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.

70mm wheels on a Penny Nickel

Holy Cow, these wheels are big and bright.  I finally got around to mounting the 70mm Orangatang 4Presidents that I got last week.  I put them on a Nickel with Independent 109s.  I didn't use any risers, expecting that I would add them later, but so far I don't think I am going to.  I took it out for a little while at night and then some more the next day.  There was a little footbite here and there, but nothing too bad.

I had 60mm wheels on the Nickel before, so this is a decent jump in size.  The differences mild but noticeable.  Seems a little taller, but because the 4presidents are pretty wide it doesn't feel tippy at all.  Also, it seems to carry speed a little better.  That probably has some to do with the size, but also that they are a little harder than the wheels they replaced.  That makes them a little louder but my roads are pretty smooth so not too much.  

I don't think wheels this big are going to become my standard, mostly because the roads and sidewalks around here are pretty nice.  That said, I would absolutely go to 70mm wheels on a Nickel if you have a problem with rough streets, although I would probably get them a little softer than these.  

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Orangatang 4President

I just got some Orangatang 4Presidents in the mail.  I usually don't buy wheels this big, but a few things made me want them.  First, Nicole has been riding the Flexdex set up with 70mm wheels almost every time we go out and she says the wheels are one of the things she likes most about it.  So I want another set up with 70mm wheels for me to play with.  Next they were a good deal.  I can't pass up good deals on skate parts weather I need them or not.  Lastly, I really like the Orangatang Nipples bushings, but have never tried their wheels so it was about time.

They came out of the box and two thoughts came to me.  Holy cow these are big and holy cow these are yellow.  I'm not sure what I am going to put these on yet.  I am leaning towards my Nickel.  It has Indy 109's on it right now, and that might be a fun set up to cruise around on.  It has 60mm Penny wheels on it now and I am curious to see how much more speed it will hold with these much bigger wheels on it.
The other thought I had was to put it on a Flexdex Retrodex since I have an extra one around, but that might look way too monster truck like.

Link to the thread on PlasticSkateboarding.com/forum if you have any comments or suggestions

Decisions, decisions decisions...

Orangatang Bushings

These are the most inappropriate bushings I own.  Orangatang Nipples.  Why would they name them that? Another question I have is  what am I missing about the logo?  Are those eyes?  Are they Nipples?  Nipples would make more sense because why would the be called nipples and have eyes on them for a logo?  But if that is the case, why would the nipples have eyebrows?  Not trying to brag but I have seen some nipples before, sober,  and none of them have had eyebrows.  None.

I will say two things about these bushings though.  One, the packaging amused me.  Two they felt awesome.  I immediately put them in the 100mm Surf-Rodz Indeesz that I have on my Penny.  They felt awesome, I SAID.  I had red Khiro barrels boardside and red Khiro tall inserts Roadside.  They felt really good.  These Nipples are about the same durometer, 89a vs the Khiro 90a.  Maybe is because they seem a little softer but there is more material, but I like them a lot.  I am going to have to try the other hardnesses and try them in some other trucks and see what happens.  

The yellows I got are 89a

purple are 87a

orange are 85a

and I measured them at 1" across, short ones are 9/16" tall and tall ones are 5/8"

they also come with some washers with the eye/nipple logo stamped all around them.  Maybe it is supposed to be a 6?  Or the g from their logo?  anyway the washers are 1/16" thick and 1" across.