wheel duro

[Daryl Madden]

what's the ideal slalom wheels duro, for the rears and fronts?

[Justin Pannulla]

Depends on a lot of things.

Your weight.

Your setup.

The course you are riding.

The temperature.

The quality of the surface.

Your riding style.

And other things factor in im sure.

[Pat Chewning]

84 for the front
80 for the rear
3DM Avalons.

[Justin Pannulla]

Or that, haha!

(i guess he was asking for the best all-around duro)

[Daryl Madden]

Or that, haha!

(i guess he was asking for the best all-around duro)

Ya, I was going for all around.
Since I'm new, I'm not gonna have like 5 different boards for TS,GS,etc.

[Justin Pannulla]

Yeah, ive only got 2 myself, and one is homemade, i use it for gs.
(i am extremely bad at ts anyway, so i kinda use both for gs.)



Hey! I just realized, i joined this site on my birthday, how bout that?

[Juan Pablo Valenzuela]

at more temperature...what happens...you need to use softer or harder wheels??

[Ramón Königshausen]

94A front, 90A rear*


*for TS

rmn

[Chris Barrett]

94A front, 90A rear*


*for TS

rmn

those would be fast, but would that be a good all around setup for those who aren't Ramón? Bet I would chirp out like crazy if I tried that setup.

[Etienne de Bary]

94A front, 90A rear*


*for TS

rmn

high duros Avalon are more predictable.

Question N°2 is how much do you slide at each turn, and not lose your speed, and what would be your duros for Special to compare, and do you use trimmed/HotSpot, etc. ?
(not a typical beginner question, just to grip, 80a 86a is OK, 82a 90a for the big ones ?)

[Marcos Soulsby-Monroy]

86 front 82 rear

[Karl Floitgraf]

does anyone know what the conversion is from the 3dm duros to either ABEC 11 or Manx wheels?

[Steve Collins]

Or that, haha!

(i guess he was asking for the best all-around duro)

Ya, I was going for all around.
Since I'm new, I'm not gonna have like 5 different boards for TS,GS,etc.

The demands of GS & TS are very different. You really should have a different board & wheels for each, even if you are just a beginner.

I use 80a Manx for GS and 84a Manx for TS. I use the same duro front and back.

(Take my advice with a healthy dose of salt)

[Karl Floitgraf]

The demands of GS & TS are very different. You really should have a different board & wheels for each, even if you are just a beginner.

For beginners who don't want to spend a lot of cash the best thing to do is, buy a board with multiple wheel bases, one for tigher courses, another for more open courses. You'll do a lot of wrenching, but hell it's cheaper. Not bad if your only running one kind of course in a day.

[Brian Peck]

does anyone know what the conversion is from the 3dm duros to either ABEC 11 or Manx wheels?

Most numbers that are quoted by manufacturers are off by a few points when actually tested by a durometer, so it's safe to say that two seperate wheels in "80a" from two seperate companies are within 2-4 durometer points from one another.

[Ramón Königshausen]

94A front, 90A rear*


*for TS

rmn

high duros Avalon are more predictable.

Question N°2 is how much do you slide at each turn, and not lose your speed, and what would be your duros for Special to compare, and do you use trimmed/HotSpot, etc. ?

It might sound strange to you but the harder a wheel is the less I slide in each turn (I'm talking about TS, easy Hybrids and so on...). Gaining speed is also a lot easier for me on hard(er) wheels.
Special? That maybe depends on the surface...I usually ride 90A/86A on my C81 for Special/Hybrid slalom. Hotspots I use for GS (86A/83A, sometimes I cross them) or 89A's in the rear if the course is very tight and technical. Hm...I prefer trimmed Av's/HotSpots in the front and untrimmed Avalons in the rear. (For TS I ONLY use trimmed wheels in the front>>>narrower=quicker reaction, straigther line) ...and if the course is to wide for my taste then I have to ride Avilas...


rmn