Comments on: Independent Trucks Are Built To Grind

By: Caro

Caro — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:45:45 +0000

ONO owns.
Craig has a cool jumper from independent . so cooll

yeah yeah .

By: The Count

The Count — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 07:44:27 +0000

The company was co-founded by Richard Novak, Jay Shiurman, Fausto Vitello, and Eric Swenson in 1978, and the first set of trucks to make a public appearance was the Stage 1 on May 23, 1978 in Newark CA…….

i am no math wiz, but isn’t that 30 years?

By: baker2gs

baker2gs — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:39:43 +0000

Man I do need to switch back to Indy’s, I think I’m going to try out the new Stage 10′s that just came out. I stopped riding them 7 years ago because I thought they were too heavy. Nothing matches up to them though, nothing.

By: joecool

joecool — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:18:04 +0000

I only owned one set, I never rode them because they were heavy as hell. digg me down assholes, you have obviously never rode a skateboard or you would know they are one heavy fucking truck. Personally I was a Venture fan and liked Gullwings back in the day. They are burying you as much for your attitude as for the lameness of your comments. You’re welcome. I _buried_ you because not only do you have a bad attitude, but you’re wrong. I’ve always loved Independent trucks. They were the only trucks that stood up to acid dropping off the 10 foot ledge back home.. dang, I miss those days =[ I always thought that Gullwing trucks were very heavy, and the shape of the hangers were not suitable for street skating at all and Ventures seemed a bit fragile. Indy’s were always my first choice. I never card for tracker, or z-roller, or thunder trucks. 2 cents.

By: skewl

skewl — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:17:06 +0000

That interrelation and the expectation of excellence are the primary mechanisms that drive the beast known as independent. It has always been about the truck.

By: arnold

arnold — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:15:15 +0000

I remember my first independent trucks. I paired ‘em with acid rain wheels and german ball-bearings.

By: steve 2

steve 2 — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:14:51 +0000

Indy tossed me a free dozen of their very first trucks 25 years ago, and I’ve never bought another brand since.

Ride many; buy Indy.

By: joe

joe — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:14:29 +0000

Independent trucks are hands down the best. Never skated using anything else.

There is a reason they have had such a presence in the skateboarding world for 20 years.

By: craig

craig — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:17:53 +0000

The only truck that matters I have mounted, purchased, grind, overhauled, landed with but never broken. oh sure ground into oblivion. never had one fail of say 45 or 50 sets over them 25
years. first on the block to have a pair \
board to death

By: xcvx

xcvx — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:46:52 +0000

oddly enough even though i skated since 1987 i always had different brands….the first was gullwing super pro III..the ones with the plastic base….always hated independent’s metal…