The classics are just the ace turn.
I have not spent that much time on my af1 44s, but they felt slightly dumbed down with an overly soft/mushy pivot cup (I feel like this was a ‘hack’ to try and get a turny feel, because I think they kinda changed the geo, that’s why the wb on af’s is closer to an indy, not as vertical of a kp angle….I’m an idiot, I want this to be very clear, not a truck scientist or even someone that knows how to use a protractor, this is 100 out of my ass/shit I’ve read here). Anyways, I rode the af1s for not long enough to really break them in, and wasn’t all that hyped. The most interesting thing to me, with trucks and different setups, is the different ‘pop feel’ (sounds dumb) or leverage or whatever. I like how different trucks make different things easier or more attainable to me. As an example, it’s easier for me to do 360 flips, from the pocket/and in general, with indys or ace, whilst kickflips are much more consistent for me with thunders. I ollie best with ventures. And on and on. The af1s didn’t give me my little drug addict hit of instant nollie heels or whatever so ….I went back to rotating the usual suspects.
Lots of folks have had a bad time with the af1s, and the pivot cavity debacle. I had, and was really into the stage 1 ace trucks, and those had problems, but really gave back something unique: a gnarly turn. Also, watching the amount of full grown adult skateboarders, that post here, that grab brand new trucks, and tighten the living fuck out of them, and then complain about the bushings being fucked….well I kinda just assumed it was more of that. I’ll deal with a little fragility for some performance. I’m not trying to make two $20-30 hunks of crudely shaped metal last for 2 years as my unskilled self beats them into every hard surface I can. But the af1 pivot thing seems to just be a straight up flaw, with very little reward.
I repeat myself. A lot.