WARNING DO NOT RUN YOUR PROTOS IN THE BACK BEFORE WEARING IT IN!!!

[JonnyJonDogg]

im scared now

 

[Stevenson]

just dont ride em till january

 

[Madis]

im scared now

No reason to be. You should have been scared at ALL the wheels you've ridden so far.

Since Andrew's sending my pack later anyway, they will have more time to cure before you can start abusing them.

 

[JonnyJonDogg]

im scared now

No reason to be. You should have been scared at ALL the wheels you've ridden so far.

Since Andrew's sending my pack later anyway, they will have more time to cure before you can start abusing them.

so us europeans wont have to wait as long wearing them in

i didnt wear my micro metal cores in and ive had them for like 6 months and they are still perfect

 

[spitfire0453]

so we aren't supposed to ride them until mid January? Or can we just in the front and go easy on them?

And if we do, could anything else happen than dehubbing? Like wearing down fast or something?

Do anything you want with your wheels. '
But ur supposed to wait till the mid of jannuary to even put them on ur scooter. and then wear them in properely.

 

[AnthonyPellino]

they're not cured yet noob. you shouldnt even be riding them yet.

damn dude, no need for that. and I doubt if being here since 06 makes me a noob. Just a question. I didn't think it was THAT dumb

 

[fart!@]

^^Agree^^

 

[mat]

andrew (or anyone who knows their shit), can anything be done with the new wheels to help them cure faster/better? would freezing, drying, lightly riding or anything like that help?
i know next to nothing about PU, and i was wondering what i could try.

 

[mat]

shameless bump and double post

 

[idk47]

Pretty sure that naturally riding them and wearing them in is the only proper way.

 

[DonaldM]

they're not cured yet noob. you shouldnt even be riding them yet.

damn dude, no need for that. and I doubt if being here since 06 makes me a noob. Just a question. I didn't think it was THAT dumb

You aren't your join date.

 

[the_SD_local]

andrew (or anyone who knows their shit), can anything be done with the new wheels to help them cure faster/better? would freezing, drying, lightly riding or anything like that help?
i know next to nothing about PU, and i was wondering what i could try.

6 weeks of sitting on a shelf is ideal.

They should be totally fine to ride in the front and in the back you just want to avoid using the break too much with manuals and stuff until they are full cured or it is possible for them to wear a little quicker than normal and also avoid hard sideways landings. If you are just flowing then you should be good to go right away.

If any of you know anything about motorcycles or engines in general you know that when you FRESHLY rebuild a motor with new pistons, rings, crank, bearings, gaskets, etc. there is ALWAYS a break in period to allow everything to seat and wear properly before you take the motor wide open. If you rush a brand new engine and pin it after a full rebuild before everything is properly seated you can risk seizing it and blowing up a brand new engine. It is the same basic concept with the urethane on the wheels. When it is new you need to go easy on it for a little while before you really ride it hard. This applies to ALL wheels, not just the PROTO's.



Also, "Chris Harris", you need to take the metal core that is supposedly dehubbing off the back and use an old wheel in the back for now while you WEAR IN the other PROTO in the front THEN once the front PROTO is worn in you can move it to the back and run the dehubbing one in the front. Since the front wheel has a lot less stress on it it should be fine up there instead of in the back. I would also like to see pictures of this wheel if possible because I find it pretty hard to believe after the testing these went through...

 

[Chris Harris]

andrew (or anyone who knows their shit), can anything be done with the new wheels to help them cure faster/better? would freezing, drying, lightly riding or anything like that help?
i know next to nothing about PU, and i was wondering what i could try.

6 weeks of sitting on a shelf is ideal.

They should be totally fine to ride in the front and in the back you just want to avoid using the break too much with manuals and stuff until they are full cured or it is possible for them to wear a little quicker than normal and also avoid hard sideways landings. If you are just flowing then you should be good to go right away.

If any of you know anything about motorcycles or engines in general you know that when you FRESHLY rebuild a motor with new pistons, rings, crank, bearings, gaskets, etc. there is ALWAYS a break in period to allow everything to seat and wear properly before you take the motor wide open. If you rush a brand new engine and pin it after a full rebuild before everything is properly seated you can risk seizing it and blowing up a brand new engine. It is the same basic concept with the urethane on the wheels. When it is new you need to go easy on it for a little while before you really ride it hard. This applies to ALL wheels, not just the PROTO's.



Also, "Chris Harris", you need to take the metal core that is supposedly dehubbing off the back and use an old wheel in the back for now while you WEAR IN the other PROTO in the front THEN once the front PROTO is worn in you can move it to the back and run the dehubbing one in the front. Since the front wheel has a lot less stress on it it should be fine up there instead of in the back. I would also like to see pictures of this wheel if possible because I find it pretty hard to believe after the testing these went through...

i dont have a camera but im pretty sure that raymond warner saw it so you could ask him

 

[Derek Scootz]

the motorcycle analogy that andrew previously stated perfectly explains this!!!
and it clearly states in the proto thread that they arent cured. ALL WHEELS NEED BROKEN IN! ...no matter if they are metal cores. there is no perfect wheel straight off the shelf, period.

ALSO:
the testers of the proto wheels are not what i'd call sketchy riders. So, if you are a generally sketchy rider and tend to land sideways or pretty hard, let em sit, or wear them in the front.

 

[ibbruiser]

bump

i remember seeing a thread about putting wheels in the freezer to make them last longer.
could this actually help the protos or is this just some myth

the mythbusters should test this

 

[DonaldM]

I'm pretty sure it's not good. So I say, don't freeze urethane. Freezing and then thawing might make it expand, making the wheel weaker.

EDIT: Ok so I found out that the freezing point is well below 40 degrees. Freezing them may make them slower and it will kill the rebound. Won't effect the wear at all

So basically, it's not worth it

 

[knuckles94]

when you get them the ene is pointy and the
urethane isnt set its like a glue so when you
wear them in theydont dehub as fast

 

[zprestoe]

Well through wee i dont get mine until janurary, so il just wait till then
and leave them abit

 

[koenscoot]

andrew (or anyone who knows their shit), can anything be done with the new wheels to help them cure faster/better? would freezing, drying, lightly riding or anything like that help?
i know next to nothing about PU, and i was wondering what i could try.

6 weeks of sitting on a shelf is ideal.

They should be totally fine to ride in the front and in the back you just want to avoid using the break too much with manuals and stuff until they are full cured or it is possible for them to wear a little quicker than normal and also avoid hard sideways landings. If you are just flowing then you should be good to go right away.

If any of you know anything about motorcycles or engines in general you know that when you FRESHLY rebuild a motor with new pistons, rings, crank, bearings, gaskets, etc. there is ALWAYS a break in period to allow everything to seat and wear properly before you take the motor wide open. If you rush a brand new engine and pin it after a full rebuild before everything is properly seated you can risk seizing it and blowing up a brand new engine. It is the same basic concept with the urethane on the wheels. When it is new you need to go easy on it for a little while before you really ride it hard. This applies to ALL wheels, not just the PROTO's.



Also, "Chris Harris", you need to take the metal core that is supposedly dehubbing off the back and use an old wheel in the back for now while you WEAR IN the other PROTO in the front THEN once the front PROTO is worn in you can move it to the back and run the dehubbing one in the front. Since the front wheel has a lot less stress on it it should be fine up there instead of in the back. I would also like to see pictures of this wheel if possible because I find it pretty hard to believe after the testing these went through...

i dont have a camera but im pretty sure that raymond warner saw it so you could ask him

Im pretty sure he wants to see for him-self rather than getting a description about them.

 

[saltwater]

I know that hyper wheels have had looooonnnnngggggg time to cure, because they haven't made any in years. When i got my first pair i worn them on the front for 2 weeks. They ended up lasting me 2.5 months! (which is a long time for me)
So, I guess that if you bought 10 and left most of them (maybe) in a air tight container for years, they would last you a life time!