Silverfish Longboarding - The Longboard Skateboard Community

Zig Zags

Favored by 9 users (Register to add this entry to your favorites)

Description

Company: Retro
Durometer: 78a, 80a, 83a,
Diameter: 66mm, 70mm
Width: 51mm
Contact Patch: 48.5
Edge Profile: Square
Core Setting: Offset
Bearing Spacing:
Appropriate Discipline: Carving • Slalom
E-mail : info@sk8trip.com
Website: http://www.sk8trip.com

User reviews

Average user rating from: 35 user(s)


Overall rating		4.4
Durability		4.4
Construction		4.6
Ride		4.8
Appearance		4.7
Agility		4.8
Slide		3.3
Longevity		4.3
Compliant		4.5

To write a review please register or login.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

Transluscent Red 78 a Red Riders, Saturday, 07 November 2009

Written by KingKang - View all my reviews - Top 500 Reviewer


Overall rating		4.8
Durability		5.0
Construction		5.0
Ride		5.0
Appearance		5.0
Agility		4.0
Slide		5.0
Longevity		4.0
Compliant		5.0

realy nice all round wheels for down hill carving basically any disipline

Equipment Reviews

How long have you ridden them?: 2 years, 1.5 years cruising, half a year downhill
What Setup are you running them on?: S9 race fast tracks with mini logos
Typical Discepline?: free riding, downhill
How much did you pay for them?: on a complete for like 60 bucks or so
Where did you buy them?: steezy old school look to them
What are their weaknesses?: wear away quite quick, slide more than most square lipped wheels
What are their strengths?: very predictible slide that progresses into the drift, unlike wheels that just break into one quickly and hook up at awkward times
What similar equipment have you ridden?: bennet gators, any classic thane wheel, sayshun plasma-os
Would you recommend them?: Yes

Was this review helpful to you? yes

Report this review

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful

Lime BigZigs, Monday, 21 September 2009

Written by Whereisnumnum - View all my reviews - Top 50 Reviewer


Overall rating		4.5
Durability		5.0
Construction		5.0
Ride		5.0
Appearance		5.0
Agility		5.0
Slide		3.0
Longevity		4.0
Compliant		4.0

there very fast and will slide but they take a lil breaking in

Equipment Reviews

How long have you ridden them?: a day or so
What Setup are you running them on?: 09 evo, black randal 180 rII, rayne abec5 blazers
Typical Discepline?: downhill
How much did you pay for them?: 40? in a complete
Where did you buy them?: stokedskateboards.com
What are their weaknesses?: the graphics wear of almost insantl but who cares
What are their strengths?: super fast but still grippy(80a)
What similar equipment have you ridden?: po-tang in heats
Would you recommend them?: Yes

Was this review helpful to you? yes

Report this review

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful

Best wheels I've ridden, Sunday, 20 September 2009

Written by vamos - View all my reviews - Top 500 Reviewer


Overall rating		4.9
Durability		5.0
Construction		5.0
Ride		5.0
Appearance		5.0
Agility		5.0
Slide		4.0
Longevity		5.0
Compliant		5.0

Awesome wheels. Made my board so much nicer.

Equipment Reviews

How long have you ridden them?: Half a year.
What Setup are you running them on?: Kuni 'Flow' deck, Randall RII 150 trucks, Retro ZigZag 70mm 78a wheels, Khiro 0.25" risers, Bones Redz bearings.
Typical Discepline?: Carving, commuting.
How much did you pay for them?: �36.99
Where did you buy them?: http://www.apollo11shop.co.uk/
What are their weaknesses?: None after six months of riding.
What are their strengths?: Grippy, ride over anything, look totally awesome, smooth ride, good flex for carving.
What similar equipment have you ridden?: Abec 11 70s Flashbacks, Lush 62mm Magmas.
Would you recommend them?: Yes

Was this review helpful to you? yes

Report this review

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful

dam fine, Tuesday, 08 September 2009

Written by Home Grown Boards - View all my reviews - Top 500 Reviewer


Overall rating		5.0
Durability		5.0
Construction		5.0
Ride		5.0
Appearance		5.0
Agility		5.0
Slide		5.0
Longevity		5.0
Compliant		5.0

i cant say enough about these wheels(oranges anyway)great for downhilling, and all around thrashing on my surf style board.

Equipment Reviews

How long have you ridden them?: couple months
What Setup are you running them on?: demonseed/orange bigzigs/grizlies
homegrown 42/originals/orange bigzigs
Typical Discepline?: anything and everthing. no joke
How much did you pay for them?: 50
Where did you buy them?: tls
What are their weaknesses?: ummm flaky graphic? tho i kninda like it better with no graphic...
grippier than expected? oh well, heaven forbid...
What are their strengths?: just about everthing.... drifty,break loose on command,grip vey well. smooth slide.
What similar equipment have you ridden?: my 78a gumballs are as grippy as my orange bigzigs... and obviously the zigs roll much faster
Would you recommend them?: Yes

Was this review helpful to you? yes

Report this review

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful

BIG ZIGS lime- buy them..., Sunday, 30 August 2009

Written by parentone - View all my reviews - Top 500 Reviewer


Overall rating		4.3
Durability		3.0
Construction		4.0
Ride		5.0
Appearance		5.0
Agility		4.0
Slide		4.0
Longevity		4.0
Compliant		5.0

there's a reason everyone's got them and those that do include the world champ downhillers and general freeriders.

Equipment Reviews

How long have you ridden them?: 6 weeks
What Setup are you running them on?: various - switch them around a bit, on a dervish flex 2 and a never summer smoke for downhill, randals and grizzlies.
Typical Discepline?: hard carving, building on my speed to slides
How much did you pay for them?: $50 ish
Where did you buy them?: daddies
What are their weaknesses?: flaky graphics - who cares?
What are their strengths?: everything else - quick to break in, I knew quickly how hard I could push them.
fast.
What similar equipment have you ridden?: in heat otangs 80a -
L series hawgs 77mm 78a
Would you recommend them?: Yes

Was this review helpful to you? yes