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Re: Wheels Thread
« Reply #480 on: January 08, 2017, 08:35:40 PM »

anyone see this crupie multicultural wheel nonsense? i guess people leaving gold and or not on a wheel company found this strange program to ride for.

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Re: Wheels Thread
« Reply #481 on: January 08, 2017, 08:39:30 PM »
I've been skating the regular (non-slim) radial shape for the last couple weeks and I think they're my new favorite wheel.  Everything I love about the slims but with a little more grip. 

They've been great in a slippery park, on the street, carving in bowls and hitting curbs.  I can't find a single thing to complain about

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Re: Wheels Thread
« Reply #482 on: January 08, 2017, 09:58:40 PM »
Nobody skated those lame ass Mike V wheels, stop frontin.
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Re: Wheels Thread
« Reply #483 on: January 08, 2017, 10:26:38 PM »
Just bought the OG Wide version of these https://www.smlwheels.com/shop/grocery-bag-53mm-ag-formula

Will update after i skate them for a bit

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Re: Wheels Thread
« Reply #484 on: January 09, 2017, 01:53:44 AM »
Been skating 53mm Ricta NRGs for about a month now. Quite good, I suspect the word on the street that they're a bit faster may be true, might just be placebo though. Slide really nice on ledges, better than 101 f4s imo, similar to stfs without being too slippery like stfs or 101 f4s on most street surfaces.

On certain types of ground they grip a little bit too much for powerslides and slide a bit funny, not sure why this is. They're perfect for most surfaces though.

Managed to flatspot it slightly on a noseblunt on a ledge, not a dealbreaker but can definitely feel it a little on skatepark ground, how do you get rid of minor flatspots like this? Hasn't gone away by itself just yet.
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Re: Wheels Thread
« Reply #485 on: January 09, 2017, 08:32:09 AM »
Been skating 53mm Ricta NRGs for about a month now. Quite good, I suspect the word on the street that they're a bit faster may be true, might just be placebo though. Slide really nice on ledges, better than 101 f4s imo, similar to stfs without being too slippery like stfs or 101 f4s on most street surfaces.

On certain types of ground they grip a little bit too much for powerslides and slide a bit funny, not sure why this is. They're perfect for most surfaces though.

Managed to flatspot it slightly on a noseblunt on a ledge, not a dealbreaker but can definitely feel it a little on skatepark ground, how do you get rid of minor flatspots like this? Hasn't gone away by itself just yet.

You have to do subsequent noseblunts of exactly the same length around the entire circumference of the wheel that isn't flatspotted.

Either that or you just ride it out of the wheel if it isn't that big.

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Re: Wheels Thread
« Reply #486 on: January 09, 2017, 09:36:08 AM »
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Re: Wheels Thread
« Reply #487 on: January 09, 2017, 11:18:08 AM »
Nobody skated those lame ass Mike V wheels, stop frontin.

I think I bought the Cleveland joints after seeing a Svitak part.

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Re: Wheels Thread
« Reply #488 on: January 09, 2017, 12:00:44 PM »
I would guess that all of us have made do with shitty wheels at some point. Picking and choosing wheels is a luxury as far as I'm concerned. I might not be rich, but being able to always have my wheels on point is a small victory.

You kinda just adapt. I have the 101a Oj Insane formula and came from 99a Classic f4s. At first they slid like crazy and I loved it, then I started realizing they felt slow. They didn't feel as fast and they started requiring a little extra for slides.
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Re: Wheels Thread
« Reply #489 on: January 09, 2017, 12:41:37 PM »
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What's up with the shitty cores on the spitfire 80hd chargers making them spin like shit? These things are terrible.
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OJs, Juice or Keyframes, some people swear by clouds here but I love my OJs
I got some 57mm 78a clouds to replace my worn down keyframes, and I'm not that siked on them. They're really fast on smooth ground, but I rarely encounter smooth ground when I'm just cruising.  I feel like the keyframes were faster on the rough stuff. I'm curious about those powell g slides though.
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Re: Wheels Thread
« Reply #490 on: January 09, 2017, 03:55:11 PM »

I got some 57mm 78a clouds to replace my worn down keyframes, and I'm not that siked on them. They're really fast on smooth ground, but I rarely encounter smooth ground when I'm just cruising.  I feel like the keyframes were faster on the rough stuff. I'm curious about those powell g slides though.
I'm seriously contemplating trying the G slides as my next cruiser wheel. I love my key frames but they're getting pretty worn down.

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Re: Wheels Thread
« Reply #491 on: January 09, 2017, 06:00:16 PM »
Anyone try Rain Skates or Alta
Looking for something off the beaten path at this point...

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Re: Wheels Thread
« Reply #492 on: January 09, 2017, 09:55:12 PM »
Anyone try Rain Skates or Alta
Looking for something off the beaten path at this point...

I've ridden rainskates a while back, great wheels, Creative Urethane (if I recall), shapes are lacking.

If Alta are good enough for Barros, they're good enough for anyone reading this ;)

Really depends on what you are skating.

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Re: Wheels Thread
« Reply #493 on: January 09, 2017, 11:16:02 PM »
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Nobody skated those lame ass Mike V wheels, stop frontin.
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I think I bought the Cleveland joints after seeing a Svitak part.
I always skated the rotten apples ones maybe a few Bartie models as well
if you flatspotted them they would send you a set for free if you sent the flat ones back
I only ever flatspotted a couple of sets. They were great wheels.

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Re: Wheels Thread
« Reply #494 on: January 10, 2017, 03:55:08 PM »
Anyone try Rain Skates or Alta
Looking for something off the beaten path at this point...
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I've ridden rainskates a while back, great wheels, Creative Urethane (if I recall), shapes are lacking.

If Alta are good enough for Barros, they're good enough for anyone reading this ;)

Really depends on what you are skating.

I wish the Alta's were a bit bigger but yeah pretty sure Barros could have any wheel he wanted and probably still kill it with wooden ones

I mostly just skate transition but this will be for my smaller setup that I would be more likely to actually take to the streets with

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« Reply #495 on: January 11, 2017, 03:57:12 PM »
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What's up with the shitty cores on the spitfire 80hd chargers making them spin like shit? These things are terrible.
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What's the Slap consensus on the cruiser wheel?

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OJs, Juice or Keyframes, some people swear by clouds here but I love my OJs
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86a clouds.... Fast. durable. Perfect compromise between a spongey cruiser wheel and regular street wheel. Just wish they'd do them in colours...
I got some 57mm 78a clouds to replace my worn down keyframes, and I'm not that siked on them. They're really fast on smooth ground, but I rarely encounter smooth ground when I'm just cruising.  I feel like the keyframes were faster on the rough stuff. I'm curious about those powell g slides though.

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Re: Wheels Thread
« Reply #496 on: January 11, 2017, 05:22:54 PM »
Finally got to roll around on the Waywards today, I was right. Soft feeling 101s, like OJs (regular) and F4s, they slide nice, good chirp but in park they were slow, on regular street (that's rough as fuck on OJ insane, SPF, STF and 99a Rictas) these things felt great; I'd skate them if I was looking for a wheel to handle spotty terrain, even over F4s.

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Re: Wheels Thread
« Reply #497 on: January 11, 2017, 06:20:08 PM »
Finally got to roll around on the Waywards today, I was right. Soft feeling 101s, like OJs (regular) and F4s, they slide nice, good chirp but in park they were slow, on regular street (that's rough as fuck on OJ insane, SPF, STF and 99a Rictas) these things felt great; I'd skate them if I was looking for a wheel to handle spotty terrain, even over F4s.

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Re: Wheels Thread
« Reply #498 on: January 12, 2017, 06:54:28 AM »
Finally got around to setting up some all black STFs that I've had for a while now that I've just been keeping on standby.
After skating on some badly flatspotted pigs for the longest time, I completely forgot what it feels like to actually go fast with only a few pushes. Feels good.

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« Reply #499 on: January 16, 2017, 01:55:26 AM »
Finally got around to setting up some all black STFs that I've had for a while now that I've just been keeping on standby.
After skating on some badly flatspotted pigs for the longest time, I completely forgot what it feels like to actually go fast with only a few pushes. Feels good.

I prefer colored stf's over white ones, i think they are just a little bit faster and slide better.
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Re: Wheels Thread
« Reply #500 on: January 16, 2017, 02:25:22 AM »
Quote from: Krooked antihero  link=topic=82118.msg2597156#msg2597156 date=1484560526
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Finally got around to setting up some all black STFs that I've had for a while now that I've just been keeping on standby.
After skating on some badly flatspotted pigs for the longest time, I completely forgot what it feels like to actually go fast with only a few pushes. Feels good.
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I prefer colored stf's over white ones, i think they are just a little bit faster and slide better.

Really?? I keep hearing stuff about colored stf's but I don't wanna believe it cause I'm on some classic white bones stf and they're everything I like, fast, smooth, grippy, slides. But now you guys got me thinking to invest in some colored ones...
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Re: Wheels Thread
« Reply #501 on: January 16, 2017, 08:26:34 AM »
Quote from: Krooked antihero  link=topic=82118.msg2597156#msg2597156 date=1484560526
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Finally got around to setting up some all black STFs that I've had for a while now that I've just been keeping on standby.
After skating on some badly flatspotted pigs for the longest time, I completely forgot what it feels like to actually go fast with only a few pushes. Feels good.
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I prefer colored stf's over white ones, i think they are just a little bit faster and slide better.

I've always preferred colored STFs/SPFs, they just feel better to me (and a few people I know that have skated them).

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Re: Wheels Thread
« Reply #502 on: January 16, 2017, 04:17:11 PM »
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Re: Wheels Thread
« Reply #503 on: January 16, 2017, 06:11:26 PM »

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Re: Wheels Thread
« Reply #504 on: January 16, 2017, 06:48:32 PM »
should i try these autobahns?
http://www.tactics.com/autobahn/evolution-ab-s-skateboard-wheels/white-101a

Ducky - these are AB price point wheels but truthfully I think they slide a little bit better than some of their premium stuff. That can be good or bad, more sliding out from tricks and a little more unpredictable at times. They are also loud as hell and on the streets they will rattle your teeth out.

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« Reply #505 on: January 16, 2017, 08:04:19 PM »

Ducky - these are AB price point wheels but truthfully I think they slide a little bit better than some of their premium stuff. That can be good or bad, more sliding out from tricks and a little more unpredictable at times. They are also loud as hell and on the streets they will rattle your teeth out.
Ok that doesn't sound appealing, but still on the subject of autobahn, would the Torus Ultra 83b wheels be any better?
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Re: Wheels Thread
« Reply #506 on: January 16, 2017, 08:25:58 PM »
Has anyone tried these?
http://socalskateshop.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=72685

Ha, I wanted to ask about these too (was just thinking about it this morning). I'm interested in the 101's though. Love the retro shape, but I'm worried that reg OJ formula will suck (only tried the insane-a-thanes, but I like those a lot).

I think 95a is kind of hit or miss on weather or not they'll be fast. Those would be sick for skating a slippery indoor park though.

Did Santa Cruz stop making 97a Slime Balls in smaller sizes? I can only find the 60mm+ ones now. If I could find those in like 54-56, would be perfect.

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Re: Wheels Thread
« Reply #507 on: January 16, 2017, 10:23:28 PM »
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Ha, I wanted to ask about these too (was just thinking about it this morning). I'm interested in the 101's though. Love the retro shape, but I'm worried that reg OJ formula will suck (only tried the insane-a-thanes, but I like those a lot).

I think 95a is kind of hit or miss on weather or not they'll be fast. Those would be sick for skating a slippery indoor park though.

Did Santa Cruz stop making 97a Slime Balls in smaller sizes? I can only find the 60mm+ ones now. If I could find those in like 54-56, would be perfect.

I commented on those in FB when they announced them, NHS responded and they are regular old slo oj thane, not insane a thane.

No more Slimeballs in smaller sizes either.
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Re: Wheels Thread
« Reply #508 on: January 17, 2017, 06:50:42 AM »
I grabbed a set of 53mm Spitfire Hypno swirl 99a wheels (blue).  I had been riding 55mm wheels and wanted to try to size down a little.  I skate parks and mini ramps most of the time (41 year old and not that good).  Even though these are 99a, they don't have much grip.  I almost got a concussion at the park yesterday.  I slipped out making a turn to go down a flat ramp and slammed hard at the bottom.  My head bounced off the pavement (luckily the place requires helmets and I have a good one.)   It freaked the old man out who was monitoring the place (YMCA park) It was a gnarly looking slam I'm sure, but I was okay and got right up.  Luckily it just rang my bell.  I kept skating but after a couple more slip outs, I took those wheels off and went back to my old ones.  They felt good rolling, but they're just too slick!  I think these Hypno's are original formula, not formula 4's.
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Re: Wheels Thread
« Reply #509 on: January 17, 2017, 07:04:37 AM »
Who else is riding wayward? I'm on the 52 Bledsoe slims and.... I can't tell the difference from my last set of F4 52mm slims.