75mm BigZigs

**ChrisChaput** · 05-21-2007 01:11 PM

A couple dozen will be poured tomorrow, and trimmed on Wednesday. The problem is that Richy Carrasco and Jason Mitchell are leaving for Paris on Tuesday. When is Barker leaving? France by way of Colorado? Hmmm. What a shame not to have these at the Paris and Hannover races...

These are the widest wheel that we make and replace the limited edition Reflex formula Gumballs that temporarily served as a GS wheel. For those of you keeping score at home, we now have 3 different sized Reflex formula ZigZags in an average of 4 durometers each.

66mm = Tight Slalom
70mm = Hybrid Slalom
75mm = Giant Slalom

77a = Pink
80a = Lime
83a = Lemon
86a = Orange
89a = Orange Plus (darker)

The 66mm wheel doesn't come in Pink, and the 75mm wheel doesn't come in Orange or Orange Plus.

With any luck, we should be able to ship these to shops and distributors next week.

**Metalhead8290** · 05-21-2007 01:13 PM

YES!!!

Are they going to be sold just from sk8trip again? Or From other online store's.

**Mile_High_Mark** · 05-21-2007 01:18 PM

So this new wheel is the "replacement" for the "Pink Gumball," correct?

**king edward** · 05-21-2007 01:19 PM

Sorry to change topic. I am glad I held out for theese instead of getting reflex gumballs. But anyway when can we expect gen 2 biltins?

**Anton Milioti** · 05-21-2007 01:22 PM

im really excited for these wheels chris! but they won't have chunking issues like the pink reflex gumballs will they?

and i also would like to know the deal with biltins.

***SWEET*** · 05-21-2007 01:29 PM

Hey Chaput, were these the ones you were first supposed to send to my place for Kevin for DB?
(If yes, let me know how much they cost through PM... depending on my bank account... I'd be happy to get a set too)

**longboardharry1** · 05-21-2007 01:35 PM

Originally Posted by *SWEET*

Hey Chaput, were these the ones you were first supposed to send to my place for Kevin for DB?
(If yes, let me know how much they cost through PM... depending on my bank account... I'd be happy to get a set too)

wait r these the new big zags or just a new version of bigzigs

***SWEET*** · 05-21-2007 01:40 PM

That's why I'm asking... I was supposed to receive some BigZags from Chaput to give to Kevin for the race... It seems like it is the description I got of the wheels... It's just the name that changes... they are still "BigZigs" or maybe Chaput just mistook the name

**king edward** · 05-21-2007 01:42 PM

Exact same shape as a 66 or 70 mm zig zag, but 75 mm and wider than the gumball (reflex or otherwise)

**longboardharry1** · 05-21-2007 01:45 PM

Originally Posted by king edward

Exact same shape as a 66 or 70 mm zig zag, but 75 mm and wider than the gumball (reflex or otherwise)

i am most definetly going to pick up a apir in 80a

**longboardharry1** · 05-21-2007 01:47 PM

r there any pics of these wheels yet

**king edward** · 05-21-2007 01:54 PM

Originally Posted by longboardharry1

r there any pics of these wheels yet

They don't exist yet. Not till 5/23/07.

**longboardharry1** · 05-21-2007 01:55 PM

Originally Posted by king edward

They don't exist yet. Not till 5/23/07.

ok i just cant wait to get a pair of thhese wheels

**jshalvorsen** · 05-21-2007 02:09 PM

Did anyone say the "pink gumball" of 2007? I'm sure they will be awesome, and I already want a set of limes after riding my 70mm for some days now. But the buzz around these wheels will go through the roof

**worldwide** · 05-21-2007 03:28 PM

Originally Posted by ton

im really excited for these wheels chris! but they won't have chunking issues like the pink reflex gumballs will they?

come on now ton. use some common sense. its the urethane, not the wheel shape. just buy some anyways we all know youre loaded

**ChrisChaput** · 05-21-2007 03:35 PM

Originally Posted by Mile_High_Mark

So this new wheel is the "replacement" for the "Pink Gumball," correct?

That's one way to look at it. We never printed the word "Gumball" on the wheel, but there was a bubble gum splatter graphic when it held the Pink brand name, and everyone just called it a Pink Gumball. It then temporarily joined the Retro brand along with the other 76mm "Limited Edition" Reflex formula wheels (Lime and Lemon) and had the BigZigs graphic on it. I knew that the we'd only make those wheels until testing was done and the molds for the "real" BigZigs were finished, so we didn't release the Limes and Lemons to shops. We allowed Downhill and Slalom guys to buy them and race them until they were discontinued.

Now we have the real 75mm BigZigs in the Reflex formula, and they will be made available to everyone in Pink, Lime, and Lemon.

Originally Posted by king edward

Sorry to change topic. I am glad I held out for these instead of getting reflex gumballs. But anyway when can we expect gen 2 biltins?

I'm just now receiveing a huge production run of the Biltins, and I hope that by the time that we've sold out of those, the next generation of Biltins will be ready. There is a third generation already in the works that will blow minds. It's a simple idea but tricky to manufacture, but the second gens will still be a welcomed improvement over the first.

**karrot** · 05-21-2007 03:39 PM

just curious, but have you ever considered re issueing the gen 2 fly?

**cosmiccase** · 05-21-2007 04:21 PM

Wow Chris, I have to pick up a pair of Limes, and Lemons, and a whole set of Limes. When can I order them, I have the money ready for ya!

**Crimpshrine** · 05-21-2007 08:10 PM

Oh hell yes! I'm excited.

**ChrisChaput** · 05-21-2007 08:20 PM

Originally Posted by karrot

just curious, but have you ever considered re issueing the gen 2 fly?

I'm not sure what you're after here. The second gen Flywheels are the ones that we are currently running. Maybe you're asking about the first gen Flywheels? Or the gen 2 Flywheels using the Reflex formula urethane?