Show me... abused wheels!

nick · 06-10-2009, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by CasterTown

hahaha 81a fly's are the worst wheels in history

False.

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Chaunce · 06-10-2009, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by rosewood thief

at 80lbs, i go through slide wheels once a year, and i usually slide on shitty pavement, #### yeah

Holy crap, 80 pounds? How tall are you? You must be absurdly skinny or something.

loserplayer · 06-10-2009, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Chaunce

Holy crap, 80 pounds? How tall are you? You must be absurdly skinny or something.

or is like 12

CasterTown · 06-10-2009, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by B-$

Why's that?

I'm actually really curious. I had a set for almost a year and enjoyed them. I recently traded them for bennets because I didn't need more than one set of wheel over 75mm. Overall a fine wheel. I know we all have different opinions, I'm just curious.

They are the worst wheels in history because they ride like they are 100a and slide like garbage. They scream and chatter more than any other wheel i've ever ridden and you practically have to ride on marble roads if you're going to go faster than 25 and enjoy yourself in the least bit.

With those huge flywheel cores why wouldn't you want 75a thane? It just so happens that 75a flywheels are some of the BEST wheels in history.

luftywaffles · 06-10-2009, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by loserplayer

or is like 12

I think he mentioned in another thread that he was in middle school...so idk.

Daniel M. · 06-10-2009, 01:52 PM

What, you guys never weighed 80 pounds?

krebhorn · 06-10-2009, 01:57 PM

nope. i went straight from birth at like 8. whatever pounds to the 200 i am now.

nick · 06-10-2009, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by CasterTown

They are the worst wheels in history because they ride like they are 100a and slide like garbage. They scream and chatter more than any other wheel i've ever ridden and you practically have to ride on marble roads if you're going to go faster than 25 and enjoy yourself in the least bit.

With those huge flywheel cores why wouldn't you want 75a thane? It just so happens that 75a flywheels are some of the BEST wheels in history.

Really? Before non-Gumball BigZigs were out, my 83mm 81a Flys were my go to wheel. That was the wheel for a lot of people. The grip is decent and never once found them chattery. Are you super light weight?

Voxheed Longboards · 06-10-2009, 04:41 PM

Hey show some of your worn out wheels already.

rosewood thief · 06-10-2009, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by loserplayer

or is like 12

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CasterTown · 06-10-2009, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by nick

Really? Before non-Gumball BigZigs were out, my 83mm 81a Flys were my go to wheel. That was the wheel for a lot of people. The grip is decent and never once found them chattery. Are you super light weight?

I'm 190lbs... but the fly's I'm basing this off were 76mm. Maybe the extra thane depth on yours improved the situation a bit. Then again, maybe you've never ridden 75a fly's

B-$ · 06-10-2009, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by CasterTown

I'm 190lbs... but the fly's I'm basing this off were 76mm. Maybe the extra thane depth on yours improved the situation a bit. Then again, maybe you've never ridden 75a fly's

Well.

First, you're making me wanna try the 75a flys.

Second, I think the extra thane does help, I haven't experienced any of the problems you've described.

Thanks for answering my query.

CasterTown · 06-10-2009, 05:10 PM

Its very likely that the 83mm flys are better in that duro. I haven't ridden 83s enough to know, but I do know that 81a grippins are the sickest, so it might have everything to do with thane depth. The reason I like the 75a's so much is because they are the sickest all the way down to 60mm which is exactly when the cores hit the ground. Its always a struggle to keep them round though because they wear out really fast.

B-$ · 06-10-2009, 05:27 PM

That is the burden of the green thane.

SeanML · 06-10-2009, 05:47 PM

So I've been trying to slide my crappy old Wal-Mart board for months, to no avail... when today I discovered why.

The wheels are made of some kind of hardened rubber rather than urethane. Not only that, but they appear to be at least semi-hollow... the outer layer feels pretty hard to the touch, but you can squeeze them and they give quite a bit.

So all the while I've been feeling like a n00b because I can slide 73a Avilas easier than 48mm street wheels... and all the while the 48mm street wheels have been made of grippy-as-fvck rubber.

Dammit I need some slide-a's.

mrgumdropman · 06-10-2009, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by loserplayer

or is like 12

for 12 that is freeking small. My girlfriend weighs more than that haha.
Edit and im only 14

SpeedDemon974 · 06-10-2009, 07:27 PM

wow 16 posts into the page and no abused wheels, this thread is going to turn into the rest of silverfish.

anyway I posted these a few weeks back not quite cored, but decided to mount them up again today to finish them off. after a while standers got a bit sketchy but they were fun until the end.

next to some 70mm flashbacks (their replacements)

AfroRider21 · 06-13-2009, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by SeanML

So I've been trying to slide my crappy old Wal-Mart board for months, to no avail... when today I discovered why.

The wheels are made of some kind of hardened rubber rather than urethane. Not only that, but they appear to be at least semi-hollow... the outer layer feels pretty hard to the touch, but you can squeeze them and they give quite a bit.

So all the while I've been feeling like a n00b because I can slide 73a Avilas easier than 48mm street wheels... and all the while the 48mm street wheels have been made of grippy-as-fvck rubber.

Dammit I need some slide-a's.

dammit.... thats why i cant flat spot my god dam k-mart board wheels.
i wanted to mess those up so bad but they cant slide for ####

SeanML · 06-13-2009, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by SpeedDemon974

wow 16 posts into the page and no abused wheels, this thread is going to turn into the rest of silverfish.

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Originally Posted by jeremyheuser

Some well-loved 81a flashbacks

These deserve another quote, as they are still the most badass worn-down wheels I've ever seen.

SpeedDemon974 · 06-13-2009, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by SeanML

These deserve another quote, as they are still the most badass worn-down wheels I've ever seen.

yea those, look pretty awesome.

I just mounte dup a set of flashbacks I hope they look like those one day