parking garage wheels

[worldwide]

hey, im going to race in a really smooth parking garage. i have a few options for my setup. motion nicotino and 180 r2s or s9 trilam and 150 r2s. so i need to chose the best wheels to use. my 78a cambrias are very fast in there but too small. im thinking i might use the motion with 78 gumballs (or 88a if i can borrow my freinds) or i might use the trilam. im thinking i could use the trilam with 92a noskools up front and 88a flashbacks in the back that are coned and worn to around 65mm. or i could use the flashies up front and 75a grippins in the back.
i also have 85mm kryptos but i dont know about them
what do you guys think?
it is a 6 story garage, continuous ramp style with decently tight corners, and very smooth pavement. i dont want to drift to maintain my speed through the turns

[chaindog]

avilas 72 or 78a

[worldwide]

thanks for the hot tip!!!! did you read anything i wrote? im trying to use wheels i already own. if i could magically get 86a avilas i would but with 3 days until the race and no credit card, im stuck with what i got.

[chaindog]

the 78a gummy then, you need grip since you dont want to drift

[Directive0]

gummies are slow to spool up to speed for a technical garage... in our races the two wheels that always did the best were the 78a Grippin, and the 87mm fly (obviously). HOWEVER... since you have only that pile of urethane up there.. I suggest the kryptos..

If your skilled enough to take em througha corner without drifting then you'll be the fast.

[Rustyfriend]

try the kryptos in front and put some risers in the back so you can ride your grippins in the rear

[Directive0]

try the kryptos in front and put some risers in the back so you can ride your grippins in the rear

mmmmm..split wheels...

but he doesn't own grippins.

[Rustyfriend]

re-read his first post and read what you just posted

[Directive0]

re-read his first post and read what you just posted

*bows*

[silversurfer]

Drifting through the turns is faster. Why don't you want to drift?

Out of all the wheels you mentioned the only ones that I would think wouldn't break traction would be the 75a grippins, front and back.

Prolly not your fastest wheels, but your grippiest (other than cambria's which you said were fast, but too small - which does not make sense).

Good luck in the race and let us know which wheels you use and how it turns out. Do you know what wheels your competitors will be using?

I'd use 180's on either board, but I don't know which would be better
in the garage. I'd say take both boards and all your wheels to the garage tonight or sometime before the race. Bring your skate tool and a friend
with a stop watch. Time runs for each combination and see what is fastest. The scientific method is always better than guessing and you have time, right?

[Directive0]

Drifting through the turns is faster. Why don't you want to drift?

this is not my proudest thread post... I meant sliding...

[silversurfer]

Drifting through the turns is faster. Why don't you want to drift?

this is not my proudest thread post... I meant sliding...

Drifting, sliding, not that much difference really.

I was wondering why worldwide doesn't want to drift, cause I think he'd be faster if he did. Do you agree, or no?

Krypto's drift and slide easy as will the harder duro wheels he mentioned.

The only wheels he mentoned that wont drift or slide easily on a smooth surface would be the grippins or cambria's, right?

[Directive0]

Drifting through the turns is faster. Why don't you want to drift?

this is not my proudest thread post... I meant sliding...

Drifting, sliding, not that much difference really.

no... I meant SLIDING so your board is perpendicular to the track which not only will slow you down, but will probably lose you the race. This happens when theres a moment of rear oversteer in a tight turn, and usually has more to do with the line you took and how you're weighting then WHAT you're riding. Drifting as you said is crucial, but it also slows you down. In the end you want to take the best line through a corner and pass on the inside of your opponent when you come out onto the straight... atleast thats what I try to do... then I pump pump pump pump pump pump pump pump.... tuck, weight into the turn, repeat, repeat...

[chaindog]

gummys in 78a do not drift or slide well

[Directive0]

gummys in 78a do not drift or slide well

ANY wheel will drift or slide well in the right conditions, I use 75a grippins on my garage board and it'll slide if you're not carefull.

[silversurfer]

In just about any kind of racing, passing on the inside is usually good.

Your strategy sounds perfect.

So he wants a stable but pumpable and turny set up.

So given what he has to work with what set up should he use?

Directed toward D0 but open to anybody who cares to speculate.

[Rustyfriend]

i still say he should run kryptos in front and grippins in back.

this will make him stick in the rear and have speed from the front.....


drifting will slow you down in a race no matter where it is. but drifting helps you make tight turns. but for a garage, you do not want to drift.

[Bushman]

hey Worldwide, i bombed that location with 85mm blue Kryps. DEADLY!!! put those on for Saturdays event.

8)

[worldwide]

hey bushman, its malcolm here, i dont remember meeting you at *said location* but i hear you were there. anyways drifting is never faster than passing on the inside while gripping. last weekend i was winning most races on cambrias, beating out 92mm flys, but this is the real thing. a huge race with a cash prize so i need speed. do you think that 88a flashbacks in front would be faster than 85mm kryptos? i may just go for cambrias. damn i wish i had 86a avalons or avilas.

[Airin]

For what its worth, my 83 flywheels were beating out my pal's 90 flywheels at 'said location' last weekend. But then again I run my R2's really loose and so can take the corners tighter than him on his cranked down JimZ's....and luckily that allows me to pass him on the inside. I like that strategy of passing on the inside, pump, pump, tuck and keep to the inside, repeat.....