The Road Rider “Shred Mags” is a 73mm, slightly offset race wheel, with a 59mm contact patch, and featuring Road Rider’s exclusive high rebound 78a formula as well as a massive 40mm x 37mm Mag Core. The Testing: In order to test the Road Rider “Shred Mags” we hit some runs on a familiar Socal […]
The Abec 11 Amber Flashbacks is a 70mm side-set, freeride-oriented wheel and is available in a single hardness of 81a. The Testing: In order to test the Abec 11 “Amber Flashbacks“ we slid and spun our way around the hills of Upper Manhattan. Pros: The combination of this wheel’s offset core and sturdy lips makes them a slide machine. Our […]
The Serrata is Volante’s 72mm, 82a race wheel featuring a 53mm contact patch and an offset, vented core. The Testing: In order to test the Serrata we hit a few of our favorite local runs, and shizzle. Results/Findings: Pros: The most notable feature of the Serrata is how fast they roll. The high strength and vented core […]
The Hawgs FSU is a 70mm 80a performance freeride wheel and comes in either a stone ground or glossy contact patch. This wheel features an exclusive, wide, low-profile center-set core; symmetrical design overall, a wide contact patch, and a chatter-free urethane compound. The Testing: For our testing of the FSU we used both versions and […]
The Sector 9 ”Butterballs” wheel is a white 80a durometer centerset freeride wheel featuring Sector 9′s Slide Formula and is available in two sizes—both 65 and 70mm. The Testing: In order to test the Sector 9’s Butterballs we hit some of our favorite local back roads and alleyways. Results/Findings: Pros: The Butterballs have a good amount of grip […]
The Orangatang Balut is a performance slide wheel that is 72 1/2mm tall, 44mm in width, with a 35mm contact patch. It weighs in a 4.7 oz, and has a centerset bearing-seat. The wheel’s symmetrically designed hub is hollow & spoked, and is covered with Orangatang’s new slide-formula urethane: ‘Euphorethane’. The Balut comes in the brand’s […]
Check out our latest Wheelbase Product Review for the Divine Street Slayers: The Divine Street Slayers are a 72mm performance-freeriding wheel that come in two durometers—a softer 78a & harder 82a. The Divine Street Slayers are a slightly offset wheel with a 49.5mm stone-ground contact patch and a semi-thick & slightly bulging lip. They are […]
Check out our latest Wheelbase Product Review for the Caliber Forty-Four: The Caliber Forty-Four is a performance downhill truck with a low 44 degree geometry, The Forty-Four has a robust build throughout and comes standard with a grade 8 kingpin, no-rake hanger, a faced hanger, as well as double barrel Blood Orange bushings. The Caliber […]
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