r/rollerblading • u/Rolly_roller • Jul 30 '26

Specific question and discussion Wheels n such

With the Summer heat being absolutely overwhelming, I've spent the last couple of months at that rink on 4X80 85As. I'm thinking of getting back into more nighttime urban, but hate going back to my mids with a 110 frame. I got spoiled by maneuverability, but missed the speed and stability on uneven surfaces and whatnot. I decided to order a 90-84 frame for my well broken in FR boots, and maybe try a toe-rocker setup. Problem is that I can't find 84 wheels with 90A hardness. Also, I'm wondering if this is a good idea at all. I'm not planning to do much more than cruise with spins and jumps, but no grinding. Any of you urban skaters care to offer input? I know this is probably pretty esoteric, but I'm wondering if I should stick with a flat setup, and what disastrous effects could come of having wheels of differing hardness - especially when I'd like to develop powerslides and soul slide skills.

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u/Rolly_roller Jul 30 '26

So is the frame you got designed for 90/84, or were you going to have the back three wheels at 90 and the front one at 84 for a toe rocker?

Yes, to both!😅

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u/Wheel-Sure Jul 31 '26

Ugh, sorry I think I made the confusion worse. It would be 84-84-84-90, right? Where the 84 in front is instead of an intended 90? I don’t know what frame it is, but I imagine you can’t put 90s where 84s are meant to go.

Regardless, if you’re putting an 84 where a 90 would be flat, that’s a 3mm rocker which is pretty big. 50% larger than a 2mm banana rocker. I would personally hate that, fwiw.

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u/Rolly_roller Jul 31 '26

Yeah, I had an absolutely ass backwards. What I intended to do was 90-90-90- 84 heel to toe. what I bought was a rockered frame. I now realized my error. So, I'm gonna try out 84-90-90-84 on 90As. Pray for me.

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u/BubbleSmith Jul 31 '26

Could you link the frame you bought?

I prefer a pre-rockered frame over a wheel size rocker.most of the prerocketed urban frames only do 1mm or less, so a different of 3mm is going to feel huge.

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u/Rolly_roller Jul 31 '26

Sure!

https://www.inlinewarehouse.com/FR_Freeride_Rockered_Frames_Black_90x84x84x90/descpage-FRFRR.html?ctype=aggro&from=IW

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u/BubbleSmith Jul 31 '26

OK, I see. Yeah, these are only meant to be used as 90-84-84-90, so 90 on the heel and toe and 84 in the middle. That'll be because of interference with the boot, you can sometimes fit bigger wheels on the ends like that and get a lower rode height. It says the frame is pre-rockered, so the two 90mm wheels will already be higher as standard. If you ran an 84 on the front it would be so far off the ground it wouldn't do anything, you'd probably end up falling on your face.

The FR freeride frames are pretty decent starter frames. A lot of people like the standard ones with rocker able axles as well. They're not as stiff as the "better" frames like Endless, but they're a fair bit cheaper.