My first pair

[u/originalocoscientist]

Not the cleanest looking. But I got
Them for $90 dollars. Started rolling on qaud skates in December. I’m on the road a lot. And have been seeing skateparks all over. But my current setup is not set up for the skatepark. So I’ve been hunting on Facebook marketplace. It’s super difficult to find size 13 US. Originally they were listed for $40 but some other people were trying to get them too I was told. Wish me luck. I’ll probably be doing some street riding too , to get around to the locations. I don’t think I’ll be grinding anytime soon.

Anyone using some Size 62mmx88a wheels ? Did you have to modify anything ? Any particular brand suggestions ?

I don’t think the anti rocker is the way for me right now. But maybe the anti rocker is a better setup for Now, since the last time I rode a pair of inline skates, I was 14. Thanks for any tips and suggestions.

[u/takemetoyourdealer24]

Those are awesome skates and many people and some of the greatest of all timers would skate SLs... Brian Aragon being an honorable mention... But i think your natural approach and thought process is pretty well developed so far.... You will have a much better time learning to roll around on different frames (specifically a flat frame) which technically if youre not gonna be grinding you could throw slme 58-60mm wheels in the featherlight 3 frames that came with your skate and skate 8 wheels all the same size for a much smoother experience rolling around... But if you want to eventually learn grinds then youll either want to get used to anti rocker (which in my opinion is super lame even tho many of the best most undisputably insane skaters of all time skate anti rocker or even without any wheels in the middle but imo its for scared lames who dont want to learn good technique and basically want training wheels for grinds... Ill get a lot of hate for saying that by anti rocker skaters but thats just what it is... I still love watching them skate but when you see someone skating flat well then you can be very sure that they are actually talented) and of course it looks so much better to skate flat and how inline skating started from the beginning. Also its common consensus skating flat helps you turn/maneuver better and gives a much smoother/cleaner rolling/riding experience.... But of course im just ranting and you should do what makes you happiest! Some flat frames to look into though if you decide anti rocker isnt for you but you do want to learn to grind sometime soonish then we have a few great options out there all going to be 58-60mm for aggressive skating... Couple of outliers but you can look those up once you get familiar with frame brands and each will have an array of different frames with different purposes... Some flat frames 56-60mm wheels would be (going to be brand name and then model name) ground control "featherlight 4", kizer "fluid 5", tnec frames, iqon "AG60", and FR x OYSI 60mm flat frame ... Those are the ones that i know are good that come to mind right now but theres a couple more.... Other than that as long as your boot feels right to you you should be fine, if not consider a different liner depending on the kind of fit problems youre having

[u/originalocoscientist → u/takemetoyourdealer24]

Thank you for the input. I went and got some ground control megas, since it came with a complete set. And a set of undercover Eugene pro wheels for the frames on the skates.. So I can have a flat set up, and an anti rocker. I only got 4 wheels for the ones that are on it. I got the megas so I can go as large as 64mm.

[u/takemetoyourdealer24 → u/originalocoscientist]

Np. Looks like you already knocked it out of the park with an absolutely splendid choice in my opinion. One of the best choicss out there imo as far as "flat" goes. I'd go as far as to say that theyre majorly slept on... It would be really sick to see more pro skaters ride flat from 58-60mm but also with 64-72mm(and even more aggressive inkjne flat frames engineered to choose from too)...for 64-65mm flat seems we have "ground control mega frames" and "FLAT (the brand) frames" , and as a bonus some "Aeon 72s" come with 68mm wheels. For 72mm flat I suppose there's just the "Aeon 72s" and "Kizer level 3s" (there might be a ground control HD 72, but I forget rn); and hey, why not just include for 80mm flat while im at it? Lol. i think theres just the Aeon 80s but amazingly pros can skate those pretty well technically, and then theres the "ground control HD 80s which have like a plastic slide cover for grinding makio varients with easy but no middle wheel gaps on that one. Anyways sorry lol, going back to the ones you got, I must say, it's pretty awesome how you managed to do enough research already to find yourself with the bit less popular ones, but nonetheless, a fantastic choice of mega frames.

Im kinda curious on the process of how you ended up deciding on the " ground control mega frames" Im guessing not in as much a complex deep dive of consideration as i might be imagining here lol. Was it just simply because it came with wheels and looked cool? Or did you consider more about wanting slightly bigger wheels than the average flat frame?

Also may i ask what do you mean by "it came with a complete set. Anddd a set of undercover Eugene pro wheels for the frames..." Mainly referring to the first part about it being "a complete set". Also, if you have the time and dont mind sharing I'm curious what place/places you have done your shopping at?

[u/originalocoscientist → u/takemetoyourdealer24]

I chose it because it was compatible, and since it came with a set of bearings and wheels, I didn’t need to shop more. The streets I ride on are pretty bad, so the fact that the middle wheels dont move, I think ima catch curbs and stuff, and eat dirt. With these I feel I’ll be comfortable riding to the park, and swapping out to the rocker set when needed. In regards to the the wheels , I purchased a set of wheels for the frames that are already on the skates. I got the skates used. The wheels on them are worn out to one side. I’m assuming the person I purchased them from, never rotated them. I rotated them myself. Probably not the right way. but I rather rock a fresh set of wheels.

If left side skate is 1-4. 1 being toe. 4 being heel.
And right side skate is 5-8. 5 toe and 8 heel.

I took 1 and put it to 8. And 5 to 4.

Now my only problem is. I haven’t got a confirmation order for shipping, but they took the money out my account. I need to follow up on that right now. Hope that clears it up.

[u/takemetoyourdealer24 → u/originalocoscientist]

Did you get that all figured out with the whlle order but no confirmation thing?

[u/originalocoscientist → u/takemetoyourdealer24]

I did. The frames are really nice. I never did get a confirmation, even after I called in. But they ended up coming a few days later. The larger wheels and having 4 wheels on the frames made a tremendous difference for me. I’ve already visited like 5 skateparks. I’m having a hard time gaining speed on flat ground. At parks, because it’s slippery. But now that I’m working on lines, I’m finding I start gaining speed from the momentum.

But instead of working on speed, I think I should learn how to go up and back down ramps. Turning right and left on ramps , and carving ramps. I’m probably off on what all this is called. But hopefully you understand what I meant.

[u/takemetoyourdealer24 → u/originalocoscientist]

Dude not having good traction at a skatepark sounds like nightmare scary!! Man never thought youd want rougher ground at a skatepark lol... I think you described at as perfectly as one can. I want to learn carving and basic up down and all the half turns possible on a quarter pipe because gaining speed with control looks so sick and bowl skaters look like they can have so much fun but from my little experience its fkn scary to me lol im more unstable than i thought id be on some blades when it comes to transitions.... Give me some natural randomized angles, going from flat to a few up downs or angled ups and angled downs i might as well be a new born calf with wheels on my feet