Found a really good price for these new Royals so inspired by Bens review and positive feedback here I got the 139s. Up until now I used to ride Thunder 145 and these feel just as light, more stable and the bushings feel great. Cant really comment on how they grind or flip because I am a humble beginner skating for about 10 months after a brief skating stint in high school 12 years ago.
However, after my second session with these royals I noticed on my front truck one of the wheels was closer to the center than the other one. In other words the distance from the outer edge of wheel one to the edge of the deck was bigger than on the other wheel. Could that be an axle slip? Or a manufacturing defect? I didnt sweat over it that much, it was only like 3-4mm and I used some washers to even it out, and I doubt it could have any noticeable effect on the performance, but you know how it goes... The madness is real and once you see it, you cannot unsee it. Otherwise I am very satisfied with them.