Independent

the best trucks around. these are meant for grinds and they will last forever if taken care of. they have a lifetime warrentyso youll nvr hav to buy new trucks again unless u want a different model

I love my new 139 standart indys!!! in the begining you have to get used to it but after that, best trucks ever. you can pop an ollie way higher!!!! and all the idiots who say thunder is better, are stupid. because its made at the same place!!! i heard they are made with the same metal!!!

You must survive to be beaten and humiliated. If you are incapable of making it to me, I can not be bothered to dismantle your self esteem.

these trucks suck hair, they arent fast, and BROKE when i was doing a wheely.

i just got indys on my new girl deck and they look really good. i got the light series not a lot lighter but still are. LIFE TIME WARRANTY

love the stage 9!! great grind but a little heavy..you have to get used to it first..then its flawless... but hate the bushing thought...hate it!!!

These were my first trucks i think i had stage 9's they are real nice all around good trucks

I recently got Independent Forged 129mm and they are great! The baseplate is stamped with "forged and an independent cross and Roman numeral 10. Probably carving out some weight. Forging the trucks instead of casting them makes what is an already strong truck; stronger and lighter. I noticed when I was riding Venture lows my flips were to fast and I wanted to slow them down a bit and I found the perfect balance riding independents.

they dont go fast i broke setdoing a whellie

i had Ventures,royals,thunders,speed demons,Indys,tensors and i liked indys best thunders were awesome but Indys turn better theyre strong grind smooth a bit heavy but i can live with it ill definetly be buying another pair when my current ones brake

Personally i don't like indies. I dont like the pivot cup thiingy on the bottom of the truck. and i dont like the way they turn at all. way to sharp for my liking.

Independent is always appriciated.

Indys are THE best trucks out there simply because they are verrry durable have very good turning and have a lot of pop. a bit on the heavy side and not as smooth as thunders when grinding but will last you a hell of a lot longer and in my opinion look cooler than thunders

Insane super strong great turning little heavy though

Strongest truck ever! but pretty heavy, I`ve had then for a year and a half now, I think they`ll snap any day now, but thats along time still! I tried tensor magnisium lights, they were good for like 3 months then craked the axle, and then broke the kingpin the same day. Get indys if you don`t mind the extra weight or thunders :D

I am a sponsered skater an i have ridden my share of trucks in the past. My buddies and me did a couple tests recently between indys and thunders (the 2 most popular street trucks on the market). Indys tend to way a touch more when your holding it but while your ridding the 2 you cant notice the slightest diference. Turning, indy definatly has much more ability for sharp and hard turns but thunder slide much more smooth and efficiently. Overall i woulld recomend either depending on what you ride. Both teams consist of huge names ... Independent: Muska, reynolds, smith, sheckler, worrest, haslam ect. Thunder:Romero, herman, appleyard, dompierre, thomas, ramondetta, busenitz ect. Wich all of theses riders preform on huge obsticles and compete in competitions were they need top of the line equiptment...what more do i need to say. Either of wich trucks you chose "highs" are definatly the way to go they are a bit heavier but your getting more pop (plus each year they make their trucks ... Read more

I'm a vert skater, so these trucks are the best for me. they have a sharper turning radius than any other truck I've skated, they don't wear down too fast since the metal is nice and hard like it should be, and they look nice. with vert skating weight isn't a problem, so that doesn't matter to me since I'm not flipping my board. the only flaw i see in them is the way the king pin and hangar is set up. after grinding a lit you'll notice that your king pin nut gets grinded down too, and you don't notice it until it's really bad since you never get "smooth" grinds with pool coping, so you wouldn't feel a difference weather the nut was being grinded or not.

the most well rounded truck. they are durable but they are heavier, not the best in tech/street which i what i like.

Solid trucks, they do weigh a little bit more but once you become a man it doesn't matter, lol. I'll skate independent trucks till i die and their clothing is great too.   http://www.utilityboardsupply.com/get_list_147 .htm

it really hard to break! it's awesome.. but i wish it was a bit lighter..

2 words da bomb

I can't have a guy who is clingy.

Gotta have an independent girl. If she's too clingy or needy, excess drama is the result. If she has her own friends and can do her own things, that frees me up to have my fun- and it makes our time together all the sweeter for our time apart.

I love an independent man, because then I know he will take care of himself if I wanted to work or go to school and he won't be so controlling.

simply da best

A man for me would need to be some what independent ie, fix food for himself, pick up after himself, take on chores, fix the car/plumbing/honey do's and who can & will say honey lets do this or that and he's not just a lump on the couch 364 days a yr. I have a store here: Http://www.plunderhere.com/auction/cgi-bin/shop/Sumthing4u

Absolutely critical. I want to be with a person, not gain an appendage.

heavy!!

Independence is OK while you have no commitments, but once you become engaged or married, independence becomes interdependence. A person who clings to his/her independence while in a relationship shows a selfish nature and a doubtful willingness to engage in a relationship where the union must prevail above individual needs.

I need a woman who can do her own thing and let me do mine sometimes. Being smothered blows... UPDATE: Hey, if some people like being co-dependent, that's their business. Eventualy it will be a therapist's business too, but that's neither here nor there...

I like someone who takes care of themselves but I am also a motherly type so being a little needy is ok.

u godda be kidden me... indys are the sickest trucks out their! lots of people think their really heavy, but there hella light. lighter than my buds venture superlights!

When I re-entered skating, Independent was the only name I recognized. I am a heavier skater so for pool and transition, this is not a bad truck...the only thing is I like street and technical skating and many brands are better for that style. I  had really high expectations of my Independent Stage 9s but I wasn't totally bummed out since they do turn very easily. Overall, this is an average truck compared to my Thunders and Tensors. I give Independent Stage 9 three stars.

Independent stage 9 lows are great

I can't vouch for the new Stage 9's, but I have had great success with the Stage 8's in the past. When I first started skating (early 90's) and rode my friend's Indys, I was struck with 3 automatic responses: 1) they seem much heavier (compared with softer/non heat-treated trucks-i.e. Grind King, Destructo, Tensor) 2) turn incredibly smooth (much better than the squeeky/sticking I had with GK's) and 3) grind like a bullet train and last LONG. Every since then, I've been riding Independents and have grown very attached to their no-frills performance and value pricing. Though, in times, it's difficult to not to want to wander towards the other companys that prmote their merch with "new advanced technology" or the ones with "trendy" paint schemes, though I think this really affects newer/younger kids. ~I really don't want my trucks looking like they're wearing a cardigan sweater anyway (Krux)!~ But now, while investigating a new complete, I'm at a cross roads between Indys and Tensors. Th... Read more

dont get these. they have no protections. if u want to grind with these (duh) get tensor, silvers, or krux III's

they last long if youre under80 pounds.good luck get thunders or tensor too they are great!

everyone says there a bit heavy, heavy, ya on the heavy side. you know what ya! they are. but they got just enough wax for a perfect 5-0. i mean there isnt anything fancy abut these, there just plain coloured silver normal decent truck. what more could you want? i mean "once you start riding them theres no turning back." andrew reynolds

pretty heavy,u get hung up ALOT on rails

independents are great. there really not even that heavy and the new stage 9's are made even lighter. there just an all around great truck!

In 15 years of skating I have always advocated independent trucks. Within the last year I experienced my first unexpected failure (the metal bent right behind the wheel) and the company which claims "Independent Trucks are GUARANTEED FOR LIFE" has so far ignored my requests for them to honour that agreement!!! >:(

what can i say????? best trucks ever. heavy, but brilliant.

Compared to the other trucks i've ridden..Indys have functioned the best and i've only had a few problems with them which was the pins sticking a certain direction from ollieing off high stuff.. but you just put lots of pressure on them to fix that. The weight is only a small problem, which is made up for by the durability of the trucks. Recently I swithed to Tensors to test them out, and they suck compared to Indys.

these truck suck so bad that i had to barf at the skate shop on the guy

These trucks are great accept if you are to try bigger things such as stairs over 5 then the king pins seem to get loose adn break often. the king pins last about 3 months and then they start getting loose and the base plate wears out from replacing kingpins often. but the good thing is that king pins are cheap and heavy trucks give you better control. i would give these 4.2 over all rating.

great, a little heavy though

I don't want to have to support someone who has no money, because that leaves us both, BARELY getting by.

gratetruks a littal heavy but ace for evory-thing

A mixed bag. Independent chicks tend to give me too much sass. I'm the man and I'll bring home the bacon and you will cook it. That's the way it is, that's the way it should be, and that's the way It'll always be in my household.

For me personally as a woman theres nothing more healthy and productive in a relationship than to see a man who can stand on his own and allows me to do the same. I'm very independent and the last thing I would want any man to do is be asking me for money because he can't be bothered to work or not be able to drive as he couldn't be bothered to take his driving test or still be living at home with his Mum when he has the choice to leave home and do things for himself. I would expect a man to be on the same wave-length as myself when it comes to being self-sufficent and for me I like someone who can do things for himself without depending on others. I find men who are too dependent extremely lazy and before you know it you'll be playing both husband and wife to someone like this. For some people having someone depend on you is a turn on, for me NO THANKS.