Hello Owen, I always enjoy reading your in-depth reviews. I am a rider who enjoys gradually increasing the speed and difficulty by gradually increasing the wheel width and decreasing the hanger length. I've recently been thinking about purchasing my first narrow precision truck. The thing I'm most interested in right now is a zealous truck, and your review was very helpful (even though there are very few zealous truck reviews). One thing I'm curious about is, does the kingpin on the rear base plate(even if wedging it about 6 degrees to make it about 25 degrees) make it impossible to core a wheel (not only small freeriding wheels but also downhill wheels with larger cores)? It's a pessimistic guess because it has a low angle and tall bushings, but I'm a rider who enjoys coring, so I'm asking just in case.

thank you for this video, also have you been told you look like the guy from brooklyn nine-nine?

What are those translucent pink wheels you're on in a few clips? They look like some cheap mids from Skateshred I've been considering.

To me Ronins always felt like an undoubtedly high performance truck, but overly-optimized and unfun in nature. Honestly I think they're over engineed for most casual sessions. Great for racing, but racing is only a small part of most people's skating. I've been on both generations of cast Ronin and billets from 154mm to 174mm.

That A1 review coming soon?

These are short boards

I had a top down santa cruz first.. Nice wheels, 97mm, no bites. Then I got a demonseed last year, 42" and it's definitely exhilirating especially for ldp, like you say it makes you stay deliberate and think of what you're doing, I don't have enough safety equipment to downhill my equipment,

superb review. just ordered some cuei myself and feeling like I made a good choice. what are you rocking with for a back foot implant now? still Jon's design?

*Another banger video!* 🤟🏽⚡️🤙🏽 Keep it comin dude, love torque blocks/sicktails and boards that simulate/include one 👌🏽

6ft7? holy macaroni

You are too tall for this board 😂, it looks like a toy when you are on it.

Such a great review! Thank you for putting quality content out there. I’m getting the patreon for sure!!!!

Tiny board is tiny.

I’ve been waiting my whole life for your next upload. Favorite autom.. I mean skating yter❤

Could you make a video on how you design and make 3d printed stuff? Footstops/wedges/torque blocks? I remember you showing using Inventor and your hand contour for puck risers and I really enjoyed seeing that. Obviously this might cut into possible patreon subs, but I think its a really cool part of your boards/channel and I'd love to see how you do it. You could also just make the video patreon only; that would get a sub out of me for sure.

Those little patches of lokton is a really cool idea. I think I'll start doing that.

6 Foot 7 😮. Dude i had no idea.

Those roads look rough, well done racing them so comfortably

I have had plan to frankenstein a race tail like that by chopping and old dh board and bolt the cut off on top. I would really like to pair it with a set of narrow width split angle trucks but I can't justify a purchase like that at this time.

If you get the chance I’d love to see a scythe truck review

i think modern boards are to expensive for how basic they are they basically went back in time and charge double

Doesn't the 100% perpendicular torque block make it feel cramped for heelside slides? I'd imagine toesides are fine tho. edit: Ahh okay, you talked about it towards the end.

If anyone is looking for an alternative to AJ1s to skate, the Adidas Top Ten are a great choice and are usually only $50-$60.

This is exactly what I needed to hear thank you so much

Keep it up! 🤙 good informative stuff

Hey have you put 80mm wheels on these trucks? I feel like risers might be necessary depending on the board. I appreciate the review.

WFB is like around 6A's lower than HPF in terms of hardness. 93A WFB feels similar to 87A HPF imo. Your front trucks are not softer than double pink Venoms? edit: WFB orange (78A) and green (73A) would make it feel comparable to HPF 72A (approximately the pink) and 67A (no HPF duro available).

I'd love to see an indepth nerd out on Seismic Aeon trucks....

Very detailed, precise and consistent review ! Most of arguments make a lot of sense, and no bullshit here. Bravo

Cinci as well, whaddup! Great vid

Is this a good wheel Just for cruising ?

What do you think about them compared to Don't Trips, since they are both at the same price point. Great video thanks for the help ;)

Hi Owen, how do these trucks compare to Aear trucks K5 & K6.I would really appreciate your input ?❤❤

On a downhill longboard do the wheels have to be aligned with the board or can they stick out a bit

this was some good stuff... maybe play with molds for casting from 3d prints too

So expensive at 80 dollars. Lol. What an innocent time huh?

I made a carbon fiber without plastic vacuum seal

After having ridden other DH wheels now, how do you compare these to more top of the line wheels like Magnums, Alphas, or Cuei?

Badass man🤙

Awesome review, I've been looking into saving up for my first pair of precision trucks. It was a tie between a set of DT Haki's or a set of Zealous Trucks. Bro, you basically jsut told me exactly what to get lol 😂 Also, what deck are you using in the video? I know you said it, but i couldn't quite understand what you said. So, if you could pleaaase lemme know the deck 🙏🙏🙏

Nice review as ever Owen. Can you tell me what wheelbase length these add? You mentioned in the DH Cybins review that those added 2 1/2” and I wondered how the Zealous compare. Thanks! Andy

Zak's always been such an unpredictable skater, I almost feel like anything put out by Venom or Ronin that he also rides, gotta have the same his same characteristics initially😆

Love these trucks. They really blew me away. Your review is on point. I played around with these a bit to increase the slalom aspect by adding cone bushings roadside. I got real deep turns out of them. The cones defeat the restrictive bushing seats. A nice hack if you wanted to run cones with these. I know a few people running Zealous for GS slalom racing. A little slow on reaction for tight or most hybrid for me but these are a DH free ride truck and not a true slalom truck. But I will say this is one of the best purchases I’ve made in years. The Zealous trucks are a delight to ride.

Take my work for it: my toeslides are fkn sick now

You are ripping dude!

Generally boards with micro-drops don't need foot stops because the drop is a good reference feature for your foot, and often times the foot stop sits weird on the drop concave. However boards that are only rockered or flat lenghtwise really can benefit from having a foot stop so you have that extra reference point. I rode with a footstop for several years then many more without. Recently I went back to footstops and really appreciated the confidence they bring when stringing together several back to back slides/turns where your feet can shift around a bit. Having a good reference feature for your front foot allows you to shift your feet without having to looking down - which is huge when riding technical terrain so your eyes stay on the road.

Im looking to get these trucks as my first dh slalom trucks. What are your favorite dh/freeride wheels for techy stuff? Not looking for wheels that grip like a vice but i want something that'll slow me down smoothly. Im not a racer, I just like having fun and skating hard-ish. Thanks for the review and any help!

I borrowed a set from a buddy for a week but it I didn’t get the chance to mess with the bushings, they were set up pretty similar to how I normally ride my trucks but they felt pretty dead and not lively on slow paths (~30kmh) but felt great on fast runs, it’s what’s stopping me from buying a set cause I skate paths a lot, have you noticed that or does the deadness go away with tuning the bushings?

3 years later I just bought these. On my trip to Asheville I learned snakes are great for learning slides, but I needed a wheel with some grip and a large contact patch. These wheels are a good price so wearing them down won't break the bank.