Author: Evolve Skateboards via YouTube
This weeks video is on the ABEC 11 107mm Review and Competition! In this video we will give you details on our collaboration with ABEC 11 to deliver a new 107mm electric skateboard wheel! The F1 is the offical name of the new ABEC 11 + Evolve 107 wheel and its designed to bring a completely new feel to your Evolve electric skateboard.
We were very lucky to have an interview with Chris Chaput, owner and president of ABEC11. Chris gives us some great insights into the the creation of the new ABEC11 Evolve F1 107mm wheel as well as some background to ABEC11. Chris is a legend of the sport and former world freestyle champion with ABEC11 producing a huge selection of sizes, shapes, durometers and formulas for every type of skateboarding.
Stay tuned at the end as we will give you information on a competition we are running to giveaway a set of these great new skateboard wheels! You can have a look below for full details.
In terms of specs – The wheel is 107mm in diameter and 55mm in width. It uses the 74A Urethane Reflex formula that ABEC 11 is famous for, giving you a super soft ride. A complete set of wheels weighs about 2kg (4.4 pounds).
This wheel does fit on most of our Evolve electric skateboards including the Carbon GT, Bamboo GT, GTX and ONE board. It will also work on our older Gen 1 Carbon and Gen 2 Bamboo but it won’t be compatible with the pintail and snubnose due to wheel bite.
Two things to note – the belt covers won’t fit on the board if your are using the 107mm wheels so you will need to take them off but we do have a new belt cover coming in the next few weeks that will be compatible. The GT remote also doesn’t have a 107mm setting but we will be updating this shortly.
The ABEC 11 107mm F1 wheel will work with both our 32 tooth and 38 tooth drive gears, but each will give you a different ride. The 38 tooth gear will brake faster but the 32 tooth will give you a faster speed overall (but slightly less breaking performance).
As electric skateboard wheels go – the 107mm wheel feels nice and stable due to its large size and should really transform your Evolve skateboard – giving you a great hybrid option between the standard street wheels and AT tyres. You will feel the bumps far less than with the smaller street wheels and its a real joy to ride.
You can order them now from our website! www.evolveskateboards.com.
COMPETITION
We will also be running a competition to give away one set of these awesome electric skateboard wheels. All you have to do is be a subscriber and tell us in the comments below why you want them. The best answer wins!
We will announce the results in the next Evolve Weekly. Have a look at the full competition details here https://www.evolveskateboards.com/pages/contest-terms-and-conditions and please note that YouTube is not affiliated with this competition. You can see their community guidelines here: https://www.youtube.com/yt/policyandsafety/communityguidelines.html
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