Wheels Thread

[Xen]

Got these on sale at the local.
Bought em on a whim. Not getting my hopes up on these wheels at all, but I’ve been looking for a super slick and slidey wheel for a while, and the fact that it says “street formula” on there, it’s 101a, and the fact that DGK makes them and their team is known for super techy skating give me hope.

How are they?

[Noble Experiment]

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Got these on sale at the local.
Bought em on a whim. Not getting my hopes up on these wheels at all, but I’ve been looking for a super slick and slidey wheel for a while, and the fact that it says “street formula” on there, it’s 101a, and the fact that DGK makes them and their team is known for super techy skating give me hope.

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How are they?

Haven’t had time to set them up and try them out yet; will definitely keep this thread updated on how they are though whenever I get a chance to try them.

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I may have asked this before.....anyone skated sml coffee cruisers? Looking to get a wheel that’s small, but good with crust. The Mike Anderson wheel was really great for the poor roads I’m around. Other options are small classics, or bigheads. Provided this stuff comes back in stock. Anyways, looking for small, and good, enough, on shitty roads.

[TheBoognish]

My Dial Tones are starting to cone after less then a month. Bummer, they skated well.

Time to go back to Bones STF or OJ elites.

[Xen]

My Dial Tones are starting to cone after less then a month. Bummer, they skated well.

Time to go back to Bones STF or OJ elites.

Oppostie ends of the spectrum there, STF = slidey, OJ Elites = grippysticky

[TheBoognish]

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My Dial Tones are starting to cone after less then a month. Bummer, they skated well.

Time to go back to Bones STF or OJ elites.

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Oppostie ends of the spectrum there, STF = slidey, OJ Elites = grippysticky

Damn I meant Insane-a-thane.

[Xen]

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My Dial Tones are starting to cone after less then a month. Bummer, they skated well.

Time to go back to Bones STF or OJ elites.

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Oppostie ends of the spectrum there, STF = slidey, OJ Elites = grippysticky

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Damn I meant Insane-a-thane.

Insane-a-thane was still grippier than STFs but much more slidey than the Elites (but Milton slides the fuck out of them...but he's also going at mach speeds

[TheBoognish]

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My Dial Tones are starting to cone after less then a month. Bummer, they skated well.

Time to go back to Bones STF or OJ elites.

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Oppostie ends of the spectrum there, STF = slidey, OJ Elites = grippysticky

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Damn I meant Insane-a-thane.

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Insane-a-thane was still grippier than STFs but much more slidey than the Elites (but Milton slides the fuck out of them...but he's also going at mach speeds

Eh, I'm not much of a powerslider nor am I too picky with wheels as I pretty much skate manny pads and ledges exclusively. I just want 99a's that last long and those are my two favourites, the ground in Quebec is pretty shitty.

[FROTHY]

Possible substitute for Bones Rough Riders? They may fall apart in one day, but I'm going to find out!

[gsosa]

My Dial Tones are starting to cone after less then a month. Bummer, they skated well.

Time to go back to Bones STF or OJ elites.

You don't rotate your wheels?

[TheBoognish]

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My Dial Tones are starting to cone after less then a month. Bummer, they skated well.

Time to go back to Bones STF or OJ elites.

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You don't rotate your wheels?

Never had to after less than a month

[mynameisnotjeff]

Anyone skate Speedlab wheels?

[tyshoes]

Just a heads up but TGM is selling blank creative urathane wheels for $12 and for a $1 more comes with bearings. Seems like a great deal here.

https://www.ebay.com/p/538106404?iid=361969345566

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Skateboard-Wheels-Set-52mm-x-32mm-99A-Purple-White-Swirl-with-Bearings/372921264086?hash=item56d3d6e7d6:g:rygAAOSwtZpeYsDB

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Skateboard-Wheels-Set-54mm-x-33mm-99A-Pink-White-Swirl-with-Bearings/362888375057?hash=item547dd52b11:g:1FkAAOSwISReYsC4

Seem like a great deal to hold you over or in general if the colors are fine. They have other creative urathane blanks but these seem to have the oj/ricta/sc core design and some conical/full shapes

[Sativa Lung]

Anyone skate Speedlab wheels?

They're creative urethane so same thing as jivaro/portland, some SML (I think they might use others too?), orbs, some nikired, and a bunch of other small companies. They're basically the BBS/PS Stix of wheels, if you see a wheel from a smaller company and its "made in the USA" then it's probably creative. They have really nice conical molds and the urethane is quite good. It's not like F4/NFG/STF good, but its better than say a bones 100 in my opinion. Which leads me to...

Just a heads up but TGM is selling blank creative urathane wheels for $12 and for a $1 more comes with bearings. Seems like a great deal here.

https://www.ebay.com/p/538106404?iid=361969345566

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Skateboard-Wheels-Set-52mm-x-32mm-99A-Purple-White-Swirl-with-Bearings/372921264086?hash=item56d3d6e7d6:g:rygAAOSwtZpeYsDB

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Skateboard-Wheels-Set-54mm-x-33mm-99A-Pink-White-Swirl-with-Bearings/362888375057?hash=item547dd52b11:g:1FkAAOSwISReYsC4

Seem like a great deal to hold you over or in general if the colors are fine. They have other creative urathane blanks but these seem to have the oj/ricta/sc core design and some conical/full shapes

I posted these a while back in the sale gear thread and probably in here too. Unfortunately some of the good ones are all gone, there used to be a black/yellow 58mm 98a (speedlab exposure) and black/white 54mm 97a (orbs apparitions split) that were really good. I have both of them as well as the pink ones and as far as I can tell they're just overstock or the color (or duro in the black/white orbs case) was a little off or something. No discernible difference in quality between the blanks and the retail orbs I have and the black/yellow ones actually just had the speedlab graphics wiped off them (you can still faintly see them). Definitely recommend them if you're not one of those "if it ain't white it ain't right" wheel people.

It's actually slightly cheaper to buy them direct from TGM's site without the bearings, and the bearings are a total waste of a dollar. They weren't the ones pictured, but rather sealed/grease packed ones with a metal cage that were unskateable even after cleaning all the gunk out of them. Also I've ordered a lot of shit from TGM and it seems like it ships out faster if you order them direct through the site.

[mynameisnotjeff]

Thank you! I knew I’d seen something about them. Just wasn’t sure if it was on here or some random dream. May check them out.

[FROTHY]

Am I missing something or is there a huge shortage of F4s?

[johnes]

Am I missing something or is there a huge shortage of F4s?

There’s a shortage of almost every hardgood from most brands.

[FROTHY]

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Am I missing something or is there a huge shortage of F4s?

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There’s a shortage of almost every hardgood from most brands.

This is hardbad news

[johnes]

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Am I missing something or is there a huge shortage of F4s?

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There’s a shortage of almost every hardgood from most brands.

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This is hardbad news

Haha I actually lold

[lazer69]

My bearings are falling out one of my wheels. Time for new h’wheels

[Sluggloaph]

Long time 1st time... my favorite jawns have been pusher wheels but they're outta the game.. so what's good on dial tone or loopwhole?

[yourbreakfsat]

Possible substitute for Bones Rough Riders? They may fall apart in one day, but I'm going to find out!

In my short time of using this, they ride like soft wheels, but they feel stiff rather than squishy. That can be a pro/con depending how you look at it.

I gave them to a friend amongst other things to lessen the amount of gear I had, but my local sells them and people seem to enjoy them.

[Sativa Lung]

Long time 1st time... my favorite jawns have been pusher wheels but they're outta the game.. so what's good on dial tone or loopwhole?

Haven't tried Dialtone but looking at them I'm guessing they're creative. Not basing that on anything concrete, they just have similar molds and packaging to other CU wheels on the market.

Loophole on the other hand... I REALLY like them. The graphics will just slide right off if you rub them and you can definitely tell they were just made by some enterprising skaters in someones garage in SF, but they skate great. For how hard they are (55D or 103a) they're quite a smooth ride, and they're fast and shit and slide like butter. They're a little weird at first - almost too hard and slick - but after you get past the first layer of urethane they have a great combination of grip and slip. Honestly they're probably the second best wheel I've skated behind F4s. Also if you can't find the side or shape you want then check out NFG mfg which is the company that pours them, they have their own line of wheels and have a square shape that I haven't seen on loopholes yet. Don't wait around on them though, they're small batches so they tend to sell out pretty fast. They just put some new 54mm squares up - they're $40 through the site but if you have amazon prime you can order them through amazon and save the shipping cost.

[Sundaynuggets]

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Long time 1st time... my favorite jawns have been pusher wheels but they're outta the game.. so what's good on dial tone or loopwhole?

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Haven't tried Dialtone but looking at them I'm guessing they're creative. Not basing that on anything concrete, they just have similar molds and packaging to other CU wheels on the market.

Loophole on the other hand... I REALLY like them. The graphics will just slide right off if you rub them and you can definitely tell they were just made by some enterprising skaters in someones garage in SF, but they skate great. For how hard they are (55D or 103a) they're quite a smooth ride, and they're fast and shit and slide like butter. They're a little weird at first - almost too hard and slick - but after you get past the first layer of urethane they have a great combination of grip and slip. Honestly they're probably the second best wheel I've skated behind F4s. Also if you can't find the side or shape you want then check out NFG mfg which is the company that pours them, they have their own line of wheels and have a square shape that I haven't seen on loopholes yet. Don't wait around on them though, they're small batches so they tend to sell out pretty fast. They just put some new 54mm squares up - they're $40 through the site but if you have amazon prime you can order them through amazon and save the shipping cost.

100% agree. I have the square shape and they are awesome. They are pretty similar, shape wise, to F4 tablets  but with the urethane characteristics you mentioned. The point you mentioned about the feel changing after the first layer is off is true. At first mine slid like ice all over the place but after two or three sessions they started to grip better and now its a nice balance.

The V shape was a little too square for me as I power slide a lot and the wheel edges would catch too much on nooks and crannies in the street. The slightly more rounded edge of the “square” shape doesn’t seem to have that problem.

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Long time 1st time... my favorite jawns have been pusher wheels but they're outta the game.. so what's good on dial tone or loopwhole?

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Haven't tried Dialtone but looking at them I'm guessing they're creative. Not basing that on anything concrete, they just have similar molds and packaging to other CU wheels on the market.

Loophole on the other hand... I REALLY like them. The graphics will just slide right off if you rub them and you can definitely tell they were just made by some enterprising skaters in someones garage in SF, but they skate great. For how hard they are (55D or 103a) they're quite a smooth ride, and they're fast and shit and slide like butter. They're a little weird at first - almost too hard and slick - but after you get past the first layer of urethane they have a great combination of grip and slip. Honestly they're probably the second best wheel I've skated behind F4s. Also if you can't find the side or shape you want then check out NFG mfg which is the company that pours them, they have their own line of wheels and have a square shape that I haven't seen on loopholes yet. Don't wait around on them though, they're small batches so they tend to sell out pretty fast. They just put some new 54mm squares up - they're $40 through the site but if you have amazon prime you can order them through amazon and save the shipping cost.

Good write up.


Buying skate from amazon?!?? Jeeeeesus fuck. I’d rather barter with some ‘burner, at the fuckin burn. Wtf.

[Sluggloaph]

Thanks gents. Thoro and insightful! NFG? Lookin er up thanks again.

[Sativa Lung]

Good write up.


Buying skate from amazon?!?? Jeeeeesus fuck. I’d rather barter with some ‘burner, at the fuckin burn. Wtf.

You're not actually buying it from Amazon, you're just buying it through the platform. You're still buying from NFG, but if you have Amazon prime then Amazon covers the shipping, which would have been like $10 in this case. Along with that I had like $20 in Amazon gift cards from doing online surveys so it basically turned $50 wheels into $20 wheels.

You do have to be careful buying shit on there though because there's a lot of scumbags that will list what appears to be a pair of trucks and then only send you one and shit like that so always read the reviews. I normally only use it to buy shit like cheap bearings and hardware but it made sense to get the wheels through it in this instance.

[johnes]

So yesterday I set up some 101 mini logo C cuts on my spare board to directly compare them to the bones 99 V3.
ML 101 def felt harder but both slide almost equally as easy, the slide on the 99s is slightly smoother and easier to do. 99s are quieter while rolling also and feel a little soft when I start riding that set up right after the ML wheels.

99s are slightly smoother when I skate crusty ditches but not much.
I have not flat spotted either wheel and I do a lot of backside 180s where I go skkkrt and slide the trick around.

I wanted to compare the bones 99 to F4 99 and I thought I still had an old set of used F4s around my room but didn’t find them. I guess I gave them to someone.
The shape of the bones V3 is almost identical as the minilogo CCuts but the minilogos are a little wider than bones V3


Anyway; just wanted to put this info out there in case anyone comes across either wheels and considers buying them.

[rocklobster]

So yesterday I set up some 101 mini logo C cuts on my spare board to directly compare them to the bones 99 V3.
ML 101 def felt harder but both slide almost equally as easy, the slide on the 99s is slightly smoother and easier to do. 99s are quieter while rolling also and feel a little soft when I start riding that set up right after the ML wheels.

99s are slightly smoother when I skate crusty ditches but not much.
I have not flat spotted either wheel and I do a lot of backside 180s where I go skkkrt and slide the trick around.

I wanted to compare the bones 99 to F4 99 and I thought I still had an old set of used F4s around my room but didn’t find them. I guess I gave them to someone.
The shape of the bones V3 is almost identical as the minilogo CCuts but the minilogos are a little wider than bones V3


Anyway; just wanted to put this info out there in case anyone comes across either wheels and considers buying them.

Did you mean the A-Cuts? The C-Cuts are more conical, closer to a V5. The A-Cuts look closer to a V1 in terms of width.

https://minilogoskateboards.com/products/
https://bones.com/why/street-tech-formula-99/

[mbam003]

How are the cores on OJ Elites? I got some Bones STF V1 103A and the cores were terrible, had to use some serious force to get the bearings in and out. There were glue splotches in the bearing seats, which threw off the balance of the wheels and which I had to scrape out with a knife. The Bones Swiss spacers didn't sit properly either. I know Spitfire is an offender in this too, so I would like to know about the alternatives.