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Those Tracker Ollie wheels sound sweet. I have lots of stickers for them that I've gotten out of baggies of NOS Stimulators, but I've never seen a set of the wheels in person. I didn't even know they came in 85a. 63mm sounds like a good compromise between 60mm and 65mm too.
On the 70mm side of things, I finally got a set of the Krypto Hawaii K's that I've been looking for in 86a. They felt horrible, even after breaking in a little bit. I was comparing them side by side with the Comet Aquas and I came to the conclusion that the Kryptos had to get A LOT better to be even comparable to the Aquas. I understand that wheels start to feel a bit more predictable once their broken in, but the Aquas didn't feel this bad when they were new, and I don't see the Kryptos breaking in so well that they overcome that gap, so I sold them off already. They're not even worth putting on a top ten list.
If I had to make a personal top ten ditch wheel list, I think it would go something like this: (I'll stick to wheels that I've actually tried)
1. Comet Aquas (#1 hands down in my opinion, especially for big fast ditches)
2. Rainskates Tsunamis 85a (closest thing to an Aqua that I've ridden yet)
3. Comet Navy (a bit grippier than the Aquas, but still very drifty and slidable)
4. Powell/Surf One 65mm 80a All Terrain Cruisers or whatever (like the Aquas, these are very slidey for being 80a, I almost forgot about these)
5. Bones Bombers 85a (nice and soft to handle the rough stuff, but there are some obvious downsides, notably that they're kinda sluggish and almost too slidey at times, and there's no hard core to support the bearings. In 60mm, 64mm, or 68mm depending on terrain/personal taste)
6. No Skoolz 65mm 81/88a (duro depending on the finish of the ditch and personal taste, 84a would be nice but is not available)
7. BDS retro wheels under 90a (single or double conical, your choice, although the 87a Bottle Glass Green versions seriously drag ass and the Mellow Yellow series look too soft)
8. Krypto Slammers 60mm 88a (kinda grippy and slow, but they smooth out the rough stuff and feel good underfoot, cheap too)
9. Comet Games (90a feels too hard for me though)
10. Abec 11 Flashbacks (not as functional as the above choices, but they still feel pretty good. In 81a, 84a, or 88a depending)
Wheels that I have not tried yet but would like to get in a ditch some time:
1. Comet Greys
2. Rat Bones reissues in 85a
3. Flood Kontrol Thin Ratz
4. BDS mini-dubs
5. Abec 11 Strikers 66mm 84a or 88a
6. Seismic Hot Spots or trimmed Avalons
7. Those Tracker Ollies in 85a if I could find a set.
8. SMA 88a wheels, anyone tried these?
9. S9 Nineballs in 62mm 82a
10. Black Label Emergency 62mm 85a cored wheels.
I'm also curious about any of the mainstream filmer wheels from Ricta, Pig, Satori, etc. Although they'd probably feel too soft (most are 78a), I bet they'd have a good profile, and even some of the sizes are good. I have some Autobahn filmers in 56mm 80a on a mini board and the wheels are really fast and not too grippy. One thing I don't like about them though, besides their size, is that the have a sharp square inner lip that tends to get eaten up.
I've had several sets of Kryptonics and several sets of Gravity wheels, and I hated all of them. I know that most locals around here swear by the white Classic Kryptos, but they seem too soft for me personally and I'm not into the shape really. But that's just me.
"Everybody should just live." -Brian Brannon
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