Original skateboards S8

I have ridden S8 trucks for eight months. I've absolutely loved them. If you are new to Longboarding I definitely recommend these trucks. The patented spring system gives the trucks a really flowy feel, and are in my opinion the best carving truck out there. These trucks are excellent to learn how to slide, being able to turn so sharp. For those of you making the transition from standard RPK bushing trucks, I suggest going with at least red maybe white tension springs. When you first step on a board with these trucks, you first instinct may be to immediately tighten them. Don't. Give these trucks a chance. They'll blow your mind.

-Lucas H



These were the first trucks on my so called first 'REAL' longboard. Started with a Sector 9 cruiser with Gullwing Sidewinders and then moves onto an Original Pintail 40 with s8's and Inheats. When i first hopped onto these trucks, i thought i was gonna die and could never ride these. I had black springs on, but luckily bought red springs just in case. Once the red springs were in I immediately felt the difference! They were the easiest trucks to ride ever!
Carvey as hell, i was doing full 180 carves with 1m gaps between them and i was loving it. After about 2 months i could easily hit around 35-40km/h on them. These trucks are very flowy and easy to ride and because of the springs bounce back, a Joy to cruise on. These trucks are soooo easy to learn how to slide on, it take practically no effort. However holding out the slide was another thing all together. Because of the carve you cant hold slides out as far.
Another thing that bothered me with these trucks are their weight. If your looking to do freestyle, try using bushing trucks instead. These weight a lot more than regular trucks!
For this reason these trucks are great for cruising and carving or for beginners to longboarding. They are perfect for people looking to start sliding, and once they have the general idea down, they can move onto bushing trucks.
5/5 for pure carving bliss, 3/5 for control at speeds and 4.5/5 for looks. :)
-Adam




These are the first longboard trucks I ever rode. I've been riding these trucks for 2 and a 1/2 years, and I've attempted everything on them at least once. The provide a carve like no other truck, but have a few negatives. One negative is their weight. I have these on my pintail 43 and the board altogether weighs 9.3 pounds. This makes freestyling on these trucks a little bit difficult. Another negative is their instability at high speeds. Now, I haven't experienced any instability and I ride black springs, but I don't do downhill. It is not recommended to use these trucks for dh. The last negative is their trait of restricting your ability to hold out slides. This is where things get a little tricky however, because while it is true that it is very hard to hold out slides on these trucks, it is very easy to learn slides on these. I recommend these trucks for beginners to longboarding or people who want to learn how to slide. But I also recommend switching to bushing trucks once you do know how to slide though. S'8s slide easily and very fast, like the trucks slide by themselves, giving you little control. Because of the fact with bushing trucks you have to apply force to slide, bushing trucks give you more control over your slides. So the best course of action for learning slides is to get some s'8s, learn slides, and then transfer to bushing trucks. 3/5 overall, 5/5 carving, 3/5 freestyle, 3/5 freeride, and 2/5 for looks( because I like black trucks.)

~Stefen