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Tarantula

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Description

Company: Tunnel
Durometer: 75a, 78a, 82a, 84a
Diameter: 70mm
Appropriate Discipline: Downhill • Cruising • Carving
E-mail : info@tunnelskateboards.com
Website: http://www.tunnelskateboards.com/

User reviews

Average user rating from: 6 user(s)


Overall rating		4.5
Durability		5.0
Construction		5.0
Ride		5.0
Appearance		4.5
Agility		4.7
Slide		2.2
Longevity		4.7
Compliant		5.0

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70mm 75a blues, Tuesday, 11 August 2009

Written by slide nut - View all my reviews - Top 500 Reviewer


Overall rating		4.3
Durability		5.0
Construction		5.0
Ride		5.0
Appearance		4.0
Agility		5.0
Slide		1.0
Longevity		4.0
Compliant		5.0

in my opinion, better than zigzags

Equipment Reviews

How long have you ridden them?: 2 months
What Setup are you running them on?: home made board with randall 150's and system abec 5 bearings.
Typical Discepline?: caring, commuting, cruising
How much did you pay for them?: $45
Where did you buy them?: The Longboard Store
What are their weaknesses?: these wheels dont slide no matter what.
What are their strengths?: theyre really fast and can handle any terrain. they barely slide out on the hardest carves, and thats with 150's.
What similar equipment have you ridden?: zigzags
abec 11 grippins
Would you recommend them?: Yes

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70mm sexy blue spidermofos, Monday, 13 July 2009

Written by davison2828 - View all my reviews - Top 500 Reviewer


Overall rating		4.5
Durability		5.0
Construction		5.0
Ride		5.0
Appearance		5.0
Agility		5.0
Slide		1.0
Longevity		5.0
Compliant		5.0

Amazing! smooth, fast, sexy lookin... get some... NOW!

Equipment Reviews

How long have you ridden them?: Couple of days
What Setup are you running them on?: Gravity GS, Randal 150s with yellow bushings, rush ceramic bearings, softwedged, stainless hardware, 70mm Tunnels 75a Blues
Typical Discepline?: carve, cruise, pedestrian slalom, dvd/pizza runs
How much did you pay for them?: $74 aussie
Where did you buy them?: boardshop.com.au
What are their weaknesses?: None found yet
What are their strengths?: Super smooth and fast... sexy!
What similar equipment have you ridden?: FuManchus, S9 Nineball topshelfs, Powell bombers, Autobahn, blanks... they may all be wheels but none roll like these.
Would you recommend them?: Yes

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GRIP!, Monday, 06 July 2009

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


Overall rating		4.3
Durability		5.0
Construction		5.0
Ride		5.0
Appearance		4.0
Agility		4.0
Slide		2.0
Longevity		4.0
Compliant		5.0

It is almost like you can hear these things sucking to the pavement. They hold the road and roll forever.

Equipment Reviews

How long have you ridden them?: few months
What Setup are you running them on?: Flex 4 vanguard. RII's. Abec 7s. Clear red.
Typical Discepline?: Cruising, commuting, dancing, carving.
How much did you pay for them?: 30 used
Where did you buy them?: the fish
What are their weaknesses?: Not really a weakness but these wheels don't slide. I would suggest avoiding these if you plan on sliding.
What are their strengths?: SMOOTH, these wheels are grippy and smooth and ride like a dream.
What similar equipment have you ridden?: they are similar to soft duro Zigs.
Would you recommend them?: Yes

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A truly soulful ride, Thursday, 16 April 2009

Written by andrefelipe72 - View all my reviews -


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

Go for it. It's just like carving hard on a butter field.

Equipment Reviews

How long have you ridden them?: Couple of weeks
What Setup are you running them on?: Never Summer Eclipse deck, Randall RII 180, Bones Swiss, Khiro Double Barrel bushings, Khiro soft risers.
Typical Discepline?: Cruising, Carving
How much did you pay for them?: about US$ 70
Where did you buy them?: at a local shop in S�o Paulo, Brazil
What are their weaknesses?: Sorry, dude.
What are their strengths?: This is a truly solid built wheel. Silent, soft, grippy. A juicy, soulful ride.
What similar equipment have you ridden?: 66/78a Red ZigZags, Never Summer 72mm/78a
Would you recommend them?: Yes

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My wheel of choice, Friday, 27 February 2009

Written by SK1ER - View all my reviews - Top 50 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

Best wheel available in my opinion!

Equipment Reviews

How long have you ridden them?: 9 Months
What Setup are you running them on?: I'm running the blues on my Roggs Jr Dancer
Reds on my Barfoot Donald Takayama
Ambers on my Surf-Rodz SZ
Typical Discepline?: Fast Cruising & Carving
How much did you pay for them?: 30-40 bucks
Where did you buy them?: Silverfish classifieds, MHS
What are their weaknesses?: Make sure you know what surfaces you'll be riding on prior to ordering these.
The Ambers are pretty slow on crappy surfaces
What are their strengths?: The blues are the best overall out of the group
The reds are also very good
The ambers really shine through on nice pavement.

All of these duro's are very fast wheels, that grip extremely well.
What similar equipment have you ridden?: Skull skates crystal skulls, Landy hawgs, kryptos
Would you recommend them?: Yes

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