on the market. So far not the biggest fan. The bushings made click noises no matter if they were waxed or not, the hanger got stuck and the trucks even felt too light.
I’ve given them a rest for now and gone back to Indie Standards. But I’ll give ’em a go again at some point down the line.
Maybe ACE trucks would be a good solution, I'm actually getting a pair for my next 8" setup. Stay tuned for the review.
@@KevinNiceTry I’ve been on Indie Standards, Thunder Hollow Lights and then those Tensors so far and I’ve enjoyed the Indies best. Thunders have been so and so (I think they are just a tad too low for me) and the Tensors were okay but hated those bushings.
Ace trucks look good if nothing else. That counts for something too!
I've got two sets of Tensor ATG maglights ones a year old and ones brand new, both are absolutely quiet.
With the brand new set, I've only got about 4 skate sessions in on them so far and there already silent,
I skated them for a sesh or two as they come (no tightening of the axle nut, nut flush with the kingpin) then waxed the pivots/bushings and tightened to my likeness, which is a medium tightness (just a thread or two exposed on the kingpin above the axle nut) and they did still squeak when I initially waxed them but I took them out for a quick 30min skate session, the front trucks squeak was gone but still had some squeak in the rear truck so put a few more shards of paraffin wax in that pivot and all is good now.
but with that said, I get what your saying, Tensors do seem to take a little bit more effort to remove the squeak, I suspect its due to the painted hangers or magnesium material... I mean, many ppl like to skate raw trucks and Tensors are the only mag made trucks on the market and without a doubt the most colorful truck company out since the mag hangers need paint coatings on them.
Normally you can wax the pivot of a truck and the squeak will go away almost instantly just by wiggling and moving the truck around by hand, with the tensors I waxed them moved them by hand and nothing, re waxed moved them by hand and still nothing, waxed all around the bushing to metal contact areas and still no luck, wasnt until after a skate sesh that the wax settled in and removed the squeak... Again, im guessing its due to the paint finishes or magnesium material but it just takes a bit longer or maybe a little bit more wax, for the wax to coat and stick to the hanger in the right way to reduce squeak but it definitely still works... wax skate and wax again and you should be fine.
Also im not positive but the dimple of the top bushing that sits slightly recessed into the truck may cause some squeaking until its been properly broken in with a few skate sessions... but I could be wrong about that and it might still just be a pivot issue but I still wax a little around the top bushings dimple and the area of the truck that it sits within, so that may or may not help in the end.
@@TysonHook-22- just came back to this vid. I didn’t give my Tensors a lot of time to be honest because they immediately felt off to me. But I will return to them at some point and give them some more time. At the time I was riding them I didn’t skate that much either but now that I’m skating every other day for an hour or two I would probably adapt a lot better.
Dude ur so rad Btw ur moustache is so sick
Thanks for making this! You covered all the things I was wondering about with these trucks.
Hi mate, been looking at getting a set of these as strangley everywhere is sold out of Thunder hollow light 149's in the UK (I guess everyone rides an 8.5 now). I've read that the turn on these is a bit rubbish but was wondering whether changing the bushing for independent conicals etc. would improve the turning?
Honestly the ATG has a good turn. I thought it was a bit quicker then a thunder. They work super nice with bones bushing as well.
Hey if youre still torn between buying them. I skated these on stairs, bowls, rails, big drops, street sessions. The bushings for me were incredible one the first day very very turny, but kinda tightened up to how they should feel after a good skate sesh. They 100% turn better than thunder, but fall a little short from indys as indys have more of a comfortable and deep turn. The only way i can truly describe this truck is if thunder and indy had a one night fling and accidentally birthed a genius. If i had to put titles on these 3 brands though:
thunder = best for strictly street skating, locking in, and grinding rails (oh my god are these just so good on rails) also great for learning new tricks bc they are a very consistent truck
Indys = incredible for transition, but lacks in true modern street skating (no street skater in downtown miami florida will ever use indies) theyre just not that cool anymore honestly just a hyped brand with a good turn. Garbage for rails like very dangerous to skate these on rails. They do last forever though
Tensor = by far without a doubt the greatest "all around" truck i ever had in my entire skate life. Ill skate these anywhere straight up. But with it being an all around truck it wont be THE BEST at anything, but it will do everything extremely well. The weight difference is obvious and everyone will talk about hoe light they are when picking up your board.
Btw whoever said the turning is rubbish is definitely wrong, but i dont blame them bc i do see an inconsistency with theyre bushings. Mine were soft af when i got them, my friends were pretty hard and unturny. Either way they break in eventually to get the right turn.
@@Zoloxer Thats a solid/detailed assessment.
Just to add my 2cents, The break-in of Tensors is vary odd, I dont think ive ever had another truck that changed so much from day to day early on... like one day theyd fell tight, the next maybe a little loose, and then the next just right and was consistently tightening and loosening them before a skate sesh, then one day they were just perfect! and they've been my fav trucks ever since.
Call me crazy but I think the odd break-in of Tensors is 100% due to the top bushings dimple thing that is slightly recessed within the truck, but once they properly break-in they feel amazing and could just be me but Tensors seem extra stable until you want them to turn and then they break into a nice turn... could be wrong, but I believe thats due to the dimple as well... like it adds some rigidness/stability for cruising straight but also doesnt hinder turnability when you want to turn... a main feature of Tensors has always been there ability to go straight, watch old Mullen vids talking about what makes Tensors different/his philosophy of how a truck should work, in Mullens mind going straight with the least effect possible is key to a good truck... Tensors are the oddest trucks but in a good way and once you adapt to the odd and unique features they're simply the best.
Also being Canadian, I found Tensor bushings to be way, way more durable then indys, the last couple months of the season as the chilly fall weather rolls around Indy bushings become hard and brittle and will crack and break super easily, didnt find this to be a issue at all with the Tensor bushings... The Shortys Doh-doh bushings are one of the only other bushings that I know of that arent severely effected by weather changes, I believe shortys even mentions it in some ads/descriptions of Doh-dohs.
I have the aluminum atg and the turning is very close to my indy. I can swap between setups and not notice much difference. Want to try the mag light and this video is helpful. We're the same age and I feel the tired legs lol peace
Maglights are the way to go for old and tired legs. I got back into skating last year at 29 years old, I setup two boards one for park and one for street... both 8.25 decks, one with indys and one with tensors, one hard wheels, one softer wheels but ended up using both in each scenario for various reasons and swapped wheels and decks around to see how things performed differently.
In the end the Tensors won me over, one thing I found was if I was skating a knee high street ledge for example, the effort to get the Indy setup onto the ledge was vary daunting, like after an hour your legs are completely done... but I could then pick up the Tensor setup and still manage to get another solid 30mins or so of skating in and some days I'd just skate the lighter setup from the start and would have a much more productive skate session and so this season I picked up a 2nd set of Tensor maglights to reduce differences between my setups with the goal of improving overall consistency, also ditched the softer wheels and went with spitfire F4 99s on both (53mm conical fulls for the streets and 53mm tablets for the park)
If your skating in the streets/rougher terrain regularly i'd highly recommend wide contact patch wheels like a conical which happens to pair vary well with the light trucks since conicals are a heavier wheel then a classic shape... but if you skate a lot of smooth ground and want a ultra light and snappy/flickable setup classic shapes are great... The spitfire tablets are kinda a nice inbetween of a conical and classic shape imo
I use to love me some super hard bones wheels in my youth but in adulthood they're simply to rough on the knees, though I havent tried the easy streets 99a formula yet... for me 99a spitfires are near perfect especially if your skating a lot of smooth concrete there vary fast and comfy and the wide contact patches 99a spits work great in the rough streets too, I can skate tablets fine on the rough canadian roads.
As mentioned above I skated some softer wheels last year, ricta clouds 92a and they are vary vary comfortable great cruiser wheel vary fast on rough pavement but slow on smooth, I found them to have some trick-ability but its not really an ideal trick wheel shape and they can be to soft/sticky at times... the new 95-97a wheels coming out from various companies are quite interesting to me, they should be a perfect all around wheel duro for us older rippers, I mean, 99a's work fine but somedays your knees and legs just want something a little more cushy, especially if you skate in the streets more then parks/smooth pavement... and just like lighter trucks can allow you a longer skate sesh, slightly softer wheels could mean a longer skate sesh too.
After skating both 92s and 99s throughout last season, I was literally wishing for 95-97a wheels in proper street wheel shapes and through researching on forums I found a bunch of companies were working on such formulas and I think the main target demo is us in the older skate demographic. So you may be interested to check out the new 95a OG nomads (conical shape), 97a Spitfires (mainly classic shape from what Ive seen but I believe ive seen some 97a conical wheels too and they may have more shapes released in 97a throughout the season) and Bones has there newer 99a formula which is said to be softer then spits 99a and other 99a wheels but I believe there also coming back with the ditch series which was previously more of a filmer wheel shape like ricta clouds but this time around might be more of a trick wheel shape or may just be offered in a wider ranger of shapes more, and of course Ricta is coming out with a 95a wheel likely similar to OGs nomad formula being both NHS companies but likely will be a different shape then the conical shaped nomad wheels.
Daewon said that’s the only truck he will ever use.... That’s Hood enough for me! The Goat approves...
I grind a lot, mostly street ledges and stuff like that. I bought a pair, loved how they feel, but I grinded them down to the axel in like 2 months. Not fond of the idea of buying new trucks every month or 2
Haha I thought you meant aces, yeah the tensors do grind down fast and they are really expensive. I recommend aces they grind second best to the tensors and turn 10x better.
Thanks for the tip, will try those next
220 and just want to have some fun carving it up. good to go?
Awesome video.
Your slappies are so sick. What size are your wheels?
52mm spitfire conical but im getting the classic shape next.
I dont know about you but out of all the trucks ive tried i like avenue trucks gen 2s 8.0 can you do a review on them sometime? Avenue trucks are also controversial people say its a "gimmik" even tho theyve never tried em out in thier life or even gave em an actual chance without being so judgy about em really fast skaters are too picky now and days but yeah
Switch tre was amazing!
Thank you!
Keep pushing videos bro sweet content
Thanks!
Thanks for the info
Going to do a more in depth review soon now that I've skated them a bit longer. Stay tuned.
I want to skate with this guy.
Can you do a how to slappy video please. I don’t know how to get into the grind I just slam my nose into the curb
Yeah definitely plan on it, I live in snow country at the moment but as soon as I can I will. I have some other videos with slow motion slappys and stuff. Maybe those can help for now. Happy skating!
New sub. Love the review....and also big fan of Bevup rails!
I had to give up on rails. The east coast spots like to rip them out of my board first day. Haha. Tried everything except sex bolts. That's too much work for rails.
Hell yeah man great video you got a mean slappy dude
I'm so jealous at how comfortable you talk to the camera haha. I guess I just gotta practice more. Just ordered a mic also.
Wht size should i get, my deck size is 7.875 to 7.9 max.
5.25 is for 7.8 - 8 according to the size chart on the tensor website
@@KevinNiceTry yea, i found it finally. But thank you for responding.
Im going with the TENSOR MAG LIT LO 5.25 ( BLACK)
Any weight reduction makes a big difference the older you get.
5.25
Do the axels really bend that bad or do bruhs just complain?
I had no issues but im also not jumping down 10 stairs at my age haha.
i am thinking of getting myself a pair i got a few diffrent board setups but idk if its worth it to get them to try to break my personal highest ollie of around 36inches cause idk if that would be too much impact if i do that hours back to back to get an higher ollie
I honestly think you wouldn't have any issues unless you're jumping down 10+ stairs really.
@@KevinNiceTry ive broken many sets of trucks in my life tahts why
when i skate a 4 stair a drop becomes like an 8stair when i ollie so thats one of my reasons in mind to not get em like i ollie about 34-36inches high. which makes me affraid to break em
@@KevinNiceTry Its crazy the effects of mind over matter, wwhen I first started riding Tensor maglights last year I inherently considered them weaker to Indys, like I naturally just thought theres no way Tensors are as durable and ready for heavy impacts as my tried and true Indys.
Im 30 so Im all about low impact skating these days but ive came to the realization that the Tensors are a tough truck, ive bashed and beat on mine pretty hard without any ill effects, also TJ Rogers does some big stuff and seems to trust Tensors to handle the task, Daewon Song more of a low impact skater but hes rough on his gear, the fact he uses no bushings on his front truck and bashes them of curbs and such and seemingly never has any issues is quite impressive. Also young Sheckler rode for Tensor and of course took em down some big gaps/drops (though he weighed next to nothing at the time)
@@arrowsmind6605 I think youd be fine, TJ Rogers takes tensors down some big stuff without issues, Daewon does fine and he only skates half a front truck... bottom line Tensor maglights are worth a try, there the lightest and smoothest grinding trucks ever made... and you dont know, just how much such things could positively effect your skate abilities until youve given them a try.
is ATG a mid, hign or low? I'm getting a pair of tensor mag light this week, just wondering if ATG is the same as the tensor Mag llight low. Or any difference?
They are a high, similar to an independent if I remember correctly. I loved my set. Definitely would recommend the ATG.
@@KevinNiceTry Thanks a lot!
Anytime, thanks for watching.
@@KevinNiceTry Great review! Love the insights, and your perspective on them
I appreciate that!
During my time tensor were super heavy jus like indy but Indy were the popular out the two if u were gonna go with a heavy truck thunders and ventures always been lighter even royal is lighter than indy
thanks alot!!
Awesome
"tired old legs" and you´re 33 ... I am now 35 and I started skateboarding at 34 (last year) :D but yeah my legs are often tired as well. doesnt stop me though
I'm 35 now as well. Haha.
hangs ups!! (no pun intended)
Enjoyed the vids dude keep them coming if you can lol will subscribe for sure
Thanks man I appreciate the kind words!
@@KevinNiceTry for sure I always enjoy the humble guys take on things I get tired of certain youtubers being too stuck up and not humbled enough. So always enjoy helping a well deserved youtuber get subscribers you know just keep it up dude! Even though I had already order some thunders lol but always enjoy someone's review on certain items you know lol I'm coming back to skating after a 10 year hiatus and remembered trying my friends tensors long ago
@@johntorres532 testing the indy mids ATM really liking having some weight back to my board. About to do a video on my final thoughts on the Tensors though. Maybe as soon as tomorrow. I film edit and post all in the same day.
@@KevinNiceTry well I'll definitely be here to watch and I have yet to try any indys
@@johntorres532 appreciate it i do it all from my cell phone lol, doing what i can with what i got.
Great review, love your casual style bud, and the fact you make me think of Dan Akroyd on a skateboard. Fuck this old legs shit though, you may "feel" that way but get seriously Biohacking for two years and you'll feel silly for saying that shit. 100-year-olds can say their legs feel old, you and many others lie to yourselves and just smash your body up too much. Get real, old at 30's, lol.
You are sick
Thanks!
33?
Dude, you look like you are ,55.
Thanks weirdo. Why would you leave that comment?