Manufacturing tolerances for wheels

[kmfdm86 112]

So one of my teammates is coaching me on my skating. He thinks I should go to a softer wheel because he sees me slipping too much while skating which is causing me to lose speed when I push off. So I take off my Rink Rat Identity Krysis' and put on a set of Labeda Addictions that came with the skates (CCM Jetspeeds). Change the first wheel, tighten the axel the same amount I normally do, same bearings and everything. The wheel spins about 200x more freely than the rink rats did. The rink rats got like 10-15 spins before stopping. The addictions just go and go.

 

Do you guys think this is just a difference between the brands or maybe the rink rats were just a bad batch or what?

[Wicked3Aussie 68]

I believe labeda wheels have a narrower profile than rink rat wheels.

 

 

[kmfdm86 112]

Good to know. The place I bought them from just describes both wheels' profiles as "tapered" without offering any measurements.