1-10 how grippy and fast are these wheels
1181710
I put Powell bones bearings in them and they are almost too fast. Awesome speed! They are grippy enough that I can't do Bert slides or power slides with em. The skate won't do it. Perfect for a long board or mini campus cruiser.
1181711
Very grippy but I wouldn't say they're very fast. I've tried other 78a wheels that are much faster (but also twice as much).
1805465
They should work fine! My board has 70mm wheels as well and they work great! I was a little skeptical since these were so cheap but as long as you keep them clean they ride excellent!
896364
Knobbies create rolling resistance and not ideal unless you are truly off-roading. I am on my second set of Schwalbe Marathon Plus tires for my Xtracycle which is used primarily for running to the grocery store, picking up the kids at school, local errands, weekend jaunts, camping trips, etc. They roll exceptionally well and have outstanding grip on pavement. I rode the first set for nearly 3 years and 4000+ miles; the side walls are strong and can withstand the daily abuse of 300 pounds between me, the kids and groceries. They are very strong, durable and reliable tires. I don't carry a pump, patches, tools or tubes because I know I won't get a flat. At the end of life for the tires, that's when the blue puncture stuff is showing, I inspected the tires and realized they withstood massive amounts of debris, there were little cuts around the entire surface, I suspect that was all the glass, nails, etc. that I ride through daily but still no flats. Amazing how well they hold up, best tires I ever owned. They are okay on packed gravel too. I take the kids backcountry camping on the back of the Xtracycle with all the gear and the tires do well on the trail. I'll be riding these for many years, very happy with them.
333207
They fit nicely on my fuji cross pro but I never take them off road. I wouldn't trust them. They seem fragile. I have beefier wheels for when I'm needing to go off-roading. I do use them for commuting. My route is not the smoothest ride... curbs, railroad tracks, etc and they've held up great for 2 years now. GL
97578
It depends on what you want out of your wheel, if you want the best grip possible you're gonna want a softer wheel and probably wider, if you want to learn how to slide and have medium grip you'll want harder wheels with rounded edges, kinda pike the ones that came with the board
316041
I can't answer that specifically but can say that the Black Prince performs well. I had a cheap pair of Chinese carbon wheels and the braking track was literally delaminating with the Black Prince. They replaced the wheel with one with an industry standard basalt braking surface and they have been working fine. They do seem to wear quickly.
1032974
They are sort of in the middle. They are softer than the usual cheap wheels, but not as soft as an air filled wheel. They seem to soak up the small bumps pretty well.
1387487
I got them for a while and I made about 350Mi, they are rolling very nice, not noisy as the knobby tires, and no were shows on them. for hard surface is the best, I am very satisfied...
1620722
yes I think so, they are very tight in my dropouts. I would pass on these wheels and spend a couple more bucks on a decent set, I had to work on these right out of the box.. they suck
698488
Ours did not go fast until I replaced the original cheap molded plastic wheels with polyurethane inline skate type wheels (size 80mm/83a). Now the car flies and our kids love it.
1175806
I have 25's on my wheels; which by the way are extremely cheap! these wheels suck. nashbar has some for $10.00 more
417252
yes, they are a heavy strong wheel so the tube/tire should be nice and tight, as in able to hold a high PSI. nice and hard. these can handle a 28 for sure. like I said these wheels are heavy, but strong and VERY steady, as in stable. no wobble like with light wheels. So once you get going fast you keep going very fast. Great to use as your rear wheel if you use only one.
696516
They aren't bad. Definitely not expenaive bubud good stock wheels for the price of the board
1404262
I think it's actually an 84 they are very durable wheels and perfect for asphalt. I go through wheels like crazy but got these to teach my buddy how to play on tennis courts and they have been great.
1953565
I think they are surprisingly fast on pavement. They also perform well in gravel and on fire trails. Mud I doubt, and cornering in wet pavement is not great. Grass is no problem, and sticks no problem i would think. They are versatile in my opinion, but its not a mountain bike tire nor a road tire, its in the middle ground, good at many things but not great at 1. Hope that helps.
338341
They are for the most part smooth, with maybe just a swoosh sound if you pull them fast. Hope this helped.
492062
The wheel is fine quality. Buy a couple spares as the do go fast in heavy use.