Been riding an 8" with Indy 139 lows and 52mm 83B stupid hard wheels that are completely useless on asphalt.
Thinking about setting up a new complete with a fatter board because I'm old and fat. I wanna try thunders and I'm gonna try an 8.5 deck, which has me looking at 149's.
Just wanna confirm that 149's work fine with an 8.5, as I may not be able to hang and might eventually go town to an 8.38 or so.
Also, I put some 149 thunders and 149 indies next to my trucks at the shop and The axle height on the thunders seems to be right in between my Indy 139 low and the 149 hi. Bearing in mind that I hate risers, what's the biggest wheel I can rock on the thunder 149 without constant wheelbite?
I'm sure most of these answers are contained in this thread, but it's a fucking brain boiler so I had to stop reading.
Edit for one more question: are the weight savings from the Thunder lights/hollows/titaniums in any way actually perceptible while skating? Seems like you're only saving a few grams for a pretty big price increase and I'm wondering if my feet would ever notice.