I got these skateboard trucks on my current skate set-up. The Gring King 5.0 I got are 2 years old and have been on more then 20 different decks. Grind King Trucks have always been one of the best trucks to get. These trucks got a 7.5 inch axle with a 5 inch hanger for tons of grinding room. Another great feature about these trucks is that the kingpin is lower a good half inch below the surface on the hanger. This allows you to grind your trucks as much as you want. Even grind them down so much you grind through the axle that goes through the middle (it’s been done!).
WOW! In all of my years of testing skateboards and skate gear, I have never tested a new skateboard deck that I like this much it really is great! This small wooden skate deck has lasted over the regular timeframe that the normal decks I skate on will last me. This skateboard deck has some of the best pop and the sweetest concave I ever rode on! With a nice touch of a solid yet not flimsy multi ply design that will of course have some bad ass graphics on the bottom, what more would you want out of a skateboard? This deck is so darn sweet that it will hurt your eyes! I let a couple of random skateboarder ride it at my local skate park and try the deck out for the first time and tell me what they thought of it as a board. They didn’t help very much because they told me that they liked it alot and that it was great riding board but they could not really explain why and they all said that they might be getting one themselves but yeah how many times have we heard that one? Then I told them the price, of this deck and then they said that they will most definably will be buying one. All of the three skaters or quasi skaters that I had test the board pointed out the same positive skateboard ride features on this deck as I did. They all said it had a great pop, a really great concave, and a super nice overall feel.
ATM Blanks have been known for there cheap skateboard prices and amazing board shape and pop since the early 90’s. To start it off this skateboard has very steep concave which is prone to making it very easy to bust some flip tricks and have great handling and control. The nose of this skateboard is pretty big and slightly rounded giving you the pop you want from a good board, this deck also gives you lots of room to slide your kicks back and forth on. For example I landed a very sketchy manual on this skateboard and my front foot was almost right on the nose of the board and I was still able to kickflip out of it making it seem like I meant to do it when in reality it was an accident. The tail on the skateboard deck from ATM is shaped the same as the nose is but not as long and steep as the nose on this board is. ATM Blank Skateboards also come in graphic blanks other then the plain wood skateboard blank so popular for so many years.
