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KRYPTONICS ROUTE 65
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On 7/7/1999
BRANDON
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I BOUGHT THESE WHEELS AND STUCK EM ON MY SUPER CRUISER AND THEY RIP IT UP. THEY ARE CLEAR AND SHNAZZY LOOKING, AND THEY ARE PERFECT HARDNESS\SOFTNESS(78a). THEY STICK TO THE GROUND BETTER THAN MY OLD S9 NINEBALLS AND ARE QUIETER. THERE BIG ENOUGH TO GET YOU JUST ABOUT ANY CURB THINGY AND SIDEWALK CRACK THINGS FOR THE TIMES WHEN YOU CANT BE ON THE ROAD.
KEEP EM ROLLIN'
I EAT WORMS!
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On 7/6/1999
Gabe
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Anyone know any good wheels about 70mm or more that don't slide, or get crappy and fall apart?
Peace
Gabe
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XT S/S
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On 7/6/1999 Chris
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These wheels are awesome. I don't know why XT always gets
so much crap. They're rated to 60+ mph! And, they last
for a really, really long time. Also, an added bonus,
they come with bearings! I've got the off-roaders, too,
and they ride fast and smooth as well. And, what's this
about they aren't fast enough? One push on a big downhill
and they roll forever. I live in Phoenix, Arizona (home
of the flat desert) and I've had mine going 40! Time to
quit complaining and go out to ride. Talk to you later.
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Spitfire Broken Hearts
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On 7/1/1999
Bob Loftin
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Ooops. They're called Broken Hearts...sorry...
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Spitfire Heartbreakers
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On 7/1/1999
Bob Loftin
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If you are looking for a harder wheel for your longboard, these are really nice.
They're 92a, come in 60mm or 65mm, and are quite fast. Nice radial shape, so they slide really well too.
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Hyper wheels
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On 6/30/1999 Havi Binger
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Hyper wheels makes killer wheels, not just roller blade wheels. Ask for some in a shop and they say what??? The truth is most wheels are ok but the hypers track better and have better cores. Try conering in a car with not enough air pressuer in your tires. Same thing wiyh most of todays wheels. Hyper strata or Hyper Rolo are the ones for slalom or downhill.
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wheels take 2
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On 6/30/1999 Rich
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hi, another 30+ years skating old fellow getting off the walking frame here :-)
i agree with the sentiments in Marks post. One thing to remember though is wheels are a personal thing. Take me i think that Power Paws are awesome, because they don't slide easily, they do slide nicely though, they break evenly and regrip evenly. I HATE riding on 85-92a wheels because i don't want to slide when taking a corner low and fast or on the tight bend on the snake run at the park.
So perhaps the thing to figure is what you want to do with the wheels and do they perform well for what they are made for. Wheels that 'chunk' and rip easily no matter how soft they are aren't performing well in my opinion !
But you can never go on just what one person reckons, my new Road Riders started to split and fall in half after only a few downhills, all the batch at the shop did .. but maybe we got a dud batch !
Whatever you do don't get a wheel 'til you have tried it yourself (or get it free) :-)
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On 6/30/1999
Mark
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these are my opinions after 30+ years of boarding (longboarding since 1987):
-any wheel without a good radius on the edge sucks. Listen to others: they crack into the wheel, they "bite" on slides
-Bones Bombers are the best longboard wheels I've found yet, I recommend 85a or 90a
-other good wheels: Sims (old stuff), new Road Riders (FAST!)
-Power Paws (someone was asking about them) don't slide well: they're too soft (I have a set of 70mm I'll sell that are barely used)
-wheel bearings should be centered in the wheel, or close to it, for more even wear, and so you can rotate or reverse them
(new Road Riders have bearings flush with inside of wheel, but they're good anyway)
-XT wheels are fun off-road, but not fast enough on the street
I think I've said enough for now.
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On 6/29/1999 herb n
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mario,how will they look in a year? should not be your question, if you ride hard wear is to be expected maybe even bragged about (a little) I've been wearing off about 2mm per downhill session and I have two sets of 92a spiyfires ;cored 64mm, uncored 65mm ,well those were they're sizes when they were new. If you dont think you ride hard enough to be wasting wheels keep an eye on the crack in your Kryptos, maybe rotate it to a lower stress position(my front toe-side wheel gets the least abuse)and perhaps turn the wheel so the crack is on the inside(towards the truck) If the crack does not spread you'll still have 60mm wheels when its worn off, I dont think that will happen start saving and buy different wheels.
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Kryptonic Classic VS. Route 70's
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On 6/29/1999 G-Man
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I think that the main difference between the Classic krypto's and the Route 70's are in the density of the urethane. The Route 70's are made with urethane that is more dense than the classics, which means that they seem to be a bit more solid. What this may do, I'm not sure, but they may last longer, slide better, but they seem to be the same wheel. The offset hub is in the same place, it is just a different colour (the classics are black, and the Route 70's are silver or gray).
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Kryptonic Classic VS. Route 70's
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On 6/29/1999 G-Man
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I think that the main difference between the Classic krypto's and the Route 70's are in the density of the urethane. The Route 70's are made with urethane that is more dense than the classics, which means that they seem to be a bit more solid. What this may do, I'm not sure, but they may last longer, slide better, but they seem to be the same wheel.
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Krypto Route 70
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On 6/29/1999
Ruff Ryder
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I have 70mm. route 70's and they are very soft and smooth but Mario is right they do rip. when I did a slide the inside of one of my wheels got all torn up.
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Krypto Route 70mm
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On 6/28/1999 Mario
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Another thing about these Kryptos...they rip. Not to say that they are really fast, but like a pair of jeans, can get torn. I did a big carve and pushed it into a slide and one wheel visibly ripped about 1/4" down into the urethane. When you look at the wheel it looks like there is a crack in it.
I'm still amazed at how well they grip and how smooth they are, but I wouldn't buy them again. They might be ok for mild street cruising but I doubt they'll last very long doing any kind of agressive carving. These wheels have less than 10 miles on them, so I can't imagine what they'll look like in a year.
Center set wheels with radiused edges are the only way to go in my book. So I bought 68mm Bones Bombers and they turned out to be prefect.
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kryptonics rout 70s
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On 6/28/1999 drew
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I have some krpto rout 70s.
the off set hub means that the inside bearing sits even with the side of the wheel, the wheel is flat on the inside.
this sucks, because the square inside edge tends to chunk off, you can't reverse your wheels, and you have less material on the inside of the wheel where you need it most.
(when you carve and slide, the insidesof the back wheels wear out the fastest, or atleast they do for me).
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kryptonics classic vs routes
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On 6/28/1999 platypus
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I have seen the classics, but not the routes. Whats the difference between a 70mm 78a classic and a 70mm 78a route 70? How is the offset of the hub on the routes? Thanks.
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powers paws
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On 6/22/1999 fm
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are power paws too grippy for sliding easily? it sounds like they are very grippy but i dunno and i want to buy some.
thanks
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Agree with Rich
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On 6/22/1999
Keith Fellmy
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I agree with Rich. XT S/S slick wheels are slower, but they are stickier because of the increased friction. On slower luge courses these wheels are faster through the corners. Also since you have to add more riser pads for clearance you can lean over further instead of putting your feet down to muscle your way around a tight corner. Labeda wheels are harder than XT S/S wheels, but the XT are bigger. On long fast courses Labeda and Cherry Bombs will eat up a guy on XT's. On tight technical courses with limited straightaway spots. The XT wheels I think would be better, depending on the skill of the rider.
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wheel size
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On 6/21/1999 rich
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In basic terms a 70mm wheel as compared to a same hardness and width 50mm wheel should, accelerate slower to start with but achieve a faster speed and hold the speed longer. It will also be able to cope with obstacles such as cracks etc a lot better.
But like with everything other variables come into play in reality, mainly the surface you are riding on (on super smooth concrete height will take second place almost to hardness, a 60mm harder wheel will be faster than a 70mm super soft wheel in this case). Also width of the wheel(or at least riding surface of the wheel) has a bigger effect than is imagined.
XT super smoothy 100mm are real slow for example, one due to the material they are used for, two because their width has too much friction.
hope this sort of helps
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Speed Wheels?
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On 6/21/1999
Keith Fellmy
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Hi
I saw your question and PLEASE stick to the Cherry Bombs. Labeda wheels vibrate when going down the hill. It won't be enough to throw you off, but at speed it is quite unsettling. Besides I use Cherry Bombs on my luge and they held up to 81.3 mph with no problems. I think that converts out to 135km/h.
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Speed wheels?
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On 6/21/1999 Torbjörn "Bisto" Andersson
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Hi!!
I´m from Sweden, I bought a set of wheels called
cherry bombs. They are really fast but I would like
to know if Labeda 90mm Luge-wheels. Are they faster then cherry bombs? Which is the durometer of Labeda wheels?
Are they harder or softer than cherry bombs?
Cherry bombs helped me to winn the Swedish downhill
championship 1999, called 08 DOWNHILL CLASSIC.
Please send me an answere!!
Thanks
Bisto
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wheel size vs. speed
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On 6/20/1999 platypus
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I skated shortboards in the early and mid-eighties then stopped (first board was a Sims Jeff Phillips w/gullwings and kryptos!). Just recently picked up my first longboard, and it rules. Just a question on speed vs. size of wheel. From what I can gather, for two wheels of the same brand/design and hardness but different size, the smaller one will accelerate faster but not hold speed as long. What about max speed? Although the larger one may accelerate slower and hold speed longer, which one actually reaches the faster top speed?
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wheels
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On 6/16/1999
herbn
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a longer wheelbase seems to increase traction, less likely to break loose. At any speed a change in direction is needed to cause a slide, a long wheelbase causes they change to be slower and easier to fine tune,drifting turns. A shorter wheelbase lets you throw down slides fast , decreasing the chances of an unwanted spike in traction. I use regular sized boards (middle school approx. 32x9.0)for slide style downhill double sided for switch slides, concave and kicktails for grip, beveled thin edges for flex and attitude (d.t.s) Longboards carve nicer and can go faster on loose trucks. Always wear slider gloves. Wheels that rule ;original 92a yellow spitfires(thanx shruggy) new 92s are ok too, for slides Union wheels wider profile ,their urithane is just plain old tough.Here in jersey (northern) most hills seem to be sub 50mph so I sometimes wonder if big wheels 75mm and up may be sluggish in acceleration either way it feels strange being high up on huge wheels and most of the hill riding I do involves slides so big softies are not for me.
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Live Wires
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On 6/16/1999 tommy
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Thanks for the wheel rec. Martin . . . I've got some Road Riders that I'm going to try out too. I still have yet to ride Bones Bombers and I suppose that wheel is in my future inevitably. I also liked the Blood Clots that I've ridden.
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Livewire- Re: tommy p
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On 6/14/1999
Martin
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Regarding the best of both wheel worlds, I've been riding
Livewire 76mm 78a and i'm pretty stoked on the performance.
I thaught this soft a wheel wouldn't slide and when they were brand
they didn't. After a couple of weeks though I can slide the hell
out of 'em and they still hold on in the carves! I'm surprised
and impressd. They are fast too, and offer a nice plush
ride when cruising the flats. I don't know if there is a
'best' of both worlds but these pups seem at least to have
a foot in each one.
Martin
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