I was feeling like going all out so I paid the extra $.1 for USPS Priority
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It will be interesting where esk8 wheels go from here. In mountain biking people often run a different front and rear tire since they do somewhat different things. I wonder if this will happen for esk8 wheels.
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@Fosterqc Thanks! Tell your mom I think she is cool too. $.1 - what a baller haha
@AngryTrucker I live in Socal and a lot of the testers are basically in California so we don’t have a lot of rain. I can’t really give you a good answer because it only rains like 5 times a year. That said, there’s quite a few factors other than width. Tirerack did a write up on hydroplaning, here’s what they had to say:
"The speed at which a tire hydroplanes is a function of water depth, vehicle speed, vehicle weight, tire width, tread depth and tread design. It depends on how much water has to be removed, how much weight is pressing down on the tires and how efficient the tread design is at evacuating water. While deeper water, higher speeds, lighter vehicles, wider tires, less tread depth and less efficient tread designs will cause tires to hydroplane at lower speeds; all tires will be forced to hydroplane at some speed.
As a rule, tread design affects hydroplaning resistance at high speeds and in deep water. Tread compound affects wet traction at lower speeds or in shallow water."
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@TheGoodMomentum Ok. I’m in. Just put in my order. Hoping for the Abec core.
I assume that’s what is available on the pre orders.
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@Crashmaster Got it! Yes, I paid tooling for ABEC and KEGEL. I’ll be following up very soon to confirm once tooling is finished
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Cool. Looking forward to trying these.
Thanes for life…
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Wheels look really slick! My one comment is I’d be interested in a larger size wheel model (105-130mm) just for the ground clearance… mommas got a big enclosure to keep off the ground 
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Same bro maybe I can do a pickup and skip the $7 shipping lol
In case anyone is wondering, this is to San Diego, just the wheels.
Nope, you can’t
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@ShutterShock. Sure. You can do that. I can refund you the shipping. I am in Newport Beach. Anywhere in Zone 1 will be about $7, which is basically the entire west coast.
not for 4wd
ABEC clone or ABEC OG?
like the adult diapers
depends
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Lol well newport is further than I expected, we will see. Not expecting shipping till Oct anyway right?
I’ll for sure want kegel core 
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Thanks. How about TB DD?
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yes, TB DDs adapters accepts Kegel and ABEC Cores, depends on which one you have
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ABEC 107. Modeled it after the ABEC 107
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I might want to walk back on this because reviewing the tape shows a good amount of contact between the “flat” surface of the wheel and the bumps but the crazy softness eats up all of the vibration. It would be good maybe if this shot was filmed from a lower angle and more straight behind in order to see what kind of contact there was.
Amazing footage anyway
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Thanks! If I can get enough money and enough time, I’ll rent the Slow Mo camera again. Wasn’t cheap tho.
Here is the range video: https://youtu.be/kjSRMBamW3Y
Of course, there is uncertainty associated with the phone/camera GPS, being able to hold a constant perfect speed, and a couple other things. But I think it is a good ball park comparison. Enjoy. Also there is an error with the Orangutang Gear ratio. I had it at 1.8 but it really is 1.5 and I’m too lazy to change it.
Thanks!
Doug
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Nice test, in the future when we get these we can do real range tests, but that’s pretty good for now. It’s ironic how badly the Boosted 105’s did on their own board lol
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