wheel duro
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wheel duro
what's the ideal slalom wheels duro, for the rears and fronts?
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- Justin Thyme
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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.
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.
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- Pat C.
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Wheel Duro
84 for the front
80 for the rear
3DM Avalons.
80 for the rear
3DM Avalons.
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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?
(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?
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high duros Avalon are more predictable.Ramón Königshausen wrote:94A front, 90A rear*
*for TS
rmn
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 ?)
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griptapeguru wrote:Ya, I was going for all around.Justin Pannulla wrote:Or that, haha!
(i guess he was asking for the best all-around duro)
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)
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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.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.
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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.Karl Floitgraf wrote:does anyone know what the conversion is from the 3dm duros to either ABEC 11 or Manx wheels?
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Etienne de Bary wrote:high duros Avalon are more predictable.Ramón Königshausen wrote:94A front, 90A rear*
*for TS
rmn
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...
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