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For what it's worth, I was a longtime Indy guy who was going through extreme truck madness earlier this year.. couldn't get anything to feel right. Never thought I'd skate Thunders, for whatever reason, but said fuck it and got a set of 148 Team Hollows back in August. Been skating them ever since, never needed to tighten or loosen them once... let alone add any new pieces or replace anything. Very low maintenance truck and I would really recommend trying them stock.. it's also worth mentioning that from the stuff I've read on here modifying them seems a little tougher than Indy's (most replacement parts seem to be designed with Indy in mind).
Bought some team thunders, in part due to your accurate recommendation. What size Indy’s were you riding before?
Word! How have they been treating you? I kind of can't believe how stoked I've been on them.. a breath of fresh air after constantly tweaking Indys. I'll always have a soft spot for Indy, it's like the ex you shouldn't go back to but for some reason catch yourself thinking about. Thunders just seem to make a little more sense for me.
I was a 149 guy for years, and as stage 10's got harder to find I would skate 139's if I found them on ebay. My last set of Indy's were stage 11's so I opted for the 144, just because I never had that option before. That size seemed real good despite me not loving stage 11. Kind of get the crooked grind of the 149 and the turn of the 139 all at once.
I strictly skated 8.25 for the longest but as I've become more flexible going up in board sizes ( a bunch of 8.5's lately), I'd probably not go any lower than 148 Thunder or 144 Indy again.... even though if hard pressed I'd say my favorite combo was 8.25/139
I bought 149 teams and they good. I never settle on stuff so I’ll constantly fantasize about switching them out, but that happens with every truck. I like the height of thunders, the cast plate feels good, they are not too heavy or too light.
I learned a lot of tricks on 7.6 trucks, and probably skate the best on 8” trucks. 8.25 deck and 139s actually worked really well for me, just didn’t like the way it looked. Instantly struggle with Indy 149s/ace 44s.
I’d like to ride bigger wheels, which is what throws me from skating venture lo’s, thunder 147s, where I feel limited to 51s, max.
I should have gotten 148s, and when I get some ventures, for no good reason, I’ll try the 5.6s. The 144 Indy’s were ok, gave em away, over Indy. Except for my old set of 159s that I try and cruise around on.
Do you like 8.5 on 148? I should skate narrower trucks (than deck) makes a lot of sense.