Getting two new sets of wheels

**Bruce22** · 06-12-2008 04:14 PM

I'm going to California for the summer and I need some opinions. First off, I'm an average downhill rider. Not great, not bad, and I ride an evo with old grizzlies. (Soon to get some some new grizzlies) I weigh 140 and I'm 5' 9, wear size 10 and take my coffee strong.

One pair of wheels I was originally looking at was originally looking at were a pair of grippinns.

I'm not sure what duro to get, but for the heat I want some higher duro wheels because my 75a blastwaves would get coned in 5 minutes with the temperatures the roads reach there, not to mention more sliding due to harder runs. How does 81a sound for DH? Or maybe a pair of flys? My brother loves his and I like them too except in winter when the roads are cold and it can't keep grip in hairpins, but that doesn't matter in Cali. I don't enjoy gumballs much though, no matter what duro.

Another company I was looking at was Seismic. I loved my 78mm 78a Blastwaves, but they are nearing their last days as I start taking more technical runs and are almost ready for karrot. By the way how to you think they will be as bushings? But back to the point, The new black ops 'thane looks nice and hopefully wears slower (any reviews would be awesome) So how about a set of of the new 78mm speedvents, and if so in what duro?

79a

85a

or some bigzigs
zigzags

In other words, what would you get because I can't demo anything. There's no shops near me.

**tomlarry@hotmail.com** · 06-12-2008 09:04 PM

Fly wheels are good 81a would be a nice duro. the black ops look awesome but i've never rode seismic wheels so couldnt help you there.

**Bruce22** · 06-14-2008 04:59 PM

hump de bump

**spicysmoke** · 06-14-2008 05:15 PM

Id get seismics if i could afford them.

**ksplash** · 06-14-2008 05:21 PM

i like smaller diam wheels so i like the grippins, for you id say the 81a or maybe the 84a, if your feeling it. sticking with the smaller diam theme, i'm also recommending the new black ops hot spots in again 81a or 84a .

**WOMBAT!** · 06-14-2008 05:38 PM

I wouldn't rule out alligators either.

**jeremyheuser** · 06-14-2008 06:24 PM

Flywheels, S9 Race Formula, Big Zigs, Earthwing superballs 76mm,
70mm wheels may prove to be a tad small on an evo unless you use risers. if i ever got an evo, lime big zigs would be my wheel of choice

those 79a speed vents are looking yummy too

dont worry about temperature affecting your wheels much. it doesn't get THAT hot in california, but i wouldn't buy wheels lower than 78a anyway.

**RastamanD** · 06-14-2008 06:35 PM

Originally Posted by jeremyheuser

dont worry about temperature affecting your wheels much. it doesn't get THAT hot in california, but i wouldn't buy wheels lower than 78a anyway.

The USA's highest temperature, 134° on July 10, 1913 in Death Valley, Ca

lol. depending on were he is going

**jeremyheuser** · 06-14-2008 06:39 PM

Originally Posted by RastamanD

lol. depending on were he is going

below his avatar it says santa cruz
i live in san jose, and weather is pretty nice here in the bay area
santa cruz especially, i love that place. not too far from san jose either

**RastamanD** · 06-14-2008 06:49 PM

lol, yeah santa cruz wont get that hot.

i ride in the mountains sometimes during winter so i have felt the temp difference in my wheels. but i have to say that its a minimal difference considering all the other factors in DH. the sliding out of the 81a grippins you mentioned probaly wasn't the temperatures fault.