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Question(s) for all the "classic full" enthusiasts:
How do you find they compare to regular classics?
Looking at the specs for the 52mm, it appears the fulls are only 1mm wider but have a decently wider contact patch.
Is there any noticeable difference in weight and performance?
I like the way wider wheels look and feel but I'm also noticing my pop diminishing a bit lately (I'm 34).
I have in my head that the idea behind these is that they are a skated down version of their 2mm larger classic version, like the 54mm classic full is like a skated down 56mm classic, but I admit it can't be right because these will get even wider still once they are skated down.
This is it. A 52 full is just a broken in 53 without the break in. It’s a glorious shape.
Thanks, I think I know what I need to do.
What happened to classic fulls? I just want a fatter classic and the OG Classic is not that, has less taper
That is pretty much all correct to what I find with the wheels and a big yes from me for Classic Full shaped wheels.
One or two mm up in size for a Classic shape does wear down nicely to a good Classic Full type of wheel.
Even to the point of getting 54mm Classic wheels to skate on one setup for bigger / go faster stuff, then have another setup for more tech stuff when they get down a bit to 52mm or less.
I feel like Classics are the only wheel that I can happily skate if needed from 56mm or even 58mm down to almost 50mm without having to take the sharp edges off with a grinder, as I do with Conical Full or other styles that I get back from trades from people upgrading.
Classic Full wheels when available are just the wider version of the Classics, but at times are a difficult wheel to find, due to only releasing them for specific runs in very limited sizes, eg the last 56 and 58mm versions for the Grosso wheel and then the 54, 56 and 58mm Lance Mountain wheel were very popular back in 2019 to 2020, then I don't recall many besides the Ransom graphic 2020 / 2021 since then, but now the Repeater in 52 and 54mm in natural and 53mm in black in 2022.
When you get up into the bigger sizes, they are very wide, but for most people who want something more around the 52 to 54mm sizes, at least there are still normal Classics which wear down nicely as well.
Because the Classic shape is so rounded, they still retain some roundness to the edge even when they wear down a lot, which does mean they skate better overall for many people too.
Everyone has their own preference of wheel, so I am not trying to change any minds if you have your own thoughts that differ, but from skating pretty much all the shapes and seeing all of them at the end of their life, not just at the beginning, Classics tend to fare the best overall with less issues, chipping, sharp edges, etc.
I guess that is why they are called the "Number one wheel shape in skateboarding" or something to that effect.