Tensor maglights

[Ok]

I have almost bought the lows…several times. If I walked thru a mall and there was a vans/zumiez, I was gonna look.
I won’t skate trucks that are tall, so it’d be lows only for me. Blah blah blah

[And_so_it_goes22]

Thank You Supply has the ATG 5.75 mag lights, I ordered a pair of black ones for $48 shipped over the weekend.  If they don’t suck I’ll grab some 6.0s when they’re available. 
I loved magnesium Gullwings back in the late 80s / early 90s. 

[I Can't Think]

Imo they're the best feeling high truck at 55mm tall but I've had durability issues. I also just prefer a lower truck. I managed to crack a few hangers when I skated them but when I messaged tensor on IG they sent me a bunch of pairs no questions asked which was super nice

[Xen]

I have almost bought the lows…several times. If I walked thru a mall and there was a vans/zumiez, I was gonna look.
I won’t skate trucks that are tall, so it’d be lows only for me. Blah blah blah

You'd have been disappointed. They're aren't the ATG geo, the lows don't turn at all (see: Daewon's trucks )

[BALLSACK_SKATEBOARDING]

I am going to singlehandedly revive Tensor maglights and make them a part of skateboarding meta again by keeping this thread bumped. Few of the benefits of maglights being so light that I don't see discussed enough is that shinners don't hurt nearly as much and flatground practice sessions last way longer just because of overall reduced effort necessary to do treflips and other tricks that require rotation + flip.

That being said, anyone know what risers fit maglight lows? Currently running the lows with 51mm wheels (down to ~49mm) and I am mad low, maybe just a bit too low. Let me know......

[MysticalTypeExperience]

When the fuck are the new mag lights with mag baseplates coming out? If they have 8.75" I'm in

[dr.prestige]

the lows don't turn that well but I still prefer them over the highs honestly. They feel pretty good doing flip tricks and grinds and stuff and I like how they look

[TwisT]

When the fuck are the new mag lights with mag baseplates coming out? If they have 8.75" I'm in

I've skated the mag base plates before they pulled them off the market to redesign and the current ones, sans mag. Honestly, no noticeable difference.

[Nth syd bear]

That Bev Up?? Dude is skating 9' mag lights at the moment

  youtube is my excuse for knowing such things

[FUBAR]

I can’t lie…if they come out with new (& hopefully stronger) maglites, I am getting a pair.

[Xen]

That Bev Up?? Dude is skating 9' mag lights at the moment

  youtube is my excuse for knowing such things

9Club Rog is on 9"s seems like you gotta have the hookup (they've been on the larger sizes for well over a month).


Maybe extra QA for bending axles?

[BALLSACK_SKATEBOARDING]

No exaggeration Tensor Maglights have forced me to somewhat correct my kickflip form. I used to kickflip with half of my front foot hanging off the heel side, but because of how light the tensors make your deck, this frequently resulted in over-flipped kickflips. I now kickflip with foot positioning very similar to an ollie, resulting in more consistent and higher kickflips.

Tensor maglights will fix your form no cap

[theloniousmonk]

I don’t hate the lows and have skated 53s on them (with homemade dremel wheel wells)
There is a hack  for the lows that keeps them from wheelbiting, and it’s from the dude on skateboardingismylifetimesport
And it is to run a venom downhill bushing as the bottom bushing and then the tensor low top bushing. I’m skating this on my thunder 147s right now, and wheel bite is gone, so I’ll bet it would work on the tensors as well. I’ll eventually try it but am liking the thunders too much at the moment

[Xen]

Now in velvet...wtf...jump the shark much? If you wanted to know how to make an already bastard/fringe truck even less desirable, now you know...feels like the enjoi team had an idea...

https://thankyousupply.com/products/tensor-aqua-black-mag-light-velvet-5-5-trucks?_pos=1&_sid=5c67c4ef2&_ss=r

[TwisT]

They look great if you plan to never do any grinds what so ever.

[Xen]

They look great if you plan to never do any grinds what so ever.

Not sure Krux would go this far...

[minilogoflow]

Any word of when they're releasing the bigger sizes of maglights?

[YMCMB]

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They look great if you plan to never do any grinds what so ever.

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Not sure Krux would go this far...

https://skateparkoftampa.com/spot/p.aspx?ID=14395

[Xen]

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They look great if you plan to never do any grinds what so ever.

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Not sure Krux would go this far...

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https://skateparkoftampa.com/spot/p.aspx?ID=14395

I stand corrected...

Any word of when they're releasing the bigger sizes of maglights?

Not a peep...I am patiently waiting to order some 8.75 joints.

[ToshiroTownune]

I dmed (like a man) tensor's product developer/global sales director asking when we should expect these and will post a reply if I get one.

[huggernaut]

I dmed (like a man) tensor's product developer/global sales director asking when we should expect these and will post a reply if I get one.

Considering the switch to a wider setup and this would be like a sign from the skate gods

[Xen]

Curious, those of you with bent axles, were you running lots of inside washers?

[tzhangdox]

Curious, those of you with bent axles, were you running lots of inside washers?

This was years ago, late 2019 or early 2020 I think. But I just had one inside washer, bent my axles and cracked the baseplate in a few sessions. Grinded real good on concrete tho

[FUBAR]

3 sets of bent axles, only one inside washer.

[Ok]

I don’t hate the lows and have skated 53s on them (with homemade dremel wheel wells)
There is a hack  for the lows that keeps them from wheelbiting, and it’s from the dude on skateboardingismylifetimesport
And it is to run a venom downhill bushing as the bottom bushing and then the tensor low top bushing. I’m skating this on my thunder 147s right now, and wheel bite is gone, so I’ll bet it would work on the tensors as well. I’ll eventually try it but am liking the thunders too much at the moment

Peak truck nerd reference there (skateboardingis…) that dude was a triiiiiiip.
I still want the lows

[TwisT]

3 sets of bent axles, only one inside washer.

How are you people bending axles?

[Xen]

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3 sets of bent axles, only one inside washer.

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How are you people bending axles?

[FUBAR]

Bent axles: Im not shaped like homie in the pic above but yeah I’m 230 lbs. So that and slappies. They bend. Dope ass truck otherwise. The grind is all worth it.

[PuffinMuffin]

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3 sets of bent axles, only one inside washer.

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How are you people bending axles?

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The poster you just called fat? They just shit themselves & lost 15 pounds.

But for real, how aren't people bending axles? Do yinz exclusively skate curbs and low impact manny pads? Do you ever huck yourself over ~7 set rails or skate out ledges?

[Xen]

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3 sets of bent axles, only one inside washer.

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How are you people bending axles?

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The poster you just called fat? They just shit themselves & lost 15 pounds.

But for real, how aren't people bending axles? Do yinz exclusively skate curbs and low impact manny pads? Do you ever huck yourself over ~7 set rails or skate out ledges?

No hucking bigger than a 5 these days if I can help it

Slides and Grinds and Flat...I mean, that's what they excel in. Doesn't matter what setup I'm riding, if the slappy session is going down that day the maglight board comes out to play.

That said, since I paired them with a slick and dragons, it's become my go to grab out of the quiver except for park as most parks near me are smoove...well most of venice is...someone should bondo/fill in that pitted landing zone.