original skateboards review part 1

part 1 of my review of the original skateboard's trucks, apex 37 and Manhattan project

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• original
• skateboards
• review
• apex37
• longboarding
• manhatten
• project

[givingupthegun7]

Is the pintail 37 high off the ground? I'm considering getting it and I don't want it to be too high

[PartNinja]

@willdoelol - Even with the white springs they are still touchy. Anything 20mph an below is fine. Anything above is still sketchy. They are carvers through and through no matter what you do to them. Randals are still a better all around truck (Heck, even indys with a good bushing setup).

[willdoelol]

@PartNinja yes i hav, with a heavier tension spring lets u keep the board more tighter without breaking ur wavecams so easily, so u wont wobble so much if u tighten your springs, if u tighten ur black spring alot u can break the cams, with a white or red, u can go tighter, but not as tight with the white ones, once u tighten them, they can go with more control with the trucks, so once ur bombin on a hill u wont suddenly go out of control, it also lets u do more tricks like dancing on a board.

[PartNinja]

@willdoelol - Have you tried all the springs? I have, and I can say they don't make much a difference. You still get wobbles easy and turns are still snappy and divey. I didn't really even feel much a difference between black and white springs.

[willdoelol]

@PartNinja thats why u get heavier tension springs....

[willdoelol]

@PartNinja the pintails are as low as the apex does dood... i hav both...

[PartNinja]

@ashsokker14 - Dont be fooled by their hype videos. When they are "bombing" hills they aren't really going all that fast. Just seems faster on video with the follow cam. Also notice they are usually just going strait and usually squated down on the board. Very unstable for speed.

[ashsokker14]

@PartNinja alright cool because i'm just looking for a nice carving/cruising board which the pintail 37-40 looked perfect for and i watched some o's video's and they used the 40 in their pintails video for a nice downhill and it looked great carving and cruising too

[PartNinja]

@ashsokker14 - I own a switch 37 myself and use it often. It is certainly good for downhill at any speed. It's a good cruiser since it rides low but curbs and such may give you issues. It can carve decently with a proper setup. I'm running Paris 190s (stock red barrels) and 75mm wheels on mine. Enough clearance for carving and low enough so that pushing is a breeze. Some people don't like the large amount of drop it has though. You may want to look into something with 1" drop or drop throughs.

[ashsokker14]

@PartNinja would what i'm looking for a good cruiser/carver w/ some downhill be a landyachtz switch 37? i'm 5-6' 140lbs?