Vapor aluminum hub wheels review

Rob.

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Buyable here:
http://razor-kickscooters.stores.yahoo.net/11vapblualhu.html

Video of me mobbin' hard on one, kinda old:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0iz8uIJLzQ&playnext_from=TL&videos=y_was-OaPqw

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Simple things:

Price: ~$15 per wheel, sold as a pair only.

Endurance: Kinda bad if you're sketchballs, but if you're flowing, it's definitely a great front wheel. Not recommended for sketchy riders or as a back wheel.

Design: Strong. Never seen a core broken. Fairly light wheel too.

Other: Comes in both 100mm and 110mm. With red as the only 100mm color, and red/blue/green as 110mm choices.

Review:
Having bought two of these, I have been riding them for quite a while. I've never put one on the back because of the rumors that they dehub easy and I wanted to prolong the life of them as long as I could. I have dehubbed one on a triple tailwhip over a pyramid hip.

The other is going strong.
I have ridden everything from street with these, to park, to even vert ramps. The one I have has conquered them all.

Bear in mind, I am a really hard and sketchy rider, and the first wheel only dehubbed after being ridden hard for a good 2-3 months. (one going good still).

But why would I review a wheel that I've said dehubs? I'll tell you. It's a really nice wheel.
The urethane pulls you along, like if your back wheel is fast, this wheel in the front really makes you go. And it's a really soft wheel so when you slam your front end or land really hard, it absorbs some of the impact and makes your wrists/arms feel it less. It's like slamming down on a pillow haha. Really
squishy. Joe Riley has ridden my scooter before. Ask him how fast it is.

The price isn't that bad either. I'd definitely consider getting another pair (Or even the kevlar hub wheels, same store as these, but the hub is kevlar instead of aluminum. Kevlar is a material found in bullet proof vests by the way. Not just a run of the mill plastic.)

for 15/wheel, if you treat it right, it is definitely worth the price. people who have seen me ride know i slam hard and ride sketchy. but it's still going good in the front. It looks sexy also. Think:

~$80 for a pair of eagles/protos
But buy a pair of eagles/protos and a pair of vapor wheels
you have TWO sets of a $55 set up. Vapor front/eagle|proto back. So your main wheel set up AND a spare if you break any!
Recommended set ups:

110 vapor front, 110 full metalcore back (lucky eagle proto etc)
100 vapor front, 100 full metal back (lucky/eagle/twizzler)

All in all:
-Great front wheel
-Cheap
-Strong core
-Soft urethane
-FAST!
-Comes in 100 and 110, many colors.
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--May dehub if sketchy enough
--Not the strongest wheel out there, but definitely worth the ~15 bucks.

That is all.
 

Rob.

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Remember, recommended as a front wheel only. I've never seen one snapped yet. And I surely haven't snapped one myself.
 

Rob.

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Ah jeez. don't say i didn't warn you though lol. If you want something cheaper but non-metalcore BUT same urethane so you don't blow 15 bucks, get the kevlar hub wheels.
that way you're only blowing 7 bucks

edited a link into the first post btw
 

Rob.

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hahaha yeah, after seeing so many people say they dehub easy i wanted to test them myself.

so worth it. and i think the 4 spoke design is sexy
 

GGM

Member
Extremely good urethane! I use them on a bike. Made by Volcanix in LA few years ago. I hope they will make more. I am pretty sure is one of the fastest front wheels ever. Weight is OK.
 

Joe Riley

The Gypsy
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Joe Riley has ridden my scooter before. Ask him how fast it is.

yeah, rob's scooter is fast as hell. i've owned/ridden a few vapors, too. they've lasted me a few months. for their price, they're a great wheel. i wouldn't really recommend them if you're a sketchy rider. i'm pretty sketch, and they lasted me a few months on front. don't ride them on back though.
 

Erwin

Member
i would ride them, but only on front. but i do lots of hang 5s, i doubt they are fast for hang fives
 

Rob.

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they're fast for everything haha.
Mike/parrish, I'm 5'8" and in that video i was riding FrIDs that were.. I believe 19/20 high, I forget. I sold them.
I put together a stupid light scooter (used SCS anyway due to manliness) RUP/FrID parts. Haha.

That video is kinda old, and thanks about the spine flip haha, they scare the shit out of me
 
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