Showing posts with label flexdex retrodex. Show all posts
Showing posts with label flexdex retrodex. Show all posts

Saturday, July 06, 2013

Mini Zombie Hawgs vs 4Presidents

I have had these 2 sets of wheels for a week or two now and I am surprised by which I like better.  I am not really used to wheels over 60-65mm so both of these seemed pretty different at first.  The only other set of 70mm wheels of mine that get ridden regularly are the 70mm Zig Zags on a Flexdex v30 that Nicole likes.  I thought I would like the 4Presidents because they are a lot more similar to the Zig Zags and most of the smaller wheels I ride.  The Mini Zombie Hawgs are really different.  They have a much narrower contact patch and feel harder with half the wheel being the core.  But I like them.  They are a really fun wheel for cruising around the neighborhood and the occasional slide.  But not to take anything form the Orangatangs.  They are a fun wheel too, and Nicole likes them better.  So I guess that worked out well, we each have a new set of wheels to ride.

The Orangatang 4Presidents are on a Nickel with Indy 109s and Bones Reds.  The Mini Zombie Hawgs are on a Flexdex Retrodex with Surf Rodz Indeesz and Reds.  See the 2 previous posts for more info.



Monday, July 01, 2013

Mini Zombie Hawgs - More 70mm Wheels!?!


Mini Zombie Hawgs by Landyachtz

Shortly after buying a set of 70mm Orangatang 4 Presidents because I found them on sale, I saw this set of 70mm 82a Mini Zombie Hawgs on sale.  I don't usually ride wheels this big, but since I had just picked us the Orangatangs, I got these too just to compare. 



I put together a weird set up with them and have taken it for a ride the last 2 days in between rains.  I thought the yellow wheels would look cool with the blue Flexdex Retrodex that I got a while ago and hadn't done anything with yet.  I stole some Indeesz 100mm from another board, mostly because that board also had some 1/4" risers I wanted to use.  I put some new Bones Reds in and that is the setup currently.  



Just like the Orangatangs, these things feel huge, maybe a little more so because they are on a shorter board.  My initial impression was that they feel a little harder than the 82a they are because of the big core.  After only a few rides on each, I am not sure which of these 70mm sets I like better.  I will post a comparison and maybe Nicole's thoughts on them after we get a few more days of cruising around on 
them in.  


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