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Question to longboarders out there

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beansurrows
Posts: 209 - Karma: 5,526
Yo im looking for some new wheels and trucks for my longboard. I have a Sector 9 ghost tree, I do apline alot (>45 degree gradient) and I want some wheels I can slide well with on rough cement and some different, prefferable more turn-ey trucks other than the stock ones.

Any help would be great
Jun 13 2013 5:05PM
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ski4fun420
Posts: 902 - Karma: 842
Randal trucks butterball wheels. have fun
Jun 13 2013 8:05PM
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NEIL-YOUNG
Posts: 317 - Karma: 423
realated  i broke my colllarbone on a longboard today. it fuckung sucks dck  ony left handed tyyuping.
Jun 13 2013 8:08PM
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GaleTheSnail
Posts: 173 - Karma: 92
paris or randal trucks and some orangatang 4 president in 93a
Jun 13 2013 8:40PM
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LoftyLawnChair
Posts: 846 - Karma: 220
Dont buy otang or other big brands like that, not because they arent good, but because they are just not that much better for how much more they cost.

For trucks go paris or randall 180s, and then buy your own custom bushings. Depending on the durometer of the bushings you can have a lot of turn.

For wheels, Id say buy metro motions for a slidey out of the box center set wheel, and ABEC 11 flashbacks as a cheaper side set wheel. Once theyre broken in, they leave green lines when you slide!
Jun 13 2013 8:49PM
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vincentlee223
Posts: 1571 - Karma: 382
I know exactly how you feel man. Wiping your ass while left handed is a bigger struggle then you think it would be.
Jun 13 2013 10:05PM
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CheddarJack
Posts: 5203 - Karma: 7,380
I still wipe lefty from when I broke my right wrist two years ago. The skill came in handy when I broke my collarbone this March.

The first week or two with a broken collarbone is a rough journey, so vibes to that kid.
Jun 13 2013 10:10PM
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