I just started skating my 3rd pair of FURY EVO 2’s (2 which I am currently skating on different set ups)
I figure it is time to give a full on complete comprehensive review. Hope you all enjoy this treat.
My first product review for SBC.
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“Precision engineering to a higher level than any other truck in history. The EVO 2 takes skateboarding to a new level. Designed to be the most stable and responsive high truck on the market, the EVO 2 accelerates the standards of performance and progression to the pinnacle of perfection.[br]
From the minutest details in geometry, metallurgy and aesthetics, no expense has been spared to make the EVO 2 head and shoulders above anything in the skateboarding world has ever seen. Ride a pair and you will agree the future is now. The Future is Fury” *taken from: www.furytruckcompany.com*[br][br]
Features:
Price:
You’ll find prices for the EVO 2 average around $40-$50 a pair depending on color. They’re found in about half of your local shops out there. If your shop doesn’t carry the EVO2’s I first suggest talking to your shop owner and seeing if he can put in a personal order for you next time they buy from Blitz Distribution. If they don’t or you don’t want to wait they can be found via online shops. Heres my top 3 choices for US online shops (note that I haven’t bought from all these shops, but have listed them due to user satisfaction of service and price)[br][br]
Warehouse Skateboards: http://www.warehouseskateboards.com/fury-skateboard-trucks
Kinetic: http://www.kineticskateboarding.com/products.cfm?CatID=Search
Specialty Sports: http://www.specialtysports.com/SearchResults.asp?mfg=Fury[br][br]
Available Colors/ Appearance:
The EVO 2’s are available in 3 colorways. I like what they did here keeping it to a simple 3 colors. Any appearance designs were very minor and in the details. No big graphics or prints. They focused more on the performance of the truck and not so much what graphic it has. [br][br]
Raw
White
Graphite[br][br]
Currently these trucks only come in 7.75″ and 8″ sizing but is said they will soon release the new 8.25″ and 8.5″ according to Blitz Dist. Catalog.[br][br]
My First Impressions
When I first read about these trucks and saw the features I’m not going to lie I was stoked on them. I’m a sucker for new technology especially the ones that work. I put my skateboard and pretty much everything else I own through some hardcore abuse. Mainly its hard for me to find things that last. So I was excited when I saw they said they put more research into this truck than any before and that it came equipped with the Bones bushings. I blow through bushing really quick and was looking forward to see how these “hard cap” bushing stood up to my abuse. I placed a personal order and once my shop had them in these were my intial impressions:[br][br]
–Slightly lighter than my trucks before (maybe by 2 ounces each, not much)
–They had a nice smooth texture to the baseplate
–The hanger to bolt had a nice 1/4 inch clearance
–Looked attractive the simple V line was a nice change to the normal graphics
–Had a nice symmetry to it. The lines were clean. [br][br]
The matching color nuts was a nice touch and I was ready to just rip into these off the bat(no break in period)[br][br]
Scoffman can Skate?
Yes I can skate. I know I haven’t posted any “real” footage of myself skating on SBC, mostly due to the fact that I don’t have a camera guy to film me skate and I don’t particularly care. I just love to skate. So I mostly attack ledges and gnarly curbs(the ones that are all chewed up), I hit them hard and fast, straight and curved, mostly 50-50s to shuv-its out and alot of different variations involving the 50’s. I don’t do flip tricks, and yes I do practice them, alot of decent sized pop-shuvs, and I do alot of launching out of a tombstone at our park to flat, normally going 3-5ft into the air. I love to carve bowls as well and do the occasional slash and 5-0’s on coping. I also like long walks on the beach ;)[br][br]
I’ve skated Grind King(1st truck), Destructo, Thunders, Thunder Lights, and Silvers.
The issues I’ve found I had in all these trucks was that the bushing would blow out, the hanger would grind down to quick, and just the quality would diminish after the first 2-3 so months of skating.[br][br][br]
Grindability
The ability for a truck to be able to grind well is no super power but the right mix of the aluminum that they use to create it. In these Furys they got it down, the EVO2’s would grind just about anything in their path. I’ve grinded all surfaces (except brick) with theses trucks fresh surfaces to the destroyed ones. The hangers metal is harder than compared to the recent Thunders I’ve skated and grinds just as well as any other truck I’ve tried. Against the older and gnarly ledges the trucks gladly took them on and seemed easier to grind as I almost felt like I was gliding over them, but I still had the connection with the ground where it never felt like I had any less connection to my board.
8/10[br][br]
Durability
The EVO2’s had incredible durability when it came to being able to take on all types of abuse. Its durability was better than any trucks I have experience before. I skated them for 3 months and hadn’t reached the kingpin yet still at the 5 month mark I had grinded a near ¼ inch off at the deepest part of the hanger. In my 5th month of skating them though something happened. The truck cracked in the hanger area! I was thinking seriously?! I continued to skate them on and on and on. The crack continued to get bigger and bigger as it soon encompassed the whole axle after a few weeks. Surprisingly there was no noticeable difference besides the large crack. The trucks held their composure and skated just as well as before. My board would slightly turn to the left if I let it roll freely. All in all even under breakage this truck still held up and skated well. So I give it a 9 out of 10 for being able to endure my harshest of punishments longer and harder than any truck before it and still hold its own after being broken.
9/10[br][br]
Turning/ Response
The response from this truck was good. Mostly due to the Bones 92A bushing it came equipped with and the truck was design to house. It acted right when you wanted it to; the feeling was an overall nice change. Where my Thunders were a smooth and sharp, the EVO 2 was smooth and quick I really never had those jagged moments from a quick reaction I gave in trying to recover from a trick. Turning and carving was smooth best described as almost like how a longboard feels, its just smooth. It seems that the pivot cup is made from a harder rubber instead of some of the softer ones I’ve found in my past trucks. I would assume this harder rubber would allow for the pivot joint to move easier and smoother seeing that the weight above it isn’t forcing it as hard into the pivot cup. Therefore making for quick turns with a smooth response.
8/10[br][br]
Bushing
The Bones bushing that came with the EVOs’ are amazing! In seriousness I’ve ridden this pair of trucks over for a near 7 months and the bushing never once cracked or blew out. They remained consistent. The response was excellent and smooth and you may have noticed in the abuse photos that I replaced one of the bottom bushings. This was because on one of my recent pairs of EVO2’s, the bottom bushing mysteriously blew out after 10 minutes of skating(defect) and I transplanted the one in this truck to that newer pair and put a thunder light bushing in its place. It was great also after skating big drops or landing hard on some tricks the trucks always went back into position and never stuck off to one side.[br]
Quick Note: After skating the trucks for about 6 months the bushing was squished down an additional 5mm from its original size. Towards the end of their life I finally did crack the hard section on one of the bottom bushings. (see abuse photos)
10/10[br][br]
Baseplate
Nothing special about the design of the baseplate except for the special treated aluminum it was forged from. As I said in my first impression the texture of it was smooth. I normally don’t do noseslides or tailslides so I can’t give you my own feedback on if it actually slid better. But I did hand my deck over to a few of my buddies at our park to have them put it through a few slides. One of them said they really couldn’t tell the difference and the other friend thought it did seem to slide smoother. So I believe its going to be up to you on this one if you decide to try a pair.
At the end of their use and taking photos for the review I did notice that the plates were no longer flat and in fact would wobble. Now I have never had this before with any of my trucks but I think it may be due to the fact that the last 1- 1.5 months I was skating it. I only had 2 bolts holding each of my trucks in place (diagonal pattern) so the multiple impacts may have caused the plate to bend the 2mm over that period since those corners were not bolted tight to the deck.[br]
Quick Note: In comparison: Thunder Mid, Thunder Light, and EVO 2 I weighed baseplates including the kingpin of these 3 and the EVO2 came up in the middle with the Mids as the heaviest and as you guessed the Light as the lightest.
8/10[br][br]
Kingpin
The kingpin was pretty much standard issue aluminum kingpin. Never did break and it held strong and didn’t bend. When it came down to the paint where I started grinding the kingpin and nut it was decently smooth. It did catch the ledges but it never felt like it held me back or slowed me down. In fact now that I think of it I didn’t grind much of the kingpin at all compared to my previous trucks especially for the amount grinding I did. Overall nothing special with the kingpin.
7/10[br][br]
Abuse Photos
Photos taken by: John Huewe
http://flikr.com/jhphotographs[br][br]
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Compared to Newer EVO 2’s(after 7hr of abuse)
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Final Thoughts
Over the 7 months that I have skated these trucks it has been a pleasant surprise and treat to discover a truck that actually holds up to the boastful features it presents. The EVO 2 in my experience is the best truck I have ever skated and will continue to skate from now on. Its ability to withstand the punishment I put it through and the smoothness it has too it. Plus the little features that I did enjoy. The matching colored axle nuts, the bones bushing, and just the overall look and performance is top notch. [br][br]
Overall Rating: 8/10[br][br]
Anyways I hope you all enjoyed this indepth review on the Fury EVO2’s and maybe just go out there and try a pair. They are worth a try. Thanks again to everyone who read this beast![br]
