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Destructo's D2

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Earlier this year, Finnish wonder, Arto Saari, raised some industry eyebrows when he left not just one of his longtime sponsors, but three of them. One of those team hops brought him over to the Destructo Truck family. Upon the acquisition of Arto, Destructo quickly announced a brand new truck development featuring the hands-on aid of Mr. Saari himself. The name of the highly anticipated collaboration...Project Code Name: D2. Though at the time, it sounded like the theatrical title of a Wesley Snipes film (that's a GOOD thing...Snipes is off the hook!), it appears that the undertaking was the real deal. All this and more was confirmed last week when my friends over at Destructo sent me a pair of "Preproduction Prototypes" of the newly developed D2's. In addition to having been extensively tested and ultimately approved by Arto Saari, this pair looks to utilizing a bunch of innovative sh*t. Courtesy Destructo Trucks

The Infamous Destructo D2 Trucks Tested And Approved By Arto Saari
The first thing I noticed is that the inverted kingpin contains both a standard bolt, as well as an allen key adjustment. That's something I've yet to see on a truck and is useful no matter how you look at it. The second is that they come without bushing cup washers and contain Bones Bushings, some of the most trusted bushings in the skate game. I've been waiting for a truck company to do that for years. It's about time it happened. And lastly, though I haven't had a chance to skate them yet, these trucks feel super light in my hands, most likely due to the trucks hollowpoint kingpin. The D2's are available in a bunch of sizes in both Low and Mid heights and right now are floating around now in super limited quantities, at select shops. But once they're all sold out, you'll have to wait for their official release on Jan. 01, 2009, when Destructo also drops Arto's new signature truck. Also, around that time, a full D2 team roster will be announced, all of which will have been hand-picked by Arto himself. -Jay Riggio

With Arto backing these they can't be bad because Arto gets buck wild on every occasion, even when The Smiths are playing. And that's not easy to do