"breaking in" new wheels

[nervous ned]

I've been sliding on some Skaterbuilt ditch wheels (85A) and recently ordered some Powell Bombers (95A) recommended by one of the Faltown team sliders... For some reason, I'm having a harder time getting the Powells to let go into a slide than the grippier ditch wheels.

Do you need to break in new wheels before sliding?

[george]

Ned! Hey, it's George, from the session yesterday.

How did thoes pictures come out?

Sorry to hi-jack the thread.

[AGENT WD-40]

whenever i get some new soft wheels they need to be broken in, but i have never had that problem with harder wheels...keep using them and eventually they will break loose easily

[nervous ned]

hey George! the photos came out amazing! I can't wait to upload them to the site later today (at work right now)... it was great watching you carve yesterday. amazing stuff...

[george]

great. it was fun hanging out with you. we're having another session this sunday, feel free to come if you want. http://www.silverfishlongboarding.co...060&highlight=

[nervous ned]

I'll try to check it out... my friend Dave would love to bomb some big hills. I'm still getting sketched out on steep inclines, but it'd be fun to cruise the first few, then maybe slide down the rest...

[Mr. Zogs]

to try to answer your question, when i got my 96a no skoolz, at first they were actually pretty grippy, after a good amount of slidin now they are perfect and break pretty darn easily

[skatardude10]

I've been sliding on some Skaterbuilt ditch wheels (85A) and recently ordered some Powell Bombers (95A) recommended by one of the Faltown team sliders... For some reason, I'm having a harder time getting the Powells to let go into a slide than the grippier ditch wheels.

Do you need to break in new wheels before sliding?

Some new wheels have little ridges on them. I am not sure if this is the case with you, but those little ridges that run around the wheels make many harder wheels very grippy when they are new. Just keep sliding them, and I am sure they will break in. Some wheels of mine don't slide well at all on certain pavement... so, I don't know.