I legitimately can’t make my mind up on these 93’s after 5 weeks on them. Idk, maybe it’s some part of me that doesn’t want to feel old riding a softer wheel but I’m starting to miss the feel of “normal” wheels.
On one hand, they offer a safety net for slipping out which is great, possibly the biggest benefit aside from them absorbing more shock from rolling over rough terrain and cracks. On the other hand, I just feel slower when I push. Not like I skate super fast or anything but it’s kind of a feeling like trying to punch underwater when I push. Not really a problem for single trick attempts where you throw your board down and push once for an obstacle nearby, but just pushing around a skatepark or any ground remotely smooth I felt like my effort doesn’t meet the expectations engrained in my muscle memory from years of riding a harder wheel.
Then there’s the wheelbite, I wish I’d have gone 52mm for the classics because a 54 just seems to be hindering a lot of my landings and flip tricks which was never a problem on a 99. The amount of times I felt the wheels stick to the board upon landing, pitching me off has become a bit of an annoyance. This also goes for tricks that require or would be saved by a pivot to regain control, the 93’s have stopped dead in their tracks and made me miss a trick more than a few times now, depending on the ground.
They don’t feel too bouncy or sound awful like other softer wheels on the market but they don’t feel like a traditional formula 4 either.
They slide fine against every material I’ve put them up against but my biggest issue is the lack of speed (that I’m used to) while pushing around. I’m gonna try to wear them down further before I decide if I’ll retire them as a “certain spot only” wheel or adapt myself to running them full time. I’m truly on the fence here.
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