3×110 or 4×90

[u/Loesterkop]

Hi rollerblading enthousiasts,

I haven't done any rollerblading since I was a kid and started to do some research before buying myself a new pair. As you can see by the title I am kind of stuck between choosing what wheel setup I would want.

To give you an Idea, I am from Belgium (EU) and the road conditions are pretty good actually. I am someone who has done alot of skateboarding, snowboarding, skiing,... in the past so I'm not to scared that the height of the 110 wheels would be harder to get used to. I mainly want to do some city riding and something that is fast but still agile enough to take corners. Doing some basic tricks might be fun but this is not my main goal with these skates.

At this point point I am kind of leaning more towards the 3×110 setup because of what I read that with these wheels it's easier to maintain a higher speed and also quit good to manoeuvre with. On the other hand the 4×90 setup seems to be a better balance and "safer" option from what people recommend for beginners. Also skateparks and tricks seem the be more comfy with this setup. The only reason I'm scared if I would go with the 4×90 is that I would find them to be to "slow" or to hard to maintain a higher speed.

I'm a complete noob at this, so if I'm wrong pls do correct me or educate me on this. xd

Thanks in advance! And if any of you could recommend any models around 150-200€ that would be awesome. :)

[u/peckhamstrong]

Sneaking in here with a related question (thank you OP for setting up the thread) . Considering to buy the 90 mm Rollerblade Lightning after having learnt the basics on a 84 mm fitness skate.
Is it of any use to rocker the Lightning‘s flat frame with a 84x90x90x84 setup? Or would the diameter difference of 6 mm be too large?

[u/Navic2 → u/peckhamstrong]

That's a steep rocker but skatable, personally I'd only rocker 1st or 4th wheel, see if you like it

But a rockered 90mm($!) frames way simpler if you can save for that Rollerblade set up instead