Where is the best place to get 47mm RinkRat Crossbars?

[Spud387]

So, the Blue Hypers on my blades are getting absolutely destroyed (breaking apart) after a couple weeks. Before I find myself without wheels, I was wondering if people could recommend places that sell the RinkRats at a decent price?

The only place locally I could find that has them in stock sells them at $13 each
RollerHockeyMonkey.com is out of stock and they don't know when they will get more. Inline warehouse has them, but at $9.49ea then shipping. So far Inline warehouse is the best I can find.

Also, does anywhere sell aggressive 47mm wheels at around 80a hardness?

PS. I have an American address I can ship to so I can save on costs.

thx all

[cisco]

Inline wharehouse, thats where I got mine... They're expensive but they are worth it... the 2008 models are more durable, I've played 8 games in mine and still no signs of wear, and I'm a heavy man....


Edit....
I found some wear and possible splitting on the first wheel of my left skate, could be a defect, or could be t the same crap everyone else warned me about...

[Alex30]

they are disappearing for whatever reason and getting expensive where they still carry them. Here is the cheapest place still, even though they increased it by a dollar in the last 2 months.

2008 Rink Rat Crossbar Goalie Hockey Wheel Product

[Goalie33Avs]

Originally Posted by cisco

Edit....
I found some wear and possible splitting on the first wheel of my left skate, could be a defect, or could be t the same crap everyone else warned me about...

Probably the same crap.
The durability on these wheels is shockingly bad

[ac22484]

The rink rats suck. The have great grip but for regular play they will only last you a month if you skate properly. I found the same wheels but generic on ebay that were only $25 for 10 wheels. They felt the same and lasted just as short of a time. They are going to crack and break no matter what. I went through 9 sets in a PIHA season. They are worth the grip though.

[toskalawannabe]

i dont know if they still have them in stock but goaliemonkey had the white lites not too long ago. I talked to an associate at the store and he said they are they exact same wheel, the whole lighter weight thing is a gimmick. They were also a dollar cheaper then the regulars because they said they ordered too many. ive been using mine now for over a month with no signs of wear
Again, im not sure if they still have them.

[hot_karlw]

I bought my tour code skates and my rink rat 47mm's from inlinewarehouse.com . Shipped them to my house in canada , had them both within 3 days and only paid the g.s.t (skates where $13 dollars, and wheels were $4) so as a canadian , i totally recomend buying from them .

[ac22484]

do you really like the high boot. It seems like they would make it harder to move and weaken ankle strength much like taping the boot.

[c0nquistad0rian]

As someone mentioned, the price of the '08 model seems to have gone up significantly. These are the best prices of the 47mm crossbars that I've found:

$8.25

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$9

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EDIT:

The original poster mentioned that the price for these wheels at inlinewarehouse (which usually has pretty good prices) is $9.49 per wheel.

This is from their website:

Orders over $99 qualify for free ground shipping. Otherwise, ground shipping is a low flat rate of $7.50.

price per 10 wheels $94.40 + $7.50 shipping = $101.90.
You'd actually be getting more for your money to order the wheels plus something else small and cheap that you might need (new laces, or a couple of rolls of hockey tape, etc.) and get the free shipping for $5 more. I know that it's really small potatoes, but if it's something that you're going to get anyways, you might as well take advantage of it and get the most for your money.

[LIKEWALL]

Originally Posted by cisco

I found some wear and possible splitting on the first wheel of my left skate, could be a defect, or could be t the same crap everyone else warned me about...

Just emailed inline wharehouse in regards to there warranty on rink rats I have bought several in the last month. I have noticed that there are air bubbles in the wheels on the last eight I bought for my son Likewall some were close to the surface of the wheels and that is where two of them are starting to split he says they are the best wheels he has used but they sure don't last long.

I quote inline wharehouse" All rink rat wheels have a 30 day warranty. Air bubbles are
unfortunately, part of nature in the manufacturing process. However these
bubbles shouldn't force a wheel to be defective. If you experience wheels
de-hubbing or braking within the 30 day period they can be replaced"