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    Default Beginner freeride wheels

    I have searched this and I couldn't find any answers relevant to me.

    Please bear in mind that I live in England, where Durians cost $80+ equivalent and ew isn't even availible, neither are zombie hawgs.

    I am torn between lush stealth bombers, retro bigzigs, retro freerides and standard hawgs.

    The wheels will be going on a homebuilt drop through with flipped randals and will be used for mild dh, freeride, cruising and commuting, som I am looking for at least 70mm preferably 75mm+. I have heard alot about the lemon bigzigs for freeride and they sound good, but my friend has stealth bombers and they are awesome. I like the plushness and speed of reflex thane, but I have tried little else. I am on a slight budget so the cheaper the better. The retros are the same price, the lush wheels are the cheapest by far and the hawgs are only by a smidge the most expensive. The lush wheels are also the biggest. Does anyone else have any ideas on other wheels or the wheels on my list.
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    Default Re: Beginner freeride wheels

    If Sector 9 is an option, the red Race Furmula 82a in 76mm might be worth checking out.

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    Default Re: Beginner freeride wheels

    Nothing but 70mm nineballs here my friend
    Quote Originally Posted by GrassDiver View Post
    Longboarding is for people who live outside the box.

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    Default Re: Beginner freeride wheels

    Dude, you got no idea what we got here!

    http:Octane Sport Skateboards carry Earthwing in the UK
    The wheels you want though, are Cult Classics. £35 and better than Otangs as far as I'm concerned. Spanking slide, great roll speed and CHEAP! Octane do them, or longboard:source

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    Default Re: Beginner freeride wheels

    Check out Octane Sport for some quality wheels in your area.


    http://www.octanesport.co.uk/shop/
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    Default Re: Beginner freeride wheels

    The gamma ray is grippy as hell mate, not a freeride wheel and they cost £50. Same with all the zigz, expensive and grippy. Have alook through the 70-80mm wheels section on Octane sport and it'll blow yer mind hehe
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    Default Re: Beginner freeride wheels

    How about 76mm krypto classics?
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    Longboarding is for people who live outside the box.

    Most people get on little treadmills, and accept their little food pellets, and have no imagination, and don't understand life is passing them by, they just assimilate and accept the system, and wake up one day an old man, and have never really lived - it's kinda sad.

    Make every day count, it's a beautiful world out there, and it will all be over before you know it.

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    Default Re: Beginner freeride wheels

    If you mean the blue ones, those would be great. They are a bitch to find, though.
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    Default Re: Beginner freeride wheels

    I mean the red orange ones


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    Quote Originally Posted by GrassDiver View Post
    Longboarding is for people who live outside the box.

    Most people get on little treadmills, and accept their little food pellets, and have no imagination, and don't understand life is passing them by, they just assimilate and accept the system, and wake up one day an old man, and have never really lived - it's kinda sad.

    Make every day count, it's a beautiful world out there, and it will all be over before you know it.

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    Default Re: Beginner freeride wheels

    Lime retro freerides are some great wheels, check em out
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    Quote Originally Posted by lichano View Post
    Lime retro freerides are some great wheels, check em out
    i have them on my "freeride" board and i slide all the time with them. i bought them used and i dont think they had been slid often. once i broke them in thier awesome!
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    Default Re: Beginner freeride wheels

    Get Amber Freerides. Classic 81a Amber Freerides. They are smooth to ride on, leave EPIC thane lines letting you know you have slid, have an ultra ultra smooth slide, way smoother than Otangs, Race formulas, and relfex-thaned freerides, and are incredibly fun to ride.
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    Quote Originally Posted by frankie18 View Post
    Get Amber Freerides. Classic 81a Amber Freerides. They are smooth to ride on, leave EPIC thane lines letting you know you have slid, have an ultra ultra smooth slide, way smoother than Otangs, Race formulas, and relfex-thaned freerides, and are incredibly fun to ride.
    my yellow stimulus poop on your amber freesides

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    Default Re: Beginner freeride wheels

    correct answer to this is 81a or 78a Flashbacks... cheap and just plain sweet wheels.
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    Anyone have any info on the red 76mm krypto classics
    Quote Originally Posted by GrassDiver View Post
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    Quote Originally Posted by MacSpeedMike View Post
    my yellow stimulus poop on your amber freesides
    I have ridden both, and they are both great freeride wheels.

    86a Stimulus if you want to slide ALOT

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    81a Classics if you want to slide smoooooooooth.
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    Quote Originally Posted by AFTT View Post
    I have ridden both, and they are both great freeride wheels.

    86a Stimulus if you want to slide ALOT

    or

    81a Classics if you want to slide smoooooooooth.
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    Default Re: Beginner freeride wheels

    Purptang thane aint got nothin on my amber freerides! dawg.

    My ambers take a smooooooooooth dump on the chest of your yellow durians.
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    Default Re: Beginner freeride wheels

    Ive ridden both ambers and yellow stims to bud, and they are both great wheels.

    I dont see what you guys are talking about with yellow stims not being smooth enough though. Mine are ####### butter, like floating. You just arnt shaving as much speed when your sliding so its not the same sort of smoothness or sound.

    Durians are a little chattery though. Purple stims slide awsome to though i just killed mine. They are more comparable to freerides imo, i guess because they are softer and shave more speed.

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    Default Re: Beginner freeride wheels

    I've ridden amber freerides, purp and yellow stims and durians, and purp stims are the best.
    Yellow thane is pretty smooth and slide forever, purp stims are THE BEST!!!
    They slide both smooth and peel as opposed scrubbing off, you know?
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