Tag Archives: wheels

Rollerbones Nylon Speed 86a Zebra Wheel Review!

Posted on September 17, 2012 by chelsowicz

I finally had time to try out my new Rollerbones Nylon Speed 86a Zebra Wheels! So far I’ve only skated on them about 3 times. The first thing I noticed is that the bearings I’ve been using for all of … Continue reading →

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New Wheels!

Posted on August 21, 2012 by chelsowicz

Just want to give y’all a heads up. I’m getting the Rollerbones Nylon Speed Zebra 86a wheels for my birthday! Even though my birthday is at the end of August I won’t be getting them until after Sept 5th (because … Continue reading →

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Hypocritical Setups

Posted on July 16, 2012 by chelsowicz

It is with much guilt that I report what I’ve done… I caved and bought a set of four 84A Poison Hybrids. And I *gasp* put them in a pusher setup. I know, I know. I said I wasn’t going … Continue reading →

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Pushers

Posted on July 12, 2012 by chelsowicz

I’ve been hearing about “pushers” for most of the time I’ve been researching derby. And many of the girls I see skating do seem to use pushers as part of their regular setup. As part of my wheel quest I … Continue reading →

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Get Wheeled

Posted on June 28, 2012 by chelsowicz

As I mentioned in a previous post, I feel like my wheels are really not cutting it on the floor of our practice facility. I’m new, so for a while I was blaming my problem on corners to my own … Continue reading →

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Wheel Basics

Posted on June 28, 2012 by chelsowicz

I was going to do a big ol’ post about what wheels I’m going to get for derby and in doing research I actually realized there are a lot of gaps in my wheel knowledge. So let’s clear those up … Continue reading →

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Upgrading My Skates (and what posts to expect)

Posted on June 27, 2012 by chelsowicz

One of the best things about having a decent skate boot to start off with is the possibility of being able to upgrade all of the skates components to make an even better over-all skate. Below you’ll find a list … Continue reading →

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