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[metchup]

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Can we have a discussion about cruiser wheels that slides? What's your favourites?

Got the oj keyframes in 56mm last spring but didn't find them to great for cruising on asphalt.. new asphalt sure and for a do it all wheel it was nice.

Got the oj super juice 60s and they were wonderful for cruising around. But haven't got them to slide yet due to the shape.. riding hills and not being able to powerslide feels both sketchy and a lil boring.

I read somewhere here that bones did the 60mm rat bones in their dragon formula. Maybe that would be the answer? Anyone tried them?

Ten years ago I had some really nice cruiser wheels from this longboard brand venom which slid really nice at higher speeds but unfortunately I lost the board.

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Powell G Slides

I had these, it was definitely hard to break into a slide and eventually they chipped away in large chunks and became unusable after not that long

[Creachteach]

Creature Russell VX 8.6
Indy 159 forged hollow Hawk
2x1/8” plastic risers
59 mm green thrift kryptonics
Old metal shield bearings from thrift shop, that I’ve pried the shields off. Said made in west Germany on them. Brass ball cages. Fresh oil.
Way too long indy bolts
MOB

[Sloppy Krooks]

Can we have a discussion about cruiser wheels that slides? What's your favourites?

Got the oj keyframes in 56mm last spring but didn't find them to great for cruising on asphalt.. new asphalt sure and for a do it all wheel it was nice.

Got the oj super juice 60s and they were wonderful for cruising around. But haven't got them to slide yet due to the shape.. riding hills and not being able to powerslide feels both sketchy and a lil boring.

I read somewhere here that bones did the 60mm rat bones in their dragon formula. Maybe that would be the answer? Anyone tried them?

Ten years ago I had some really nice cruiser wheels from this longboard brand venom which slid really nice at higher speeds but unfortunately I lost the board.

I have some 90a wider dragon prototypes (with the core) that scratch this itch perfectly.
If they release the lower 90as do yourself a favor and grab some

[Coldpizza]

Just set this up. Took it out for a few hours yesterday and had a ton of fun.

Cromer egg, 53 Slimeballs, 8.25 broken in  Thunders.
This is actually the 3rd time getting this same shape (I had 2 of the alligator graphic)

[oliknight]

Does anyone know of any soft wheels that don’t crumble? I have had oj super juice twice, one wheel on one of the sets has loads of cracks in it and one set has had chunks taken out out of a couple of the wheels, I don’t exactly take them on any crazy terrain, bit  disappointed.

[roba]

cross post from the set up thread

finally built myself a cruiser

new deal andy howell 9.375 x 32.1 x 14
ace classic 55s
arbor whiskey 56mm 92a wheels
arbor bearings
arbor bolts
jessup nbd grip

other than the deck everything is from an arbor complete i bought for a steal, it was cheaper than the trucks alone lol. the board surprisingly works for flatground.

i took it to a skatepark yesterday and it works ok, the wheels even kinda slide, i could do lil speed checks and i landed a cab on flatground which i didn't expect. they slide better than 95a mini-logos. crooked grinds don't work but i was able to do some 5-0s and nosegrinds. i built that board to lend it to my filmer homie but it's fun to skate so i'll definitely be running it sometimes. i put that rubber grip on it so that i can ollie up curbs in non-skate shoes, i'm not really sure if it makes shoes actually last longer but i read somewhere that it does so i hope that's true. it looks kinda cool on that deck too but i don't think i could run it on my regular set up

[Steely Daniel]

cross post from the set up thread

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finally built myself a cruiser

new deal andy howell 9.375 x 32.1 x 14
ace classic 55s
arbor whiskey 56mm 92a wheels
arbor bearings
arbor bolts
jessup nbd grip

other than the deck everything is from an arbor complete i bought for a steal, it was cheaper than the trucks alone lol. the board surprisingly works for flatground.

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i took it to a skatepark yesterday and it works ok, the wheels even kinda slide, i could do lil speed checks and i landed a cab on flatground which i didn't expect. they slide better than 95a mini-logos. crooked grinds don't work but i was able to do some 5-0s and nosegrinds. i built that board to lend it to my filmer homie but it's fun to skate so i'll definitely be running it sometimes. i put that rubber grip on it so that i can ollie up curbs in non-skate shoes, i'm not really sure if it makes shoes actually last longer but i read somewhere that it does so i hope that's true. it looks kinda cool on that deck too but i don't think i could run it on my regular set up

I'm mostly curious about that jessup ultra nbd grip. It looks very coarse but kind of perfect at the same time.

[roba]

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cross post from the set up thread

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finally built myself a cruiser

new deal andy howell 9.375 x 32.1 x 14
ace classic 55s
arbor whiskey 56mm 92a wheels
arbor bearings
arbor bolts
jessup nbd grip

other than the deck everything is from an arbor complete i bought for a steal, it was cheaper than the trucks alone lol. the board surprisingly works for flatground.

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i took it to a skatepark yesterday and it works ok, the wheels even kinda slide, i could do lil speed checks and i landed a cab on flatground which i didn't expect. they slide better than 95a mini-logos. crooked grinds don't work but i was able to do some 5-0s and nosegrinds. i built that board to lend it to my filmer homie but it's fun to skate so i'll definitely be running it sometimes. i put that rubber grip on it so that i can ollie up curbs in non-skate shoes, i'm not really sure if it makes shoes actually last longer but i read somewhere that it does so i hope that's true. it looks kinda cool on that deck too but i don't think i could run it on my regular set up

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I'm mostly curious about that jessup ultra nbd grip. It looks very coarse but kind of perfect at the same time.

it looks like really rough griptape in the photo i posted but it feels kinda weird when you touch it, not as coarse as you might think but it grips really well, it's funny. i only skated it once so i can't speak on the quality. in the pictures it looks like it's gray, but in real life it's like 40% black, 40% white and 20% colored. there are colorful rubber dots all over it, which you can't see in the photos.

[Roisto]

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cross post from the set up thread

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finally built myself a cruiser

new deal andy howell 9.375 x 32.1 x 14
ace classic 55s
arbor whiskey 56mm 92a wheels
arbor bearings
arbor bolts
jessup nbd grip

other than the deck everything is from an arbor complete i bought for a steal, it was cheaper than the trucks alone lol. the board surprisingly works for flatground.

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i took it to a skatepark yesterday and it works ok, the wheels even kinda slide, i could do lil speed checks and i landed a cab on flatground which i didn't expect. they slide better than 95a mini-logos. crooked grinds don't work but i was able to do some 5-0s and nosegrinds. i built that board to lend it to my filmer homie but it's fun to skate so i'll definitely be running it sometimes. i put that rubber grip on it so that i can ollie up curbs in non-skate shoes, i'm not really sure if it makes shoes actually last longer but i read somewhere that it does so i hope that's true. it looks kinda cool on that deck too but i don't think i could run it on my regular set up

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I'm mostly curious about that jessup ultra nbd grip. It looks very coarse but kind of perfect at the same time.

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it looks like really rough griptape in the photo i posted but it feels kinda weird when you touch it, not as coarse as you might think but it grips really well, it's funny. i only skated it once so i can't speak on the quality. in the pictures it looks like it's gray, but in real life it's like 40% black, 40% white and 20% colored. there are colorful rubber dots all over it, which you can't see in the photos.

It works fine when it's dry but if it gets even a bit wet it loses most of the grip. Outright dangerous. It's also really difficult to cut and rip off from a deck. I wouldn't recommend it if you're in an area where there's any chance of getting the grip wet at all. I got mine slightly wet carrying my board from the bus station to the indoor skatepark in light rain. Wasn't fully soaked or anything close to it but it was next to impossible to skate for 30+ minutes even after patting it out with my shirt.

[Coldpizza]

Does anyone know of any soft wheels that don’t crumble? I have had oj super juice twice, one wheel on one of the sets has loads of cracks in it and one set has had chunks taken out out of a couple of the wheels, I don’t exactly take them on any crazy terrain, bit  disappointed.

I have the same issue with most OJs. Key frames are pretty good to go, I have some Slimeballs now and am liking them. Definitely don’t get the Spitfire cruiser with the hardcore, I’ve literally torn 2 pair in half now…
Hope that helps!

[roba]

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cross post from the set up thread

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finally built myself a cruiser

new deal andy howell 9.375 x 32.1 x 14
ace classic 55s
arbor whiskey 56mm 92a wheels
arbor bearings
arbor bolts
jessup nbd grip

other than the deck everything is from an arbor complete i bought for a steal, it was cheaper than the trucks alone lol. the board surprisingly works for flatground.

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i took it to a skatepark yesterday and it works ok, the wheels even kinda slide, i could do lil speed checks and i landed a cab on flatground which i didn't expect. they slide better than 95a mini-logos. crooked grinds don't work but i was able to do some 5-0s and nosegrinds. i built that board to lend it to my filmer homie but it's fun to skate so i'll definitely be running it sometimes. i put that rubber grip on it so that i can ollie up curbs in non-skate shoes, i'm not really sure if it makes shoes actually last longer but i read somewhere that it does so i hope that's true. it looks kinda cool on that deck too but i don't think i could run it on my regular set up

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I'm mostly curious about that jessup ultra nbd grip. It looks very coarse but kind of perfect at the same time.

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it looks like really rough griptape in the photo i posted but it feels kinda weird when you touch it, not as coarse as you might think but it grips really well, it's funny. i only skated it once so i can't speak on the quality. in the pictures it looks like it's gray, but in real life it's like 40% black, 40% white and 20% colored. there are colorful rubber dots all over it, which you can't see in the photos.

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It works fine when it's dry but if it gets even a bit wet it loses most of the grip. Outright dangerous. It's also really difficult to cut and rip off from a deck. I wouldn't recommend it if you're in an area where there's any chance of getting the grip wet at all. I got mine slightly wet carrying my board from the bus station to the indoor skatepark in light rain. Wasn't fully soaked or anything close to it but it was next to impossible to skate for 30+ minutes even after patting it out with my shirt.

when i was gripping other people’s boards at the shop with it the first couple of times i also thought so but if you’re pulling on the griptape and not using a dull blade it’s as easy to cut as regular jessup in my experience. sucks that it loses grip when wet, but i’ve had that with all griptape since i always sand mine down, maybe it’s even more extreme with this rubber grip, i don’t know and i‘m not really going to go out of my way to test it lol

[oliknight]

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Does anyone know of any soft wheels that don’t crumble? I have had oj super juice twice, one wheel on one of the sets has loads of cracks in it and one set has had chunks taken out out of a couple of the wheels, I don’t exactly take them on any crazy terrain, bit  disappointed.

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I have the same issue with most OJs. Key frames are pretty good to go, I have some Slimeballs now and am liking them. Definitely don’t get the Spitfire cruiser with the hardcore, I’ve literally torn 2 pair in half now…
Hope that helps!

Glad I saw this because I was considering spitfire! Maybe slimeballs are the ones to try next, another problem I have with the ojs is my bearings slip out of place constantly and make it so the wheels don’t spin smoothly and the bearings rub on the truck/bolt, it’s not the worst like they still roll fine but it’s just really annoying

[Plan9Customs]

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Does anyone know of any soft wheels that don’t crumble? I have had oj super juice twice, one wheel on one of the sets has loads of cracks in it and one set has had chunks taken out out of a couple of the wheels, I don’t exactly take them on any crazy terrain, bit  disappointed.

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I have the same issue with most OJs. Key frames are pretty good to go, I have some Slimeballs now and am liking them. Definitely don’t get the Spitfire cruiser with the hardcore, I’ve literally torn 2 pair in half now…
Hope that helps!

Just curious as too how long ago the Spit cruiser wheels ripping in half was? I know they had that issue about 10(+ish) years ago. I rode 3 sets from 2016 until Covid hit and never had an issue with them. Skated crust and did shit tons of slappys on them. Only issue I had was nose/tail slides sucked unless you wax the hell out of the vert part of the curb or ledge. That’s just a soft wheel in general thing(maybe not with the dragons but whatever). Shit, they even did power slides good for a soft wheel.

[Mbrimson88]

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Re Spitfire soft wheels

They just brought out new / improved Spitfire 80HD wheels, which have more a hex inside core on them, but I don't recall the media blurb info I saw with them.

For me the older ones worked well enough, but compared to some other wheels where I could really push into carve turns, if I did that too hard on Spitfire 80HD wheels, they would almost tip over or feel like they were mushing out, but I never had the core come apart or the wheel surface chunk out a lot, even though I had seen others with all brands of wheels in pieces, including those Spitfire 80HD wheels.

I still have a few sets on boards and they are a good cruiser wheel for smaller setups or boards I know I am not going to go too hard on, but I almost think if they were a bit more in the 85 - 88 range, they might work a bit better, even though that is bordering on normal soft wheel territory anyway.


The Spitfire Soft Ds in 92 duro are still my go to for softer wheels I can still skate like normal when needed, but I did stock up on them before they discontinued them, the 54 and 56mm sizes in particular.

I have others in 92, 95 and 97 duro which are good for other things as well, but being the original formula, they come with their own issues, but at least I don't slip out skating them on slippery ramps or when I just want a softer wheel for whatever reason.


For anyone wanting decent wheels, sure the Bones Dragons and other softer mixes are out there, but some of the Mini Logo wheels in both 90 and 95 duros are really good too, still able to hold speed better than most soft wheels and don't feel like a soft wheel, apart from the grip.

They are also fairly cheap and very easy to get, or at least the ones I have seen around anyway.

[Plan9Customs]

@Mbrimson88 you liked the Soft D 92s?! Had a set and couldn’t stand them, to hard on bad crust and to slow on minimal crust. Seemed like the worst of both in my experience. I’ve got a set I’ll give you if you want to pay shipping from the states.

[Mbrimson88]

@Mbrimson88 you liked the Soft D 92s?! Had a set and couldn’t stand them, to hard on bad crust and to slow on minimal crust. Seemed like the worst of both in my experience. I’ve got a set I’ll give you if you want to pay shipping from the states.

Ha they are ok at best really, but I like that in the bigger sizes I have, they still work well enough for slippery wood or metal ramps that other wheels just slide out on, so I get what you are saying about them.  They sure do feel so much slower than other normal wheels.

I stocked up and will most likely never even open the last few sets because I don't skate those wheels that much overall, but I have also found they are really good for people who want to learn and work well when beginners or others have a go of my board with those wheels on.


The ones I most commonly use are the 59mm but I also still have 63mm 92 duro and a couple of other versions around 60mm from before they changed up to whatever they had before they stopped doing them.  The smaller ones definitely feel so much slower though.

[Snackbar]

With it being winter and work I've only been able to push around on it maybe 3x, but for me being a little thicker than I'd like and middle age its been fun to just goof around on.

Winkowski Volcano
159 Indy hollows (not my fav, but they were on hand)
Bones hard
54mm OJ Key Frames
Bones Reds

[Made In China]

Cross posting this from the set up thread, since this is definitely more of a cruiser for me.

I've been wanting a second set up that's somewhere between a cruiser and a "trick" set up and I finally cobbled together the parts!





Heroin 8.9 Fried Egg (thanks to @Gene_Harrogate <3)
Thunders (I found these on my street a few years back lol)
Powell Dragon 56mms
Bones Red
Krooked risers
Shorty's

The wheels, bearings, and hardware I ordered from Cassette Skateshop, shout out @MOE SYZLAK!! I also stole the "fucking emo" sticker idea from someone in this thread. I can't remember who it was, but shout out to that dude! I would never use these fucking awesome stickers otherwise. Excited to take this out after work today and do some slappies!

[Snappyfingers]

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Cross Post from Setup. This thing is going to be fun...

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Antihero Beach Bum replacing my Blue Meanie. Short and Thicc just how I like em
Ace AF1 66 w/ Ace Shock Pads
Spitfire F4 58mm Radial Full
Quantum Metallics
Pig Rails
Mob

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Sick one. I need a new cruiser and the beach bum could be just the ticket but i might hold out to see how the new Genius shape looks in person.

Deetz on “Genius” shape???

[Mbrimson88]

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Cross Post from Setup. This thing is going to be fun...

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Antihero Beach Bum replacing my Blue Meanie. Short and Thicc just how I like em
Ace AF1 66 w/ Ace Shock Pads
Spitfire F4 58mm Radial Full
Quantum Metallics
Pig Rails
Mob

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Sick one. I need a new cruiser and the beach bum could be just the ticket but i might hold out to see how the new Genius shape looks in person.

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Deetz on “Genius” shape???

It might be out on the next catalog drop, but it is a slightly smaller version of a Huffer, from what I recall.

[Frank and Fred]

The Genius is 9.18 x 31.5 with a 14.25 WB. Nose looks Hufferish. Tail is more square. Eggy rails. Looks like it would make a sick cruiser.

[Snappyfingers]

The Genius is 9.18 x 31.5 with a 14.25 WB. Nose looks Hufferish. Tail is more square. Eggy rails. Looks like it would make a sick cruiser.

So is the ‘Genius’ the ‘Nooner’?

[Frank and Fred]

Genius shape



Nooner shape

[yourbreakfsat]

Genius shape

Polar surf shape fans are going to be happy

[zozu]

This is basically my main setup since I fucked my ankle recently

Welcome Antheme 8.8 Egg 14 x 31.75
Indy Winkowski 149 Cast Hollow
Spitfire 60mm 97a Jeff Carlyle wheels
Shake Junt Night Train bearings for some reason

[gsosa]

Word Is Bond 8.75
Thunder 161 w/ Indy 94a bushings
Powell Dragons 56mm (these wheels are dopee, love to be able to be on a cruiser feeling wheel that slides)
Assorted mix of bearings
Shortys hardware
Shake Junt 1/8 risers
Regular Mob with some Mob Clear

[BartHarleyJarvis]

Word Is Bond 8.75
Thunder 161 w/ Indy 94a bushings
Powell Dragons (these wheels are dopee, love to be able to be on a cruiser feeling wheel that slides)
Assorted mix of bearings
Shortys hardware
Shake Junt 1/8 risers

Whoa that shape is fuckin crazy

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Word Is Bond 8.75
Thunder 161 w/ Indy 94a bushings
Powell Dragons (these wheels are dopee, love to be able to be on a cruiser feeling wheel that slides)
Assorted mix of bearings
Shortys hardware
Shake Junt 1/8 risers

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Whoa that shape is fuckin crazy

Its pretty dope, this is the first time we are doing a non-popsicle shape and the board is really versatile and responsive (Im coming from a 9.1 Grimple egg) . The tail is like a mellow wide tail of an 8.5-8.6 and the nose has a pretty good amount of concave. Im pretty stoked on the results

[overwaxed]

Snapped these just now on a ride to CVS to pick up a prescription - Polar Dane 1 shape (bought thinking I might like it for general skating but I'm too much a product of the 90s/00s to ever vibe with shaped boards I think), Indy Stage 11 149's, OJ Super Juice Mini 55mm, Reds, random hardware, mix of mob clear and jessup with a little paint marker fun - the wheels are great, perfect for Chicago crust and they don't feel so big or awkward that I can't pop onto curbs or even throw down a slappy here and there.

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Snapped these just now on a ride to CVS to pick up a prescription - Polar Dane 1 shape (bought thinking I might like it for general skating but I'm too much a product of the 90s/00s to ever vibe with shaped boards I think), Indy Stage 11 149's, OJ Super Juice Mini 55mm, Reds, random hardware, mix of mob clear and jessup with a little paint marker fun - the wheels are great, perfect for Chicago crust and they don't feel so big or awkward that I can't pop onto curbs or even throw down a slappy here and there.

Looks fun! I swear by those wheels because cruising is my way nowadays. I'm running Ace Af1 55s and Mini Super Juices on Dane and Chocolate Couch and their the funnest setups to me.