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I just want some 55mm Radials. I know some exist. One day.
My local has those SLAG 56mm radials, so theres a few sets floating around. Pretty sure they came in 55 as well!
AFAIK those were 53, 54 and 56 only. Lots of deals on them though and the 56s were natural color but that size may be sold through by now.
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sorry for going off topic here, but could you get away with 60mm wheels and no riser on the surf jr?
I have the Surf jr. with wheel wells I think it works, but initially I ordered risers as well. Didn’t ride it in a while though.
Damn the PassPort Deck is a beauty. That’s why I really want to give the Polar a go, as my normal deck is a twin tail
Thanks guys I might need to see if there is a possibility to order 95s
I feel like any board with wheel wells makes such a big difference on looser trucks and or bigger wheels, with it giving the board an average of 1/8 to 1/4" extra turning (which is a significant amount).
Been building some cruisers and enjoy the feeling of not having such tall risers on them, with loose trucks and big soft wheels, that is almost a recipe for disaster, but by using an angle grinder and making wheel wells in a couple of boards, I can get away with almost no riser, or at the most a 1/8" riser which allows the board to still feel normal and not super tall.
Normal wheels are not as bad as soft wheels of the same size, but I still get a little wheelbite on Indy standard 55mm tall trucks and normal 60mm Spitfire wheels, so I often have a very minimal riser in there (1mm home made rubber cut out) but if you don't have loose trucks, you can get away with a lot more.
Vert guys I knew often rode big wheels and no risers and never got wheelbite, but they had pretty tight trucks too.
I guess it just comes down to how much you like to turn, as well as what you can get away with in terms of the board concave - steeper side rails will allow more turn, wider trucks so the wheels are not as close to the deck, or check where the wheels touch and carve a bit out of the board with a grinder, sander or whatever you have at hand. It should not weaken the deck at all and definitely allow for a lot more turn.