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Yo I've got to get some new wheels, been riding 56mm 99a conical fulls.
Really like them, but downside is how bulky they feel trying flip tricks & how much weight they add to my set up compared to mates' set ups.
I mainly skate bowls and ramps, but want to get into more flip tricks and street stuff.
Anyone got any recs that'd make it a bit lighter, but without slipping out in a bowl /having to pump way harder?
Cheers!
54mm Conical
This, or OG Classics (assuming you want to stick to a conical shape). And maybe consider Titaniums if you Re riding Indys, they help a lot with making bigger setups feel lighter.
Sweet cheers for the advice, can confirm that buying conicals are a nightmare (at least in UK). Only found one shop that does 54s the rest are all conical fulls.
I skate Venture Lights 5.6 Hi, been on ventures since a kid. Maybe time for a change.
... is this how gear madness starts??
Even just a set of normal 54mm Conical Full wheels.
They are so much more manageable overall than the 56mm Conical Full wheels, especially if they are widely available to you where you are.
Quite a few people I know skate that size and shape as a tech wheel, a bowl wheel, as well as a good all rounder, so that would work for you too.
They look quite chunky at that size, almost Radial Full proportions?
Radials in 53mm are 33.5mm wide, so are about the same width as Conical Full in the 53mm and almost the same width as Classic Full wheels, but the fact that they are very square looking makes them look a lot more solid.
I had a set of Radials in 52mm once and they seemed like the most fun little wheel, but I like them a little more on the chunky side, so 54mm and even 56mm size were about right, of which I have had a few sets of each.
Damn, going to need to cop 2-3 sets...
You could get four sets and then match up four of each graphic.
Not that it would matter if the graphic comes off easily enough, but just a fun thought, as well as stocking up.
It is really quite smart marketing on the part of Spitfire and DLX, given lots of people want a white (natural) colour Radial in about 53mm and promoting someone like Leo Baker has never been as relevant as it is right now, so overall I am pretty stoked to see these wheels come out now.
Hopefully they have made a lot of them, because I can see a lot of people buying more than just one set too.