I'm thinking of buying some new wheels more suited for sliding than my current 80a Orangatang in heats. Don't get me wrong, these wheels are awesome, but I'm starting to get into sliding a lot more, and I find them a bit limiting. So. I want to be able to slide easily and predictably, but also be able to do reasonably hard carves without sliding out. I've heard that the yellows are awesome and grip when you need them from some people, but from others I've heard that they slide out at the first hint of a carve, which I obviously don't want. The purples seem like a safe choice, but if the yellows are slidier and still grippy enough, I'd rather go for those. What should I buy? Any help would be greatly appreciated, 'cause I'm confused as hell.
Durian or Stimulus? 83a or 86a?
Submitted by Fellow Pigme on Sat, 06/02/2010 - 10:00pm.
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got stims
got the 86a stims a while back, learned stand up slides within a week. very smooth wheel.
My purp in heats slide pretty well too, just wait for them to break in.
i learned my standups on
i learned my standups on yellow stims and they were awesome!
its a shame they're 60mm now :(
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What do you mean they're
What do you mean they're 60mm now?
The core or something?
i have stims and durians
and have ridden them both quite a bit and i'd so go stims, the durians definitely feel more chattery and seem to cone faster. But up to you haha
I think I'll go for the Yellow Stimulus...
They seem to be the better wheel from reviews I've read etc. Thanks for the help!
I think you will be fine
I think you will be fine with either... i went durians simply to give me more wheel so they last a bit longer... but i have not had them slip out unexpectedly yet... and i ride a pretty slick surface in our carpark building.. so i think you will fall in love with em..
83 in heats or 83 durians?
Which is better? wanting to slide but be able to hold traction when i need it
durians hold a line fine. if
durians hold a line fine.
if u wanna standup slide go durians, if u wanna slide at speed go inheats.
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83a inheats. I use em for
83a inheats. I use em for all my sliding and i love em. But beware. If you do push them they WILL slide out unexpectidly and u could end up in the back of a car
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Face down ass up thats the way i like to tuck
all my stims flat spotted at
all my stims flat spotted at around 61mm. Id go for retro freerides.
go for stimulus bro once you
go for stimulus bro once you do one slide you'l never look back i use ine to bomb hills to they hold sweet as when i carve
fireball beast wheels
learnt stand up slides in a day. fatastic slide wheel kinda hard to get in nz though :(
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fireballs.
i have 2 sets left.
Garden City Sessions.
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