just ordered thunder hollow light 148’s. gonna be interesting seeing how this truck performs in contrast to riding indy’s and aces primarily my whole life.
had a couple of sessions on them so far and i think i can say i can give a fair assessment of them now.
they are definitely alot more stable feeling than aces. what i mean by that is there is alot less “play” in the turn, i guess you can say. its more of a gradual turn, more of a straighter turn than a curvy turn. landing tricks on them feels so much more crisp to me because the board is more stuck in place and feels like it is less likely to turn immediately as soon as you put your feet back on the board and land the trick. the direction you were going as you were attempting the trick is the same direction you will go as you roll away, generally, as opposed to Aces which will have more of a tendency to veer off to any which direction because they are that more more turn sensitive.
I love them in street. No complaints from me there because that is what Thunder trucks are specialized for. As for transition, they are doable. Due to their stability, it is not as easy to really get a deep curve and adjust to the transition. When you pump with Aces, you can really feel the whole truck bend and move along with your legs. With thunders, you can still feel it, but it is sort of a more muted feeling. I’ll skate them in transition for sure because switching out to different trucks just to skate the bowl is alot of work, but just bear in mind that they do not carve as well as Indy’s or Aces.
Grinds are immaculate. Very smooth. Once you lock into the grind, you’re really locked in and you can tell you’ve locked in correctly.
I actually think I do manual’s better on Thunders than Aces. Aces have more room for adjusting your balance in manuals than Thunders though, however. Maybe its because the thunders i got were alot lighter than my previous Aces? idk, i can’t explain why in that regard. forgive me.
This is definitely a street designed truck. Doable in transition, but be advised that the turn is not as deep.