Eschelon's new quad-pour wheel

[Invert 13]

http://yfrog.com/7h73025880j

I am out at the AAU Jr Olympics and got a chance to check out Eschelon's new wheel. At first glance I am highly impressed. The inside of the wheels are a softer durometer, while the bottom and outside edge are a harder durometer. I will have more specs and pics tomorrow, but figured I'd share since I haven't seen these anywhere around me yet.

[kerr 1]

Sounds good except for not being able to rotate the wheels.

[dreww 0]

Sounds sort of like the Addiction technology.

[RussianDangler15 0]

Sounds sort of like the Addiction technology.

Yea but with the addiction its harder on all of the outside if I'm not mistaken?

[meals7 0]

If the outside of the wheel has two different durometers, wouldn't that increase its chances of splitting/chunking?

[Invert 13]

When I was talking to one of the Eschelon guys, he was saying that they cure it all at once, whereas the Addictions need to be cured twice for each durometer in the wheel. Everyone who has been using the wheels this weekend seems to be ranting and raving about them. I'll do a review on them when I get home, I don't have skates out here, so I can't try them yet.

[Hoffer 0]

Please keep us posted on what you think of them. They sound like an interesting concept to me. Do you have any idea on the price of these per a wheel and when they will become available?

[Invert 13]

Skated by myself at the rink a little bit by myself on them today. They feel great, I don't feel like I'm in quicksand when I'm trying to move, but I have grip when I need to turn/stop. Haven't used them in a game yet, but have one tomorrow, that should be a better test of durability.

[Fisticuffs 0]

There were a number of players using them at JOs, some of which were skating several games a day. I didn't notice any chunking problems, which seem to crop up more often when playing on Ice Court II (which most of JOs was played on).

[Invert 13]

Skated in Adult Leagues with them last night, no noticeable wear after one game. A bit of the branding wore off, but as far as wheel wear goes, they are fine.

Just talked with Dustin Roux on Facebook too, he was saying that he switched over to them at the FIRS Men's Inline World Championship and has no intentions of using anything else.

These wheels seem like they might be gamechangers, especially since they are supposed to retail for much less than the Addictions.

[#96 0]

Skated in Adult Leagues with them last night, no noticeable wear after one game. A bit of the branding wore off, but as far as wheel wear goes, they are fine.

Just talked with Dustin Roux on Facebook too, he was saying that he switched over to them at the FIRS Men's Inline World Championship and has no intentions of using anything else.

These wheels seem like they might be gamechangers, especially since they are supposed to retail for much less than the Addictions.

I'm always looking for new things to try, especially potential "gamechangers". That pink color's gotta go though...I'm just not into the whole pink wheels, pink laces thing unless it's for Mother's Day or Breast Cancer kinda things.

[Invert 13]

Been using them for a month, wear is good, with no chunking down the center. The wheels are actually wearing down, haven't seen that happen in quirw some time...

One of the 76mm wheels cracked in half, but that is also after some idiot in men's league slashed the shit out of it, so I doubt it is a manufacturing defect and more of a downfall of playing men's league. Shayne at Eschelon promptly offered a replacement, even so.

After a month, I'd put these at one of the best wheels on the market, especially given that they are quite a bit cheaper than the competitors.

[nickyb13 9]

What is the retail on these?

[Invert 13]

I was told around $8 each. They are supposed to go on HockeyMonkey first.

[seanrmih 0]

We will start logging hours on these bad boys as well. Mission and Bauer roll Rink Rat and Labeda but we want to know about every product in our game. Not sure that we will expose those results here but we will beat them up and give some general feedback. The wheel is poured in China and there has never been solid high performance urethane from there ever. I am skeptical but we will see after the summer is done and people have had a chance to try them over an extended period of time. Good to see Eschelon (Hyper) at NARCh and they had a great set up.

[iceburg19 1]

We will start logging hours on these bad boys as well. Mission and Bauer roll Rink Rat and Labeda but we want to know about every product in our game. Not sure that we will expose those results here but we will beat them up and give some general feedback. The wheel is poured in China and there has never been solid high performance urethane from there ever. I am skeptical but we will see after the summer is done and people have had a chance to try them over an extended period of time. Good to see Eschelon (Hyper) at NARCh and they had a great set up.

good to hear,Im ready for a new wheel. Ive given the addiction wheel plenty of skating time to prove to me the wheel will out last other wheels.sure they grip,but they seem to start cracking just like most other wheels,they are holding together but how long do you want to skate on chunked up wheels.two full sets sinse febuary.I just skate on sport court,should they last longer?average skate,twice a week.

[meals7 0]

good to hear,Im ready for a new wheel. Ive given the addiction wheel plenty of skating time to prove to me the wheel will out last other wheels.sure they grip,but they seem to start cracking just like most other wheels,they are holding together but how long do you want to skate on chunked up wheels.two full sets sinse febuary.I just skate on sport court,should they last longer?average skate,twice a week.

I'm surprised, I only skate on sportcourt too and my set of addictions didn't start to crack for at least 6 months and even then there was no performance issues.

[iceburg19 1]

I'm surprised, I only skate on sportcourt too and my set of addictions didn't start to crack for at least 6 months and even then there was no performance issues.

Im wondering if its just me,maybe just a bad batch of wheels(two sets?) ,but they dont seem to last,Im 200lbs skate with 705 graf and sprungs,and use the orange addictions,do you think the red addictions would be better?

[meals7 0]

Im wondering if its just me,maybe just a bad batch of wheels(two sets?) ,but they dont seem to last,Im 200lbs skate with 705 graf and sprungs,and use the orange addictions,do you think the red addictions would be better?

Definitely not the reds, they are softer and for 170lbs and under

[iceburg19 1]

what are the name of these new quad pour wheels from eschelon,anyone know any of the eschelon people?maybe they can come on the site and answer some questions about the wheel.

[Invert 13]

The Quad-Pour is called the Apocalypse, the Triple Pour are called the Oracle, and the Split Pour are called the Prophecy.

This is the description from the eBay listings for the wheels.

Part of the Apocalypse split-pour series, the Eschelon Apocalypse uses a four pour process that provides for both maximum speed and grip.A flexible split-pour inner preform works in conjunction with a stabalizing outer pour formulated with quicksauce to deliver uncompromised performance.A new compound combining gripsauce with an indoor race compound completes the fourth and final pour known as the grip plate. A revolutionary process in which only the inside edge of the wheel is poured differently giving a skater the best grip and speed where it matters most.

[Hoffer 0]

Just noticed they are up on Inline Warehouse.

Apocalypse - 9.49 a wheel

Oracle - 7.95 a wheel

Prophecy - 4.95 a wheel

[Shayne Arsenault 0]

Hey Guys, thanks for the interest in the new wheels. The basic idea of the wheel is that they have two different urethanes and two different hardnesses on the outer pour of the wheel for extra grip when needed. The softer urethane (pink) is placed on the inner side of the wheel. With the process we are able to produce a performance based wheel at an affordable price. The Prophecy is a dual pour wheel priced at $4.95 per wheel, so you can buy a set for $40.00. As you move up in model, the Oracle has 3 pours and retails for $7.95 and the Prophecy has 4 pours and retails for $9.49.

Why the pink? Well, two reasons - 1/ pink resembles the color of gum which screams grip and 2/ We wanted people to know when players were skating, that the wheels are Eschelon wheels. We will be releasing more colors in the months to come for those players that do not like the pink.

If you guys have more questions shoot.

[iceburg19 1]

Hey Guys, thanks for the interest in the new wheels. The basic idea of the wheel is that they have two different urethanes and two different hardnesses on the outer pour of the wheel for extra grip when needed. The softer urethane (pink) is placed on the inner side of the wheel. With the process we are able to produce a performance based wheel at an affordable price. The Prophecy is a dual pour wheel priced at $4.95 per wheel, so you can buy a set for $40.00. As you move up in model, the Oracle has 3 pours and retails for $7.95 and the Prophecy has 4 pours and retails for $9.49.

Why the pink? Well, two reasons - 1/ pink resembles the color of gum which screams grip and 2/ We wanted people to know when players were skating, that the wheels are Eschelon wheels. We will be releasing more colors in the months to come for those players that do not like the pink.

If you guys have more questions shoot.

Hey Shayne, thanks for coming on board.Im trying to find a wheel that is durable and has lasting grip.Working at an inline rink gives me the opportunity to try many differant wheels.Ive tried all the high end wheels and find that some of the middle of the line wheels work just as well.I skate an average of two-three times a week,all sport court flooring,Im 200lbs,skating style is aggresive,lots of turning ,stopping,always moving.Also using the sprung chassis(love the sprungs)going through wheels just plain out sucks.In your opinion how long should a top high end set of wheels last? what wheel from Eschelon would you recommend.

[Stampede#11 0]

I just bought a set of the Apocalypse based on the postive feedback on the forum and the decent price point for a top end wheel.

Amazingly disappointed.

I am not a the best skater (in terms of speed or an aggressive style) yet the back wheel's pink strip has worn down already on both sides .... after a single 60 minute skate on sports court.

Where the pink bit joins the rest of the wheel, there is now a noticable ridge/lip which seemed to then make the wheels slide. It looks like layers of the pink have been peeled away, thus leaving the ridge, which is clearly visable to the eye.

The front 3 on each skate were fine, but again felt slippy rather than grippy, from when I first skated. When the back wheels wore down, the slippiness just seemed to get worse.

Rink Rat Hornets and Addictions last usually 4-5 months for me, playing 2 or 3 times a week, so it is not even a close comparison that would mean it is something drastically wrong my skating style.

You have to try new things, but back to Addictions for me I am afraid ... I am sorry I ever left you!!!!