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sergioflorez

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Remember Orion Trucks?
« on: July 29, 2008, 01:52:12 AM »
Worst trucks of the 90s? Nah... that title goes to Kreper. I went through like 15 pairs. You can thank Josh Kalis for that. I can't believe they are still in production. Share your Orion Trucks love/hate.

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Re: Remember Orion Trucks?
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2008, 01:57:04 AM »
didnt orion just become silver? its almost the same team.
i know orion was tracker (i think) maybe thats why it didnt work out
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Re: Remember Orion Trucks?
« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2008, 02:26:25 AM »
i snaped one of their axles...
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Re: Remember Orion Trucks?
« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2008, 02:29:03 AM »
I vaguely remember them but never had a pair. 

I did have one pair of phantoms though...probably the worst trucks I ever had
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Re: Remember Orion Trucks?
« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2008, 02:43:03 AM »
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Re: Remember Orion Trucks?
« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2008, 02:44:50 AM »
They sucked,worst trucks i ever had.
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Re: Remember Orion Trucks?
« Reply #6 on: July 29, 2008, 04:27:59 AM »
the coolest dudes in my skatepark had those, so I got one of 'em too. I was just a thiny little kid and still broke the entire baseplate
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Re: Remember Orion Trucks?
« Reply #7 on: July 29, 2008, 04:54:01 AM »
I had them and loved them, black hangers and silver baseplates.
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Re: Remember Orion Trucks?
« Reply #8 on: July 29, 2008, 05:11:17 AM »
were they tracker?
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Re: Remember Orion Trucks?
« Reply #9 on: July 29, 2008, 06:03:50 AM »
Quote from: jsoy on July 29, 2008, 05:11:17 AM
were they tracker?

This is the first time I heard they were Tracker. I doubt it.
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Re: Remember Orion Trucks?
« Reply #10 on: July 29, 2008, 06:06:33 AM »
Quote from: Alan on July 29, 2008, 06:03:50 AM
Quote from: jsoy on July 29, 2008, 05:11:17 AM
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were they tracker?
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This is the first time I heard they were Tracker. I doubt it.

i dont know what they were before but http://www.climaxmfg.com/  :-X
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Re: Remember Orion Trucks?
« Reply #11 on: July 29, 2008, 06:11:29 AM »
I remember them pretty well, because I'd just started skating and was 12 or 13 and they had like the first page ad in TWS. I always stuck to Indy, sans a brief defection to Grind King because I thought they were lighter, which they probably were because these were stage 10 Indy's. But Orion had a pretty tight team. I love that pre-streetwear and pre-image era of skateboarding, but the whole TAP's thing came in right after that. Blah.
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Re: Remember Orion Trucks?
« Reply #12 on: July 29, 2008, 08:09:46 AM »
I remember them, they looked gay so I never bought any...
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Re: Remember Orion Trucks?
« Reply #13 on: July 29, 2008, 08:16:12 AM »
Quote from: sergioflorez on July 29, 2008, 01:52:12 AM
Worst trucks of the 90s? Nah... that title goes to Kreper. I went through like 15 pairs. You can thank Josh Kalis for that. I can't believe they are still in production. Share your Orion Trucks love/hate.




had a mad gangsta team at the time

kalis
chany
kevin taylor
dyrdek (when he was still killing it)

always longed for a pair but never had the money/need to buy them


little known fact: kreper trucks aren't bad.  one of my friends bought them second hand for a laugh, and ended up skating them for a whole year
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Re: Remember Orion Trucks?
« Reply #14 on: July 29, 2008, 08:18:20 AM »
It was through tracker.
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Re: Remember Orion Trucks?
« Reply #15 on: July 29, 2008, 08:23:07 AM »
Wasn't Fred Gall on the squad, too?  If I remember right, he jumped ship from Indy to skate Orions.  I liked mine alright.  I remember my last session with mine was in the rain on a Phil Shao eagle board.  I ended up giving my whole setup to some ghetto kid I knew.
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Re: Remember Orion Trucks?
« Reply #16 on: July 29, 2008, 09:33:33 AM »
they remind me of royals. no thanks.
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Re: Remember Orion Trucks?
« Reply #17 on: July 29, 2008, 09:47:01 AM »
if i remember correctly they were a bitch to use a tool on the front two bolts because the hanger would get in the way.  fuck that.
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Re: Remember Orion Trucks?
« Reply #18 on: July 29, 2008, 10:02:39 AM »
Which was better back then.......Orion or Tensor? I swear, that was all I heard of back in the days as far as trucks are concerned...and I gues Fury too. Venture was unheard of to me......
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Re: Remember Orion Trucks?
« Reply #19 on: July 29, 2008, 10:06:41 AM »
Did Penny used to skate for them?
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Re: Remember Orion Trucks?
« Reply #20 on: July 29, 2008, 10:37:15 AM »
Even back then when I was starting skating I knew they were complete bollocks. Thought I was the shit with some red pair - needless to say the lasted about a week!

Venture/Indy/Thunder ftw...............
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Re: Remember Orion Trucks?
« Reply #21 on: July 29, 2008, 10:47:06 AM »
is Phantom still around?
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Re: Remember Orion Trucks?
« Reply #22 on: July 29, 2008, 11:28:40 AM »
Quote from: Nancy Chin The Manicurist on July 29, 2008, 10:47:06 AM
is Phantom still around?

Oh God. They can't be.
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Re: Remember Orion Trucks?
« Reply #23 on: July 29, 2008, 11:33:21 AM »
Quote from: TheFrontSeatLife on July 29, 2008, 11:28:40 AM
Quote from: Nancy Chin The Manicurist on July 29, 2008, 10:47:06 AM
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is Phantom still around?
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Oh God. They can't be.

I think they are...
Saw them at an online shop..
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Re: Remember Orion Trucks?
« Reply #24 on: July 29, 2008, 12:05:23 PM »
Caine Gayle used to skate for them I'm sold!

do they even have a team at current?
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Re: Remember Orion Trucks?
« Reply #25 on: July 29, 2008, 12:36:02 PM »
Sadly I had Orions twice and hated them both times.  The original ones turned weird.  But when the "Ultimate" or whatever they were called came out I bought those used off a sponsored buy and those things were even worse.  Did not turn at all even when you made them as loose as possible.

Tensors were amazing in comparison.  Turned better and had the sliders for mega nose/tail slides.

Sick team but I doubt most of the team rode Orions in real life.

Only Thunder or Indy for me now.
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Re: Remember Orion Trucks?
« Reply #26 on: July 29, 2008, 01:01:47 PM »
what about titan trucks?
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Re: Remember Orion Trucks?
« Reply #27 on: July 29, 2008, 01:05:46 PM »
Quote from: aojiru on July 29, 2008, 12:36:02 PM
Tensors were amazing in comparison.  Turned better and had the sliders for mega nose/tail slides.

they turn like shit and that slider piece is pretty much pointless.

Up Trucks still get my vote for worst trucks ever.  i don't even have to ride any to know that.
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Re: Remember Orion Trucks?
« Reply #28 on: July 29, 2008, 01:09:27 PM »
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Re: Remember Orion Trucks?
« Reply #29 on: July 29, 2008, 01:10:48 PM »
Phantom became silver.
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