{"id":675,"date":"2005-08-05T23:58:36","date_gmt":"2005-08-06T04:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/reviews\/?p=675"},"modified":"2014-01-02T23:54:38","modified_gmt":"2014-01-02T23:54:38","slug":"phantom-trucks-mini-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/reviews\/skate\/2005\/08\/phantom-trucks-mini-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"Phantom Trucks: Mini Tool"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Phantom<\/a><\/p>\n

From Syndrome comes the Phantom Mini Tool. Since the days of the original Elephant Key, which was pretty crappy, skaters have wanted a decent portable skate tool. The Phantom is a rare original design for an old tool. The Phantom Mini Tool isn\u2019t exactly the answer, but it\u2019s still better than an Elephant Key. Basically a set of sockets in a plastic case, the Phantom has the advantage of being smaller in overall perceived volume. The problem in the field is that it\u2019s a pain in the ass to keep all the little parts together. Disappointingly, the Phantom makes use of the same crappy Phillips head\/Allen wrench combo that appears to be forged from old Chevy Monzas in the same budget plant where everyone else gets theirs. It works on a brand new set up, but quickly becomes chewed up if you put it to use in everyday conditions. The rest of the tools work well enough except there is always a problem with worn trucks and kingpins, and the well isn\u2019t deep enough to tighten to some preferences. What seems like a good idea can quickly become irritating when you are fumbling around with all the little parts. Nobody likes to assemble a tool just so they can start using it. It may fit into a small footprint, but it is still too bulky to carry around in your pocket unless you are into MC Hammer. The Phantom Mini Tool may have a place in your emergency rations and Hurricane\/Tornado survival kit, but it\u2019s not so good for everyday use.<\/p>\n

\"Phantom<\/a><\/p>\n

Online Action: syndromedist.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From Syndrome comes the Phantom Mini Tool. Since the days of the original Elephant Key, which was pretty crappy, skaters have wanted a decent portable skate tool. The Phantom is a rare original design for an old tool. The Phantom Mini Tool isn\u2019t exactly the answer, but it\u2019s still better than an Elephant Key. Basically […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2087,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[282,15],"tags":[206576],"class_list":["post-675","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-skateboard-gear","category-skate","tag-skate"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2005\/08\/phantom-post.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/675","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=675"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/675\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=675"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=675"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skateandannoy.com\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}