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| < General ~ Heelys announces new Mega/Plate Style! |
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Fri Apr 01, 2011 10:55 am
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Museum Curator
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I can't confirm this, but I just got a mail with a heelys.com return address that says that in response to increasing demand, they've created a new style with Mega wheels and grindplates, from size 12c all the way to Size 13!
Called the Flail Pro O, this new style has "Rumble-style wheels to protect against air bubbles, as well as forward grindplates for a wide variety of new tricks."
Holy crap.. it's what we've been waiting for! |
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Fri Apr 01, 2011 12:19 pm
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| Need pictures! I hope they look as good as the other styles with the grind plates, and obviously I hope they are comfortable. |
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Fri Apr 01, 2011 1:04 pm
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Fri Apr 01, 2011 10:38 pm
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| Oh Slicer.... the cruelty is hilarious. |
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Sat Apr 02, 2011 6:43 pm
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| Quote: | Need pictures! I hope they look as good as the other styles with the grind plates, and obviously I hope they are comfortable.
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~ That made the post that much better.
If only, if only. |
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Fri Apr 08, 2011 9:16 am
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Fri Apr 08, 2011 4:32 pm
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i was waiting for slicer to say it but....
APRIL FOOLS! |
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Fri Apr 08, 2011 5:26 pm
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| wiz13 wrote: | | Quote: | Need pictures! I hope they look as good as the other styles with the grind plates, and obviously I hope they are comfortable.
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~ That made the post that much better.
If only, if only. |
I knew it was fake, my original post said it was an April fools, but I edited it not to ruin the joke. Though, I admit it took me awhile to figure it out. |
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Tue Apr 12, 2011 3:48 pm
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| I just read this, and actually believed it for a second .. and then I saw the date it was posted. |
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Thu Apr 14, 2011 7:10 am
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| Yeah, since my work is pretty quiet these days I'm paid to sit and browse the web, and I like to read tech-news websites but on April 1st it was a total nightmare: sometimes you could not be sure which articles were April fools because some were quite believable, whilst others were more obvious. The worst offender was the front page of Wikipedia on that day: it was so full of crap I just gave up on it for that day. |
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Mon May 23, 2011 2:00 am
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| I know I'm months and months late .. but .. that was the cruelest thing ever. |
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Wed Oct 17, 2012 9:33 am
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| Mega and grind plates?!? I cant wait. |
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Thu Oct 18, 2012 12:24 am
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Thu Oct 18, 2012 7:30 pm
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1. Tricks, ramps, and going over cracks are much much easier with mega wheels. Overall they are better in like every way.
2. Why do you comment "I can't wait" on a thread that's well over a year old? Especially an April Fools Day thread. |
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Thu Oct 18, 2012 8:16 pm
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| nevershoutchris wrote: | | whyyyyy do you guys like mega wheels? |
Only one reason for me, the ability to drop in much, much better bearings. Like bones for instance. Rolling over cracks is not terribly difficult with Fats, and Megas are no huge improvement IMO.
I used and abused my large fats for 5 years straight, went through 2 pairs of Atomics.
SAME wheels though, ABEC 5. Don't know how, but they lasted. The rubber is hard and still grips, and the bearing are as loud as ford ranger with rod knock, but they FLY.
After riding on Megas for a few months now, my opinion is hard to determine. The bearing upgrades are great, the larger wheels can carve a corner at 15-20mph way better than Fats..
Both style wheels have their uses. I still wear my Atomics if I'm just chiling around. |
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