Abec 11 Updates

[JudgeK]

Any update on the Fyre situation.

[gotants]

Any word on ABEC/Retro bushings?

rootbeer 74a

amber 76a

pink 78a

lime 80a

lemon 83a

green 86a

orange 90a

[Shift]

Any word on ABEC/Retro bushings?

rootbeer 74a

amber 76a

pink 78a

lime 80a

lemon 83a

green 86a

orange 90a

Abec11 released bushings well over six months ago and every major distributor carries them. They range from green (74a) to black (95a).

[FaceVsAsphalt]

Any word on ABEC/Retro bushings?

rootbeer 74a

amber 76a

pink 78a

lime 80a

lemon 83a

green 86a

orange 90a

also i think your colors are a bit off. should be green, pink, lime, lemon, orange, orange plus, red, black with corresponding duros of 74,77,80,83,86,89,92, and 95.

[Brian Holden]

yea changing the label on strikers and probly raising the price is so damn hard how do they ever do it?

Not trying to trick, scheme or confuse anyone. We are just changing the name of the strikers and adding the 72 mm size. The prices will stay the same.

[frankie18]

what about the 76mm Bigzigs in the buyers giude? Is it the Gumball mold again?

[dunnersboarder]

has any one else had trouble with the sore shredding in their strikers? i got some 77mm 81a strikers (or shud i say free rides" a few months ago and when i tried to put my bearings in ht e hub just wasnt wide enough to get the bearing in there with out some of the plastic getting shaved off the edges. the core just seems like its made out of a really soft plastic. i only just thought of asking abt this now. hmm they are like 65mm now, wud abec11 gimme a refund or something still?

p.s i wasnt putting the bearings in defferently to any other wheels ive had (putting bearing on axle then pressing on the wheel) and it wasnt just 1 of my wheels it was all 4. i have since cut off the plastic that got shaved down and now my bearings go in easily and dont rip up the sides.
cheers

[Manofsnazz]

has any one else had trouble with the sore shredding in their strikers? i got some 77mm 81a strikers (or shud i say free rides" a few months ago and when i tried to put my bearings in ht e hub just wasnt wide enough to get the bearing in there with out some of the plastic getting shaved off the edges. the core just seems like its made out of a really soft plastic. i only just thought of asking abt this now. hmm they are like 65mm now, wud abec11 gimme a refund or something still?

p.s i wasnt putting the bearings in defferently to any other wheels ive had (putting bearing on axle then pressing on the wheel) and it wasnt just 1 of my wheels it was all 4. i have since cut off the plastic that got shaved down and now my bearings go in easily and dont rip up the sides.
cheers

I've had trouble getting bearings in with both retro freerides and strikers at first. The hubs are mad tight to begin with, but they loosen up.

[jman1365]

has any one else had trouble with the sore shredding in their strikers? i got some 77mm 81a strikers (or shud i say free rides" a few months ago and when i tried to put my bearings in ht e hub just wasnt wide enough to get the bearing in there with out some of the plastic getting shaved off the edges. the core just seems like its made out of a really soft plastic. i only just thought of asking abt this now. hmm they are like 65mm now, wud abec11 gimme a refund or something still?

p.s i wasnt putting the bearings in defferently to any other wheels ive had (putting bearing on axle then pressing on the wheel) and it wasnt just 1 of my wheels it was all 4. i have since cut off the plastic that got shaved down and now my bearings go in easily and dont rip up the sides.
cheers

you'd be a bitch to ask for a refund

[kgalb949]

go to the gym.

that'd make putting the bearings in alot easier

[SheepGoToHeaven]

Hmm for names sake,

Switch retro and abec 11 around so the thane names atleast sound like what they are supposed to be.

Retro classic thane, Abec11 reflex thane.

Lol just sounds better to me.

[flannelman]

go to the gym.

that'd make putting the bearings in alot easier

one time i was out skate with some friends and i wanted to try someone else's flashbacks. he didn't have bearings for'em. i popped mine out of my wheels, and pushed the bearings into the flashbacks. later on, i looked at my glove, and my thumb was red. i realized i was bleeding, lol. cut my thumb with my fingernail pushing the bearings in. its was very laughable, and the only "injury" that day.

be a man and bleed to get your bearings in.

^^^ and above... no, just no....abec 11 came first, and IS the classic thane. also, ever bounce a Retro Wheel... well reflex just makes sense. they rebound. its hell when i drop a reflex bushing on my hardwood floor. it becomes hard to find.

[spezadams]

Brian, is it going to be possible to whip out a slide on the centrax's or are they just too darn bug?

[Brian Holden]

what about the 76mm Bigzigs in the buyers giude? Is it the Gumball mold again?

The Abec 11 / Retro / Pink parts in this year buyers guide were re-used from previous years. There is about to be a lot of changes occurring over at SK8Trip, and they will be announced publicly very shortly....rad things to come!

[speshlspeclsteak]

Not trying to trick, scheme or confuse anyone. We are just changing the name of the strikers and adding the 72 mm size. The prices will stay the same.

im just kidding around dude thanks for being forward about it.

any updates on getting my paws on those classic freerides that got poured with the black cores?

[JBH]

has any one else had trouble with the sore shredding in their strikers? i got some 77mm 81a strikers (or shud i say free rides" a few months ago and when i tried to put my bearings in ht e hub just wasnt wide enough to get the bearing in there with out some of the plastic getting shaved off the edges. the core just seems like its made out of a really soft plastic. i only just thought of asking abt this now. hmm they are like 65mm now, wud abec11 gimme a refund or something still?

p.s i wasnt putting the bearings in defferently to any other wheels ive had (putting bearing on axle then pressing on the wheel) and it wasnt just 1 of my wheels it was all 4. i have since cut off the plastic that got shaved down and now my bearings go in easily and dont rip up the sides.
cheers

I've had trouble getting bearings in with both retro freerides and strikers at first. The hubs are mad tight to begin with, but they loosen up.

Here's your fix, which I learned from trying to cram bearings into Powell SPF wheels: Put a drop of bearing lube on your fingertip and smear it around on the wheel core, then proceed as you usually do. The bearings will slide in MUCH easier. They may resist for a tiny bit but then they'll slide in with a POP! Boom. You're done.

[gotants]

Abec11 released bushings well over six months ago and every major distributor carries them. They range from green (74a) to black (95a).

Silly me, I thought I could find them on the ABEC 11/Retro/Pink websites, but could not.

So who has these?

[Shift]

Silly me, I thought I could find them on the ABEC 11/Retro/Pink websites, but could not.

So who has these?

Pretty much every retailer.

[Brian Holden]

Brian, is it going to be possible to whip out a slide on the centrax's or are they just too darn bug?

Centrax's are not meant to slide....they are a formula 1 grip at all times type of wheel. They will come with a huge disclaimer DO NOT SLIDE.....but there will still probably be a select few thinking they are the best wheel for sliding. Let me just say this again...Centrax = Grip.......NOT made to slide.

[Xgecko]

what duro Centrax are best for sliding???