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soft wheels
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On 10/5/1999
mike
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http://www.xtremewheelz.com/
there was a typo in the name. i just went there.
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SMUTZ DUDE NEEDS TO BE BEATEN
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On 10/4/1999
BEN GILBERT
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THE SMUTZ DUDE NEEDS TO BE BEATEN! MY FEELINGS WERE HURT! I WAS THINKIN' I COULD ORDER MYSELF SOME COOL WHEELS FOR CHEAP, I EVEN TOLD MY BUDDY THAT JUNK ABOUT KRYPTONICS AND THAT HE SHOULD GET RID OF HIS! MY WONDERFUL DREAMS HAVE BEEN CRUSHED! JUST KIDDING, WELL I ONLY SAID I WAS KIDDING SO THAT YOUR FEELINGS WEREN'T HURT LIKE MINE! IF YOU REALLY CARED YOU'D EMAIL ME JUST CUZ YOUR BORED, OR SHOULD I SAY LONGBOARD! HA HA HA!
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smutz wheels
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On 10/4/1999 not funny
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Take your smutty jokes somewhere else.
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Smutz wheels
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On 10/4/1999 Justin Crenshaw
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My idiot friend thought he could be funny if he made up a type of wheel and write about it. The wheels sound cool, but they DON'T exist. Don't worry, I'll beat up my friend for you.
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www.SMUTZ/Wheels/tubuLer/rubber.com
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On 10/4/1999 Lono
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That URL doesn't work. Please post the correct one. I'm intersted. Thanx.
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soft wheels
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On 10/4/1999
dom
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you can get really soft wheels from XTREMESWHEELZ
duro 55 and duro 65 are made from ruber for a very smooth ride
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soft wheels
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On 10/3/1999 rick
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I think some wheels have a lower rating, at least from what their web sites and ads say, including some eXcite and Power Paw wheels, and there may be others.
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wheels
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On 10/3/1999 mike
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are wheels with a durometer of 78 the lowest.
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cheap wheels
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On 10/2/1999
pat
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does any one know where i can get some cheap wheels or know how to make them
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SMUTZ Wheels (GERMAN)
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On 10/2/1999 Adam Colton
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Coming out of the Smutz factory in Rhualan, Germany the new high tech low profile high grade durable polycarbon wheels have been a popular hit. Scientists of the foundation have been studying the dimensions of the kryptonic wheels and found some miner defaults. The SMUTZ have a duramater of 74a and are super smooth on rough surfaces. The SMUTZ wheels vary in size from 74-80mm. The really great thing about the wheels is that they are guareented to last for 150 high competion races. The SMUTZ come in neon green, dark angels blue, orange, and etc. They only cost $7.00 each. You can order these wheels at www.SMUTZ/Wheels/tubuLer/rubber.com
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aluminators power paw
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On 9/30/1999
tc
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Has anyone ridden these things yet? Do they actually exist? What is their durometer? Diameter? Where can they be purchased? Thanks.
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Cherrybombs
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On 9/30/1999 Herbn
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Took my super turny board out for a killer new hill I've riden it but only on a short board and not in years. Its the road down the Palisades cliffs in Englewood. This road hauls ass, it drops like five or six hundred feet in three fairly steep hills, that have beautiful wide but tight inner radius corners. Really dark, the road is really supposed to be closed at night.Well I must have broken in my last set of Cherry Bombs on a less scary hill, let me tell ya, glossy new Cherry bombs are so scary fast especially since they easily grip the road harder than your shoes grip your griptape,your results could vary depending on the asphalt your riding on.When you drive this road you remember the two lower hills but its the first hill at the top that is the most vicious.I was blinded by darkness and accellerating at a tremendous speed towards the first hairpin on glossy Cherry Bombs that didn't want to drift off any of their speed, Two people (I think it was 2)were hiking up the road so I went straighter than I should've then tried unsuccessfully to drift the CherryBombs so I layed over in a slide one foot slide off the griptape and I rolled/slid up the angled banked curb. The rest of my rides went much smoother a couple minutes later my eyes had adapted enough to the dark to find change that fell out of a new hole in my pocket (occupational hazard)a on the natural rock staircase that goes up through the woods , back to the top , complete with a rapidly running stream the walk back up is way scenic , even in the dark.
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Cherry bomb +Randle R2
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On 9/29/1999 Herbn
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Excellent,The Cherrys are not as grippy as I thought they might be but they do have excellent grip are they bark better on regular trucks than they did on my Strokers, I have them on backwards and it actually seems to be working (de-coning)They probabely grip a little harder with the lips out but the cores are flexfree so only the extra width will change things. By the way the ride was 6 runs on my local straight-line 45 max practice hill and 2 runs on freshly repaved Hillside ave. a hill with a single sweeping left turn that looks like it would be hard but its only fun if every hill was paved as well as Hillside ave the world would be an amazing place you dont even feel the speed from the board.
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Bullets
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On 9/27/1999
pierre
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The bullets were probably Road Weapons from the early 90's
made by Santa Cruz when Keenan was mixin their urethane
they were 80 mm (88a duro)with a 45 degrees outside edge.
I have a set, they are not that fast because of a bad fit
with the bearing seat wich is made of a harder plastic.
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Cherrybombs
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On 9/27/1999 Herbn
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They rule,I've been buggin on my S/nineballs ,on one of the few rides on these,smooth nice riding wheels the back ones just got really grinded away and they're all kind of coned , the Cherrys that were on my Stroker board are also a little coned but if I put them on my lathe and straightened them they'd still be bigger than Turbos, so I just put new Cherrys on the Stroker and put the old Cherrys on my Sector concave pintail,the traction on regular trucks should be interesting.
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Bullets - reply
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On 9/26/1999
Mario
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I saw the bullets at a skate shop in Redwood City, CA I can't remember the name of the shop, but its on Roosevelt. I'm sure they'd mail them to you, but if they won't I could. I didn't ask about the price. The shop is on the expensive side, so I doubt they are cheap. The wheel looks about the same width as Bones Bombers, but have a 45 degree cut instead of the radiused edge.
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On 9/25/1999
drew
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my appologies for the duplicate post. webmaster, please delete top one, as well as this message.
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sliding wheels, bones bombers
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On 9/25/1999
drew
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I was wondering if anyone has found a good large size sliding wheel yet.
I have been riding bones bombers (68mm 95a durometer). They are about 40mm wide, with a center set hub, and can be reversed.
They are the best thing I have found for sliding so far, but they are not perfect. They give a rougher, louder ride then a soft wheel, but are still fairly fast. Untill gotten used to, they are kind of scary for taking hard non-sliding turns. The diameter is nice, as they can roll over things without much problem. Sliding wise, the release smooth and predictable. They maintain speed through a slide well, and do not grab suddenly at the end of the slide. By varying the amount of weight kept on the board (in a slide using sliding gloves), they can be made to glide over the pavement, or grip it (slowing you down). My chief complaint is that the edges are not rounded very much, so they have a tendancy to catch in road cracks when sliding. Thus they do not slide well on rough conditions. I would also like more width. As far as wear, they are very durable. I rode them all summer and did on average about 8-10 slides per day on my way to work (in SF). I have also ridden gravel hillsides, gone off roading, and riden park on them. They only have a couple holes in them from glass, unlike a softer wheel given the same treatment, and have not shown any evidence of chunking or excess flatspoting.
For those who don't do much sliding, center set hubs tend to release smoother and don't grab suddenly when comeing out of the slide. They can also be made to drift nicely when carveing over the tail of the board.
Does anyone know of a wide (45mm+), hard wheel (85-90+ durometer), in a large diameter (60mm and up), with a centerset hub, and (hopefully) rounded edges?
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sliding wheels/bones bombers
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On 9/25/1999
drew
wrote in from
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I was wondering if anyone has found a good large size sliding wheel yet.
I have been riding bones bombers (68mm 95a durometer). They are about 40mm wide, with a center set hub, and can be reversed.
They are the best thing I have found for sliding so far, but they are not perfect. They give a rougher, louder ride then a soft wheel, but are still fairly fast. Untill gotten used to, they are kind of scary for taking hard non-sliding turns. The diameter is nice, as they can roll over things without much problem. Sliding wise, the release smooth and predictable. They maintain speed through a slide well, and do not grab suddenly at the end of the slide. By varying the amount of weight kept on the board (in a slide using sliding gloves), they can be made to glide over the pavement, or grip it (slowing you down). My chief complaint is that the edges are not rounded very much, so they have a tendancy to catch in road cracks when sliding. Thus they do not slide well on rough conditions. I would also like more width. As far as wear, they are very durable. I rode them all summer and did on average about 8-10 slides per day on my way to work (in SF). I have also ridden gravel hillsides, gone off roading, and riden park on them. They only have a couple holes in them from glass, unlike a softer wheel given the same treatment, and have not shown any evidence of chunking or excess flatspoting.
For those who don't do much sliding, center set hubs tend to release smoother and don't grab suddenly when comeing out of the slide. They can also be made to drift nicely when carveing over the tail of the board.
Does anyone know of a wide (45mm+), hard wheel (85-90+ durometer), in a large diameter (60mm and up), with a centerset hub, and (hopefully) rounded edges?
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Bullets
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On 9/24/1999
Matt
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Where did you see these? If those specs are right they sound like just what I've been looking for. Do you have any idea how I could get my hands on some? Thanks, Matt.
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Bullet Wheels 86mm 86A
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On 9/24/1999 Mario
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I was in a shop the other day and I saw some Santa Cruz wheels that looked like the old Bullet 66's. The lettering was difficult to read, but I think it said they were Bullets, 86mm and 86 durometer. They are blue-green in color and have a black nylon core. Has anyone tried these? They look faster than @#%$.
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Kryptonic reds VS RoadRiders
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On 9/24/1999 Justin Crenshaw
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I just got new Kryptonics Classix and I tested them agaist the Road Rider 70mm's. The result I came up with is that the Reds are faster&smoother on the more grainy road surfaces because they are almost a quarter of an inch wider each. They are heavier though so if your looking for acceleration at high speeds on a fairly smooth road, I would go with the RoadRiders(70mm). But were I live the roads are rarly repaved so I prefer the Kryptonic red Classix (70mm) because they have proven to be faster on the rough surfaces
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Krypto Hawaii
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On 9/24/1999 rick
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Has anyone tried the Hawaii 70mm/78a wheels? Do they ride the same as the Classic's?
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Kryps
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On 9/21/1999 y
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new kryptonic site is up
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Xtreme wheels super slicks
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On 9/20/1999
PFG
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Got a long deck with the Xtremewheelz super slicks on it. It's been named "The Stealth" cause the wheels are so smooth and quiet. They allow you to roam the streets at night undetected. Highly recommended. Email me to hook up for a longboard skate in Brisbane, Australia.
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