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| Backround05 |
 Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2022 12:00 pm |
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| RubberChicken |
| Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2022 5:06 pm |
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only time will tell my friend |
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| swelbow |
| Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2022 5:09 pm |
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ORDER OF THE SKULL
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Wow.
I got some recent 92a cored Slime Balls that pretty rad but Def gonna try these |
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| thugfrm87 |
| Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2022 5:31 am |
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| Slime balls are awesome wheels. Like ‘em a lot. |
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| Buddur |
| Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2022 7:35 am |
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Great marketing strategy. I ride 92-93a for street so I may give the wheels a shot...someday.
Riding 54mm 92a Ricta chrome core clouds and happy with them. Got some 95a OJ Nomads waiting in cue. |
Last edited by Buddur on Mon Aug 08, 2022 8:27 pm; edited 1 time in total
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| PyratMike |
| Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2022 12:02 pm |
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| I've definitely like 92a on Masonite...I wonder if they are still "grippy"? |
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| Backround05 |
| Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2022 2:48 pm |
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Quick review...
I had been previously been riding Powell Oval Dragons which clock in at 90A duro. I still flip my board but I have the O.L.D. disease. For years I've been experimenting with soft wheels that I could still "street skate". This has usually ended up as a chill soft setup and a separate street setup for the few days I felt 20 again aaaaaahahhahahahhahahhah.
These new Dragons feel soft and absorb bad vibes for bad backs, yet still slide and let me do flip tricks without bouncing. Smooth ride. Not too chalky yet not too bouncy. George Powell may have added a few extra good years to my life.
SMASHING THE BUY BUTTON BISHES. |
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| PyratMike |
| Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2022 3:02 pm |
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| I bought some 56s...wish they made 60s. |
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| PyratMike |
| Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2022 2:17 pm |
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Skated the Dragon Formula at the concrete park today. I haden't skated a bowl in a while...
The 56's in 93a feel faster than the 64 G-Bones in 97a that I normally skate. Doesn't make sense to me, but they are super fast for a softer wheel. Good grip and they lock in great on coping. I thought I would hate the size but I don't even notice it. I don't do a-lot of sliding, but I was able to powerslide without sliding out (common problem for me)...I haven't had them on wood yet, but they'll stay on the board. I can already tell they are better overall than any wheel I've tried. Even if it's a placebo, I was landing tricks today that I hadn't done at that park. |
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| swelbow |
| Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2022 10:25 am |
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My buddy let me try them yesterday. They’re good but they don’t seem noticeably better than my 92a Slimeballs.
A lot of people are too young to remember good softer street wheels.
Weird they don’t have a core, I wonder if he was able to vary the durometer from the center to the surface. |
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