Show me... abused wheels!

**snozzboarder55** · 09-20-2009 05:56 PM

grippins have a huge contact patch and on the abec11 site it says they are made for grip/slalom. for speed sliding on large wheels softer is better (83a or less). regardless of the duro, grippins are wide and centerset which will be grippier than a gumball which is side set with a narrower contact patch, so it will slide easier.

**AfroRider21** · 09-20-2009 05:58 PM

Originally Posted by tinypete

I think those rainskates would be sick. I've seen videos of guys in canada thrashing them and they seem very nice.

yeah but i'd prolly put them on a tech slide deck rather than for longslides on my fsm. plus i just want something big so that i can still bombhills. but yeah, im gonna look into this haha

**snozzboarder55** · 09-20-2009 06:04 PM

Originally Posted by AfroRider21

yeah but i'd prolly put them on a tech slide deck rather than for longslides on my fsm. plus i just want something big so that i can still bombhills. but yeah, im gonna look into this haha

strikers maybe?

**jeremyheuser** · 09-20-2009 06:08 PM

hard, wide, and center-set wheels in the abec 'thane will only lead you to disappointment in what you're looking for in a larger, slide-oriented wheel

i'm not sure how a offset/sideset wheel in the abec 'thane will be but i imagine it being a hell of a lot better (quieter, smoother, more predictable) in the higher duros
^this holds true with softer duros

so higher duro flashbacks and strikers may be your ticket, dudes
88a flashbacks seem like they'd be ideal for a harder slide-oriented wheel

**guroo** · 09-20-2009 06:17 PM

Originally Posted by jeremyheuser

hard, wide, and center-set wheels in the abec 'thane will only lead you to disappointment in what you're looking for in a larger, slide-oriented wheel

i'm not sure how a offset/sideset wheel in the abec 'thane will be but i imagine it being a hell of a lot better (quieter, smoother, more predictable) in the higher duros
^this holds true with softer duros

so higher duro flashbacks and strikers may be your ticket, dudes
88a flashbacks seem like they'd be ideal for a harder slide-oriented wheel

I'd trust him on this one, he knows his stuff about flashies.

**AfroRider21** · 09-20-2009 06:19 PM

Originally Posted by jeremyheuser

hard, wide, and center-set wheels in the abec 'thane will only lead you to disappointment in what you're looking for in a larger, slide-oriented wheel

i'm not sure how a offset/sideset wheel in the abec 'thane will be but i imagine it being a hell of a lot better (quieter, smoother, more predictable) in the higher duros
^this holds true with softer duros

so higher duro flashbacks and strikers may be your ticket, dudes
88a flashbacks seem like they'd be ideal for a harder slide-oriented wheel

alrite thanks man 8)
so high duro SS wheels.... though i do like center set wheels for some reason. idk why

**snozzboarder55** · 09-20-2009 06:23 PM

Originally Posted by AfroRider21

alrite thanks man 8)
so high duro SS wheels.... though i do like center set wheels for some reason. idk why

wait for the harder race forms then. they'll only be 83a though

**Terrorsathan** · 09-20-2009 06:35 PM

did this to a slide a today, they were new, and its just bad enough that I can't ride em

100_2327.flv video by morguewhorepa - Photobucket

**snozzboarder55** · 09-20-2009 06:53 PM

Originally Posted by Terrorsathan

did this to a slide a today, they were new, and its just bad enough that I can't ride em

still seems rideable, Bdirthead had a huge flatspot on one of his slide a's but rode them out pretty well. if you just do pendys will you be able to even them out?

**Terrorsathan** · 09-20-2009 06:58 PM

yea, I'm not trashing them or anything... I'll probably ride em after I #### up these no skoolz 94a haha

**Everett McCord** · 09-20-2009 07:05 PM

My p-52s after one sesion... not the longest lasting hardwheel sliders

and my drifters that just got utterly ####ed by the stupd triangle wear... they had a ton of life left in em

**AfroRider21** · 09-20-2009 07:13 PM

Originally Posted by ***TWITCH***

and my drifters that just got utterly ####ed by the stupd triangle wear... they had a ton of life left in em

sh!t dude. the graphic isnt off of them yet.... i personally wanna see what you do to a set of gfh retro wheels

**Mac Daddy** · 09-20-2009 07:14 PM

Right on ev! Sad to see those drifters go though, my 80a ones have the swirl/triangle wear. Not fun.

**Everett McCord** · 09-20-2009 07:20 PM

Originally Posted by AfroRider21

sh!t dude. the graphic isnt off of them yet.... i personally wanna see what you do to a set of gfh retro wheels

probably something similar to this... oh and this is a comparision pic of my kryptos (basically the same mold as drifters) to a new set of drifters...

**AfroRider21** · 09-20-2009 07:26 PM

Originally Posted by ***TWITCH***

probably something similar to this... oh and this is a comparision pic of my kryptos (basically the same mold as drifters) to a new set of drifters...

haha, they're center set and have a small contact patch. you might like them... i personally like em over my drifters

**Everett McCord** · 09-20-2009 07:35 PM

Originally Posted by AfroRider21

haha, they're center set and have a small contact patch. you might like them... i personally like em over my drifters

well I have some 76mm Blue Kryptos sooo I think I will be fine with those

**benmasters** · 09-20-2009 08:29 PM

whatdya gonna do with the drifters

(triangle ones)

**Terrorsathan** · 09-20-2009 08:33 PM

I'll sell the slide a's cheap I pictured.

**Wells** · 09-22-2009 03:26 PM

Ripped the core clean out. One moment I was standup sliding in traffic, the next I was on my ass watching my board roll in one direction while my wheel rolled in another..