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BieberStance

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Wheel Sizes and Shapes
« on: December 19, 2020, 10:46:46 AM »
although i've been skating for over 20 years, my go to wheels have always been spitfires or bones in size 52mm, the harder the better. now that i think about it, i realise that i don't really know how different parameters affect the performance of the wheels. I know about size and hardness and their effects, of course. but i'm wondering in particular: what is the advantage/disadvantage of conical shapes? what is the advantage/disadvantage of a wider/narrower wheel tread?

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Re: Wheel Sizes and Shapes
« Reply #2 on: December 19, 2020, 12:24:59 PM »
Does anyone have an opinion on skating the spitfire classic wheel shape on that rougher New England pavement? I was using conical fulls but I have a set of classics too. The super thin riding surface seems a bit weird.

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Re: Wheel Sizes and Shapes
« Reply #3 on: December 19, 2020, 05:00:22 PM »
Does anyone have an opinion on skating the spitfire classic wheel shape on that rougher New England pavement? I was using conical fulls but I have a set of classics too. The super thin riding surface seems a bit weird.
spitfire classics in the 97a maybe