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Did George Powell re-invent the wheel?

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Backround05
Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2022 12:00 pm Reply with quote
Joined: 30 May 2005 Posts: 2470
Peep this YouTube vid...

https://youtu.be/6FgWbL7FlbY
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RubberChicken
Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2022 5:06 pm Reply with quote
Joined: 11 May 2021 Posts: 51 Location: Texas
Backround05 wrote:
Peep this YouTube vid...

https://youtu.be/6FgWbL7FlbY


only time will tell my friend
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swelbow
Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2022 5:09 pm Reply with quote
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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 Reply with quote
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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 Reply with quote
Joined: 04 Aug 2012 Posts: 1095 Location: Western Pennsylvania
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.


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PyratMike
Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2022 12:02 pm Reply with quote
Joined: 03 Mar 2021 Posts: 146
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 Reply with quote
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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 Reply with quote
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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 Reply with quote
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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 Reply with quote
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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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