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GIOTTO 54D - 60mm Professional Loop Figure Wheel
Product Description
GIOTTO 54D – 60mm Professional Loop Figure Wheel
Part Number: STRUGIO54-60
Hardness: Cream 54D
Diameter: 60mm
Compound: MonoCompound Elastomeric ThermoPlastiche Formula
The Giotto 54D Wheels are the Medium Tight Professional Loop Figure Wheels and are the World Standard by which all other Figure wheels are compared. Most of the world level Loop Figure competitors use the 60mm for the Loop Circles and use combinations of hardnesses of the Giotto to achieve the best Skating result. Roll-Line has developed this wheel giving it properties that provide great roll with just the right amount of grip for figures. Compulsory Figures are high precision exercises. The feet transmit the impulses to the skating boot and thus to the steering (for the direction) and finally to the wheel (for contact with the skating surface). The Roll-Line Giotto Professional Figure Wheel (54D) is a Lo- Profile wheel with exceptional Roll characteristics with extremely Close Tolerances for Roundness, Trueness, and for the Cage where the Bearings and Spacers are mounted. The Roll-Line Giotto is a MonoCompound Elastomeric ThermoPlastiche wheel, which is produced utilizing an injection system and is Silver Chromed. The 54D provides a very good grip in the wheel material and is for a skating surface with moderate grip. The wheel color identifies which hardness the wheel is. Cream: 54D.
In the USA, most skaters use the 58D, while stepping down to the 50D or sometimes the 54D for the inside toe wheels as additional Push Wheels.
The softer the wheel, or lower Shore “D” hardness number, the more the grip and slightly less roll. The harder the wheel, or higher Shore “D” number, the more the roll, with slightly less grip.
Giotto Professional Figure Wheels may be purchased in sets of 8, as normal, but sets of 2 wheels are also available for any of the 4 hardnesses, for Push Wheels, priced at ¼ (25%) of the price of a full set of 8. To purchase a partial set please Call or E-Mail theperfectsk8s.com directly.
It is almost always recommended to use spacers in the wheels, when using standard 7mm bearings. Long ago, before the use of Lock Nuts (the nuts that have the Nylon Plastic inserts) to hold the wheels on the axles, Jam Nuts were used, but when the spacer was not as wide as the web of the wheel, or the wheel was not machined accurately, the bearings would lock up, the nut had to be tight, and could not be “backed-off”. This method, of locking the Axle Nut down, did promote proper bearing alignment and did increase the diameter of the axle from 7mm to approximately 14mm, because everything was locked down, which also saved the problems of bent axles. Today we do use Lock Nuts. It is still very advisable to lock everything down (especially for FreeStyle, Jam, and Roller Derby Skaters). Roll-Line does provide Spacers for Roll-Line Wheels with each pair of Frames or they can be purchased separately. Properly locking the Wheels down when using standard bearing types, will also promote longer bearing life. The new Roll-Line 7mm MicroBearing System , provides an absolutely Incredible ROLL (significantly more roll than even the old Snyder Super Fafnir bearings, which used to be the best). The Roll-Line MicroBearing System fits ONLY Roll-Line Frames and DO NOT Require or Use Spacers between the bearings. These MicroBearings are mounted like standard bearings with the shields to the Outside.
The Giotto 54D Wheels are the Medium Tight Professional Loop Figure Wheels and are the World Standard by which all other Figure wheels are compared. Most of the world level Loop Figure competitors use the 60mm for the Loop Circles and use combinations of hardnesses of the Giotto to achieve the best Skating result. Roll-Line has developed this wheel giving it properties that provide great roll with just the right amount of grip for figures. Compulsory Figures are high precision exercises. The feet transmit the impulses to the skating boot and thus to the steering (for the direction) and finally to the wheel (for contact with the skating surface). The Roll-Line Giotto Professional Figure Wheel (54D) is a Lo- Profile wheel with exceptional Roll characteristics with extremely Close Tolerances for Roundness, Trueness, and for the Cage where the Bearings and Spacers are mounted. The Roll-Line Giotto is a MonoCompound Elastomeric ThermoPlastiche wheel, which is produced utilizing an injection system and is Silver Chromed. The 54D provides a very good grip in the wheel material and is for a skating surface with moderate grip. The wheel color identifies which hardness the wheel is. Cream: 54D.
In the USA, most skaters use the 58D, while stepping down to the 50D or sometimes the 54D for the inside toe wheels as additional Push Wheels.
The softer the wheel, or lower Shore “D” hardness number, the more the grip and slightly less roll. The harder the wheel, or higher Shore “D” number, the more the roll, with slightly less grip.
Giotto Professional Figure Wheels may be purchased in sets of 8, as normal, but sets of 2 wheels are also available for any of the 4 hardnesses, for Push Wheels, priced at ¼ (25%) of the price of a full set of 8. To purchase a partial set please Call or E-Mail theperfectsk8s.com directly.
It is almost always recommended to use spacers in the wheels, when using standard 7mm bearings. Long ago, before the use of Lock Nuts (the nuts that have the Nylon Plastic inserts) to hold the wheels on the axles, Jam Nuts were used, but when the spacer was not as wide as the web of the wheel, or the wheel was not machined accurately, the bearings would lock up, the nut had to be tight, and could not be “backed-off”. This method, of locking the Axle Nut down, did promote proper bearing alignment and did increase the diameter of the axle from 7mm to approximately 14mm, because everything was locked down, which also saved the problems of bent axles. Today we do use Lock Nuts. It is still very advisable to lock everything down (especially for FreeStyle, Jam, and Roller Derby Skaters). Roll-Line does provide Spacers for Roll-Line Wheels with each pair of Frames or they can be purchased separately. Properly locking the Wheels down when using standard bearing types, will also promote longer bearing life. The new Roll-Line 7mm MicroBearing System , provides an absolutely Incredible ROLL (significantly more roll than even the old Snyder Super Fafnir bearings, which used to be the best). The Roll-Line MicroBearing System fits ONLY Roll-Line Frames and DO NOT Require or Use Spacers between the bearings. These MicroBearings are mounted like standard bearings with the shields to the Outside.
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