Wow, these trucks are crazy! When they first came out, I certainly thought they'd be too much for the skate market to buy into, though they're still around, and gaining in popularity- no doubt due to the growing technical skaters out there today. While Tensor has integrated some very interesting and agree'ably "nifty" alterations to the otherwise average truck, comes greater chances of overall fatigue to it's parts. Now, in respects to Tensor and it's buyers, they are a very solid performer, though marketed for a particular crowd (tech). Mullen & Song have been behind this concept from the get-go, for a very good reason; they work much better for the kind of skating that they do. They are skateboarding's technical gods, and deserve the highest level of Caste System-type equipment. If the vast majority were capable of doing nollie 360 flips-to nose manuals and what'have-you's, we might all agree that this is the degrre of precision that we would all want- but we don't. Tensors are in a category all their own, and react much differently than all others. Tensors have become known as the first-ever truck to incorporate a hard urethane slider piece in it's baseplate and unique turning characteristics. And they do turn and react differently. They seem to want to "snap" back into position faster than the rest, but grind down fast if your a grind'aholic like I am. Simply put, they are the Ferrari/Ninja of skateboard trucks, and should be used as such. BOTTOM LINE: the tool of the growing tech trade/ light, low, and incredibly responsive. Has other parts and options not found in other trucks (nibbed baseplate, slider pieces, and blunt-ened axles) but has drawbacks to hard impact skating. The Tensor Response's baseplate can actually shatter if landed hard and incorrectly (see YouTube clip). This design utilizes a high tensile/light-weight material that can break easily if twisted, rather than bending/giving. Tensor is releasing a new Magnesium truck soon(!), both in the slider arrangement, as well as in the Response. Only time will tell if the ultra-light truck will catch on. ~I rate it a 4 because it's just too much for me!

i got a whole new complete today and i have

deck: black label. wheels: baker. trucks: tensor lows. bearings: rough necks. and jessup grip i recomend all of these they work great for me..so far ive had many trucks but tensors seem to be the best