from Chris Haffey on 23 Mar 2022
I recently started majorly geeking out on the new technology that has been coming out in the last few years in the rollerblading world. My latest intrigue has been with optimizing an “aggressive” style skate set up for speed for the work I do with Nitro Circus. What I have been eyeing is the lowest riding, most stable, fastest set up possible and it led me to buying a set of FAMUS wheels that have an aluminum core and are said to be the fastest wheels on the market. I completely understand why these should be faster than your average wheel, but they don’t come without their cons. In order to make sure the bearings fit snug into the aluminum the size has to be exact which makes it quite difficult to get the bearings into and out of these wheels. I found some things that helped me and wanted to share the knowledge to help others to maximize the value they get out of such an expensive wheel.