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wheel duro
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2005 9:53 pm
by Daryl Madden
what's the ideal slalom wheels duro, for the rears and fronts?
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2005 9:55 pm
by 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.
Wheel Duro
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2005 9:59 pm
by Pat Chewning
84 for the front
80 for the rear
3DM Avalons.
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2005 10:04 pm
by Justin Pannulla
Or that, haha!
(i guess he was asking for the best all-around duro)
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2005 10:06 pm
by Daryl Madden
Justin Pannulla wrote: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.
Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2005 10:13 pm
by 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?
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 4:44 am
by Juan Pablo Valenzuela
at more temperature...what happens...you need to use softer or harder wheels??
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 1:52 pm
by Ramón Königshausen
94A front, 90A rear*
*for TS
rmn
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 7:31 pm
by Chris Barrett
Ramón Königshausen wrote: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.
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 8:46 pm
by Etienne de Bary
Ramón Königshausen wrote: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 ?)
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 9:33 pm
by Marcos Soulsby-Monroy
86 front 82 rear
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 1:59 am
by Karl Floitgraf
does anyone know what the conversion is from the 3dm duros to either ABEC 11 or Manx wheels?
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 3:09 am
by Steve Collins
griptapeguru wrote:Justin Pannulla wrote: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)
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 3:49 am
by Karl Floitgraf
Steve Collins wrote:
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.
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 5:56 pm
by Brian Peck
Karl Floitgraf wrote: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.
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 8:47 pm
by Ramón Königshausen
Etienne de Bary wrote:Ramón Königshausen wrote: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