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Road Rider 6
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On 2/20/2008 Pre School Rider
wrote in from
United States
(75.68.nnn.nnn)
Charlesrst, RR#6's are getting really rare, and unless you're just looking for that 'collector' wheel, I'm not so sure they're worth using much. Funny thing though, is that Seismic's Avalon(Hotspots,too!) is very, very close to the original shape and size of the RoadRider, but with tasty updates like a core, choice of durometers, and high-resiliency urethane (and they've been made in 'classic' clear-cherry-red 78A!). I rode the heck outa one of my RR#6 sets, flatspotted them so bad that they're the anti-vibration feet for a friend's bandsaw now. The other set I sold some years back, no regrets. BTW, have you seen Tunnel's new 'Rocks'? Better than they were in '77, but just as Fat!
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Vintage stuff
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On 2/18/2008
MP / Speedo
wrote in from
United States
(71.49.nnn.nnn)
Extremely difficult to find, and if you do....the resiliency will pretty much....be gone.
Like a set of my Bullet Road weapons.
I'd consider the Seismics, Goddess, or BigZigs.
Look us up, if you're heading for Clermont!
Peace.
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I am looking to buy some road rider 6's
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On 2/17/2008
Charlesrst
wrote in from
United States
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Does anyone have any road rider 6's? I have been looking for them for quite some time...My current 6's are the circumference of 4's,,,I ride in clermont, even though I live in Zephyrhills,Fl.....I am old skool...and I am old , I guess..pushing 54..thanks for ya'lls help...
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Fly Wheels (Reflex formula)
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On 2/12/2008
Liam Fourie
wrote in from
United Kingdom
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I saw some of these wheels while i was down in Cape Town for the recent races,i want some!! Are these wheels comercially available yet?
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wheels / FL hills
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On 2/8/2008 MP / Speedo
wrote in from
United States
(71.49.nnn.nnn)
Don't know about the headwinds/tailwinds.
One of the fastest hills, is Sugarloaf Mtn.
A bit on the VERY rough side, and uneven (old road).
It's not a Colorado mountain, but it's a quick descent.
Most of the others are not as quick/fast, but they are considered safer.
A fair number of them are in the 25-40mph+ range.
The slalom is decent, here.
Wheels?
We use 70mm-90mm, or whatever.
Peace.
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Fla. hills
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On 2/7/2008 PSR
wrote in from
United States
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That'd be without a headwind, right? ;-)
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Hills, in Florida
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On 2/7/2008 MP / Speedo
wrote in from
United States
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It's true....but there are not too many hills in that speed range.
Good hills, though..............for Florida.
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Yup, 60 is possible...
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On 2/6/2008 PSR
wrote in from
United States
(75.68.nnn.nnn)
Googled that... Hmm, I'm suprised by the amount of elevation! Didn't know.
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60 mph in Florida? Yup!
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On 2/6/2008 Hit Man
wrote in from
United States
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Clermont / Minneola area just north west of Orlando off HWY 27.
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flatlander?
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On 1/28/2008 PSR
wrote in from
United States
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Wait... They have 60 mph HILLS in FLORIDA!?! Where???
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sector 81mm
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On 1/27/2008 hit man
wrote in from
United States
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Just ran the sector 81mm/80a on my street luge today for the first time. Other than you want to be sure you seat the bearings all the way in the hub, they ran fine. Only slightly slower than the 90mm/81a flywheels I'm used to but very grippy. Good luck with it. Temps were around 65f and wet/dry pavement due to overnight rain here in Florida. Top speeds were 65-68 mph down a .8 mile drop of 200 ft.
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bigger hills
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On 1/25/2008 Sam of NY
wrote in from
United States
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nah, not really. Sibald is probably the largest I've been on recently.
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sector race wheels
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On 1/25/2008 herbn
wrote in from
United States
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havn't ridden them yet, i got the 76mm . Thy're not exactly what i thought they'd be, they;re about a half inch narrower than what i'm used to,big zigs. They're center set with a thick non flexing radiused lip. It's winter,salty roads,ect ect i'm not rushing out to test these wheels in the cold.sam ,have you been riding any bigger hills,i'm just cruising around every now and then?
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herbn
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On 1/24/2008 Sam of NY
wrote in from
United States
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did you get a chance to test the sector race wheels?
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Sec9
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On 1/23/2008 Speedo
wrote in from
United States
(71.49.nnn.nnn)
I have a couple sets.
Including the slalom wheel.
Nice!
They need a harder duro available for the warmer temps.
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sector race
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On 1/8/2008 herbn
wrote in from
United States
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got a set ,on the way. They of course claim total superiority,i'm pretty sure they're made in the same factory as the abec11 wheels. Anybody got them yet? i think they've been out for a week,so any cali guys that are one day of ups away?
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oh i wonder wonder...
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On 1/5/2008 herbn
wrote in from
United States
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about the relationship between urithane durometers and the riding surface,an ideal match is... on a perfectly smooth surface the hardest wheel should be the fastest,but it won't have the best traction. On the roughest surface you would consider skateboarding on the softest wheels would be the fastest,,maybe or would they have the best traction on that surface,lacking a bit in the speed, perhaps a harder wheel would be a bit faster ,how much harder i seriously doubt that the hardest wheel is the fastest everywhere.Traction vs rolling speed they do seem to be a bit adversarial,resilience is a bit of a variable to i think a slightly less resilient wheel will grip harder,but will be slower,unless you can harness that grip to create speed,ie the slalom pump,there for some people were still using vintage wheels for certain courses,though i havn't heard much about that recently,has modern urithane actually relegated vintage urithane to the shoebox in the back of the closet. I'm speaking strictly from a performance stand point.
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wheel qualities
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On 12/26/2007
jimz
wrote in from
Canada
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Hey Zak,
Just curious what other quantitative measurements you were able to take in determining wheel performance. Thanks, Jim
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Secrets
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On 12/26/2007
Zak Maytum
wrote in from
United States
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You know Daniel, that's a good point. However, Rebound is just one stat of many that I measured and it is definitley not the only deciding factor on whether a wheel is good or not. I may say something like that because I don't like to see false info floating around, but you will never see me, for instance, post a Chart with all the stats on it.
Thank you for calling me on that though.
~Zak~
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aligatorz
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On 12/26/2007 herbn
wrote in from
United States
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i look at them in their ads and i can sort of tell they come out of the generic krypto/satori/tunnel/cadilac "bin" with sort of a custom dye job.
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ay zak
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On 12/25/2007
Daniel M.
wrote in from
United States
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over on silverfish you said you wouldnt reveal the rebound data from wheels that you've tested out of respect for the companies or something along those lines. What happened to that man?
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Gator rebound
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On 12/24/2007
Zak Maytum
wrote in from
United States
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Not to dispell the wonderfullness of the gators, but they actually don't have that good of rebound. And for those of you who might say this isn't true, the Resiliometer doesn't lie. In fact, zig zags blow them out of the water by about %25. Food for thought...
~Zak~
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'Gators rock
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On 12/21/2007 truth squad
wrote in from
United States
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Alligators rocked back in the day and the new 'Gators still do. They have real high rebound urethane like the new Zigs and 77mm Hawgs, and unlike those you can get them in the nifty 62mm size.
I've been running yellow 'Gators and find the high rebound formula lets me ride the higher duro with a grip like an older wheel 3 or 4 duros lower. Speed plus grip is a great combination!
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Alligators
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On 12/15/2007
Mile High Mark
wrote in from
United States
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I've been hooking Martin Reaves up with Alligators, and he loves 'em. He's been on the red/yellow ones, and I just sent him some blue ones to test out. I suspect he'll be quite pleased with those, too.
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Gator's rebirth
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On 12/14/2007 PSR
wrote in from
United States
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Joe, That's kinda interesting, as 'In the Day', Alligators had LOTS of grip, without a core, btw. Crock Rocks and SuperGators were harder and faster, with good high-rebound urethane (maybe Kynex formula? certainly as fast/grippy as Kanoa's or Gyro's stuff in the 90a to 94a range) Suddenly, Gators seemed Slow. With the new Gators, I was stoked on the original shape being used with a Krypto core in it, the bigger size(71mm!) and the incremental range of Durometers available; Made me think Bennett was thinking Slalom more than Old-School-Pool/Ramp. Maybe not. The shape HAS the Potential to rival Manx/Grippen/Zig-Zags in grip, no doubt. Little shavings at the lip[s] could yeild some serious gains in gription. Is the speed there? Well, with Bravo 'thane, one never knows. I'd hoped Bennett would've sorted thru the urethanes available (as Turner/3DM/Seismic obviously has!) to get the best bounce-for-the-ounce. Still, I'd recommend these wheels on their shaping, duros, sizes alone, nevermind the history behind them. Just wish I could find my Crock-Rocks from '79, but I belive they went away during one of my Mom's Yard-Sales while I was in college. :-(
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