Wheel recommendations: the following chart is meant to be a guideline and/or a starting point if you are overwhelmed by all the wheel choices. If the wheels you are using do not fall into this chart, but are working for you – don’t change them! If it ain’t broke…
88-91a 88a flatout 88a Ikon black 88a Psycho 88a stalker 88a stinger 90a creeper 91a madman 88/91a super g
93-95a 93a devil ray 93a fugitive 93a g-rod 93a Ikon blue 94a schitzo 95a d-rod 95a Ikon purple 95a lowboy wide 95a speed ray 93a cannibal blue
93-95a 93a power plus grip 93a devil ray 93a fugitive 93a g-rod 93a Ikon blue 93a omega 93a tuner 93a trak atak 94a breaker 94a schitzo 95a d-rod 95a Ikon purple
88-91a 88a bones turbo 88a flatout 88a Ikon black 88a psycho 88a stalker 88a stinger 88a super g 90a creeper 91a madman 91a super g
84-88a 84a poison 84a shadow 85a bones turbo 86a bones zebra 86a voodoo 88a flatout 88a Ikon black 88a psycho 88a stalker 88a stinger 88a super g 88a bones turbo
88-91a 88a flatout 88a Ikon black 88a psycho 88a stalker 88a bones turbo 88a stinger 88a super g 88/91a super g 90a creeper 91a madman
93-95a 93a devil ray 93a fugitive 93a g-rod (either) 93a Ikon blue 93a evader turquoise 93a omega 93a power plus 93a tuner 94a schitzo 95a d-rod 95a Ikon purple 95a lowboy (either) 95a evader pink 95a trak atak 95a power plus
90-93a 91a madman 91a super g 92a bones koi 92a bones turbo 93a devil ray 93a fugitive 93a g-rod (either) 93a Ikon blue 93a evader turquoise 93a omega 93a tuner 93a trak atak 93a cannibal blue
84-88a 90-93a 84a poison 91a madman 84a shadow 91a super g 86a bones zebra 92a chaser 86a voodoo 92a bones koi 88a flatout 92a bones turbo 88a Ikon black 93a devil ray 88a evader yellow 93a fugitive 88a psycho 93a g-rod 88a stinger 93a Ikon blue 88a super g 93a evader turquoise 88a bones turbo 93a omega 93a tuner 93a trak atak 93a cannibal blue 93a power plus
Wood
Agility
Banked Track
Advanced
95-98a 95-97a 95a d-rod 95a dubz 95a Ikon purple 95a d-rod 95a lowboy wide 95a Ikon purple 95a devil ray 95a lowboy wide 97a fusion 95a devil ray 97a Ikon orange 97a fusion 97a trak atak 97a Ikon orange 97a power plus green 97a trak atak 98a lunatic 97a dubz 98a stroker 97a cannibal orange 97a cannibal orange
Polished Concrete
(Either = narrow or regular width)
Sport/Skate Court
Jammers
Blockers
Beginner
Speed
Wood
Sport/Skate Court
Polished Concrete
Banked Track
93-96a 91-93a 84-88a 91-93a 93a g-rod 2.0 91a super g 80a bones rose 91a super g 93a evader turquoise 92a black tile biter 80a bones turbo 92a bones koi 93a omega 92a chaser 84a poison narrow 92a bones turbo 94a breaker 92a diamond red 84a shadow 92a chaser 94a schitzo 92a bones koi 86a voodoo 92a black tile biter 94a diamond nat 92a bones turbo 88a flatoutrageous 92a diamond red 95a lowboy narrow 93a g-rod 2.0 88a evader yellow 93a g-rod 2.0 95a evader pink 93a evader turquoise 88a stalker 93a evader turquoise 95a trak atak 93a omega 88a stinger narrow 93a omega 96a diamond green 93a trak atak 88a super g 93a trak atak 96a vanish 88a bones turbo 95-98a 95a d-rod 95a Ikon purple 95a lowboy (either) 95a devil ray 96a vanish 96a diamond green 96a bones snake 97a fusion 97a Ikon orange 97a trak atak 97a evader red 97a cannibal orange 98a lunatic 98a stroker (either)
95-97a 95a d-rod 95a Ikon purple 95a lowboy (either) 95a speed ray 95a trak atak 95a evader pink 96a vanish 96a diamond green 96a bones snake 97a fusion 97a Ikon orange 98a lunatic 98a stroker (either) 97a cannibal orange
88-91a 93-95a 88a bones turbo 93a devil ray 88a flatout 93a g-rod (either) 88a Ikon black 93a Ikon blue 88a evader yellow 93a evader turquoise 88a psycho 93a omega 88a stalker 93a trak atak 88a stinger 94a breaker 90a creeper 94a schitzo 91a madman 94a diamond nat 88/91a super g 95a d-rod 95a Ikon purple 95a evader pink 95a lowboy (either) 95a trak atak
93-95a 95-97a 93a devil ray 95a d-rod 93a g-rod (either) 95a Ikon purple 93a Ikon blue 95a evader pink 93a evader 95a lowboy (either) turquoise 95a trak atak 93a omega 96a bones snake 93a trak atak 96a vanish 96a diamond green 94a diamond nat 94a breaker 96a turquoise tile biter 97a fusion 94a schitzo 97a Ikon orange 95a fugitive narrow 97a evader red 95a Ikon purple 97a trak atak 95a evader red 97a bones turbo 95a lowboy (either) 97a cannibal orange 95a trak atak
88-91a 93-95a 88a flatout 93a devil ray 88a flatoutrageous 93a fugitive narrow 88a Ikon black 93a g-rod 88a evader yellow 93a Ikon blue 88a psycho 93a evader turquoise 88a stalker 93a omega 88a stinger 94a breaker 88a bones turbo 94a schitzo 90a creeper 94a diamond nat 91a madman 94a orange tile biter 88/91a super g 95a d-rod 95a Ikon purple 95a evader pink 95a lowboy (either) 93a cannibal blue
Did you know? 1. A wheel must be broken in before it reaches its actual grip. When wheels are brand new, they are often slippery and should not be worn for the first time on a bout day, for example. 2. Many wheel manufacturers acknowledge the grooves on the wheels do not give you more traction. The grooves happen as a side effect during the manufacturing process when they
make the wheel round. Just because your grooves are gone may not mean you need a new set of wheels. To know when your wheels are done, it’s better to look at the edges. If they are very rounded, or the wheel has very large air holes around the hubs, it is time for replacement.
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