Wheels Thread

[TwisT]

Flat Spotted my crupies in about 2 months. I haven't flat spotted wheels in years. I really liked the slim profile but even at 101a, they did feel as good as my ricta westga naturals. I'm gonna try some bones STF

[HangtenNoseblunt]

anyone try those ricta rapido? how do they compare to f4s?

[Dad you're embarrassing me]

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anyone tried speedlab wheels? wanting to jump back up to an 8.75 and chuck some 58s on there, debating wheel choices. nothing but good things with the OJ's ive had for nearly 2 months now just fancy a change and to be back on a wider wheel. also looking at 58mm spf 84bs or just bog standard spitfire classics.

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Yes I have, they suck. Soft, slow, crazy grippy. And these were supposed to be a 99 duro or something.

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I beg to differ on this one, but then again it depends on what you're riding. I skate vert and big bowls, and the Speedlab Bombshells (57mm, 99a) are one of my favorite wheels. You are correct, they are crazy grippy which is really nice for slick indoor ramps. I currently ride 58mm Bones SPF, and the Bombshells are just as fast. They are actually faster on some ramps depending on the surface.

Bottom line, they certainly don't suck. If you think they are slow, you're not skating hard enough. Go watch some videos of Mark Davenport.

When I first rode them (60mm juggernauts) it was on the skatelite vert ramp at monster, which is 14.5 foot and all that matters is not washing out, so grip was a good thing. So for skatelite you're right, they dont suck. But on concrete they felt boggy as hell. ( My local is a 10ft unsealed kidney bowl). I have been riding Powerflex 58's since, and could not be happier.

[heritage]

Flat Spotted my crupies in about 2 months. I haven't flat spotted wheels in years. I really liked the slim profile but even at 101a, they did feel as good as my ricta westga naturals. I'm gonna try some bones STF

That's a bummer the Crupie didn't work out for you Twist. Let me know how you like STF's. What shape are you looking at? I'd like to give STF (V2 or V3) or Ricta Rapido a go next.

[Xen]

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Flat Spotted my crupies in about 2 months. I haven't flat spotted wheels in years. I really liked the slim profile but even at 101a, they did feel as good as my ricta westga naturals. I'm gonna try some bones STF

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That's a bummer the Crupie didn't work out for you Twist. Let me know how you like STF's. What shape are you looking at? I'd like to give STF (V2 or V3) or Ricta Rapido a go next.

If they made the slim in a 101 I'd have bitten the poorly named Rapidos. Weird Duro and MM combinations if you want a harder wheel you have to go larger.

[BMCsteve]

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Flat Spotted my crupies in about 2 months. I haven't flat spotted wheels in years. I really liked the slim profile but even at 101a, they did feel as good as my ricta westga naturals. I'm gonna try some bones STF

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That's a bummer the Crupie didn't work out for you Twist. Let me know how you like STF's. What shape are you looking at? I'd like to give STF (V2 or V3) or Ricta Rapido a go next.

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If they made the slim in a 101 I'd bitten the poorly named Rapidos. Weird Duro and MM combinations of you want a harder wheel you have to go larger.

I just bought some 54mm slims.  I love that they're actually a tablet shape and not a regular round shape wheel with a slim profile. 

Will report back once I've had a few sessions on them

[BMCsteve]

Rapidos arrived.  These are 54mm but are slimmer than 52mm classics while still having a wider riding surface

White as Biebel's teeth

[heritage]

That tablet shape is my favorite. How do the 99s slide Steve?

[shripshrapper]

What about those new OJ elite? Is is more of the same OJ chalk?

[BMCsteve]

That tablet shape is my favorite. How do the 99s slide Steve?

Well, I didn't get a chance to skate them more than 15 minutes yesterday.  Basically they suffer from the same issue I had with NRG Ricta's and STF's.  The bearings do not stay seated in the wheels causing them to become misaligned and not letting the wheel spin freely.

It's one of my biggest pet peeves.  Back to trusty Spit classics

[Jud Nestorkins]

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That tablet shape is my favorite. How do the 99s slide Steve?

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  Back to trusty Spit classics

No matter what wheel I skate, no matter how much I like them, in the end I always say the same thing.

Edit: typos and shit.

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That tablet shape is my favorite. How do the 99s slide Steve?

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Well, I didn't get a chance to skate them more than 15 minutes yesterday.  Basically they suffer from the same issue I had with NRG Ricta's and STF's.  The bearings do not stay seated in the wheels causing them to become misaligned and not letting the wheel spin freely.

It's one of my biggest pet peeves.  Back to trusty Spit classics

Are you sure you had them seated right from the get go? I use my body weight and trucks to put in bearings but there’s always one that I have to redo. I feel like after nearly 30 years I should just get a bearing press.

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That tablet shape is my favorite. How do the 99s slide Steve?

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Well, I didn't get a chance to skate them more than 15 minutes yesterday.  Basically they suffer from the same issue I had with NRG Ricta's and STF's.  The bearings do not stay seated in the wheels causing them to become misaligned and not letting the wheel spin freely.

It's one of my biggest pet peeves.  Back to trusty Spit classics

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Are you sure you had them seated right from the get go? I use my body weight and trucks to put in bearings but there’s always one that I have to redo. I feel like after nearly 30 years I should just get a bearing press.

Yeah that's crazy Steve, I've never heard of that happening or maybe I'm not understanding. Are you using spacers? Maybe it's axle slip? I always prefer Ricta NRG because of how nice the bearings sit in there compared to other wheels. And I do slappies on the daily and they stay put.

[BMCsteve]

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That tablet shape is my favorite. How do the 99s slide Steve?

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Well, I didn't get a chance to skate them more than 15 minutes yesterday.  Basically they suffer from the same issue I had with NRG Ricta's and STF's.  The bearings do not stay seated in the wheels causing them to become misaligned and not letting the wheel spin freely.

It's one of my biggest pet peeves.  Back to trusty Spit classics

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Are you sure you had them seated right from the get go? I use my body weight and trucks to put in bearings but there’s always one that I have to redo. I feel like after nearly 30 years I should just get a bearing press.

Yeah.  I have crazy OCD with that as well.  Basically after I seat both bearings on a wheel, i then go over it again on both sides using my body weight. 

My gut is telling me its an issue with the bearing spacers pushing the bearings around.  Going to try and take them out and see if it makes a difference

[BMCsteve]

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That tablet shape is my favorite. How do the 99s slide Steve?

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Well, I didn't get a chance to skate them more than 15 minutes yesterday.  Basically they suffer from the same issue I had with NRG Ricta's and STF's.  The bearings do not stay seated in the wheels causing them to become misaligned and not letting the wheel spin freely.

It's one of my biggest pet peeves.  Back to trusty Spit classics

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Are you sure you had them seated right from the get go? I use my body weight and trucks to put in bearings but there’s always one that I have to redo. I feel like after nearly 30 years I should just get a bearing press.

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Yeah that's crazy Steve, I've never heard of that happening or maybe I'm not understanding. Are you using spacers? Maybe it's axle slip? I always prefer Ricta NRG because of how nice the bearings sit in there compared to other wheels. And I do slappies on the daily and they stay put.

I am using spacers.  do you use them as well?  yesterday it happened twice on different wheels coming out of boardslides

[Jud Nestorkins]

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That tablet shape is my favorite. How do the 99s slide Steve?

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Well, I didn't get a chance to skate them more than 15 minutes yesterday.  Basically they suffer from the same issue I had with NRG Ricta's and STF's.  The bearings do not stay seated in the wheels causing them to become misaligned and not letting the wheel spin freely.

It's one of my biggest pet peeves.  Back to trusty Spit classics

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Are you sure you had them seated right from the get go? I use my body weight and trucks to put in bearings but there’s always one that I have to redo. I feel like after nearly 30 years I should just get a bearing press.

I always just put the board in Primo, and press the wheel into the bearing until I hear it click. I’ve never had a problem.

[BMCsteve]

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That tablet shape is my favorite. How do the 99s slide Steve?

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Well, I didn't get a chance to skate them more than 15 minutes yesterday.  Basically they suffer from the same issue I had with NRG Ricta's and STF's.  The bearings do not stay seated in the wheels causing them to become misaligned and not letting the wheel spin freely.

It's one of my biggest pet peeves.  Back to trusty Spit classics

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Are you sure you had them seated right from the get go? I use my body weight and trucks to put in bearings but there’s always one that I have to redo. I feel like after nearly 30 years I should just get a bearing press.

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I always just put the board in Primo, and press the wheel into the bearing until I hear it click. I’ve never had a problem.

Same here.  I'm beginning to think that either I'm a moron (entirely possible) and doing something wrong or this happens to other people and they don't care/notice

[Xen]

If you ditch them, I'll take them to try'em, shape is tits. I'm eyeing a set of crupies just to try.

I've not uses spacers, especially in spits for that very reason, I can shift the bearings side to to side a 'nudge' every time I flip them over and push down; I use the bearing press on my skatetool (not a real press).

Not surprisingly, the spacers that come with bones don't cause this with bones wheels they yield a nice tight fit. Did you ditch the race reds you were using for SSix again?

[BMCsteve]

If you ditch them, I'll take them to try'em, shape is tits. I'm eyeing a set of crupies just to try.

I've not uses spacers, especially in spits for that very reason, I can shift the bearings side to to side a 'nudge' every time I flip them over and push down; I use the bearing press on my skatetool (not a real press).

Not surprisingly, the spacers that come with bones don't cause this with bones wheels they yield a nice tight fit. Did you ditch the race reds you were using for SSix again?

This is exactly what's going on.  I'll ditch the spacers and see if that makes a difference.  if not, I'll send them your way.  The shape is awesome.  They feel faster than my 99a F4's. 

I did ditch Race Reds for this exact reason.  Started using Bronson Raws which are great as long as they're clean but ultimately SSix are the only bearing that I've ever felt was significantly faster than others so I went back

[calvinsdream]

After reading that Nick Boserio interview about skating bigger wheels, along with rewatching Matt Reason's old parts, I'm feeling like jumping up to some bigger wheels. The Spitfire Classics I'm skating now were 55mm when I set them up a few months ago, I'm debating between making a 'big' jump to 58's or just sizing up to 56's, but I'm pretty sure I'm just gonna stick with Spitfire classics either way.

Has anybody been able to compare riding bigger wheels to softer wheels? I had a set of 54mm 95A duro Prize Fighters a while back and loved them. I figure its easier to go faster and retain speed with a bigger wheel, does it roll over rough ground the same way a slightly softer wheel would?

The big wide 58mm 99d conical fulls pretty much rolled over everything. Definitely a noticeable height difference but I was pretty impressed.

[BMCsteve]

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If you ditch them, I'll take them to try'em, shape is tits. I'm eyeing a set of crupies just to try.

I've not uses spacers, especially in spits for that very reason, I can shift the bearings side to to side a 'nudge' every time I flip them over and push down; I use the bearing press on my skatetool (not a real press).

Not surprisingly, the spacers that come with bones don't cause this with bones wheels they yield a nice tight fit. Did you ditch the race reds you were using for SSix again?

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This is exactly what's going on.  I'll ditch the spacers and see if that makes a difference.  if not, I'll send them your way.  The shape is awesome.  They feel faster than my 99a F4's. 

I did ditch Race Reds for this exact reason.  Started using Bronson Raws which are great as long as they're clean but ultimately SSix are the only bearing that I've ever felt was significantly faster than others so I went back

So it is the spacers.  THey're about 1-2mm longer than the inner core of the wheel.  if you take them out, you get 2 axle threads showing when you tighten the wheel.

I'm too OCD for this shit.  Xen, paypal me $8 for shipping and I'll send them your way

[Xen]

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If you ditch them, I'll take them to try'em, shape is tits. I'm eyeing a set of crupies just to try.

I've not uses spacers, especially in spits for that very reason, I can shift the bearings side to to side a 'nudge' every time I flip them over and push down; I use the bearing press on my skatetool (not a real press).

Not surprisingly, the spacers that come with bones don't cause this with bones wheels they yield a nice tight fit. Did you ditch the race reds you were using for SSix again?

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This is exactly what's going on.  I'll ditch the spacers and see if that makes a difference.  if not, I'll send them your way.  The shape is awesome.  They feel faster than my 99a F4's. 

I did ditch Race Reds for this exact reason.  Started using Bronson Raws which are great as long as they're clean but ultimately SSix are the only bearing that I've ever felt was significantly faster than others so I went back

Nothing I've used can touch Swiss Six, my current set needs a cleaning but they are so fast and loud with shields on I don't want to fuck with them.

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So it is the spacers.  THey're about 1-2mm longer than the inner core of the wheel.  if you take them out, you get 2 axle threads showing when you tighten the wheel.

I'm too OCD for this shit.  Xen, paypal me $8 for shipping and I'll send them your way

I keep a bag of speed rings in my toolbox and always add enough between the hanger and wheel so the threads are flush. On some combos I think I have 3 on the inside.

[Xen]

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So it is the spacers.  THey're about 1-2mm longer than the inner core of the wheel.  if you take them out, you get 2 axle threads showing when you tighten the wheel.

I'm too OCD for this shit.  Xen, paypal me $8 for shipping and I'll send them your way

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I keep a bag of speed rings in my toolbox and always add enough between the hanger and wheel so the threads are flush. On some combos I think I have 3 on the inside.

My current aces have either 2 and 3 inside on each hanger and on opposite sides, it's as if both axles are off center (not surprised) to the left.

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That tablet shape is my favorite. How do the 99s slide Steve?

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Well, I didn't get a chance to skate them more than 15 minutes yesterday.  Basically they suffer from the same issue I had with NRG Ricta's and STF's.  The bearings do not stay seated in the wheels causing them to become misaligned and not letting the wheel spin freely.

It's one of my biggest pet peeves.  Back to trusty Spit classics

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Are you sure you had them seated right from the get go? I use my body weight and trucks to put in bearings but there’s always one that I have to redo. I feel like after nearly 30 years I should just get a bearing press.

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Yeah that's crazy Steve, I've never heard of that happening or maybe I'm not understanding. Are you using spacers? Maybe it's axle slip? I always prefer Ricta NRG because of how nice the bearings sit in there compared to other wheels. And I do slappies on the daily and they stay put.

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I am using spacers.  do you use them as well?  yesterday it happened twice on different wheels coming out of boardslides

I do use spacers. I have for the last 20+ years. I am crazy OCD about all that. It drives me batty when I have to keep my wheels a thread or two "loose" just to get free spin. I don't like that extra wheel chatter, which I know probably sounds ridiculous.

Bones Swiss, Modus Ti, Modus Ceramic, and Hard Luck Ceramic all come with spacers and have served me well. It's the price point bearings that never seem to tighten right. Total OCD about that.

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That tablet shape is my favorite. How do the 99s slide Steve?

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Well, I didn't get a chance to skate them more than 15 minutes yesterday.  Basically they suffer from the same issue I had with NRG Ricta's and STF's.  The bearings do not stay seated in the wheels causing them to become misaligned and not letting the wheel spin freely.

It's one of my biggest pet peeves.  Back to trusty Spit classics

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Are you sure you had them seated right from the get go? I use my body weight and trucks to put in bearings but there’s always one that I have to redo. I feel like after nearly 30 years I should just get a bearing press.

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Yeah that's crazy Steve, I've never heard of that happening or maybe I'm not understanding. Are you using spacers? Maybe it's axle slip? I always prefer Ricta NRG because of how nice the bearings sit in there compared to other wheels. And I do slappies on the daily and they stay put.

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I am using spacers.  do you use them as well?  yesterday it happened twice on different wheels coming out of boardslides

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I do use spacers. I have for the last 20+ years. I am crazy OCD about all that. It drives me batty when I have to keep my wheels a thread or two "loose" just to get free spin. I don't like that extra wheel chatter, which I know probably sounds ridiculous.

Bones Swiss, Modus Ti, Modus Ceramic, and Hard Luck Ceramic all come with spacers and have served me well. It's the price point bearings that never seem to tighten right. Total OCD about that.

Need that chatter! I can't ride a board that sounds like a wet log, I've always had the slightest bit of play to make sure it never binds ups. I remember way back I could move my wheels on axle about one speed ring width on each side. Pretty hefty amount of play.

[BMCsteve]

Old faithful



@xen, PM me your address for the Rictas

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That tablet shape is my favorite. How do the 99s slide Steve?

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Well, I didn't get a chance to skate them more than 15 minutes yesterday.  Basically they suffer from the same issue I had with NRG Ricta's and STF's.  The bearings do not stay seated in the wheels causing them to become misaligned and not letting the wheel spin freely.

It's one of my biggest pet peeves.  Back to trusty Spit classics

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Are you sure you had them seated right from the get go? I use my body weight and trucks to put in bearings but there’s always one that I have to redo. I feel like after nearly 30 years I should just get a bearing press.

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Yeah that's crazy Steve, I've never heard of that happening or maybe I'm not understanding. Are you using spacers? Maybe it's axle slip? I always prefer Ricta NRG because of how nice the bearings sit in there compared to other wheels. And I do slappies on the daily and they stay put.

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I am using spacers.  do you use them as well?  yesterday it happened twice on different wheels coming out of boardslides

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I do use spacers. I have for the last 20+ years. I am crazy OCD about all that. It drives me batty when I have to keep my wheels a thread or two "loose" just to get free spin. I don't like that extra wheel chatter, which I know probably sounds ridiculous.

Bones Swiss, Modus Ti, Modus Ceramic, and Hard Luck Ceramic all come with spacers and have served me well. It's the price point bearings that never seem to tighten right. Total OCD about that.

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Need that chatter! I can't ride a board that sounds like a wet log, I've always had the slightest bit of play to make sure it never binds ups. I remember way back I could move my wheels on axle about one speed ring width on each side. Pretty hefty amount of play.

I'm even dumber with my set up.....race reds cranked tight.  The idea is no play at all.  Certain wheels work better than others....rather something that's cored out, or tablet style like P2's.  I tried to be like everyone else and the conicals just didn't work.  I just like my board feeling really solid, but I get that it feels like a toy store board, you don't screach on slides either....

[Jud Nestorkins]

Old faithful



@xen, PM me your address for the Rictas

Way too big for me but otherwise these are the best wheel money can buy.

And the 101s > 99s. I need my shit rock hard haha.

[shripshrapper]

I still love 101a, but the way powerslides don't slow you down was starting to worry me.