Truck companies?

[art hellman]

Seem to keep to Thunder and Indy...but in the past 5 years or so I've been riding my trucks increasingly looser and I've found Indys to be a little better for keeping the wheelbite to a minimum and generally keep the board under control when hauling fast.  Generally, I like the quicker response from Thunders, but skating them extra loose can make 'em act pretty wacky sometimes.  I'm currently skating some Koston hollows with bones mediums and have a pair of Thunder hollows on deck.  Also, I tend to use the stock Thunder bushings over bones mediums because the mediums never seem to sit right in Thunders compared to Indys.

[new_york_shitty]

Independent. End thread.

[JBones]

I don't really want to jump into this and get you all upset so I'll make it peaceful...

I've skated everything that's been out since 1988 and I've had em all.
BUT - this past Winter I got a set of the new Mini Logo trucks to checkout and I at first was hesitant, but once I ditched my preconceived notions and went and skated them for a week I was fucking HOOKED!
They are fucking insanely great trucks and turn better than Thunders and most stages of Indy's...I shit you not!
They are super fucking tough and grind alot better than any trucks I've had before. Fuckin slippery and smooth! They have this unique shape that somehow helps that. They're pretty damn light and have precision axles which is cool because you don't have any extra threading overhang when the wheels are on. make no mistake these are Powell Peralta/Skate One trucks, they only got the Mini Logo branding to be able to make em more cost effective and to fit into a line where more skaters would have the chance to get them at a more affordable price. We all know the last thing the skateboard world needs is another $55+ truck that nobody buys because they are lifer Indy, Thunder, Venture whatever fans. So yeah, these are $30 a set to get em on as many boards as can be, and easily.
They're worth every fucking dime! They are the same height as Venture Low's but turn like a high truck. Add a 1/16" riser and they are Thunder height. Add a 1/8" riser and they are around between a Thunder high and Indy High height truck.
My buddy is 6'4" 250lbs, bends Theeve and Indy axles no problem, and even he could not break or bend the Mini Logo's. He skates all the super high end trucks out there and all the modern stuff like Titanium Hollows and all that jazz, and even he picks ML trucks out as some of the best trucks he's even been on in his entire 30 years on a skateboard.
Honestly, I do still love Indy's and well Thunder's and Venture's too, how can I not, they've kept me rolling many years to this point.
BUT -  the Mini Logo's are like a great balance between a hodge podge of all 3 of those trucks. And that's what i've always wanted.
Stock they have rad bushings (a barrel bottom version of Bones hardcore, but without the inserts), but I put on Bones Meds and take off the top washer.
I am only putting all of this out there because time and time again I see dudes preach to the heavens Indy and Thunder and Venture this and that, and Mini Logo's have come in to not take away from that, but offer an alternative that is a happy mix of all 3, I think so anyways, and one that is a little bit less expensive too. Dudes, try some, I promise, you won't be disappointed. Read the reviews out there, alot of haters are becoming believers...ya gotta skate em to believe it. Have fun guys...peace.

[janky858]

indys+bones bushings=all you ever need. anything else is just whatever.

[fulfillthedream]

skated ventures and indies my first few years skating. tried a set of tensors.. went back to the indy/venture thing and finally tried thunders.. been on those for the last 3 years. skated some theeves for a week but wasn't too down with them so i went back to thunders. i'd be down to tru some krux. they've always been around but never got around to trying a set. how are they?

[Morty Seinfeld]

skated ventures and indies my first few years skating. tried a set of tensors.. went back to the indy/venture thing and finally tried thunders.. been on those for the last 3 years. skated some theeves for a week but wasn't too down with them so i went back to thunders. i'd be down to tru some krux. they've always been around but never got around to trying a set. how are they?

the axles bend on Krux really easily.

[wallieD]

I don't really want to jump into this and get you all upset so I'll make it peaceful...

I've skated everything that's been out since 1988 and I've had em all.
BUT - this past Winter I got a set of the new Mini Logo trucks to checkout and I at first was hesitant, but once I ditched my preconceived notions and went and skated them for a week I was fucking HOOKED!
They are fucking insanely great trucks and turn better than Thunders and most stages of Indy's...I shit you not!
They are super fucking tough and grind alot better than any trucks I've had before. Fuckin slippery and smooth! They have this unique shape that somehow helps that. They're pretty damn light and have precision axles which is cool because you don't have any extra threading overhang when the wheels are on. make no mistake these are Powell Peralta/Skate One trucks, they only got the Mini Logo branding to be able to make em more cost effective and to fit into a line where more skaters would have the chance to get them at a more affordable price. We all know the last thing the skateboard world needs is another $55+ truck that nobody buys because they are lifer Indy, Thunder, Venture whatever fans. So yeah, these are $30 a set to get em on as many boards as can be, and easily.
They're worth every fucking dime! They are the same height as Venture Low's but turn like a high truck. Add a 1/16" riser and they are Thunder height. Add a 1/8" riser and they are around between a Thunder high and Indy High height truck.
My buddy is 6'4" 250lbs, bends Theeve and Indy axles no problem, and even he could not break or bend the Mini Logo's. He skates all the super high end trucks out there and all the modern stuff like Titanium Hollows and all that jazz, and even he picks ML trucks out as some of the best trucks he's even been on in his entire 30 years on a skateboard.
Honestly, I do still love Indy's and well Thunder's and Venture's too, how can I not, they've kept me rolling many years to this point.
BUT -  the Mini Logo's are like a great balance between a hodge podge of all 3 of those trucks. And that's what i've always wanted.
Stock they have rad bushings (a barrel bottom version of Bones hardcore, but without the inserts), but I put on Bones Meds and take off the top washer.
I am only putting all of this out there because time and time again I see dudes preach to the heavens Indy and Thunder and Venture this and that, and Mini Logo's have come in to not take away from that, but offer an alternative that is a happy mix of all 3, I think so anyways, and one that is a little bit less expensive too. Dudes, try some, I promise, you won't be disappointed. Read the reviews out there, alot of haters are becoming believers...ya gotta skate em to believe it. Have fun guys...peace.

could have just posted the link.. http://skateboardingismylifetimesport.blogspot.com/2013/06/mini-logo-trucks-review.html

[UgolinoTheSignificant]

This shape is just plain sexy - and it helps your grinds too!

[JBones]

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I don't really want to jump into this and get you all upset so I'll make it peaceful...

I've skated everything that's been out since 1988 and I've had em all.
BUT - this past Winter I got a set of the new Mini Logo trucks to checkout and I at first was hesitant, but once I ditched my preconceived notions and went and skated them for a week I was fucking HOOKED!
They are fucking insanely great trucks and turn better than Thunders and most stages of Indy's...I shit you not!
They are super fucking tough and grind alot better than any trucks I've had before. Fuckin slippery and smooth! They have this unique shape that somehow helps that. They're pretty damn light and have precision axles which is cool because you don't have any extra threading overhang when the wheels are on. make no mistake these are Powell Peralta/Skate One trucks, they only got the Mini Logo branding to be able to make em more cost effective and to fit into a line where more skaters would have the chance to get them at a more affordable price. We all know the last thing the skateboard world needs is another $55+ truck that nobody buys because they are lifer Indy, Thunder, Venture whatever fans. So yeah, these are $30 a set to get em on as many boards as can be, and easily.
They're worth every fucking dime! They are the same height as Venture Low's but turn like a high truck. Add a 1/16" riser and they are Thunder height. Add a 1/8" riser and they are around between a Thunder high and Indy High height truck.
My buddy is 6'4" 250lbs, bends Theeve and Indy axles no problem, and even he could not break or bend the Mini Logo's. He skates all the super high end trucks out there and all the modern stuff like Titanium Hollows and all that jazz, and even he picks ML trucks out as some of the best trucks he's even been on in his entire 30 years on a skateboard.
Honestly, I do still love Indy's and well Thunder's and Venture's too, how can I not, they've kept me rolling many years to this point.
BUT -  the Mini Logo's are like a great balance between a hodge podge of all 3 of those trucks. And that's what i've always wanted.
Stock they have rad bushings (a barrel bottom version of Bones hardcore, but without the inserts), but I put on Bones Meds and take off the top washer.
I am only putting all of this out there because time and time again I see dudes preach to the heavens Indy and Thunder and Venture this and that, and Mini Logo's have come in to not take away from that, but offer an alternative that is a happy mix of all 3, I think so anyways, and one that is a little bit less expensive too. Dudes, try some, I promise, you won't be disappointed. Read the reviews out there, alot of haters are becoming believers...ya gotta skate em to believe it. Have fun guys...peace.

[close]

could have just posted the link.. http://skateboardingismylifetimesport.blogspot.com/2013/06/mini-logo-trucks-review.html

Yer right, I should have. I like the trucks enough to write about them all over again though. 
Thank you for posting it for me dude. 

[raunchyrick]

I've been riding TORK trucks and I don't want anything else anymore.

[BRIX SKWIKZ]

MY INDYS ARE 21.5 CM WIDTH
SO I VE BEEN RIDING INDYS 215 FOR ALL THESE YEARS
IS IT TRUE THAT IF I GRIND THEM TO THE AXL THEY LL SEND ME NEW ONES ?
ARE THE ACE 66 EQUIVALENT TO THE INDY 215 ?
IS THERE A MINILOGO EQUIVALENT TO THE 215 ?
THANX IN ADVANCE

[JBones]

MY INDYS ARE 21.5 CM WIDTH
SO I VE BEEN RIDING INDYS 215 FOR ALL THESE YEARS
IS IT TRUE THAT IF I GRIND THEM TO THE AXL THEY LL SEND ME NEW ONES ?
ARE THE ACE 66 EQUIVALENT TO THE INDY 215 ?
IS THERE A MINILOGO EQUIVALENT TO THE 215 ?
THANX IN ADVANCE

No ML's that big bro. Largest is an 8.75".
Might be the lowest wide truck out there actually, it's really rare for an 8.75" truck to be as low as a Venture Low.
They weigh less than an Indy 139 standard and a 149 Forged Hollow too.
They are just as strong, it's pretty crazy. I ain't bullshitting. I'm not getting anything out of raving about them, I'm just stoked that they are great trucks and just wanted to tell dudes.

[gaunting]

I've ridden just about everything out there, but for the past 14 years, my main truck of choice is Indy, I always end up going back to Indy(when I started skating they made the stage 8, in my opinion, the best truck ever made) but, today I got a set of the new theeve tiax v3's, in a 5.5, I can honestly say, theeve is the only other truck out there giving Indy a run for their money, these trucks are fucking amazing, they are super light, grind like butter, and for some reason, no matter what I do, I cannot get wheel bite, and they come stock with medium bones bushings, if I put the mediums in indy's, my shit is all floppy, swervy, and I get tons of wheel bite, not on the theeves though. I've never tried the two previous stages of theeves, but the v3's are on point. If anyone is looking to try something different than the big 3 (venture, thunder, Indy) try the new theeve's, you won't be disappointed.

[Switch Boneless]

Currently backin' the Indys tough.

Tried Aces for a minute, they were good for the first week. Then the pivot cup exploded and I got crazy rattles. Wouldn't recommend unless you replace the pivot cup every so often.

Used to ride Thunders back in my DLXSF 4 LYFE ONLY phase. They were good, but I realized light trucks were a gimmick. I like the heaviness of Indys.

Had Krux before. Good truck, nothing good to say, nothing bad to say. Average.

By far the best truck I've ever had: