Wide vs. Skinny Wheels - OJ Shapes - Whale Talk
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- Want to know what whether you should get wide or skinny wheels? @whalebonesworld explains how and why wheel shapes skate differently. More like wheel talk right?
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Well, looks like I don't need to make a video about wheels anymore. You done gone put it all in one video!!!
Ha! Sweet man. I'll try to be less thorough. Sick mid vid btw! -Ron
@@NHSSkateDirect Thank you! I wasn't joking at all. I though it was a really good and thorough video. Well thought out :)
@@bendegros you could still do a shootout between different brands though, comparing OJs to others. I'd be interested.
Me seeing this comment after u Ben uploaded a vid on this 😂
Yo I watch your vids
Ron seems like the kinda guy you'd want as a friend.
Aw. Thx! - RW
Elliot Ryland no you definitely did not
Very RAZ-like
I was thinking the same thing haha good one Zeppelin
Agreed. That Whale dude seems cool. Did a nice job explaining things too. Keep it up!
Stoked for the Nomads. Like Ricta did with the clouds, the 92a-95a range is sick. Love Whaley!
Going to make a video just about the Nomads. Riding them now. Super fun. Thank you! -RW
NHS Fun Factory when do the Nomads release to market ?
@@NHSSkateDirect when will they come out?
@@NHSSkateDirect hope you guys can ship to Malaysia
Best explanation of wheel shape definitions! Never looked into why they are called "conicals" or "asymmetrical" . Now I finally get it.
he should do this for all aspects of skate deck/truck/wheel design. well done.
This dude is a treasure in the TH-cam skate space. Chill demeanour with super informative content. And as a beginner skateboarder I find these videos really insightful and helpful without feeling like I’m being talked down to.
This video helped me understand wheel shape and purpose better than and other description. Please keep up the great work.
Great to hear. Thank you!
i just watched about 20 videos about wheels and trucks and this video is the only one that isn’t annoying, confusing, misinformed, or stupid. articulate, thoughtful, informative, *and entertaining! thank you.
Right on. Thank you. Glad it helped!
Ron is like the Trivago guy of skating. Calm, gracefully aged, and just a smooth operator who keeps it real. This is becoming my favorite skate channel
Can’t wait for that sweet, sweet 95a durometer
WOW this video is exactly what I was looking for. I've been doing a lot of research on contact patches and this was the most informative source I've found yet. Thank you!
Right on! Glad it helped.
Every freaking time I’m the market for wheels I come here. This video is hella insightful.
All of these videos are so well made. Ty for them.
Yooo your breakdown on the reason for shapes in street conical wheels is mind revealing
This was more informational than my engineering courses, very cool
Hype, I love stuff like this that really breaks down your product and explains why. Ojs have been my favorite choice in wheels other then these rad wheels I got from a subscription box that I think are European wheels, Haze and Turbo wheels. I will definitely be getting the nomads.
Thx! Going to make a video about the just the Nomads soon. -Ron
I'm using the Mini combo on my freestyle setup, put a couple speed rings on the inside of the axle and good to go for primo tricks
Your vids are the best Wua mayne!
Just picked up some indys from the NHS site and this pops up right after. Super helpful - def wanna try out the conical shape next!
the national healthcare service?
This is such a great video. I've been looking at wheels and I'm definitely going to buy some Oj's next. Probably those nomads. Thank you!
Right on. Hope you like them!
Hell yeah Ron!. I ve been a fan since you skated to 2 Live Crew in the video Portable Flat Bar!
I bought it in 1997 in a Texas skate shop for $5. I ve traveled all over and never met anyone that had seen it.
No joke its a cool Bay Area video!
Rad! Skateworks was my first sponsor at 15. There's a new one coming out soon. Thank you! - Ron
been riding the 56 mini combos for a while and love how responsive they are, I might have to turn them around fo a while after watching this for that lock in feel
Rad! Let us know if you feel any major difference between the sides - lock in or otherwise.
Did you turn them around for the lock in feel? Any feedback
This is really high quality
This is the most perfect breakdown on wheels there is!
Thx!
Well, I subscribed alone on this guys radness. "Primo, baby"
Smoothest intro transition ever.
Been riding autobahn 54mm slims. wanted to try something different. 103a outer with a 97a core they look good and slide really easy and super loud to slide. Couple of downside is that primo you don't get protection from the axles.
I love how scientific you guys are regarding your measurements. The small mm differences really do make a difference in real life, wild haha. My Elite urethane wheels have broken in SOOOO well.
Its crazy how you can actually feel the tiny differences in geometry. Thanks!
@@NHSSkateDirect Thanks :) Still loving the 8" Indy Hollow Reynolds. PROVEN performance
Dope vid, well done big playa Whaley ..
Thank you! -Ron
so where are all these wheel sold at. everywhere seems to be out at the moment
All of our skate product has been selling out super fast. We should have them back in stock at the NHSfunfactory in a few weeks. Other shops and retailers might have them as well. Skateboarding is hot right now.. and a safe way to socially distance.
I generally have gone into a few skate shops locally and they tend to have at least a handful of OJ’s available. SocalSkateShop and I believe Attic Skate shop should have some super juice and maybe a few elite but everywhere is pretty thin on selection
This was awesome thank you
Very helpful video!
I want the Nomads.. 95a would be perfect for the road conditions from where i am living. I love the ricta 78a & 92a..i also hv the slimeball vomit 97a..
Great video, but curious what the asymetrical shape of the Mini Combos is good for? I know the conical edge locks into grinds better, but what does the round edge do for you?
I would say as far as grinds maybe the rounded edge might stay locked in grinds better and the conical would be easier getting into the grinds.
I think that conical side gives you the option of making the overall width of your trucks and wheels a little wider with the conical side facing outward or a little narrower if you have the round side facing out.
I wanna know what wheels shin has been riding. I have a feeling they’re either a re issue or an up coming pro model.
can you make a video of what can we do with all the old uretane wheels that we don't use anymore ? thanks !
dang it Ron , I been waiting for my Strange Notes magazine to arrive since 1992..... Btw , nice tutorial video knowledge !!
Ha! Not the VHS videos? Mmmmm... the 90's. Thank you! -Ron
I shared this on a fb skate page. Best vid explaining this. Great job Ron.
Love the info in these videos! Also please bring the slasher back!! I custom built one and it got stolen and I have been heartbroken about it for years.
Thank you!
There's a Slasher Black Light color way coming out for Holiday 2020. Black deck with neon graphics. Should be available around mid October. My favorite reissue shape too, I have an old one set up as a cruiser. - Ron
After not finding what I was looking for & after describing my need for the use I wanted they recommended OJ which I bot some 💸some OJ conical 58mm 95a with 22mm contact patch which covered my sliding (which I'm learning) and my already typical cruising and pivoting ; a dose "of both worlds"
For the mini combo which side do I put inward of my truck. The conical side to lock in on grinds right?
Phux yeah dude! The Whale toats sank that bowl with pure power and aggression! Slay Whaley, slay!
I got myself an old school deck and I got the Dragon 54mm V1 skinny wheels, will it work? Or should I get the wider ones instead
Any plans to do a 56mm 95a nomad wheel?
The Hardline are sick!
So here’s a question. Some of the pros (Dressen, Wink) have their mini-combo model and ride bowl/transition and ride the rounded edge IN. Wouldn’t they want to flip and ride the conical hardline shape in to lock in on coping grinds?
Mini Combo - for Me
Thank You!
the problem i have is that almost all the OJ wheels the have on the OJ website you can’t find on fun factory i was tryna get the eric dressens but they don’t have em
Imagine a Simpsons collab... you'll have OJ Simpsons wheels!! 😂😂😂😂
Tag line: You’ll be murdering spots with these.
I like these videos they’re cool.
Thank you!
Well explained 💯
Thank you 🙌
I got some new EZ edge wheels and notice the nuts stick out. I want a wheel that covers the nut. Mini combo are nice.
Something to consider for sure. Thanks for pointing that out. Wider/conical shapes don't expose the nut like skinnier, tablet style shapes.
Is the new shape “Nomad” going to have a 101A spec in hardness? Or only 95A?
I believe OJ will be making it in other hardnesses. Just releasing the 95a first.
@@NHSSkateDirect Nice... still I may purchase this shape and hardness to test it. greetings
would you say that the 54mm 99a hardlines can roll through rough spots well?
99a is a bit harder so they aren't going to roll as smooth through super rough spots like a cruzer or hybrid like a 90-95a or anything softer would.
Hi what about more sliding version ricta clouds? 92a isn’t enough good for street tech skateboard tricks
This 95a Nomad formula is a nice hardness right in between. Back in the day there were a lot of wheel hardnesses in the 92-98 range. For the Clouds I noticed the 92a with the chrome cores feel harder than the 92's w/o the core. My friend only skates those wheels and still does tech ledge tricks like tailslides and crookeds.
if i wanted a somewhat cruiser oriented wheel that doesnt grip too much would i get nomads or keyframes
Since you said cruiser oriented I'd go Keyframe. They will be grippy but can still slide. I have a friend who skates them at the park and gets them to tailslide. I'd say Nomad is more of a skatepark/trick wheel with some softness. That's the durometer dilemma: having to pick between softness and slide.
Both are designed with a little of the other. A cruiser wheel for tricks and a trick wheel that can handle some roughness.
So stoked to try out the new designed Krux trucks.when are they coming out? Anyone know?
Holiday 2020 so around mid to late October. I'm actually riding some of the prototypes in this video. Lovin' they way they turn.
NHS Fun Factory damnit I’m jelly! Lol
would love to see the Hardlines in 95A.
that would be awesome
So asymmetrical wheels can only be worn one way? And you can't reverse the graphic side when they get worn?
Sickest wheels ever
do you guys still make the bloodsuckers?
We do. Looks like we're out right now but should have some in soon.
Make the 95a elites in wider shapes such as mini combos or hardlines and you'll have a customer for life
One problem with the asymmetric shaped wheels (regardless of the manufacturer) is that you’re forced to ride with the graphics outward. May seem like a dumb little thing, but I’ve always rode white wheels with the graphic inward. I’ve seen a lot of other skaters do this too.
I like to do that too sometimes. It's nice to have that option.
I wanna see a Ron board setup video!
Like this or something different? I was putting together my own board :) th-cam.com/video/o0fZckOu_Ww/w-d-xo.html
@@NHSSkateDirect Like that video, but talk about what specific parts and their sizes u ride,
Thanks Ron u da man :)
Does a wider riding surface make it easier for the wheel go over little pebbles and cracks when cruising? Thanks in advance!
Durometer (wheel hardness) makes the biggest difference when it comes to rolling over pebbles and cracks. With hard wheels like 101a you'll feel all the pebbles and cracks. A soft wheel like 78a will roll right over smoothly. 87a and below is pretty soft. 97a and above are pretty hard. In between those hardnesses: 90a-95a are in the middle of the road when it comes to hardness.
@@NHSSkateDirect Thanks!
Man!!!!! I just skated the elite hardline 58mm 99a wheel and they kicked ass! I’ll be an oj rider for life! Just gave me the grip and stability I needed! Anybody want a set of spf’s. Lol
Sick! Glad to hear they're workin for ya.
i`ll take up your offer on the spfs
@@SLVGGER-ym9bw I have them away at the skatepark
Those leopard pattern trucks are sweet. Indys I hope?
They're an older Krux model. Maybe custom paint job on your Indy's if you're feeling crafty.
I'd like to see a history of OJ wheels video. I know the company started in the late 70's but I don't know who started it, or what happened inbetween then and now really.
I'll pass that along to the folks who run the brand. Great idea. So much has changed for OJ throughout all those decades.
@@NHSSkateDirect that would be really cool, I know OJ has a stacked team now and know about the 80's OJ wheels but feel like I don't remember seeing OJ's about in the early to mid 00's?
Where can I get these wheels
Freekin A+
i was thinking about trying ricta rapido until i heard about that nomad shape
Same, you may also be interested to know that Bones has been developing and is in product testing of a new DTF (ditch tech formula) that will be 95a
Bring back the old school shapes homies
what's the difference between the Hard Edge wheels and the hard line wheels?
Hardline have sharper wheel edge and more riding surface. EZ edge have a more rounded edge and overall shape with less riding surface.
@@NHSSkateDirect my OJ's Elites say "HRD-EDGE CONICAL" on them, is that an old name for the Hardline wheels?
95a for the Nomad/Hardline Slim? Duuuudes, make it in 101a!!
Will pass that along. I believe OJ will be making it in other hardnesses. Just releasing the 95a first.
Theres already plenty of 99a and 101a wheels on the market... OJ knows exactly what there doing and its marketing is vary clever and i suspect the OJ nomads will become a best seller.
They're targetting a specific group of skaters that want a softer street wheel which is just hard enough that it still excells at trick skating/general street skating... an all around wheel if you will and make no mistake about it, all the major wheel companies will have sub 99a wheels within the coming years. Ricta and Bones are both known to be working on new 95a formula's and I highly doubt spitfire aint got something in the works themselves as well.
The closest things on the market right now to a medium soft all around wheel are the 92a Ricta clouds which are hugely popular and the 97a OJ bloodsucker wheels, which im willing to bet sell vary good numbers too. but those wheels are both bulky heavy wheel shapes whereas the Nomad is a slim medium soft skate wheel (a first of its kind... at least in recent years)
The new OJ Nomad shape is a wheel shape that is quickly becoming a favorite among skaters... a slim square wheel, we've got the Spitfire Tablets, Bones V2 locks, Ricta slims and now the OJ Nomads... but the Nomads set themselves apart from the rest by being a softer 95a wheel durometer, im sure OJ plans to make harder 99a and 101a Nomad shaped wheels eventually but 95a imo was a vary clever starting durometer.
One of the most popular skate markets to sell to/market to right now is older folks getting back into the sport, hence the sudden rise in popularity of shaped decks and retro shaped/re-issue decks... every year theres new skaters introduced to the sport but every year theres also plenty of parents and older folks re-entering the sport alongside there children, neices/nephews or simply for there own fun and enjoyment.
Its in the best interests of the skate industry to capitalize on that classic mid life crisis market, adults tend to have lots of money to blow in an attempt to recapture a piece of there youth/childhood... vintage retro toys is a huge sales market... Depending on your age a soft sub 99a wheel may not make any sense to you to skate, but for us older skaters we absolutely love a slightly softer wheel since its easier on our joints and bones after a long skate sesh and depending on your age a medium soft skate wheel might even be closer to the feel of the wheels you grew up riding..
OJs marketing team killed it with the Nomad naming... A nomad is a member of a community without fixed habitation which regularly moves to and from the same areas. A nomad is a person with no settled home, moving from place to place as a way of obtaining food, finding pasture for livestock, or otherwise making a living...
A Nomad is essentially a person whom is wandering, roaming with a specific purpose... The OJ Nomad skate wheel is a roaming/exploring "trick" wheel, an all around wheel in which you can cruise from spot to spot and not arrive to your skate spot with completely dead legs and/or not have to swap out for harder wheels once you reach said skate spot.
From Park skating, smooth street skating, or crusty rough asphalt skating which ever environment you throw at them I predict the 95a OJ Nomad wheels are gonna perform excellently.
Argubly 95a is the perfect street wheel hardness when its done right... the goldilocks of wheel hardnesses 92a being a bit to soft and easy to flat spot for hard street skating and 99a+ maybe being a bit to hard, slick and chattery for some street skaters...
95a is the perfect middle ground between hardness and softness... I predict OJ is gonna take the industry by storm with its new Nomad wheels (or which ever company gets a slim street skate 95a wheel to the market first), just like we seen with the Ricta clouds in the recent past, I believe the Nomads will be a vary well recieved and a highly selling wheel over the coming years. 95a wheels are gonna explode on the market in coming years and wont be long till every skate wheel company is producing a sub 99a wheel among there production line, soon enough every company will have a wheel in the 95-97a range its inevitable.
@@TysonHook-22- wow, that sounded like a conspiracy theory, but in a good way! Yeah the wheelshape, the name and the durometer all come together. Plus the fact that they'll probably add 99 and 101 later to match bones v2 and f4 tablets. Very functional wheel, and marketing also.
I thought I remember hearing skinny wheels roll faster on smooth ground and wide roll faster on rough ground. Is that true with these in your experience?
Personally, I''ve never noticed much of a difference when it comes to the width of the riding surface and what you're rolling on. If the physics of the width make a difference it's minimal. Hardness and wheel diameter make the most noticeable difference when it comes to speed. Good question.
@@NHSSkateDirect cool, thanks for the reply!
He is nice
Loosen those trucks Ron. Those bushings look like they’re about to pop out of those Indys they’re so torqued down
Ha! Back up to 200 lbs.
The dudes 6'5, 200 lbs.
His leverage and center of gravity is far different than the typical riders FYI 🤙
Love the intro lol.
The o'l bailed backside boneless
@@NHSSkateDirect hey it s me recently lol. I'm getting them back. Holiday eating. 🤘
Was only here for Ron
Aw. Thank you! -RW
You gotta infomercial cheese this up, if you’re coming at me after the bail. “Oh, hey, didn’t see you there...”
Anybody who believes that surface area doesn't translate directly to grip needs to check out the wagon wheels on a hellcat by whistlin diesel.
I can’t power slide with ojs I can’t figure out why.
If they're on the softer side, like the Hot Juice they aren't as easy to slide as harder wheels. It takes a little more push to get them to break into a slide.
How soft are the ricta clouds. Those filmed wheels.
Ricta clouds are avaliable in 78a, 86a and 92a, OJ also makes the bloodsucker wheels which are 97a... both the Clouds and Bloodsuckers are wide wheels which makes them a bit bulky and heavy for street skating... but its a worthwhile scarifice for the additional comfort of cruising rougher spots.
The new OJ Nomads will be a medium soft slim lock-in wheel shape. The shape is essentially the same as the Spitfire tablet, Bones V2 locks, and Ricta slim... a slim square-ish wheel shape, which is quickly becoming one of the most popular wheel shapes on the market these days.
Knowledge. Thanks Tyson!
Sweet thanks alot man. I'll try the nomads. I'm getting older and want a smoother ride and dont really drive my tricks on the ground anymore or do much flip tricks so those sound perfect for me. Thanks dog.
I cant tell whether the Whale is Goofy or Regular his skating looks that good. (I know hes Goofy, but that Switch Front Tail was too smooth!)
I think he's boogie footed (skate shop quote I heard from a mom 20 years ago). Thx! -Ron
@@NHSSkateDirect Always man! Your an OG 90's head! Big ups, and much respect! 😎🤘
Please make boserio's fat boys 58mm again that wheel was yhe blessed!💕🙏
I think it's a good idea that you made them because the tablets don't come in a softer urethane
Are Black heart wheels
Still available
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This guy really is
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Santa Cruz worst equipment is more effective than most companies grade 1
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OJ all day
Wait what about wheel SIZE????
Usually round ones work better
Hardlime are the best shape, in a 99a, you cant go wrong...
Ron you just gave me an awesome in which me and Nora juggle mimosas for breakfast 🥂
That sounds like a lovely breaky. Cheers.
hardline shape is the best wheel i`ve skated in a while
i want hardline in 95a though
You guys missed the Universal Shape
Look like we aren't making that shape anymore. It was really similar to the EZ edge so OJ just went with that one.
@@NHSSkateDirect it was to narrow... but, it's good when a company has so many options!! Saludos from Mexico
XD its a blessing and curse riding wide contact patch wheels spoils you; You get used to the added control/speed...and ultimately slide control from all that extra contact...It makes it hard to ride other/thinner wheels bc youll often blow out/slide out in situations where youd have grip/generated a riding style/habit bc of the conical/full shape. Try to hit the same lines/setup for a big trick and youll slide out/eat it take one on the chin...or slide into a topside/double shinner etc...But man Radial fulls or conical full shaped wheels are like the only place to be when you like to hit everything at the park. Add ventures to the equation JEEZ youre in power slide heaven with some 56mm and that EPIC added contact patch over any other wheel. But the second you forget youre riding ventures and try to ride them like indys...XD you will meet some pain. Just remember youre riding ventures and open up that stance a little wide get that front foot by the top bolts and snap into power slides at will to control speed after blasting in the flow section to hit a ledge or bank ledge so fun. Ive never skated ojs other than the 87a keyframes for a cruiser. But damn do some of those 97 and 95a re-issues have my attention. 101 is a little to hard for my parks/surfaces, on my first pair 56mm 101a conical satoris....and with the ventures theyre just too potent of a slide machine and damn near deadly. Nice on some 159 indys though vs the hectic skate the 6.1 ventures were with 101s and fat patch 56mm conical full shapes. You notice the MOST too on nose/tail slide pop outs/variations. You can really use the hardline type shape to lean into your front wheel out of nose/tail slides to really get a nice pop out of them as far as that i really notice the difference of 101a/99a on blunt slides on banks/qp and nose slides on ledges and tail slides on banks. Other than that its the slick/parks that make you bite the dust that have you REALLY noticing the difference and it makes it a questionable skate vs a Pro or reason to run 101a...then again im a speed demon and feeling every little crack or bump mid carve just adds to that raw/fun. Its not that i passed the OJ/hardlines out of dis-respect...more like the opposite, tried satori and ghettochild bc spitfire doesnt classic 99a SFW anymore, and i figure the OJ elites are going to be around for a while, and figured I may never get a chance to ride satori or ghettochild wheels agian. Ill probably try the hardline elites before i try F4 conical fulls...id rather get radial fulls in F4 than a shape ive ridden for the last 10 years. 2:16 You say theyre harder to slide...yet in the vid IMO your best one was the hardline conical powerslide...you even shift/pivot out of it with steeze compared to the other slides. Doing feebles/bs smith in transition into powerslides out or a willie grind into a powerslide out like butter bc of the conical full shape...im that crusty rat kid at the park that slashes into every grind and revert/powerslides out of grinds.
Anybody here remember 39ers back in the days of bearing condoms?
Ah the good ol days? I always think of UFO wheels. I think they made 37's... maybe.
Make a video that's all juggling and mall grabs.
Ha! I'll get on it.
This is semi-accurate and what skateboarding has become....let me be very clear,a wheel that allows the axle end and axle nut to touch the ground when the board lays on its side is a bad design wheel plain and simple flat-out it's been tried trued tested for 35, 45 years.....and conical has to do with the outside of the wheel not the cone on the inside faced lip of the wheel ,and it never has..... OJ is definitely OG.....but I wonder what's going on with the company in the way it's being run now..... I rode OJ ll's in 1976....and they were groundbreaking at the time but after watching this lit video I have lost faith with all the misconceptions.....
Thank you for the feedback. - Ron
The oj nomads look like a rip off of the spitfire tablets.
but 95a...wtf
@@TimHesse yeah I don't think I can ever go below 97a
Or any 90's/2000's "tablet" shape really. I was surprised at how they slide. I think that was the point of this new 95a formula. A softish wheels that still slides. Nomad specific video coming soon.
@a w are you sure
@@numberthread2493 @Tim Hesse Dont knock it till youve tried it, theres a reason why the Ricta clouds are extremely popular. Also the top 3 wheel brands all have lock-in shapes now... Spitfire makes the tablets, Bones makes V2 locks and Ricta makes slims which are all the same slim square-ish wheel shapes... Ricta is also suppose to be in production of a 95a formula but considering there also an NHS brand maybe the new formula was past along to OJ to help boost there brands sales, or maybe there both doing 95a formulas, only time will tell. Also Bones after finally releasing a STF 99a formula, is now in production of a new 95a DTF (Ditch tech Formula) soo clearly theres an emerging market for softer street wheels. I gurantee Spitfire will have a sub 99a wheel on the market themselves in a year or two.
One of the biggest skate markets right now to capitalize on is retro rippers... hence shaped decks and retro re-issue decks explosion in popularity. whether its former skaters hitting a midlife crisis attempting to recapture a part of there youth and childhood... or simply re-entering the sport alongside there own children, neices/nephew or simply for there own fun and entertainment, theres no denying that older skaters are still a vary vital and huge part of the skate market/community.
Assuming your still a young skater 15-20ish you may not understand or see any positive purposes of riding a sub 99a wheel personally, but us older skaters need products that cater to an aging body, hence soft street skating wheels becoming more popular year in year out.
When your in your 30-40s and still skating you'll highly appreciate 90-97a wheel durometers, theres a night and day difference betwen the aches and pains of your bones and joints when riding hard vs. soft wheels.
When your 30-40 skating 99a+ wheels you might be lucky to skate hard for a full hour or two, whereas on slightly softer 90-97a wheels you may be able to skate hard all day long... that alone makes sub 99a wheels vary appealing to an aging skateboarder that wants to spend more time out skating and progressing and less time recovering from aches/pains and general injuries.
Argubly 95a is the perfect street wheel hardness when its done right... the goldilocks of wheel hardnesses 92a being a bit to soft and easy to flat spot for hard street skating and 99a+ maybe being a bit to hard, slick and chattery for some street skaters. 95a is the perfect middle ground between hardness and softness... I predict OJ is gonna take the industry by storm with its new Nomad wheels, just like we seen with the Ricta clouds in the past, I believe the Nomads will be a vary well recieved and a highly selling wheel over the coming years. 95a wheels are gonna explode on the market in coming years and wont be long till every skate wheel company is producing a sub 99a wheel among there production line, soon enough every company wi;; have a wheel in the 95-97a range.
Spitfires!! Burn Forever!