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stocago · Joined: 14 Apr 2008 Posts: 227

Left to right: Retro 77a reflex; Abec 11 75a non-reflex; Venom 81a

This is what my Bennett hanger does to a bottom bushing. Although they still function, return to center and rebound are gone. Until I get a Dremel I'm going to stick with Khiros on the bottom, as they last much, much longer. Abec and Venom bushings hold up fine on top.

LDPanda · Joined: 21 Nov 2008 Posts: 418 Location: Seattle, WA

Muah ha ha ha ha!

saturdaysfiesta · Joined: 22 Oct 2008 Posts: 15 Location: Los Altos, CA

LDPanda · Joined: 21 Nov 2008 Posts: 418 Location: Seattle, WA

Lol yeah, he doesnt want to release them until his trucks are done tho . . . . Evil or Very Mad

saturdaysfiesta · Joined: 22 Oct 2008 Posts: 15 Location: Los Altos, CA

do those belong to you, or are you taunting yourself as well?

LDPanda · Joined: 21 Nov 2008 Posts: 418 Location: Seattle, WA

LDPanda · Joined: 21 Nov 2008 Posts: 418 Location: Seattle, WA

My reflex stims came in today and although its raining pretty hard i got to try them out a lil bit. I tried using the pinks up front (bennett 4.3) and found them to be far too stable. I think im gonna have to try trimming them down into barrels for use in a bennett, the lips (im guessing) are adding all the extra stability. I put the 80a lime stim on top of my airflow. theyre super duper bouncy but 80a is a lot softer than the 90a eliminator so im Ill have to do some testing and see how it works out.

Basically, im really impressed with the urethane but the stim shape doesnt seem great in a bennett. Perhaps with a virage or airflow or splitfire front it would work out better.

LDPanda · Joined: 21 Nov 2008 Posts: 418 Location: Seattle, WA

http://www.silverfishlongboarding...shings-shipping-now-sk8kings.html

http://www.sk8kings.com/Merchant2..._Code=S&Product_Code=SKABC010

No joke this time! Reflex bushings on the open market!

RiPPer · Joined: 13 Feb 2009 Posts: 53

Wow. I'm shocked because Chaput had been quoted as saying he would not sell bushings unless they were in his own trucks. I believe he said 'why would I give my competitors the advantage of my bushings?'

Anyway it will be interesting to see how these perform. Now I have to buy these and venoms to test against khiros.

LDPanda · Joined: 21 Nov 2008 Posts: 418 Location: Seattle, WA

My impression of reflex bushings (at least homebrew ones, i havent tried Chaput's yet) is that the duro is a bit misleading. I feel like the bushings are softer initially in a turn but harden up fast. That is, they initiate a turn well but dont provide a lot of range of movement (if that makes any sense). For that reason, i suspect theyll work better as top bushings than bottom bushings. I tried lime stims top and bottom on my airflow and it was fun and bouncy but way too soft for efficient pumping.

Also, just to spread some rumors around, i hear the next wave of production abec bushings will include stim and jimz shapes (right now its barell, small cone, and tall cone). I, of course, would like to see a bennett sized abec like karrot does but that may be a while off.