REVIEW] fireball beasts

[tomahawk]

So I got a chance to properly test out some fireballs this past weekend, and here is my feedback.

first, let me establish some kind of baseline for wheel wear, riding style etc.

I am fat (185lbs), and have a style of sliding that has a lot of my weight on the wheels (i need to work on it), and i kill wheels like a mother####er. I'm very very very good at flatspotting wheels, another thing i need to work on. the road:


these wheels started out pretty much new and 76mm, and were dead (cored) after 4 runs down this gnarly ass ####### hill. for a comparison to a common wheel, I took ~1/2 of the thane off a yellow otang stimulus, and flatspotted 3/4 wheels in 2 runs.

so now that that's out of the way, my feedback:
1) the slide. very smooth. no problems with the wheel "jumping" around, breaks free predictably, and hooks back up real nice. even went through random patches of wet/snow/leaves/all 3 and the wheels slid predictably through that crap and hooked up nicely afterwards, no highsiding. leaves very cool thane lines, you can see where you've slid each time you go back up the hill


2) wear. amazing. as previously stated, i'm very very good at flatspotting wheels, and these didnt get flatspotted until they got to this point:

The slide stayed nice and consistent from 76mm down to the core. When I first wore through them I was pretty bummed cuz I thought they wore fast, then i slapped on my yellow otangs and discovered I just kill wheels. so in short the wear is comparable/slightly better than yellow stimulus. back on the topic of flatspotting, these displayed better resistance than most wheels i've ridden. as in the only time they rattled my teeth out was when they were down to the core.

so in conclusion, these wheels rock pretty damn well, and feel real nice. these are what the wheels looked like at the end of the sesh


and compared to a new one:

it should be noted that by the time i got to the end i was focusing on flatspots to kill the wheels

[Bookworm]

do you rotate wheels in between runs?

[yu-cha-chu!]

HAHAHA!!! That's wicked!

[TheKraken]

Jesus Christ dude! How can you possibly afford to skateboard? I'm very impressed.

[tomahawk]

do you rotate wheels in between runs?

yeah, forgot to add, i even flipped the wheels to try to wear em better. they actually didnt slide bad like that lol

[tomahawk]

Jesus Christ dude! How can you possibly afford to skateboard? I'm very impressed.

YouTube - IM RICH BIATCH

hahahahaha jk, usually runs arent that gnarly, but yes, it is gettin expensive

[Camel]

That is so sick! Thanks for absolutely MURDERING those wheels! You are the first to accomplish taming the "Beast".

[jlo602]

Jesus Christ dude! How can you possibly afford to skateboard? I'm very impressed.

yeah, um, i'm curious as well. how the fudge do you afford new wheels for every RUN??

edit: nvm. i did not read.

[Fmunkey]

I am fat (185lbs)

WOAH that's not fat! Unless you're like 4'9" I'm 6'1" and 180, I'm skinny!

Also, nice review, I'm thinking about picking these up sometime soon.

[longboardnc]

YouTube - IM RICH BIATCH

hahahahaha jk, usually runs arent that gnarly, but yes, it is gettin expensive

you need a wheel sponsor

[Hanael]

i like your mouse.

must be a hardcore gamer

[wooden]

^ My roommate has that mouse haha.

Awesome job Tomahawk, those wheels took a friggin beating. I need to get my hands on some of these bad boys.

[kjc6]

Lose some ####### weight, you fat sack of ####!

Nice review. =) Great to see that your flatspotting skills have only grown since the days of Skwertz, BE40s, and Mt Gate!

[chees-]

WOAH that's not fat! Unless you're like 4'9" I'm 6'1" and 180, I'm skinny!

Also, nice review, I'm thinking about picking these up sometime soon.

im 6ft and 130 so your ****ing fat

[tomahawk]

i like your mouse.

must be a hardcore gamer

mx510 ftw! mouse kicks ass, i've had it since like 2004. i love all the buttons it has, just wish logitech would occasionaly update drivers for it. but yeah, used to game a lot more, now i rarely do actually, too busy

Lose some ####### weight, you fat sack of ####!

damn anorexic little bitch, eat more

im 6ft and 130 so your ****ing fat

hahahahahahha pwned.

[Hanael]

mx510 ftw! mouse kicks ass, i've had it since like 2004. i love all the buttons it has, just wish logitech would occasionaly update drivers for it. but yeah, used to game a lot more, now i rarely do actually, too busy

i got the retarded younger brother, the G5.
tempted to get the G7, but no $.

got the G5 discounted pretty good from newegg.
haha.

[luftywaffles]

so

rad

you destroy wheels like a monster

any comment on the speed of these wheels compared to others (abec11/retro/orangatang)?

[Sk8Guy31]

Lol those wheels are killed. I cant wait to destroy my first set of wheels now.

[tomahawk]

so

rad

you destroy wheels like a monster

any comment on the speed of these wheels compared to others (abec11/retro/orangatang)?

speed felt quite comparable to abec11/otang. i havent used them for speedy dh, more slidey dh, but i lent them to my friend who used them for a 10mile long sweeping dh road adjacent to the slidey road, and he had no problems keeping up, so i would guess the answer is "comparable"

[Fmunkey]

im 6ft and 130 so your ****ing fat

My feelings! They've been destroyed beyond repair!