Friday, August 10, 2012

These wheels 75mm 80a


There's no other wheels like 'em let me tell you, these wheels have been out for about 2 weeks now, and I've had them for about....2 weeks now, and I've barely scratched the release mold off of them, and I've been sliding them almost everyday. There's not a whole lot of info on the urethane but from what I know they're made in the same place RADS are made, and RADS are equally as amazing, the only complaint I had with these longboard wheels is that they're a little big for my taste but if you get them they're sure to outlast most other wheels on the market.

RAD release wheels


The RAD release longboard wheels, which stands for Rider approved designs are the new standard by which sliding wheels are made. These wheels are twice to three times as resilient as other slide wheels because of their crown core technology that splits the wheel up into 3 separate sections for a better roll speed and smoother/less chattery drift and dampens almost all vibrations. Highly recommend to any hardcore freeriders out there.

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Stella 69mm longboard wheels


The Stella 69mm longboard wheels, while they may be as generic as our slide wheels serve a completely different purpose, they're square lipped as compared to round lipped which gives more grip and cushion when taking faster runs or just cruising around town. Stella longboard wheels are a great all around wheel especially for beginners but if you have any ambitions of sliding these probably aren't the best wheels to start out with, it's actually quite possible but square lipped wheels tend to "chunk" which is the result of your wheels breaking off when sliding.

Sector 9 race formula longboard wheels


While I can't write a review for EVERY Sector 9 Race formula longboard wheel since I simply haven't tried every single one. But that's the glory of Race formula at the same time, there's so many that if you can't find one that suits your sliding/racing style, then you just plain weren't looking hard enough, haha. Sector 9 has also been in the business for quite some time and their urethane for their longboard wheels are really top notch, not to mention their wheels are center set and a lot cheaper than most sliding wheels. If they start to wear unevenly just flip them and slide the other side down until they are, easy fix. That's the magic of center set wheels. Should they ever come to you and have a defect Sector 9 is really awesome about replacing their product. A cheap, reliable wheel with awesome customer service is what's up.

Venom tweaker longboard wheels

 
While these aren't near as underrated as the Divine's I feel like the Venom Tweakers just don't get enough credit. The best way I can describe them is chalky, and not...rough or undurable...just imagine dragging chalk across the ground and that's how smooth they slide and they even slide smooth right out of the box which with the mold seal still on (which is a lot to ask from a lot of wheels). They also have a pretty outstanding grip  compared to a lot of other  longboard wheels in it's class when taking to the hills and having to take those tight corners.

Divine road rippers


The Divine Road rippers are half square lipped and half round lipped giving you grip when you need it yet easy to initiate when drifting AND keep the edges from "chunking" which can completely destroy your longboard wheels. Compared to the street slayers which are more solely made for freeriding the road rippers were made to keep up with all of you that enjoy doing downhill and slopestyle runs. These are where I feel divine really shines since I'm more of a slopestyle kinda guy, that and they're awesome on my dancing setup, if you've never tried them, they're definitely worth a try and are highly recommended.

Divine street slayers 72mm slide wheels


 The Divine street slayers have been a little underrated and we've had quite a few people coming in that would ask question but it seems a lot don't know the true quality of these wheels. While they don't exactly bring anything new to the table in the world of longboarding wheels, they have an excellent urethane and only take 1-3 good 20-30 foot slides to fully break in and they're ready to go. I've only ridden the 78a but they're buttery smooth and even grip well when I do my heavy slope runs, the only downside is they're offset so you can't flip them like a center set, other than that, these are the closest things you could have to having actual blocks of butter for wheels.