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Longboard truck upgrade?

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hank_hill
Posts: 1273 - Karma: 217
hey im pretty new to longboarding. i bought a cheap krown complete off ebay to try out boarding and was wondering if this would be worth buying.

http://cgi.ebay.com/PARIS-TRUCKS-180-LONGBOARD-TRUCKS-COMPLETE-WHEEL-Set_W0QQitemZ360187941426QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item53dcdfd232
Mar 25 2010 10:20PM
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HowNeatIsThat
Posts: 1191 - Karma: 112
hellz yeah..but not til your more into boarding.

im sure your board came with trucks and wheels, ride those til u find out whether or not your going to invest enough time into the sport to invest more money in it.

Mar 25 2010 10:28PM
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popNfresh44
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^what he said. and if you're going to have large wheels, get some trucks with 10 mm axles, it will be worth it becuase you will probably never bend an axle with them. I bought Bear 1052's and it completely changed my board, I was rolling on bent randals before.
Mar 25 2010 10:44PM
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E.FARR
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how do you get a pair of paris 180's, bearings wheels and hardware for 45 bucks!!! thats insanely good pricing!
Mar 25 2010 11:04PM
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fragglemuffin
Posts: 3312 - Karma: 444
get some randal 180's.
Mar 25 2010 11:05PM
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hank_hill
Posts: 1273 - Karma: 217
well ive decided im going to invest till i slowly have a new board, would anyone recommend this?
Mar 26 2010 12:28AM
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Thenowhereman42
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Get those trucks for sure. What kind of trucks does your board have? Honestly even shitty decks feel much much nicer on good trucks. I ride Randal personally but Paris is just as good.
Mar 26 2010 2:45AM
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HowNeatIsThat
Posts: 1191 - Karma: 112
n o
Mar 26 2010 7:32AM
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pomme-de-terre
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if you dont take advantage of that awesome deal really soon, i probably will.

so i suggest you get on it.
Mar 26 2010 7:54AM
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I_Am_Mod
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i've been riding a stock sector 9 and am very happy about it; i ride it atleast once a week (most weeks its like 3/5 days, when its sunny, i ride it every day ! ), usually to campus, thats like 2miles to and 2 miles back....

only thing i upgraded was the bearings cuz one of them had a broken ball after half a year...
Mar 26 2010 10:17AM
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boobie
Posts: 917 - Karma: 90
that deal is good for the trucks and hardware/risers, but the bearings will need an upgrade and the wheels are hit or miss... i bought a real similar deal off ebay and the bearings blew ass (not a big problem tho) but more importantly the wheels didnt roll straight... like they slightly wobbled when spun, so they topped out speedwise at an undesirably slow speed. but hell, for the price just get the trucks n hardware and upgrade the rest
Mar 31 2010 10:04PM
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PaleCelery
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Mar 31 2010 10:06PM
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860media*
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randall II's for the win
Mar 31 2010 10:06PM
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