Choo choo / bustin sportster / landyatchz evo / ideatb / @rafaelinmissouri type decks will get you lower… not really about the size of the wheels, apart from wheelbite and torque which i’m less concerned about). An exway fellow rider was gawkin at my ability to kick push my eboard effortlessly for stealth and range saving reasons, with the large 100mm wheels giving the overall board good momentum
Well, not everyone has those decks But smaller wheels are also lighter, and cheaper, so if they provide comparable performance, there’s definitely a place for them in the market.
I realize this may sound crazy. But I swear blue Caguamas are a smoother ride than Abec 11 97mm. They are just magical.
How are they just as good as the labeda made ones or better than most chinese wheels?
They are every bit as good as the previous versions, if not better. They seem a bit squishier, which is a good thing. Possibly slightly grippier.
How well they resist chunking is TBD, but the previous versions didn’t chunk. These haven’t even started slicing yet and i’ve probably got a few hundred miles on them.
I see, understood
I’ve experienced something similar riding my 97mm abec and the 90mm boosted clones back to back, they felt similar while riding on most of the surface but the 97mm is just tiny bit more cushy when going over those tactile tiles for visually impaired ppl…
Abec107 superfly green vs black is there a diff?
I read before that the green is grippier than the black? Or is it the other way around?
Green is a little grippier
There is a massive thing on e skate that bigger wheels are better. Personally I’m no so convinced on a good road at speed over 18mph I have way more confidence and control of my 83a kegles 80mm than my 107 74a ABEC refly. I even stop quicker on the harder thane this could be a confidence thing but it also has a larger contact patch on the kegles
On the opasit side going slowly 12mph around people I prefer the 107.
I can’t say this is a fare comparison as I have only used them on difrent decks
but I would also like to point out it’s very common that people that do downhill stick to the 75-90mm wheels at much higher speeds constantly and people with fare less experience generally going slower and only on eSkate say bigger better.
Larger softer bouncier thane is softer to ride
Smaller harder thane more control, more predictable, lighter
Are American bouncy cars with less manoverbility slower around tracks with bends the best car for transport? Or are you building a drag skateboard
Different applications here. ESk8ing really does require the ride to be more comfortable and less technical.
For manual bombing / freeriding slide wheels which become much harder to control when too grippy, too high or even too low - think about it why do Hill bombers hate riding drop thrus? small wheels combined with drop thrus feel off to hill bomber
Doesn’t help a majority of drop throughs are pretty flexible thanks to loaded and boosted respectively. I fucking hate flexible boards above 30mph.
I know that this is slightly OT, but what is an ideal hill bombing deck and wheel combo in your eyes?
Most stable deck i’ve ridden yet has been the Landyachtz Falcon 40. Super confidence inspiring above 30mph. (hit 34mph so far)
@itsrow - What are you fav. deck and wheel combos above 30mph? What’s the fastest you’ve gone?
are you thinking of doing slides? If yes, having your feet above the trucks helps. If no, then I don’t think there exists a more stable deck than the LY Evo lol
Yeah, definitely looking for top speed stability over the ability to slide. That’s a solid endorsement!
Favourite deck for strictly speed id say a killshot with torqueboards 160mm pneumatics or 97mm abecs. Fastest I’ve ever gone (which I can’t really prove I don’t have a metr or hm10 module) was around 41-43mph.
Got to do with truck angle setup more than the deck… (stiffness helps of course). Lookup the speed wobbles threads
That’s exactly what I was trying to understand. Thank you for pointing me in the right direction.