Went from my 78a Swifts onto these after being frustrated at not landing the slides I wanted on the now Square Lipped, chattery swifts. These are awesome wheels! So smooth, much like the 78a swifts, but even smoother. They lasted me about 3 weeks, or about 8 skate sessions until I broke through to the core :D
These sex kitten of steeze thane and wear FAST! Tore through about 8mm in one session to the hills, which I can't complain about at all because of how these perform. They have an easy break in to a slide and once in travel wherever you want them to go. If you want them to slide shuv out of a massive, thane infested standy, they will be happy to oblige. These things were crazy, painting the road like there was no tomorrow and managed to keep them from flat spotting which is surprising seeing as they are such a soft duro.
Another key to making these wheels last as long as possible(To core them with nothing left on all wheels) is to rotate them or even flip them if they cone to badly. I think I mentioned in the 78a review that although they are side/offset wheels, they can be flipped without to much hassle if you dont mind a bit more noise from the wheels. But rotation is key. I rotated them after every session if I noticed that one wheel was smaller than another or a lip was ridging or forming, I would rotate them so that I could core my first set of wheels perfectly with even wear.
All in all these wheels ease into a slide nicely, slide like a dream and thane like wax allllllll over the road! I'm impressed with Bustin's Swift series of wheels and the urethane formula they have developed. While I am constantly told they are the same as Tunnel Krakatoa's, they feel nothing alike when freeriding them. Highly recommend you grab a set of these Thaning Mother Truckers, because they are pure bliss.
