Abec 11 Updates

[piano~stan]

theyre wider than they are tall and were essentially made to test wheel shapes without making a bunch of molds.

anyone got pics or ever ride these things? or do they even sell them

[Barf]

did you tell us anything yet?

Dude, you've gotta be patient. This is the pre-hype hype, to get you hyped up for the hype that is to come.

[SpeedFiend]

the market seems saturated.

[Rich Nelson]

Dude, you've gotta be patient. This is the pre-hype hype, to get you hyped up for the hype that is to come.

my bad, I have to work on my silverfish bandwagon hyping skills....


Yay fyre, w/e trucks are gonna be the best ever, I already sold all of my other trucks in atticipation, and I cant wait to mount up my 22mm reflex barrel wheels on them . so I can have a set up that slides like butter but grips like crazy when i want it to...

was that better?

[green]

Momos and Fyre trucks will never be for sale.

Liquids may come out, but they have been promising that for many many years.

[speshlspeclsteak]

i dont think anyones holding their breath on these green

[green]

Haha, for sure, I learned a long time ago they were not going to come for awhile. Im suprised the bushings even came out.

[speshlspeclsteak]

as are we all

[flannelman]

momos dont even seem that good. Chaput said that he could never finish a race on them. the grip to much, so they would throw him off. i dont know where he said that, maybe on the what what chaput riding on maryhill thread. the one about banning his six wheeler.

[chandler95]

Momos and Fyre trucks will never be for sale.

Liquids may come out, but they have been promising that for many many years.

Hahaha what are Fyre trucks? CNCd DH trucks?

[speshlspeclsteak]

slalom 10 char

[ChrisChaput]

Momos and Fyre trucks will never be for sale ...

Fyre trucks are definitely going to be on sale, perhaps as early as a month from now (mid July). Mischo just won the Vernon DH on production Fyre Trucks with Reflex Bushings, Biltin Bearings and 77mm Retro Centrax wheels. I've been riding the same thing but with the 83mm Centrax instead (I got 8th at Vernon)

Momos may never be released to anyone outside an elite group of racers as their application is somewhat limited, but I have two new centerset race wheels that are taking their place and will be released to racers everywhere.

77mm Centrax (68mm wide - centerset)
83mm Centrax (78mm wide - centerset)

By comparison, the 75mm BigZigs are 58mm wide and offset.

Centrax is basically short for centerset and high traction. It's a bit like having the outer lip of a BigZig on both the outside AND inside, and having a choice of two different sizes. If you currently have BigZigs on, the 77mm Centrax won't increase the outside track width of your board, but the wheels look a little closer together on the inside and it rides 1mm higher off the ground. It has a fantastic wear pattern that maintains a boatload of traction throughout the life of the wheel.

The 83mm version is like a "Momo Light" which uses the same footprint, but has a smaller core and more flexible lips. It's taller, wider, heavier, stickier, but may be too much wheel for the average Joe. The 83's will be released well after the 77's, but both before this season is over.

Mark my words, the Biltin, Reflex, Fyre and Centrax combo is the BOMB for racing this year and everyone else will still be trying to catch up to the BigZigs.

Pictures to follow ...

p.s. Mischo used the rain tire version in the dry the last few heats ... hmmm ...

[anatharc]

what about liquids???

[flannelman]

so glad i subscribed to this thread. what is the pricing going to be like? can you give use a ballpark price range? more than bigzigs, but still affordable i hope.

[ChrisChaput]

Here's how the Momo, Centrax, and BigZig compare



Here's the 77mm Centrax Wet/Dry Wheel. Mischo just won the Vernon DH on it!

[x__shianne]

Wow this is just pure stoke

[Barf]

Don't they sell that at Adam&Eve?

[green]

What happened to all that talk about never making the fyre because it was geezers design and you didnt want to steal it?

And looks like Big80 and Dubes are getting the carpet ripped from under their feet. Hope this stuff comes soon Chris, dont leave us hanging again.

[neuros]

Here's the 77mm Centrax Wet/Dry Wheel. Mischo just won the Vernon DH on it!

I've been thinking about something like this for rain... But couldn't pull of making/modding a set...
Gonna have to try harder... Or just wait for yours

[PMC]

I'm in lets see some more pics of these new wheels