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Usd - Team Wheel 61mm/90a Inline Skate Wheels

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The USD brand should be known to every aggressive inline skating enthusiast out there. It has been founded back in 1997 and made the name for themselves by pushing innovations and constantly introducing new and exciting products to the market.

It is not a secret that USD is owned by Powerslide – one of the biggest skate and parts manufacturers in the world. German company have two different brands related to aggressive inline under its umbrella: Kizer frames and Undercover wheels. It would seem counter-intuitive to make wheels under USD brand when Undercover exists, wouldn’t it? But it is far from it.  Undercover wheels are premium offering, one of the best on the market and as such, they come with a significant price tag.

There’s a huge market for more affordable wheels and USD ones are simply that – mid-range models offering great price to quality ratio. Powerslide Spinner wheels are a good equivalent among freeskating ones, seeing that both are solid and reliable “workhorse” that won’t cost you an arm and leg.

USD wheels come in several sizes: 55 mm, 58 mm, 61 mm, 64 mm and 68 mm. As you can see, there’s something for fans of classic flat and antirocker setups as well as more modern big wheel and hybrid frames. Sizes from 55 mm to 61 mm have minimalistic, solid core which means there’s a lot of urethane to roll on. They have wide profile with slightly rounded edges – these are made to be stable on landings. The two biggest sizes, 64 mm and 68 mm, use a bigger core to maintain adequate rigidity to the sides. Another differentiating factor is the profile – there, we have more round, freeskating-like profile, aimed at delivering more speed.

All USD wheels are made out of Super High Rebound (SHR) urethane blend, which is halfway between High Rebound (HR) used in cheap wheels and Ultra High Rebound (UHR) in premium ones. It makes these wheels rolling smoothly. Well, they aren’t the fastest on the market, but you won’t skate a marathon on them, right? All wheel sizes have 90A hardness, which is pretty much a standard for aggressive wheels and makes them long lasting.

To sum it up – if you are looking for wheels, which won’t force you to break the bank open, but also won’t fall apart after few landings, lasting reasonably long, USD Team are a good choice. The value here is great and that’s what mid-range wheels are about, isn’t it?

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Every aggressive inline skating fan should know USD brand. German company Powerslide, one of the biggest inline skates manufacturers in the world, introduced USD back in 1997, under UpSideDown label to begin with. The name was a little nod towards tricks naming convention but primarily reflected the intention of turning the industry upside down – introducing fresh ideas, offering innovative products and wide compatibility with parts without need to use power tools (which was rather uncommon back then).

USD was a great success – the company has hit the ground running, quickly attracting aggressive skating legends like Shane Coburn and Arlo Eisenberg. Other skaters have followed and soon legends like Jon Julio, Josh Petty, Dustin Latimer, Champion Baumstimler and Kevin Gillan have joined the team. It was basically a pantheon of pro-riders back then, unmatched by any other skating brand team before or after.

In 1998 the brand was renamed to Universal Skate Design, further putting pressure on the main goal of USD – providing great products for wide group of skaters. Even though the very first skates made by USD were not that good (USD Damocles), the company has landed their first mega hit with Throne Classic the same year. These legendary skates were in production for over 15 years and even though they are not being made any more, they still have a lot of fans to this day. It was the first boot ever designed with customisation in mind – allowing to easily change frames (even for ones made by other brands like 50/50 and Senate), soulplates and other parts.

Few years later, USD joined an industry wide project to develop UFS – universal frame system, a skate frame mounting standard allowing for simple exchange of frames. It is used in skates to this day and serves as an example of what can be achieved if big industry players are willing to cooperate. Of course, the brand has not stopped innovation and constantly introduced new skates, parts and pushed for growth of the sport. In year 2000 they have released a video with profiles of USD team riders – now legendary COUP de TAT, one of the most important, if not the most important, videos in history of aggressive scene. Another milestone came in year 2010, when another brand by Powerslide – Deshi – was disbanded and USD overtook and polished their best skate, resulting in release of Carbon II, undoubtedly the most popular carbon-based aggressive skate ever. The design of this boot has proven so good that other companies have started to copy it. Five years later and USD drops another megaton bomb – the Aeon skates, first ever to feature unibody construction, where shell, soulplates and frame are single moulded piece. This resulted in a super light and responsive hardboot, unlike any other released before.

There’s no denying that aggressive inline skating is not as popular as in 90s, but there are still several core brands on the market, offering solid products. However, while others focus on two or three skate models and target medium or upper price bracket, USD tries to offer variety both in terms of price and products. If you need solid, complete skates to start on, USD delivers. If you are after high end, lightweight boot made out of carbon, they have those too. Something innovative, different maybe? USD won’t let you down. This variety is something other companies simply do not match.

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