I've been looking around but...

[Matt Dibble]

no direct answer to my question.

What are the pros/cons of metal cores in general, and what are the pros/cons of the differnet sizes (100mm and 110mm)



thanks in advance

 

[P4RK3R]

pros:
never break the cores
cons:
expensive
i think 110mm go faster, but its easier to break the urathane

 

[jeff26]

ive heard about the clicking they make if you put bearings in wrong, so that could be a problem. some people said they couldnt stand it. obviously since they are full metal core, you dont have to worry about the cores breaking. ive heard they are hard and fast, but they can slip on some surfaces. this is all from what ive heard.

 

[Brian Boston]

-Bearings eventually start to click, i don't know what the reason is, but i heard if you use some kind of special spacer it stops the noise
-There pretty hard and slip around sort of easy
-When you wear them down they suck pretty bad

 

[Dylan Kasson]

-Bearings eventually start to click, i don't know what the reason is, but i heard if you use some kind of special spacer it stops the noise
-There pretty hard and slip around sort of easy
-When you wear them down they suck pretty bad

I think the reason for clicking is the core metal is stronger than the bearing metal like theres no give like plastic cores so all the force goes to the bearings eventually breaking them

 

[.erik]

cons:
-they wear down, ask jonny. his started at 110 mm and ended at like 98 mm or something after like 4 months, now theyre like all square and gay
-also he like chipped his or something the other day
-theyre crazy hard so they can slip out on wood occasionally
pros:
-they are hella fast
-they are really smooth
-if you like hard wheels these are the ones to get

thats for 110 mm. i havent ridden 100 mm, but im assuming theyd be a bit slower?

 

[Pete Pachota]

pros:
never break the cores

You, sir, are wrong (unless you mean my wheels, haha, they were hardly ridden though). Ive seen both full cores and 3 spokes broken.

 

[Brian Boston]

-Bearings eventually start to click, i don't know what the reason is, but i heard if you use some kind of special spacer it stops the noise
-There pretty hard and slip around sort of easy
-When you wear them down they suck pretty bad

I think the reason for clicking is the core metal is stronger than the bearing metal like theres no give like plastic cores so all the force goes to the bearings eventually breaking them

It might be the other way around, i think the bearings are steel and the cores are aluminum and the aluminum bends, because any pair of bearing you put in the wheel clicks. Im pretty sure I told someone to wrap electrical tape around there bearing and see if the clicking noise stopped and it worked.

 

[Pete Pachota]

what!? how do you break the cores on the full cores????

It's because of the dumb design and/or using them while they were originally roller ski wheels. The core is basically an aluminum plate, which supports the middle of the wheel, while the force is applied through the bearings. Thus, as the bearing sleeve is basically unsupported, it breaks. Ive seen them broken in some French video.

 

[sherjey]

pros

metel never brakes

con

they dehub sometimes

 

[Pete Pachota]

con

they dehub sometimes

Dumb design also...

 

[Madis]

micro fullcores arent THE strongest in the scene but they are strongest available on the market. Pete*s design way overkill though.

 

[nixon]

Im still riding my 3 spoke metal core from Montreux 06

Still fast as ..Pritty small now aswell haha

Pete... iv also seen a french vid of some1 breaking a 3 spoke wheel.

Never a full core thow .

 

[D= its sam!!]

iv bent a 3 spoke ther kinda sucky

 

[P4RK3R]

quick question-can you powdercoat the metal cores?

 

[zakmak]

i've seen someone smash through a 3 spoke metalcore. shit was crazy.

i also saw someone chipped there metalcore urathane that it was unridable.

 

[whoopa]

cons:
-they wear down, ask jonny. his started at 110 mm and ended at like 98 mm or something after like 4 months, now theyre like all square and gay
-also he like chipped his or something the other day
-theyre crazy hard so they can slip out on wood occasionally
pros:
-they are hella fast
-they are really smooth
-if you like hard wheels these are the ones to get

thats for 110 mm. i havent ridden 100 mm, but im assuming theyd be a bit slower?

the reason for the wearing down is because i did so many manuals in washington and rode like all day everyday, so they wore down fast.

the slice out of my wheels wasnt the wheels fault. it was mine because i came up to the ramp and the wheel got sliced againts the metal transition with my weight on it.

over all dibbs. get these wheels dude, i love them to death. i think they are fully worth the money. and i need more

 

[ADNpro]

quick question-can you powdercoat the metal cores?

Yes, just the cores though. Don't know how your going to go about keeping the urethane from melting.

 

[P4RK3R]

oh, right. thanks

 

[danielwarwick]

i have a 110mm metal core and i ride it on the front if i even ride it at all, with a 110mm wheel on the back i always hit my break when doing far 180s so i always ride 100mm in the back now.