Another BIGGER wheels thread!

[parrish]

i hate big wheels
i wish proto made 100 sliders
some reasons smaller wheels are better for street:
smaller wheel, more level on grinds, back smiths with 125s would be really awkward
smaller wheel, lower to the ground, and closer to the deck, means more time to move into wallrides
smaller wheel, wears down faster, faster is wears down, faster is becomes flat, once a wheel is flat, it tends to wear down very slowly because you get more surface area, and flatter is more stable
as for park, the only problem i can see with bigger wheels is that you have less balance
my 3 cents

 

[Billie Rainbow]

bigger wheels are faster, take longer to wear out, more ground clearance, better balance(dunno where you got less from) might be heavier but not by heaps, have to try everything once.

 

[parrish]

less ballance, your higher from the ground
go take a 2x4 and put it on its side and stand on it
now screw that to another one and stand on it
which one was harder to stand on?

 

[Billie Rainbow]

more inertia from a heavier wheel will keep you level the faster you go and its already the same width as the 100s as well. im trying to kick in wider wheels also many advantages to that

 

[Joe Riley]

bigger wheels are better for wallrides because there's more clearance.
smaller wheels wear down and become flat faster, you slide it more on flat wheels.
balance depends on the person, imo. people have different preferences.
you can always buy used sliders that are already 100mm and squared lolol.

 

[Carson .]

I'm back into science class at school?

 

[Joe Riley]

I'm back into science class at school?

stay on topic or just get off SR already. if i see more posts like this you're gone. first and final warning.

 

[devinthedew2]

i hate big wheels
i wish proto made 100 sliders
some reasons smaller wheels are better for street:
smaller wheel, more level on grinds, back smiths with 125s would be really awkward
smaller wheel, lower to the ground, and closer to the deck, means more time to move into wallrides
smaller wheel, wears down faster, faster is wears down, faster is becomes flat, once a wheel is flat, it tends to wear down very slowly because you get more surface area, and flatter is more stable
as for park, the only problem i can see with bigger wheels is that you have less balance
my 3 cents

Most of your point are invalid bigger wheels would be better for wall rides so you dont hit the wall with the side of your deck. Grings are the same have you seen bikers do grinds with huge wheels.Bigger wheels would make it longer for your wheels to be flat and your wheels would last alot longer.
If you like small wheels for street thats cool, but there should be a option for bigger wheels.

 

[parrish]

i want my wheels do be flat faster
its better for street

 

[devinthedew2]

Not everything is about you lol.

 

[parrish]

thats what you think

 

[Hep Greg]

i want my wheels do be flat faster
its better for street

no it isnt lol. it doesnt make any difference. flat wheels are better for nose manuals, and thats about it. ive ridden 125s on street, park, dirt, and vert. i didnt see any disadvantages for any of them.

 

[Bennett_J]

The way I see it is, if we keep making bigger and bigger wheels, we will need bigger forks, which will require bigger head-tubes, which require bigger decks, which require fancier brakes, then we will need new bars to fit those forks... And after years of doing so the scooter community will have re-invented the Bicycle.

 

[BrandonWeir]

I think 120 is a good size. No bigger.

 

[devinthedew2]

The way I see it is, if we keep making bigger and bigger wheels, we will need bigger forks, which will require bigger head-tubes, which require bigger decks, which require fancier brakes, then we will need new bars to fit those forks... And after years of doing so the scooter community will have re-invented the Bicycle.

Lol no wheels havent been getting bigger and there not going to get huge, 125mm is where its at.

 

[BrandonWeir]

I see his point though. Decks are getting bigger, that's for sure. And let's not forget, prices are getting pretty big too.

 

[devinthedew2]

Big deal bigger decks was needed scooters are never going to be like bikes if they get that big you couldnt do alot of the stuff we do today.