I have to put new wheels on my Salomons. First time I have to change. Now I have 76 mm 78 hardness. The skates can handle 80 mm max. and that's what I want. 80mm and 78 or 80 hardness (lot of bumpy roads here) . Can someone recommend me the best brand to choose? I hear a lot of good things about Hyper. Any brands that I can best stay far away from? Thanks!
On Mon, 21 Mar 2005 19:14:24 +0100, Hanzepanzekevertje <pans03@zonnet.nl> wrote:>I have to put new wheels on my Salomons. First time I have to change. =>Now I have 76 mm 78 hardness. The skates can handle 80 mm max. and =>that's what I want. 80mm and 78 or 80 hardness (lot of bumpy roads here) =>. Can someone recommend me the best brand to choose? I hear a lot of =>good things about Hyper. Any brands that I can best stay far away from? =
The principle players are Hyper, Labeda, and Explore. They make virtually all the wheels that you will see. They all make good wheels and they have all made bad wheels from the time to time as well.
Some people prefer certain models but, for the most part, if you select from any of the big three, you are good to go. I prefer harder wheels, myself but there is nothing particularly wrong with 78A as long as you don't mind replacing them more often.
Darius S. Naqvi 24 March 2005 01:38:34 [ permanent link ]
ese002@news9.exile.org (Eric Edwards) writes:
The principle players are Hyper, Labeda, and Explore. They make> virtually all the wheels that you will see. They all make good wheels> and they have all made bad wheels from the time to time as well.
So Kryptonics is not a principle player? IIRC, they were a principle player in the skateboard and quad skate market, and I know they still make quad and inline wheels. I still have an old set of Kryptonics for my quad skates. I'm able to go over twigs and small stones without any danger of falling when I use these wheels. It's because of these wheels that I'm confused when people say outdoor quad skaters are much more susceptible to tripping over twigs and stones than inline skaters.
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On 23 Mar 2005 14:38:34 -0700, Darius S. Naqvi <dsn@dsn.incentre.nospam.net> wrote:>ese002@news9.exile.org (Eric Edwards) writes:>
The principle players are Hyper, Labeda, and Explore. They make>> virtually all the wheels that you will see. They all make good wheels>> and they have all made bad wheels from the time to time as well.>
So Kryptonics is not a principle player? IIRC, they were a principle>player in the skateboard and quad skate market, and I know they still>make quad and inline wheels.
Kryptonics had been dead and buried for several years. Bought out by Hyper around '99 IIRC.
Patrick ODonnell 24 March 2005 02:18:50 [ permanent link ]
Eric Edwards wrote:> On 23 Mar 2005 14:38:34 -0700, Darius S. Naqvi <dsn@dsn.incentre.nospam.net> wrote:>
ese002@news9.exile.org (Eric Edwards) writes:>>
The principle players are Hyper, Labeda, and Explore. They make>>>virtually all the wheels that you will see. They all make good wheels>>>and they have all made bad wheels from the time to time as well.>>
So Kryptonics is not a principle player? IIRC, they were a principle>>player in the skateboard and quad skate market, and I know they still>>make quad and inline wheels. >
Kryptonics had been dead and buried for several years. Bought out by> Hyper around '99 IIRC. >
The founder of Kryptonics , Chuck Demarest, is alive and well. He did sell Kryp to Bravo but now he makes Prime Wheels and he is making my wheels. They are called Ice Wheels and I will announce a website very shortly.
My wheels allow you to snowplow and hockey stop. The urethane is excellent and we are very excited to finally bring them to market. Chuck's website is www.primewheels.com.
