The Five Best Skateboard Trucks of 2020

ventures are a bitch to adjust. the kingpins are slanted on an angle

U should really try blind boards and they have sick designs I personally like the og reapers

A lot of people think I’m weird, but my favorite board company is element.

For me Deathwish/baker and Stereo are one of my favorite boards, for real I really love the shape of stereo.

I ride Titus Lites Lows. (German Brand) Love them! But I own Independent Highs as well. Both are great but I prefer the Titus because they’re low ^^.

I think I pop higher on the Indy Highs and Manuals are easier, but I have more confidence on the Titus Lows on Shove-it’s for example. (less likely to hit your shin:’D and the lower center of gravity helps with confidence too)

Probably the best explaining video about trucks, helped me a lot and I finally got 147s thunders.

Keep up the good job!

Have you ever skated a Shortys board I stopped using mine once the company stopped making them I mostly use what ever blank I can get they are more hit than miss for me

I’ve tried most of them independent and venture should be 1st choice, thunders are ok

8 is skinny? I started on a 7.5 Baker and just now started riding a 8.125

I like bombing alot of hills and sometimes i need to turn a lil quick but still be stable would you say venture titauims are my best best? I think so thyre also in the lows catorgory pls help lol

Santa Cruz has been good for me but REAL tail broke on my 3rd day skating it when I went to pop. Santa Cruz is my go to. I skate best on their old school reissues and Erick Winkowski models. Fucking love the winkowski decks. I love the Cruz Missile 2 concave. It’s deeper for you front foot with a mellow feeling tail. It’s really good for transition but I still take them street skating. I’ve always liked the shape. My very first skateboard was a 1987 NASH catatonic that I got in 2001 for $20 from a flea market. I still have a modern deck but I don’t skate it as often though. The Antihero 8.0 I have has been really good. I think the REAL deck might of had a defect.

Deathwish! I’m big, I’m rough, but my Deathwish is tough as fuck lol

I like Toy Machine and Enjoi but I feel their decks aren’t very strong. They have a great shape though

360 flips feel really nice on Thunders but I guess it’s all personal preference informative video enjoi it ��

Can anyone tell me a good brand that sells skateboards under 60$?

You do understand most of these boards come from the same woodshop? When you buy a board you buy it’s marketing as there is only around 5 or so places that make decks.

You got a Creature on your wall but you don’t even review it? What a shame…

Santa Cruz was my worst ever board, not even close. Baker, Birdhouse, and Element are my favorite.

My expirience
Real: gr8 but chipped kinda fast
Jart: basic boards not bad not anything special
Antiz: pop went out really fast and nose was long and mellow
Polar: gr8 board but chipped pretty bad on both sides

Yoo Christian, I’ve been watching you for years and years now, I’m always critiquing your videos to hopefully give you constructive feedback. My only feedback for the last few months is that you’re killing it! Great videos and editing on point. Keep it up

I just got my first skateboard, dont know anything about it, i just know my trucks are fucked up the rubber in the middle ripped today any help?!

My Opinion
Baker: Average
REAL: Hit or Miss (Bad experience for me)
Organika: Trash
Girl: Trash
Enjoi: Trash

CREATURE: God Tier, Prestige 10 420/69 BEST BOARDS EVER

Thanks for the video didn’t know which trucks to get theres to many options but I think I’m gonna stick to the independents ��

I got super lucky because I switched from thunder to theeves and getting used to them was farely graceful

Sick video. Out here in Michigan I can only skate indys for street every ledge or curb is crust as hell so thunders would be done in a second. I have always enjoyed royal trucks for some reason though even though they wear down faster than any truck I’ve tried

Trucks were the last thing I figure out for my setup when trying to figure out what I most comfortable with. Thunder light 148 is best for me for street skating but indy or ace work for me in the bowl on my big boards.

As a newbie that has money to experiment. ACE has worked best so far, has good turning, stable when not turning and it’s easier to pop for me than trucks with a longer wheelbase like thunder or ventures.

I know it’s not the normal mainstream shoe you’d review but NOBODY has reviewed the FP intercept Neen Williams pro model! I need to know if it’s the real deal!

YOU FORGOT TO MENTION: make sure you find a brand that has a casted in axle. It’s kind of a thing of the past (axle slip), but it’s still worth noting that some of the OG companies that first had casted axles are still amazing such as venture! Venture trucks All Day!

Bushings are also very important. I recently discovered bones hardcore bushings and they are amazing. They allow smooth turning but with amazing rebound. I suggest switching out your bushings for these.

cannot wait to see the etnies joslin 2 on-feet review when you can. thinking of copping them as a backup skate shoes. oh ya, joslin 1 model is the best, hands down so far…

I swear real decks last longer than any of the other decks I’ve tried

pay attention to weight. If you go from a super light truck to some THICC indys, you might notice your board not coming around as fast on flips. Or you are having to jump higher on certain tricks. For an experienced rider so has great pop and goes fast it might not matter a whole lot. But for someone just starting out in year 1 or 2, a dramatic change in weight on the truck could set you back a step.

Great coverage ����. Only thing you missed was how every brand aside from height sizing has a different wheelbase so gotta take that into account too. Stick a screwdriver through both truck base plates and you’ll see what I mean. Some stick out further than others.

Im getting kinda into skating right now and wanna build my first board can u sugested some wheels?

This helped me decide to give thunder 147 lights a try. Id be happy to break a truck from too much grinding because I really need to work on those.

I heard that if you get tucks slightly smaller than your board it stops you from landing premo as often

Well this just answered my question about my tensor trucks. Thank you!!

Hey @Christian Flores: I tried a lot of trucks. One thing that has helped me a lot is understanding what to prioritise (what you said + long lasting, turn, lightweight). I don’t personally need the strongest truck out there. I used to ride Indys, whose main selling points are resistance and turn. Turn was smooth but I soon found out that I can basically get used to any turning behaviour within “professional” brands; worst case scenario I changed bushings. The other thing is that virtually any “professional” truck for me will last long enough, and sure, Indys’ resistance is a plus but I would really prefer to gain on the lightweight side and sacrifice on durability. I pop better, I control spin better, I overall feel better. I found the best balance in Thunders or Ventures with hollow axle and kingpin. Indys were too heavy, and when I tried Tensor Mag Lights they were too light and flick seemed sort of out of control. Silver, Krux and Destructos were fine, but didn’t feel as good as Thunder, Venture or Indys in my personal opinion.

In my first year of skating, i tried a lot of trucks. In the end i settled with thunder. Except for the bowl, i have independent on my bowl board. I have a set of thunder lows and a pair of thunder lights. Thunder is the first truck i have had that i didn’t feel the need to change the bushings out.

This is the second video saying thunder’s turn quicker than an Indy… I claim no way in hell. Nothing has come close to how sharp an Indy turns in my experience.

Indys 4 life. (But there should be height options)

When you order trucks from blue tomato, do they come in pairs or is it just one truck for $30?

Rn im on indies, just got into skating. Would thunder be better for street skating cuz thats what I wanna do when I’m decent at skating

My truck question is kind of odd. I’m looking to build a back up board for skating when it’s wet outside. Are there any trucks/bearings/wheels that are better than others for this? Or is it a “you’re destroying anything, so buy cheap and buy often” situation?

Yeh I have krux the thing about them is you need to change the bushings

I have 53 millimeter wheels I skate loose trucks but I want trucks that you need to put more force so I get comfortable popping and I want thunders

I like my Bullet trucks. I think they are considered low since they are 51.5mm but I am looking for another brand at the same height and strength because Bullet uses two cones instead of cone and barrel bushings. Bullet has good strength but I can’t stand the bushing setup. I also use 8.5″ axle. The problem is most places don’t tell you in mm the height or they don’t have the width and height I’m looking for.

There’s also a brand called Powell Peralta that make very good skateboards in my opinion

I am starting a skate Company. What trucks should I sell? Myself is a Independent user..

good video, but when your audio quality is great you should probably leave the music. its quite hard to hear at times.

Independent forged hollows is the best truck with Bones hardcore medium bushings

Bro why the music it’s annoying your information is great but music spoilt it

Those value production. Absolutely love your videos lately��, but can’t wait till you try to land that coffee trick shot again����

My favorite blank is the red brail complete

I’ve been obsessing over Waltz.

Pretty sure mini logo stuff is made by Powell peralta so it’s not that bad, but it’s pretty good for cheap beginner stuff

Man, I can’t watch this with the relentless 8bit boss battle music

Pls do one for trucks, I’ve been skating tensors for 5 years and I rly want to know how other brands compare.

I’m either thinking Indy or Venture. There’s this hill i like to ride in my community but i also am starting to learn tricks. I don’t want to put to much force on an ollie that it’s harder to lift off. But i want stable trucks.

I’ve been skating ventures for the longest time and they’re loose but that’s how I’ve grown to like my trucks and overall they’re pretty good the only thing I don’t really like too much about them is the the look maybe like they seem triangular bit heavy but overall pretty good

Thunder high’s 147, since I ride a size 8.0 board. I will never go back. These feel the best to me when I am skating.

i had a dgk stevie deck and that was pretty good but the worst thing about it was the paint. it chipped off so easily and i could see it was very thing layer for the graphic. i now have a palace danny brady seahorse deck and the paint on that u can tell its much better quality paint, painted on to the board. im now after a new deck i would like to try a powell flight deck but the cunts are out of stock and i want 8″ deck.

when i used to skate krux they would kinda bend and strip fast

Hey there, I was just wondering if you knew of the brand sanction. Their trucks wheels and boards are so cheap and I was just curious why. If you know anything about sanction trucks or wheels could you pls let me know!��

Trucks have different wheelbases too which also effects your skating pretty dramatically. Indys are a very tall truck but they have a shorter wheelbase to try and balance the pop feel and keep it from being too steep. Thunders are a pretty low truck but they have a wide wheelbase to give more pop. Wheelbase also effects manuals, and a wide wheelbase makes tricks like tre flips or lasers harder to get around.

I’ve had indy Reynolds trucks for my whole time skating I’ve been skating for about 2 years I’m not sure what trucks I shuld get next help

1 you can smoke weed out of the hollows
2 the krux hole works decent as a bottle opener.
3 they grind shit

Dude, there are so many blank decks that are so good, almost every high end skate brand has a sister company that makes blanks

Was riding thunders and now I got indys and I have mix feelings on indys ‘cause they tall asfffff