new earthwing superballs

Doug Kadzban · Post by **Doug Kadzban** » Sun Jan 20, 2008 8:27 pm

http://www.milehighskates.com/catalog/p ... ts_id=1685 seen here...any opinions on using these for TS or HS? or would they be too big/wide? i'm thinking, the width...zigzags are 52mm and the EW's are a full 10mm wider than that, at 62mm.

i got a set coming here...i purchased them with the intent of DHing them, but i can post up a review for TS if anyone wants

Doug Kadzban · Post by **Doug Kadzban** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 10:49 pm

well here's my response...

these puppies GRIP like a mofo! straight up, i was riding these in a garage session and i only slid out the wheels twice: once when i hit a patch of slush, and another time when i forced into a safetly slide.

as far as slalom use...they're a bit on hte big side, but i fit them on my pavel without wheelbite at all. i'm no expert, but i'd say the best application for these in slalom would be maybe GS or something.

just for comparison, here is a superball next to an abec11 gumball...keep in mind that the gumball is the widest production abec11 wheel:

now all we gotta do is get a set of these down below 70mm, about 65 or so for TS wheels

Steve Collins · Post by **Steve Collins** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 11:00 pm

Doug Kadzban wrote:...keep in mind that the gumball is the widest production abec11 wheel...

Gumballs.......53mm wide
BigZigs..........58mm wide
EW SBs.........59.5mm wide

Doug Kadzban · Post by **Doug Kadzban** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 11:06 pm

Steve Collins wrote:
Doug Kadzban wrote:...keep in mind that the gumball is the widest production abec11 wheel...
Gumballs.......53mm wide
BigZigs..........58mm wide
EW SBs.........59.5mm wide

my bad on the "widest wheel abec11 makes"

but, EWSB's are 62mm wide, 59.5 is their listed contact patch

Steve Collins · Post by **Steve Collins** » Tue Feb 05, 2008 11:15 pm

I'd be interested to see if the beveled edge makes for a better drift.

Chris Simmang · Post by **Chris Simmang** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 2:23 pm

I hear the Drift is Crap. "Feels like an earthquake" is what i heard.

Jesper Thunstedt · Post by **Jesper Thunstedt** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 10:53 pm

Doug Kadzban wrote:now all we gotta do is get a set of these down below 70mm, about 65 or so for TS wheels

Rumor has it that a 66mm version is in the works...

Tony Peters · Post by **Tony Peters** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 11:27 pm

Jesper Thunstedt wrote:
Doug Kadzban wrote:now all we gotta do is get a set of these down below 70mm, about 65 or so for TS wheels
Rumor has it that a 66mm version is in the works...

that is true, I skate with some guys who swear by the Superballs but they also admit that they aren't the fastest of wheels. I find my Avila's to be faster though nowhere near as sticky

Doug Kadzban · Post by **Doug Kadzban** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 9:38 pm

Tony Peters wrote:that is true, I skate with some guys who swear by the Superballs but they also admit that they aren't the fastest of wheels. I find my Avila's to be faster though nowhere near as sticky

the size really makes for slow acceleration...i mean, those badboys are HUGENORMOUS! i'm really curious to see how much bearing the circumference has on the speed/accelearation

Tony Peters · Post by **Tony Peters** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 1:39 am

Doug Kadzban wrote:
Tony Peters wrote:that is true, I skate with some guys who swear by the Superballs but they also admit that they aren't the fastest of wheels. I find my Avila's to be faster though nowhere near as sticky
the size really makes for slow acceleration...i mean, those badboys are HUGENORMOUS! i'm really curious to see how much bearing the circumference has on the speed/accelearation

Avila's are bigger...I noticed that in a straight line my Blues Avila's were faster than Superballs the big deal is that I have to slowdown more before a corner where those big black wheels just seem to roll on through turns like they are on rails

Doug Kadzban · Post by **Doug Kadzban** » Sat Apr 05, 2008 9:12 am

we talked, they listened!

in 66mm, not even released yet!

Steve Collins · Post by **Steve Collins** » Sat Apr 05, 2008 6:17 pm

Nice looking wheels. Are they center-set? if so, I'm stoked and will try some. If not, they're just copying ZigZags.

Reviews?

Doug Kadzban · Post by **Doug Kadzban** » Sat Apr 05, 2008 7:21 pm

Steve Collins wrote:Nice looking wheels. Are they center-set? if so, I'm stoked and will try some. If not, they're just copying ZigZags.

Reviews?

they're offset...if they're anything like the 76mm ones, they're a little more off-set than zigs. but, i've heard that these earthwings have a harder lip than zigs

Peter Harnischmacher · Post by **Peter Harnischmacher** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 11:58 pm

nobody need it!

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