Oskis New Truck Brand

[Osage]

You weight 100lbs more than the average skater and got a truck known for being turny did you really expect different?

 Yes. I didn’t expect to be getting so much wheel bite. I got a truck that advertises itself as having “anti wheel bite technology” and that a lot of heavier skaters say turn great but are hard to get wheel bite with, including someone my size like 4 posts back. Wheel bite is a fact of life for basically everyone, especially bigger skaters and I’m used to it, just wasn’t expecting so much of it from a tall truck with 54’s.

[BeachChicken]

It's been documented fairly well here and in reviews that the trucks can still bite it just slows it down. At your weight you're gunna need hard bushings in any truck even these.

[Osage]

It's been documented fairly well here and in reviews that the trucks can still bite it just slows it down. At your weight you're gunna need hard bushings in any truck even these.

  Do you seriously think I'm not aware I need hard bushings? I didn't suddenly wake up yesterday as a fat guy. I run Bones hard in my trucks. I just found the Lurpivs did nothing to slow down wheel bite. In fact I found it to be noticeably worse than most trucks, which surprised me.

[BeachChicken]

Skaters are often super unaware with gear and given your low post count it's rational to assume you're maybe new to gear madness.

[Osage]

Skaters are often super unaware with gear and given your low post count it's rational to assume you're maybe new to gear madness.

Makes sense. Sorry I was snippy. I actually started skating when I was over 300lbs and had to really spend time finding gear that would work at all. At 250, most trucks are at least decent but some stuff I still can’t ride like Ace.

[logjammin]

Expand Quote

You weight 100lbs more than the average skater and got a truck known for being turny did you really expect different?

[close]

 Yes. I didn’t expect to be getting so much wheel bite. I got a truck that advertises itself as having “anti wheel bite technology” and that a lot of heavier skaters say turn great but are hard to get wheel bite with, including someone my size like 4 posts back. Wheel bite is a fact of life for basically everyone, especially bigger skaters and I’m used to it, just wasn’t expecting so much of it from a tall truck with 54’s.

yeah man i was 250lbs at one point and i've always been a soft bushing, step below wobble loose type. i don't like the way hard bushings feel. i run 1/4" risers and it helps a lot. you get used to it. try stage 4 indys, they're like aces on roids with an even better turn and definitely less wheelbite. i think the least amount of wheelbite i've felt on a truck, actually.

[BeachChicken]

Expand Quote

Skaters are often super unaware with gear and given your low post count it's rational to assume you're maybe new to gear madness.

[close]

Makes sense. Sorry I was snippy. I actually started skating when I was over 300lbs and had to really spend time finding gear that would work at all. At 250, most trucks are at least decent but some stuff I still can’t ride like Ace.

Good job with the weight loss and taking action to be in better health.

[moonordie]

Expand Quote

Expand Quote

Skaters are often super unaware with gear and given your low post count it's rational to assume you're maybe new to gear madness.

[close]

Makes sense. Sorry I was snippy. I actually started skating when I was over 300lbs and had to really spend time finding gear that would work at all. At 250, most trucks are at least decent but some stuff I still can’t ride like Ace.

[close]

Good job with the weight loss and taking action to be in better health.

Yeah, kudos to you man.

[Osage]

Expand Quote

Expand Quote

Expand Quote

Skaters are often super unaware with gear and given your low post count it's rational to assume you're maybe new to gear madness.

[close]

Makes sense. Sorry I was snippy. I actually started skating when I was over 300lbs and had to really spend time finding gear that would work at all. At 250, most trucks are at least decent but some stuff I still can’t ride like Ace.

[close]

Good job with the weight loss and taking action to be in better health.

[close]

Yeah, kudos to you man.

  Thanks guys! I honestly owe a lot of it to skating. Just been spending a ton of time on the board along with eating healthier. It's slow and steady but I'm still losing and it feels great!

[Fifty8mm]

Expand Quote

Expand Quote

Expand Quote

Expand Quote

Skaters are often super unaware with gear and given your low post count it's rational to assume you're maybe new to gear madness.

[close]

Makes sense. Sorry I was snippy. I actually started skating when I was over 300lbs and had to really spend time finding gear that would work at all. At 250, most trucks are at least decent but some stuff I still can’t ride like Ace.

[close]

Good job with the weight loss and taking action to be in better health.

[close]

Yeah, kudos to you man.

[close]

  Thanks guys! I honestly owe a lot of it to skating. Just been spending a ton of time on the board along with eating healthier. It's slow and steady but I'm still losing and it feels great!

I lost a shit ton of weight by lifting weights, from 280 to 228. I'm back at 235 but at least I'm stronger. And my pop benefited so much from 5 leg days a month.

[DERBY]

how’s the 2.0 sound in comparison to the initial release? had to shelve the first release cus they sounded like a hollowed out tin can

[rawbertson.]

how’s the 2.0 sound in comparison to the initial release? had to shelve the first release cus they sounded like a hollowed out tin can

 i never had the 1.0 but that describes the sound quite accurately. theres just not a lot of material on there i think is what contributes to it. and they dont have the cast baseplate.

[DERBY]

Expand Quote

how’s the 2.0 sound in comparison to the initial release? had to shelve the first release cus they sounded like a hollowed out tin can

[close]

 i never had the 1.0 but that describes the sound quite accurately. theres just not a lot of material on there i think is what contributes to it. and they dont have the cast baseplate.

thanks! will avoid these

[Lou Strux]

I only have experience w/ the current ones (solid axel) & they sound pretty normal to me.
Base plate is cast, not forged on the set I’m running.
Only change I’d make to mine is a softer set of bushings, and maybe one of those @DERBY paint jobs to make ‘em look a lickle sharper.
Would be glad to meet you somewhere in SF (you’re in the city, yeah?) so you can check ‘em out yourself if you’re curious/considering a pair.

[pekkaaa]

Yeah the first run sounded a lot weirder.

[moonordie]

2.0 sounded weird for a while for me, then I realized that kingpin got loose to the point that I could turn the washers with my fingers. I tightened them and solved the issue.

[DERBY]

I only have experience w/ the current ones (solid axel) & they sound pretty normal to me.
Base plate is cast, not forged on the set I’m running.
Only change I’d make to mine is a softer set of bushings, and maybe one of those @DERBY paint jobs to make ‘em look a lickle sharper.
Would be glad to meet you somewhere in SF (you’re in the city, yeah?) so you can check ‘em out yourself if you’re curious/considering a pair.

thanks for the consideration. that’d be sick, if i ever go to sf lol im down in canada

[lamfordie]

Anyone have difficulty getting the kingpin out of the truck. Been trying to make them inverted but for the life of me I can't get them out of the truck.

[BartHarleyJarvis]

Anyone have difficulty getting the kingpin out of the truck. Been trying to make them inverted but for the life of me I can't get them out of the truck.

PAGING @Francis Xavier

(He did mine for me)

[hayduke lives]

Anyone have difficulty getting the kingpin out of the truck. Been trying to make them inverted but for the life of me I can't get them out of the truck.

When the news came out that the release was delayed of the Ace IKPs, I got impatient, combining that with bad weather and boredom I decided to make a short instructional video on how to do a DIY IKP conversion on some AF-1s for anyone who might be interested in trying it.

Anyway, here it is.

for ace but probably similiar. same factory these days, no? think key is using that big ass hammer if you don't have access to a hydraulic press

[moykky]

Anyone have difficulty getting the kingpin out of the truck. Been trying to make them inverted but for the life of me I can't get them out of the truck.

Anyone know what is the reason why the kingpin need to be "fixed" to the baseplate? Something to do with Daewon? If I remember correctly, they did not use to be...

[Rick Trapasso]

Expand Quote

Anyone have difficulty getting the kingpin out of the truck. Been trying to make them inverted but for the life of me I can't get them out of the truck.

[close]

Anyone know what is the reason why the kingpin need to be "fixed" to the baseplate? Something to do with Daewon? If I remember correctly, they did not use to be...

Pressed kingpins prevent vibration and self loosening commonly observed in ikp setups.

[Francis Xavier]

Anyone have difficulty getting the kingpin out of the truck. Been trying to make them inverted but for the life of me I can't get them out of the truck.

Get some creeping oil, or even wd40 sprayed in the back of your base plate, let it soak in for a minute or two then swing on it with a big ol hammer on concrete or a sturdy base. It will come out, just takes a few taps because theres so many damn splines its a really locked in kingpin

[JimmyFive]

Expand Quote

Expand Quote

You weight 100lbs more than the average skater and got a truck known for being turny did you really expect different?

[close]

 Yes. I didn’t expect to be getting so much wheel bite. I got a truck that advertises itself as having “anti wheel bite technology” and that a lot of heavier skaters say turn great but are hard to get wheel bite with, including someone my size like 4 posts back. Wheel bite is a fact of life for basically everyone, especially bigger skaters and I’m used to it, just wasn’t expecting so much of it from a tall truck with 54’s.

[close]

yeah man i was 250lbs at one point and i've always been a soft bushing, step below wobble loose type. i don't like the way hard bushings feel. i run 1/4" risers and it helps a lot. you get used to it. try stage 4 indys, they're like aces on roids with an even better turn and definitely less wheelbite. i think the least amount of wheelbite i've felt on a truck, actually.

Hey man. I love my Stage 4's, even more than Ace's because of the insanely deep and quick turn and the 55mm height. My Stage 4's are almost dust and I am thinking of trying some Lurpivs as they are high and I have heard good things about the turn. Do they turn like or as quick as a Stage 4? And are they just as heavy? I skate transition mostly, tight bowl lines, love hitting pool coping and some slappy street stuff.

[rawbertson.]

Expand Quote

Expand Quote

Expand Quote

You weight 100lbs more than the average skater and got a truck known for being turny did you really expect different?

[close]

 Yes. I didn’t expect to be getting so much wheel bite. I got a truck that advertises itself as having “anti wheel bite technology” and that a lot of heavier skaters say turn great but are hard to get wheel bite with, including someone my size like 4 posts back. Wheel bite is a fact of life for basically everyone, especially bigger skaters and I’m used to it, just wasn’t expecting so much of it from a tall truck with 54’s.

[close]

yeah man i was 250lbs at one point and i've always been a soft bushing, step below wobble loose type. i don't like the way hard bushings feel. i run 1/4" risers and it helps a lot. you get used to it. try stage 4 indys, they're like aces on roids with an even better turn and definitely less wheelbite. i think the least amount of wheelbite i've felt on a truck, actually.

[close]

Hey man. I love my Stage 4's, even more than Ace's because of the insanely deep and quick turn and the 55mm height. My Stage 4's are almost dust and I am thinking of trying some Lurpivs as they are high and I have heard good things about the turn. Do they turn like or as quick as a Stage 4? And are they just as heavy? I skate transition mostly, tight bowl lines, love hitting pool coping and some slappy street stuff.

-Lurpiv are tied with Thunder for Lightest Standard trucks (non hollow) but Lurpiv have a forged baseplate and Thunders are Cast.
-Lurpiv are 55mm high, same height as indy stage 4
-Stage 4 standards I am not sure 100% but they may have a 2.75" wb pushout (I thought Ace Classics were designed after STage 4s... but this is one of the gaps in my charts actually)
>Indy stage 11 standard have a 3"wb pushout
> Lurpiv, Thunder cast, Indy Forged Hollows + titanium, SLappy, and Royal all are slightly pushed out more at 3.125"

in my experience the more pushed out the "twitchier" the turn. so Aces / Indy standard actually with the deep carve are a more gradual turn you have to learn a bit harder into.

i really like the trucks, the only thing i find the kingpin kind of drags quite a bit on feeble grinds and stuff. i can see why they really wanted to use the inverted kingpin on these in the beginning.

[logjammin]

I'm late to the 'piv party but finally got around to getting a set and skated them all day yesterday. stock bushings were way too hard for my liking. I swapped em for Ace mediums with no bottom or top washers, especially no bottom so it matches the geometry, they're the same height as a lurpiv bottom bushing with their respective washer. I guess being such a loose stage 4/ace rider for so long I was just used to the instability on center. cause man....the stability of these was pretty crazy. like I was riding ventures. it was a nice change.

the turning...it's like these sit in between a stage 11 and the other two I mentioned. it's deep but it's not a hair trigger snap of a turn necessarily. it's a very well rounded performing truck. grinds like butter. if they're made in the same factory as ace classics as some have mentioned, they definitely grind better than actual ace classics cause I was skating those recently and they felt real sticky on the grind.

I'm impressed with these trucks. like an amalgamation of venture and ace af1's? I do wonder how I can get pivot cups when these eventually blow out cause they are a specific thickness unlike other ones.

[Llewellyn Moss]

I'm late to the 'piv party but finally got around to getting a set and skated them all day yesterday. stock bushings were way too hard for my liking. I swapped em for Ace mediums with no bottom or top washers, especially no bottom so it matches the geometry, they're the same height as a lurpiv bottom bushing with their respective washer. I guess being such a loose stage 4/ace rider for so long I was just used to the instability on center. cause man....the stability of these was pretty crazy. like I was riding ventures. it was a nice change.

the turning...it's like these sit in between a stage 11 and the other two I mentioned. it's deep but it's not a hair trigger snap of a turn necessarily. it's a very well rounded performing truck. grinds like butter. if they're made in the same factory as ace classics as some have mentioned, they definitely grind better than actual ace classics cause I was skating those recently and they felt real sticky on the grind.

I'm impressed with these trucks. like an amalgamation of venture and ace af1's? I do wonder how I can get pivot cups when these eventually blow out cause they are a specific thickness unlike other ones.

I actually just replaced pivot cups on my Lurp hollows. Guy at a shop went to the back to find the closest match and they fit, but the stock is definitely a mm ish thicker. Still early but no issues so far.

Also swapped out stock bushings after seeing if they'd soften up from a few sessions but nope. After yet another set of Bones hardcores (medium) began misbehaving, I went back to the stock barrel on bottom and put the small Bones washer underneath. It's not flush so I'll probably find a washer that is, and thinner than the standard washer and without the lip in hopes that would balance stability with good turning still. Or maybe just axe the washer entirely. Anyway I finished it off with the top Bones bushing without a washer under the nut. This configuration gives more stability at the cost of a smaller but noticeable decrease in turn.

Bones really needs to reengineer the hardcores. First few pairs were great. Next ones weren't. They just don't last. Sometimes the way they wear, the upper part can get compressed into the urethane at an awkward angle to where it misaligns and my suspicion is, that was a huge factor when I got pitched full speed coming down a ramp as the truck squirreled out. Makes me wonder if that would have happened on my Indy forged hollows that I also ran hardcores in with the same size wheels, but I doubt it's a truck issue.

[logjammin]

yeah long time ago I had a brief fling with bones bushings but they're not reliable and they don't really allow a natural max amount of turn that a fully urethane bushing does. I have no issues with these trucks' ability to stay stable running ace mediums with no washers, so I'd recommend them. today is my second day on them and I'm absolutely loving them. locking into slappies perfect without grooves and buttery grinds. I'm sure the kingpins will start hanging a bit as I grind these down more but I'm tired of fucking with inverted kingpins. dare I say the madness is put to rest?

[fatratz]

Idk what’s up with lurpivs bushings, I couldn’t really skate these that well when I first got them so I put them aside but recently switched back and all of a sudden they hardened up from sitting? Now they’re perfect and I find myself skating better on these than ventures which I rode for the past 5 years other than a quick try of the Thunder T2 trucks

[logjammin]

I tried pivs stock and the bushings reminded me of trying to run stage 4's stock. no idea why they put such hard bushings in them. I put an Indy stock stage 11 bottom bushing in and an ace medium top with no washer. still stable but much more proper turn.