I got a chance to skate them briefly. They felt more like Aces than anything. I would say they are a bit more stable feeling than Ace. Ace trucks sometimes feel like I'm standing on a tightwire rope.... I used to never tighten my trucks when I got new trucks (usually Indys.) I would ride them stock loose until they broke in and adjusted to my weight. I'm a bit heavier these days (200lbs-6'2. 28yrs old) I'm not trying to break in trucks like that anymore, I just want them to work comfortably.
So, I gave them one full turn tighter on each truck.
Now, the first thing I noticed right away is the trucks almost seemed to turn independently from one another depending on which part of the board I was leaning on (front truck or back truck.) Rather than me leaning on one side of the board and both trucks turning in unison. It felt like if I landed a little heavy on the front truck, my front truck would dictate the way my board turned, and if I was leaning more to the back, the back truck would dictate how I turned. Imagine a bus turning with its front wheels, and then imagine how it would turn if it could only turn with its back wheels. I really only noticed this the most when I was doing manuals off of about a 3 foot drop, and not landing perfectly in the centre.
This feeling went away after a 30 minutes of skating around. I definitely had a fair bit of ghost pop for the first 10 minutes. I'm used to skating Indy Titaniums which are 53.5mm tall and I usually ride 51-52mm wheels. I set my Lurpivs up with 54mm Spitfire conical full. I put them on a Polar board I've had on the wall for years, 8.5/14.5. Took a while for me to get used to my tail popped tricks, but for some reason my nollie flips were the best they've ever been. Usually I cant pop my nollie flips very high, but last night I was popping them like they were fakie flips (almost... my fakie flips are pretty high, its my favourite trick, I suck at kickflips for some reason.)
Last thing ill bring up is the pinch. It definitely leaves something to be desired. I'm talking about crooked grinds to be specific. I kept falling off of them, which isn't normal for me, its probably my favourite grind (these days I'm finding them easier on rails, so idk if that makes any difference to you guys) Also I was skating different ledges than I normally do so that might be a factor, plus the fact that I was skating 54mm conical full (so I'm grinding on a slightly different part of the truck.)
There is definitely a coating on these trucks, what ever that rough looking matte metal look is, it grinds off to be regular old shiny aluminum. I kind of wish they just made polished metal trucks, I think it would look better.
Also like previously stated, the axel nuts are slightly larger than a typical skate tool, so you will have to use the kingpin side of your skate tool (don't worry it works fine.) Also the nut has a built in washer, and so does the hangar. These trucks do not come with washers (speed rings) they are built into the truck. That didn't stop me from putting one on the inside of each hangar, just to push my wheels out a little bit further. You can fit 2 washers on each side at most. Otherwise the nylock wont engage and your nut will fall off.
Other than that I don't really know what else to say. They are a really nice feeling truck, it will just take some getting used to if you aren't used to skating Aces. I wasn't able to skate them long enough to give a comprehensive review, and thus not enough time to tell you guys much about the grind feel. I don't think they are as soft of a metal as Aces are though.
ANYWAYS..... I hope this was helpful in someway to any of you. Much love from Vancouver my dudes. Grind safe.
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