What for wheels do I need for freeride?

For freeride, you want wheels that are easy to break traction with. Then you have to decide if you want to do long slides, or rather slow down faster. For longer slides, you want wheels with smaller contact patch. To slow down faster, you want wheels with a bigger contact patch. The durometer you should use either according to the terrain you’ll be riding (softer wheels for rougher surfaces) and the speed you are about to get (softer wheels for higher speeds).

Harder wheels have their place in sliding, for example when you are just practicing on a smaller hill, because they are easier to initiate slide on, and will slide longer, giving you more time to get used to that feeling of a slide.

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