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Anyone else find that 101 F4s actually grip a little better than the 99s? I started riding some 101 radial slims this week expecting them to be slipperier, but I find they grab a little better on dusty ground and they're faster to boot. Maybe it's just my imagination, but it's almost like they are to the 99s what Bones SPF is to STF.
I’ve noticed the same for all my 101 F4 also. Surprising! I wonder if that applies to other wheels too, like Oj elites. My bones 99’s are definitely way grippier than their harder formulas so it doesn’t hold there.
Glad it's not just me then! They still slide great, but they bark louder (which is fun) and they seem to allow more control when it comes to speed checks. It's also nice on 180 tricks since you can power through while reverting with a little extra force and not worry as much about looping out. They're an awesome park wheel, but they still feel too hard and slow on even ordinary asphalt. I'll stick with 99s for slappies and what little street skating I actually do, unless and until I spring for some of the 97s everyone in here is constantly praising.
In my opinion the slide/grip ratio has everything to do with the ride patch width. Had some 51 Classic 101's - these have to be the slipperiest wheels I have ever used. These things were nasty slippery on masonite. Then got 52 Tablets 99 - those are as solid as a rock in comparison. Have to actually work them to get them to slide. They are slower compared to wheels with a slim riding patch, but I'll take that, especially indoors.
Yeah, I can definitely tell a difference between radials and radial slims in terms of how well they hold on, given how much wider radials are, but I'm comparing apples to apples here. I went from 54mm 99a radial slims to 54mm 101a radial slims and can definitely tell a difference in terms of how they grip, and it didn't go in the direction I'd have expected.
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