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ok so, I’ve had a hook up with sone other wheel brands for the past 5 years or so , but... it just ran its course. So I picked up my first set of formula 4’s today . I went with the AA conical full 55mm. I’ve heard everyone rave about them , ready to see if they live up to the hype
In my opinion that very wheel is the actual Perfect Wheel.
Kindly explain your position on this. Why this over a Radial Slim or a Classic? Genuinely curious, just getting into wheel madness.
Basically, I (badly) skate a little of everything, but mostly bowl, curbs/ledges, and some ditch stuff that's super close to where I live. For what I do, the conical fulls have a really good shape for sliding when you want to but won't generally slip unless you're going real fast while turning real sharp, they're wide enough to handle some crust, and they feel more solid on landings. Basically, they're just a burly wheel and feel like one. I don't have a problem doing my three flip tricks with them, but the classics definitely help tricks pop a bit higher (skinnier, lighter, the bowed sidewall makes it easier for the wheel to tilt and leave the ground on scooped tricks).
FWIW, I like the straight up classics next best after the conical fulls, but for all the complementary reasons: they're a daintier wheel that responds much more sensitively to input, which means stuff that works fine on other wheels might not fly on classics (and vice versa). Basically, their big virtue is the same as their big vice: they slide around real easy on the ground. If you find yourself slipping out on landings a lot, classics won't change that; but if you're sticking on landings and need a little more mobility to ride away, they'll definitely help. Powerslides are the most fun on classics, though, because they just break into a slide like they're reading your mind.
In the end, it's about what feels good, not about what anybody "needs" out of a wheel, so just try shit out if you can and ride what you like because it literally doesn't matter.