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Rough Times with Rough Riders

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  • pulse8pulse8
    I like em
  • WakeInFrightWakeInFright
    How cool are they!
  • captaindcaptaind
    Just came across this post, felt like chiming in: been riding the rough riders pretty exclusively lately, I really, really did their speed on pretty much any surface except for super smooth crete & ramps.  They definitely DON'T slide, but I've found them to be a great "one formula/all terrain" wheel. For as small as they are, they blow away similar (good) wheels like Rainskates & Abec 11 freerides for just cruising around the neighborhood. I'd ridden the atfs in the past & liked them, but the rrs feel faster/smoother.  Maybe its the wider profile, or the core?  Not sure, but my buddy's riding them too & agrees with my fondness 4 'em. I always liked the bombers too, but the rough riders feel way faster to me in parks that aren't that old, but the pour wasn't the best, so the concrete aged not so nice... I would be stoked on a wheel like George says he's working on, same rebound, but slide-friendly. That said, I def dig the rough riders, would recommend them for carving on gnarlier transitions as well as the asphalt streets...
  • slipperyslippery
    Nice review dude..and welcome to the forum
  • KyleKyle
    I am looking forward to the PP Asymetric wheel. Its got the same shape as the RRs, but comes in 97a.
  • brigade_billbrigade_bill
    he isnt new he just dipped out for a few years
  • slipperyslippery
    There you go. Welcome back then lol
  • brigade_billbrigade_bill
    lol
  • WakeInFrightWakeInFright
    Not like bb who's always dipping in! ;-)
  • brigade_billbrigade_bill
    ;)
  • WakeInFrightWakeInFright
    Lol
  • punt_stirsterpunt_stirster
    @Kyle I'm with you on those Asymetrics.
  • cwalker3cwalker3
    My replacement set have been treating me well; just can't slide with them.
  • VatoRatVatoRat
    Symmetrical wheels! Bring on the first generation Cross-Bones and Mini-Rats!
  • KyleKyle
    Can you grind rough curbs with the rough riders?
  • WakeInFrightWakeInFright
    Nope!
  • captaindcaptaind
    lol, thanx 4 the welcome (back)!  those pp asymetrics def do look cool - I noticed the gravel grinders came in 86, as well as 80 (rough riders duro).  Thinking they might be worth a try, just by way of comparison...Still surprised the dtfs went away - I had an older, earlier set that didn't exactly set the world on fire, but then a friend got some right before they were discontinued that were REALLY nice, better than the stfs imho. You know how there's food testers, and wine testers, etc... I wanna be a wheel tester when I grow up, lol.  
  • WakeInFrightWakeInFright
    I'd like to be a reissue deck tester!
  • pulse8pulse8
    I wanna be an OG hanger tester.
  • slipperyslippery
    Yeah well I wanna be a setup reissues with a funky grip job tester
  • KyleKyle
    edited March 2016
    @captaind @cwalker3
    How tough are the RRs? Can you slappy, and do other curb tricks? I love the shape, but I am afraid of them peeling apart.
  • cwalker3cwalker3
    In my experience - no.
  • brigade_billbrigade_bill
    edited March 2016
    they are made just for cruising and nothing else so no tricks
  • captaindcaptaind
     this video does em justice, they keep rolling & rolling - if you're used to ollieing more over your board, they take some adjusting, cause they'll "bounce" both on take off & landing- that said, you can definitely do tricks on em, just be used to going faster off the release... think sloppy slappies, instead of tech ones if that translates.
  • kookizmkookizm
    Im getting the impression that this is a "bones related" forum??
    I reckon ill be gang bashed by next week...coz I iz diFfeRent...and new!
    Xenophobia as a gang mentality...maybe this forum is full of genuinely nice people...

    That dont have god complex stuff goin on coz theyz the man...in a small world.

    Love and joy to all the girls and boys!
    New jack...insane like coltrane! A rap burgalar...DONT BELIEVE THE HYPE...

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