The Kryptonics Torpedo, this is the kind of thing that happens when we can not go skateboarding.
So, some friends and I were eating lunch at a Wing House. It was next to a Wal-Mart. I usually try to avoid Wal-marts but I was bored and the weather is not going to be better any time soon so lets go see what they sell.
I saw this. It was funny. So I got it. Before anyone asks, No I do not recommend this skateboard to anyone for any reason.
Kryptonics Torpedo.
Kryptonics branded trucks and wheels. Also, the weird undersized mounting hardware that means toy, not skateboard.
MAX RIDER WEIGHT 110lbs. That is silly.
I took it for a ride in the wind between rains and it is pretty bad. I will go again for a longer ride with a wrench in my pocket to do some adjusting, but it doesn't really turn. I expected it to be too turny because I am so much over the weight limit. It was cheap and it felt cheap.
So the whole thing is kind of silly. I am all for more companies making plastic skateboards, but a 110lb weight limit makes this an unusable toy for most any of us. If someone buys this for a really young kid and is sparks interest in skateboarding and they graduate to better equipment than that is awesome. I feel it would do the opposite most of the time though, it would be much easier and much more fun to learn on equipment that is a little better. This just might frustrate kids and make them think skateboarding is harder than it really is. I also hope no one sees this and because it is plastic like a Penny and shaped kind of like a Penny, that it is the same as a Penny. For me, this will just end up on the wall as a conversation piece.
