otangs flipped?
i saw some guys rayne with his otangs(83a durians) flipped so that the graphic was facing inwards.
whats the go with that?
whats the go with that?
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Permalink Reply by stephen.mhsrider on
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narrower track
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Permalink Reply by matty leadfoot on
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maybe trying to even the wear
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Permalink Reply by Ryan 'RY RY' Peterson on
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As steven said it is for a narrower track.
refer to Travs comment here for a better explanation.
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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Fitz on -
Yeah it's an old Slalom trick,
Narrows down the track width to help getting around cones easier without changing your hangers.
Adds to traction marginally but not enough to make any sizable difference unless you wanna go out sliding.
The extra inside lip from reversing your wheel makes for real bumpy/bucky hookups. Often resulting in nasty wheel chunking.
And just to clear it up, it does nothing to even out wear.
Wheels always wear directly over the bearings no matter which way you mount them, weather they're side set, centre set, inside out whatever. They always wear exactly where the bearings are period.
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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by James on -
But if the wheel is coned, doesn't that mean that one side wore more than the other? And flipping the wheel so that the less worn side was on the side that was wearing faster, would even out the cone? It seems to when I flip my centre set wheels.
Or have I misunderstood?
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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Benbro on -
read fitzs reply again................the weight is over the bearings so thats were it will wear..the wheel is stiffer and more rigid over the bearings causing it to not give but wear....whearas the outside edge[no bearings] flexes .....if that makes any sense
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ASRA AdminPermalink Reply by Bugs on -
Fitz said:And just to clear it up, it does nothing to even out wear.
Wheels always wear directly over the bearings no matter which way you mount them, weather they're side set, centre set, inside out whatever. They always wear exactly where the bearings are period.
Fitz, I respectfully disagree. What you say is true for wheels if you don't slide them. Slalom wheels in particular have this sort of coning - right in line with the bearings. It makes them grippier because the inner lip is raised and therefore harder to initiate a slide.
But the wheels I do sliding on - they wear into a trapezoidal shape - under the bearing and all the way to the inner lip, even for offset wheels. Flipping them would even out the wear, assuming you kept sliding them.
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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Fitz on -
Good point though Bugs,
Maybe we need to get some guinea pigs out there to do Mythbusters style test.
I personally hate sliding for the simple fact I refuse to willfully destroy something I love (nice grippy wheels and fast bearings).
Were your trapezoidal wheels durians or something else?
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Premium MemberPermalink Reply by Fitz on -
Bugs,
I take that back. You're just being a pain in the ass Ha! Hence the spanner in the works icon.
Trapezoidal wheels? Did I just take the bait for the worlds best piss take?
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ASRA AdminPermalink Reply by Bugs on -
Fitz, you should be more trusting. I would never take the piss. Here's my skillfull rendering of a trapezoidal wheel with the axle/hanger emerging from the side. My Solidworks skills are really improving.
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I was going to say to make the turn a little sharper, :) ......but I didnt want to give away the secret hahahaaa.
Id like to be in your Mythbusters experiment Fitz,... but my slides are rubbish and I couldnt trash a set of wheels if I tried.
Best result I got for flipped wheels was those fat Earthwing superballs on a set of Bennetts. From the front the hanger looked like about 80mm. Sticky and turny as anything.
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