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Me = Jammer.
New Wheels. These are narrow. They don't collect the muzz* yet they are grippy enough for the crap floor we skate on**. It has always been a drama: hard = no muzz but no grip. Soft = no grip because of muzz magnet-ing.
Narrow was the big question. I can say the following:
1. Narrow has made me feel way more maneuverable. (or it could be partly because I have such fabulous grip where once I had none). And just for the record: I was no slouch before--seriously, I just feel way more wily.
2. I maaaay may may maybe may feel a tad bit slower. Either from the push or from the softness. But really for me the wily (at this point) trumps the flat out speed on our track. It's not like you're really racing outside of the pack for very long. Mostly you're trying not to get laid out and scoring mad points.
*Muzz : Man-fuzz, the fuzz on the the track presumably left by the (predominantly male) hockey players, likely their body hair. Mmm.
**Crap floor: sport court that is rarely, if ever cleaned or swept.
Narrow was the big question. I can say the following:
1. Narrow has made me feel way more maneuverable. (or it could be partly because I have such fabulous grip where once I had none). And just for the record: I was no slouch before--seriously, I just feel way more wily.
2. I maaaay may may maybe may feel a tad bit slower. Either from the push or from the softness. But really for me the wily (at this point) trumps the flat out speed on our track. It's not like you're really racing outside of the pack for very long. Mostly you're trying not to get laid out and scoring mad points.
*Muzz : Man-fuzz, the fuzz on the the track presumably left by the (predominantly male) hockey players, likely their body hair. Mmm.
**Crap floor: sport court that is rarely, if ever cleaned or swept.
