who were some of the guys that tested it? maybe tag them and they can chime in?
Hey guys, Iām one of the people whoās been running this setup for the past two months. To answer a few questions Iāve seen in this thread.
In terms of handling and comfort, I havenāt had the chance to try out true pneumatics so I canāt speak to that, but I imagine those will give you a plushier ride. In return, since these wheels are pretty dense, while not as comfy as pneumatics, they are more comfortable than my 90mm 78A BKB wheels were, and I havenāt noticed significant loss of range or efficiency. They give me great peace of mind when riding however, since my I donāt have to be glued to the road surface as much, scanning for cracks or rocks. I had originally planned to use these only in the winter but I plan on sticking to these year round.
I donāt know the weight of the wheels without a scale, but they are on the heavier side especially with the giant 60T wheel pulley in the rear, maybe I could convince dicky to make some cutouts in the pulley to reduce weight.
The wheels are about 1.6" wide, and the trucks are 8" long (the thick aluminum part) with 2" axles on each side, so total of 12 inches.
Based on the spacing of my setup with 15mm belts and 6355 motors, I would say you can fit most dual 6374 motors.
Another note, the bushing that come stock with these trucks are pretty bad (no offense to dicky), Iāve since swapped them out to Riptide Krank Barrel boardside and Street Barrel roadside, and itās been a much better experience. Do your own research on the new bushing though, since everyone is different.
My board is currently disassembled due to an accident last week, but Iāll answer any questions I can.
How fast do you ride? I remember the last set of popular airless tires, many people were happy but it turned out they rode fairly slow. The fast riders found lots of vibration, and fell apart at speed.
My board is capable of 30mph, and Iāve ridden it at those speeds a couple times. No issues with vibration or anything else, at least in my experience. The ones you are talking about I believe had holes in them for shock absorption but also made them more prone to expanding at speed.
Oh Im so tempted to buy thisā¦ If you have bought this can you please write a review?
Those tires were extremely soft and wide though, these arenāt really the same. Also they werent that slow (You needed to ziptie to the hub) but theyāre super inefficient
Did you read my comment a few lines above? Or did you mean you want a more comprehensive review?
so I made a quick build using these wheels - I didnāt try 30mph this build was purely to test bigger wheels with a tail - I liked the resistance on these, didnāt feel like terrible rolling.
I bought a AWD set with 4 motors - didnāt really buy this for the wheels they were just for science : ) wanted to try a ācheap setā see if I liked the height.
thereās a couple of vids.
EDIT: I really like the trucks and the mounts , I ran without loctite on them and no moving!
Yes, I saw it but I would like some more people give their comment before i shell out 200$ and go into - on my card
Do they have more traction than regular wheels when wet?
Thanks, Chris. no problem to pointing out the nagetive side of the product, I do think this is a good way that I learn about whatās bad of my stuffs.
by the way, the one you have was the fist sample, it got a little heavier than those comes later. now the data is: 1 pc of 6X2 wheel 610g 1pc of 60T pulley 260g 1pc of 44T pulley 150g 1pc of extended truck 500g
The swastikaās history actually dates way back then the Third Reichā¦
@dickyho Iām going to ask you to repost what you posted earlier, but without the swastika in the pictures. I understand itās a symbol of luck in certain cultures but to myself (Jewish) and several other groups worldwide it can be very offensive.
Wfor me, when itās drawn diagonally itās the Nazi symbol and when horizontal with four dots itās the Hindu auspicious symbol. So that was def the Nazi symbol for me.
Just to be clear Iām not defending the āThird Reichā or any of its actions. I actually know what happened and I know people who experienced the terror first hand.
Uhhmm so the swastika was just associated with something bad bc of the āThird Reichā. It actually is a pretty prominent symbol in multiple religionsā¦
Sorry, we are chinese, though we hate the communist, but not knowing very much about the Nazi.
repost with picture without logo.
yes, on the right side of you picture, it is a Buddism logo,have been using a lot here in Asia.
How is the traction on road when is wet compared to regular wheels?
I never even tried to slide these, they def have more grip than thane - I would definitely use these over thane if I needed to ride in the wet.
Thats the answer I needed! Ordering one set in a few days
Iām working on wheel guards for both the rear and front wheels. Iām printing them out at the moment (will be ready in about a week, thereās a long queue for our school printers) if they turn out well I might share the designs.