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Does anyone know of any wheels less grippy than F4’s? I have Stfs that are comparable but never come across any wheels that slide better than either of those
Not without the added unwanted bonus of possible flatspots, as most other super hard wheels I have seen or riden end up very easily flatspotted, including OJs insaneathane (not elite) and a few local Australian companies who use wheels from other big manufacturers. Anything that states it uses the B scale rather than the A scale is usually going to be much harder.
The funny thing is that I’ve tried a fair amount of harder wheels and while I’ve never had flat spots, none have come anywhere close to sliding like F4’s or Stfs (the harder ones, not 99a). Oj elites 101a, Loophole/NFG, Minilogo 101, they all feel pretty grippy in comparison. I’m guessing it’s more a formula thing
I guess I don’t really have any reason to look around, as F4’s get the job done for me, but I’m curious to see how slippery a wheel I can skate without getting wrecked. Maybe I’ll try those insane a thanes if I can find them cheap
I have a long mellow hill bitumen road here, so can set up whatever and do the slide test on lots of used wheels, which is pretty interesting. Of all the Formula Four 99s I usually have, all are good to me, but the 101s have been a bit funny, some feel grippier than the 99s, but one set I just tried the other day was so super slippery compared to the rest. I almost ended up on my ass the first slide before I controlled it and was sure they were sliding so much further than the rest, not just on that day alone.
It is also the best way of wearing down wheels that have come to me from others with flatspots in them too, and way more fun.
I think the majority of flatspots in wheels from others have been from slipping out on things, and usually only one or two wheels that have taken the heel impact, so fairly easy to get out too.