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avilas avalons
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On 7/14/2006
Julien
wrote in from
United States
(68.127.nnn.nnn)
Avilas (76mm) and avalons (68 mm) are both great carving wheels. Big fat lips allow them to really dig into those carves. Some people trim them down cuz apparently the lip folds over itself sometimes if its really pushed hard and creates a really odd slide that can tear the lip off not dimension throw you from your board if you don't know its coming.
But yeah, i'd say generally great wheels and the variety of duros is nice too
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avila 68mm
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On 7/13/2006 herbn
wrote in from
United States
(152.163.nnn.nnn)
for dh? any opinions? well not really "dh" going downhills turning alot on the edge of traction, maybe big hills so i'll be going sort of "fast" but basically the idea is to down the biggest hills sort of as slowly as possible without any pendlum slides , or any thing like that ,just carving up a storm "every turn like his life depends on it".
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vintage or not!
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On 7/10/2006
cad
wrote in from
United States
(71.105.nnn.nnn)
powerflex wheels
has anyone have any pics of the powerflex 1s?
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road weapons 80mm
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On 7/5/2006
Mike
wrote in from
United States
(69.160.nnn.nnn)
i have a set of santa cruz 80mm road weapons 4 sale or trade black for sale or trade. $40 + $5 shipping or trade? or best offer paypal or cash only.
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why the core gets loose
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On 6/26/2006 Derik
wrote in from
Germany
(193.7.nnn.nnn)
Yesterday I rode my soft 74A wheels again. I wasn't fast, but carved hard at the edge of sliding. The wheels got hot, although i just rode a few minutes.
My thought is, that a few weeks ago, when I carved for two hours, the wheels overheated and the bondage between core and urethane dismantled. Maybe 190 pounds is a little to heavy for such a softness.
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Softer-Faster?
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On 6/25/2006 Derik
wrote in from
Germany
(193.7.nnn.nnn)
I had the same experience with the soft wheels my friend rode in our skatepark. I guess it has something to do with the speed, the riders weight and the rebound of the wheel. The riders weight compresses the wheel and the rebound stores this energy and gives it back. If you pump up the coping, you compress the soft wheel to much and it gets mushy and slow. As long as you cruise more than riding hard and fast, a soft wheel can be faster.
Just ride the wheel that matches your riding style and be happy.
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Softer-Faster?
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On 6/25/2006
corsa
wrote in from
United States
(172.130.nnn.nnn)
OK, I live in Iowa, always have, and have been mostly carving and bombing hills for almost 30 years now. We recently got a concrete skatepark in my hometown and now I am finaly getting a chance to ride it. I started out with 64mm 95a Bulldogs, swiched to Rainskates 59mm 98a killer bees (same bearings- bones reds) and the killer bees were a little faster. BUT over the past two days I have been experimenting with my favorite street wheel, Hyper Rollos- 65mm 78a and they actualy seem faster to me (once again same bearings). I had a couple of other guys ride them and they seemed to agree so its not just me. Now this doest jive at all with what I know about wheels. The cement at our park is pretty smooth, not like glass but much smother than the street. It does seem that I have to work a little harder to get up to the coping but on the flat areas of the park between the curved walls my speed stays much faster. I thought that maybe it was just the larger size but when compared to the Bulldogs (aproximatly the same size and contact surface) they were still faster. I mainly just carve the pools, pure turning and hitting the coping, and I ride very loose trucks. Could this have anything to do with it? On smooth concrete isnt harder suposed to be faster? Anyone have any thoughts? Or am I just crazy? Take care.
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wheels for Patrick
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On 6/22/2006 Derik
wrote in from
Germany
(193.7.nnn.nnn)
I love the Abec 11 Flashbacks. Excellent cost/performance ratio. Try 78A for a rougher pavement or 81A for a smoother one.
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wheels
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On 6/21/2006 patrick
wrote in from
United States
(24.96.nnn.nnn)
I need some new wheels for a 43 inch pintail that i use mostly just for flat land or light to moderate hill so what wheels whould be best and where to get them cheap
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loose cores
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On 6/21/2006 Derik
wrote in from
Germany
(193.7.nnn.nnn)
Nobody had problems with loose cores?
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Wheel Upgrade
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On 6/21/2006 Derik
wrote in from
Germany
(193.7.nnn.nnn)
No Problem to ad risers, the bigger wheel will compensate the loss of stability more or less, but your board will get higher. I just rasped some matching wheel wells in my board. Took me less than two hours and it rides realy nice. Just take the bushings out and check where the wheel will hit the board. I rasped the aerea as thin as 1 and a half ply. On another board I even rasped huge cutouts.
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Wheel Upgrade....
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On 6/20/2006 Hartl3y
wrote in from
United States
(68.75.nnn.nnn)
So I'm figuring on hookin up some new wheels... for one reason mine are a little cracked from riding alot, and another reason is I wanted a larger set so I could roll over cracks more safely. I have a Cosmic 2 and it doesnt have any wheel wells to accomodate large wheels. Would it hurt the stability of my board if I put an additional thin set of risers under the bigger ones I already have to give the board more clearance?
hartl3y.
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65 or 60mm NoSkoolz
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On 6/19/2006
PaulW
wrote in from
United Kingdom
(80.3.nnn.nnn)
I ride 78a 65mm NoSkoolz in the streets and in some very rough concrete parks. On the other hand, I ride 92a 60mm NoSkoolz in smooth crete and on wood. It all depends where you are and what you're doing eh?
If I had to choose between them though, I'd say 65mm softies.
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danton's classic k's
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On 6/19/2006 matze
wrote in from
Germany
(195.125.nnn.nnn)
This kind of wheel exist with two different cores. One type for 0.3inch (8mm) and the other for 0.4inch (10mm) spacers. Try to push and pull on the wheel, while mountet tight on the truck (with your 0.4inch Spacer). If it moves 2mm up and down, you need the smaller spacers.
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65 mm
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On 6/18/2006 Derik
wrote in from
Germany
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I would go with 60 mm if the concrete in your park is verry smooth. Else 65 mm. I have 60mm wheels and they are a little slowish and rough, when the concrete is not really smooth.
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60 or 65mm no skoolz?
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On 6/17/2006 eddie
wrote in from
United States
(64.132.nnn.nnn)
which would you prefer for pools and parks, 60 or 65mm no skoolz?
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danton's classic k's
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On 6/17/2006 eddie
wrote in from
United States
(64.132.nnn.nnn)
if you want to use spacers on the classic k's, im pretty sure you need a smaller one, like a 3mm or something like that. i am obviously not positive on what size you need though.
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new to oldschool
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On 6/17/2006 surf 64
wrote in from
Germany
(145.254.nnn.nnn)
Hi Jason,
the ZigZags are to sticky for sliding. I would go for Flashbacks or NoSkoolz. The Flashbacks are the best all purpose longboard wheels I have ever ridden.
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soft wheel loose core - normal?
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On 6/17/2006 surf64
wrote in from
Germany
(145.254.nnn.nnn)
I have some 74A Moska Speedwheels. They really rock, but abter a few rides the urethane got loose and the wheels squeak and squeal a little. Is this normal whith soft wheels? I had this problem with my sims street snakes as well, but they were 20 years old. I do not think the Urethane will come off the core, because it is embedded in the core ring, wich has a few holes, where the urethane goes through.
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new to oldschool
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On 6/16/2006 jason
wrote in from
United States
(216.162.nnn.nnn)
what wheels do i need to be able to do all the turns, slides and carves like the z boys in lords of dogtown on flat, bank, downhill, and vert? i know i need softer duro to turn hard like that, but i also want to slide, and do berts. ive read that they used 78A cambria "road riders" in the film, but ive also heard that the 90A cambrias would be better for my intent. ive read on here that the zig zags are good to. thanks for any advice.
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Krypto Classic K 70mm spacer
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On 6/15/2006
Danton
wrote in from
Brazil
(200.152.nnn.nnn)
I set my new skateboard with Kryptonics Classic K 70mm white wheels and 10mm inter-bearing spacers. I noted that the bearings are not full inside wheels. Do I set correctlly the 10mm spacers, or it's need a smaller spacer? Thanks, Danton
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Gumballs
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On 6/14/2006
Darren
wrote in from
United States
(67.174.nnn.nnn)
I'm considering buying a set of Gumballs for my Sector 9 J-Bay deck w/ Randall II 180's. What would be some similar grip/sized wheels that I could get for a little cheaper?
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sliding wheels
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On 6/13/2006 t
wrote in from
United States
(71.116.nnn.nnn)
what are some good sliding wheels ? which are better abec 11 strikers or 85mm kryptos(hawgs)?
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pink,abec 11 special formula gumballs
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On 6/10/2006 herbn
wrote in from
United States
(64.12.nnn.nnn)
so whats the word on them? 83a and they still chunk,but very fast/grippy on a curvy race course. Race wheels?is this a proper summary?
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Weapons
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On 6/9/2006 PSR
wrote in from
United States
(216.66.nnn.nnn)
Yeah, But, are they really 80mm still? Go get some ABEC 11 Strikers or Gumballs, or Flywheels! The 80's are SO over with.
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