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Choices. Strada spacer.
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On 10/9/2001 PCB
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Choices!? Ha ha, if that were only the case!
195.101.xxx.xxx, if you knew what you were saying, it was pretty ridiculous.
C-Money,
I'm glad that there is a work around, but when you use the speed ring to fill in the slack, don't you have to be careful when installing the wheel on the axle, so's not to let the ring fall out of allignment with the 'spacer' (which would require pulling one of the bearings out in order to realign the ring)?
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Krypto's
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On 10/9/2001 Pissed off
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"Kryptonics now sells wheels needing 0.300", 8mm (.315"), and 0.400" spacers, very embarrassing."
Mr Angry wants to know:
What on earth is "embarrassing" about giving people choices???
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Comet Meteor
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On 10/9/2001
roger
wrote in from
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Jonathan, email me.
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.300/8mm spacers
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On 10/9/2001 C-Money
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Stevem taught me this trick, and it works. If you have any old bearings that you don't use anymore, go out in the shop, put them in the vise, and break 'em open and get the centers out. You can use this and a speedring and they work just fine in the Strada molds.
Also, roller skate wheels mostly use this size spacer, I had some from back in the hip disco-skating days and use them in some hyperstradas.
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.3" spacers.
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On 10/9/2001 PCB
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Any 'strada_spacers' coming, anytime soon?
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Donner Wheels
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On 10/9/2001
Chris Chaput
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If the Hybrid/Tight Slalom race has really tight sections then I may run 66mm or even 62mm Hyper Stradas in either or both the 78a and 84a formulas.
For the Giant Slalom race I plan on running the Abec 11 74mm/75a wheels. They keep saying to bring really sticky wheels so I'm bringing some 72a wheels just in case.
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Fibrestrada width
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On 10/9/2001 Duane
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The Fibreflex wheel is poured on a different core, strada has the round holes and fibrestrada the squared ones (same as Gravity, Krypto race core), both cores are 38mm diameter but apparently slighly different in width. Or, the back cut (turning off the back side after pouring) is a little different. I've seen differences that large from one pour to another of the exact same wheel, just different amounts cut off the back side. It cetainly appears to be the same mold.
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fibrestrada
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On 10/9/2001 ur13
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JG,
I know what you mean about the fibrestradas being grippy in cold. I was out last night pumping trhough some 5' with a temp of 27*F out. I was shocked. Skating in that sorta cold just isn't fun though. I was more worried about my seismics cracking.
I doubt I or anyone can tell the difference in the width but am curious why they are narrorwer given they are "the same mold" as the Hyper strada. I just wonder was a a design choice or a production boo-boo.
The wheels ARE smooth though, even when they are really really cold. Let it snow let it snow let it snow.
(ur13) (mail@ur13.net) (AIM: urthirteen)
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donner
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On 10/8/2001
roger
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So, what wheels are people planning on running at the Donner race?
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Fibreflex slalom wheels
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On 10/8/2001
john Gilmour
wrote in from
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I don't know why the fibreflex wheels are narrower (I noticed it too at 'da Farm), but they do seem grippier and also faster so in the end- just ride them .....hard.
I also was expecting them to be exactly the same width. But I have ridden the 88a green Stradas in the front and the 85a Pink Kryptonics CS 62's in the rear which were a bit wider and it did not seem to affect the handling. I don't think anyone could tell the differencein 1mm of width. The Fibreflex wheels seem to roll very true. Not the case for all wheels as many are out of round when produced. I rode them today, all 4, all the way around. They stuck incredibly well on my high speed GS course by my house on offsets about 4 feet about 10-12 feet down the fall line at speeds of 23-27 mph. Impressive grip. When they do start to slide it is super predictable both by feel and audible- Something I used to like about Kryptonics wheels and missed when I switched to Stradas in the mid 90's. They are now my training wheel of choice. The 78a compound also works great in colder temps- something the Huntington Beach guys will never be concerned about.
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fibrestradas
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On 10/8/2001 ur13
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has anyone noticed that the new 62mm fibrestradas are a bit narrower than the original 62mm hyper stradas. I get the original stradas coming in at 1.583" and the new fibrestradas are at 1.5" on the dot wide....
Anyone know why this is? I thought it was the "same" mold? Is this a production boo-boo, or intentional?
(ur13) (mail@ur13.net) (AIM: urthirteen)
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Krypto Classic Reds
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On 10/8/2001 Herbn
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With a bit more time on them,i find them a little squirmy at the limit,yeah chris c :) the cores are probabely a bit small,very smooth though,good inexpensive everyday cruzer fer sher.A centered version with the outside lip x2 and 5mm larger core at no extra cash would rock.
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comet meteors/v-12 n gens
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On 10/7/2001
david
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i just got a set of the comet meteors(88a 62mm) today and a set of the v-12 n gens at GGP slalom. the both these wheels rock. before i had 78a envys(basically a 72mm version of a hyper strada) all around on my slalom board. then i changed to the 88a meteors in the front and the n gens in the back.....wow..this is sooo much faster, both the wheels grip quite. the only downside is that the meteors, its quite hard to get the bearings in the hub and they take a strange size spacer, the guys from comet told me they are going the have the right size spacers to sell for the wheels. the n gens take normal 10mm spacers, which is quite nice.
i will look forward to the 92a and 84a comet wheels!!
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my new 113mm aluminum hubbed slicks
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On 10/6/2001
jay
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Well, got new wheels in the mail the other day, some huge slicks with shiny aluminum hubs. Theres some pics in the link below, with other wheels to show comparison.
They are 113mm tall and 64mm wide, but have a relatively small contact spot. The construction is great, very well machined and all wheels seem to be poored good.
The rubber is fairly hard compared to my XT off road wheels.
I will post a review once I set them up on a board and ride them.
Heres the link with pics: http://www.geocities.com/tropicalian/oct01/
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.300" spacers
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On 10/6/2001 jonathan
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the elusive spacer is found. solid skate should have'm next tues. or wed.
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Kryptonics classic K in red
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On 10/6/2001 Herbn
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First ride on these,from the start i must say i was drawn towards perhaps the more "exotic"types of wheels. Alumiators,those wheels with the too wide bearing spacing,ABEC11 recently,but these Krypt's have a solid grip, a real stuck to the ground and in control of the speed feeling,they may not be the fastest, but on last nights run,(my first ride in two weeks or so after crashing and burning the hell out of my elbow/forearm), on a narrow unlit rock wall lined ;scary road,on my new undersized 35.5 inch carving board ,my randals' washers buzzing away(loose!),the Kryptonics were just the ticket.
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.300 spacers
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On 10/6/2001
PA Dan
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So you mean I can't ride my new Stradas 'till I find these impossible to find spacers?? What's up with that? How can a company sell wheels that you can't get spacers for. I haven't slalomed in 20 years and if I have to wait much longer I'll explode. See you all in Gaithersburg someday!
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Comet Meteors in 84A and 92A...
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On 10/5/2001
Martin
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Hey Johnathan,
thanks for the wheel feedback and great to hear that Comet are leading the way with a bigger range of wheel hardnesses.
I for one will be buying sets of both!
Martin.
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Bearing press
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On 10/5/2001 Herbn
wrote in from
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I was just thinking that those unenlightened:) folks who didn't realize that they already own a bearing press,might go with that fixstick and have a tough time getting all that stuff(spacer, and speedring) to line up.You're absolutely right.
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Bearing Press
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On 10/5/2001
Scabs
wrote in from
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Herbn,
I thought ALL trucks came with bearing press?
Install outside bearing using bearing press (truck axle), place inside bearing on axle followed by appropriate spacer or spacer/speed ring combo, and hand press wheel on.
Removing bearings might actually require a true hand press but I use one of those multi skate tools (for removal ONLY)
But then again, I`m always looking for the easy wau out....
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Speed r ings on spacers
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On 10/5/2001 Herbn
wrote in from
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I know this might be obvious,but if you install one bearing drop in a spacer and a speed ring then put the other bearing in,using a fixstik,lets say,you may or may not have a pretty hard time getting the wheel on the axle.Install the outer bearing in the wheel then put a speed ring a bearing the spacer ,a speed ring on the AXLE now put the wheel on and an axle nut,,,yyyippyyy!:)
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Spacers
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On 10/5/2001 Duane
wrote in from
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I posted this before, but bears repeating with all the new wheels coming out...an old 7mm bearing inner race, and one Indy speed ring will make a 0.305 in spacer, as close to a perfect fit as you can get. As far as I can tell, 0.300" spacers are not available, I've tried, prove me wrong, please. Kryptonics now sells wheels needing 0.300", 8mm (.315"), and 0.400" spacers, very embarrassing.
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.300 spacers
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On 10/5/2001 ur13
wrote in from
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does anyone sell these via the web. I seem to remember something about them for sale on some parts site?
Also what does a standard inner ring on a bearing make when broken apart? 7mm spacer?
(ur13) (mail@ur13.net) (AIM: urthirteen)
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meteors
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On 10/5/2001 jonathan
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concerning the spacer size for the meteors and other strada mold wheels- i called chris at bravo (they make the wheels) and he said it is .300",not 8mm. still not satisfied i cut a wheel in half and measured the inner part of the hub(where the bearings seat) with calipers.it came up .300" so i locked the calipers at this measurement and tried to fit an 8mm spacer between the jaws. close, but no go.the spacer's too big. what this means is that an 8mm spacer used in any strada mold wheel (with the current hubs) will not allow the bearings to seat properly, resulting in the wheel popping from side to side slightly on each turn.this will add friction and make the wheel roll slower as well as wear out your bearings faster.
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yaky
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On 10/5/2001
mathew
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Thanks Adam.
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