u/Key-Cash6690

What hardness? How much do you weigh? What size shells? What size wheels do you skate?

Also unrelated: What do you guys think of these frames where the front wheel is set forward like mine? Is that design helpful for some reason? I wonder how it compares to equal spacing in terms of feel and wheel wear pattern.

Some pictures of my wheel wear. These were 100mm at one point. I rotated them at least 4 or 5 times in their lifetime. I let them be rockered recently and they're super fun like that. Still working for taking dogs around the block we'll see how many more laps I get.

RB hydrogen 100mm 85a wheels. I may rotate and get a few more miles in.

Getting down close to 90 mm now

My foot: 270/272mm with thin socks

Skate: Mens size 8 lightning shells Twister size 9 cuffs Twister size 9 liners

Dr shoal's brand thin foot beds inside liner instead replacing stock foot beds gave me more room inside shell.

Odor eaters brand thin foot bed under liner for shock absorber/sizer/liner protection from mud and dirt.

Seba 3x100mm frames RB Hydrogen wheels 6 ball reds bearings Velcro lower straps Waxed hockey laces up through shell and liner.

About two years into my return to inline I've tried quite a few setups but these are my top 3:

80mm rockered, 3x100mm, and 80mm flat.

These are my go-to skates I keep set up and keep coming back to.

Some thoughts no one asked for...lol:

I like frames that aren't too much longer than my shells.

If I had to pick just one it would probably be 80mm rockered. They feel like ice skates and I love the freedom.

I prefer flats mostly on my local downhill bike track (the train yard bike park in Rogers, Arkansas), pump track, and sometimes for the skatepark...but half the time I skate park and pumptrack on my rockered skates. I'm comfortable rolling in and out of bowls, over jumps and spines with them. I don't mind the slightly more squirrelly feel. Kinda reminds me of loose trucks on a skateboard.

3x100 is my favorite for long distance because it's still short enough to still be playful and accelerate quickly. My front wheel in this frame is set a bit forward but at some point I would like to try some 3x100mm frames where they are set equal distance apart and as close together as possible for a shorter frame length overall. I'm curious how that would feel and whether the wheels would wear more evenly with such a setup.

I sometimes skate 3x110 but they feel long and a bit sluggish to me.

I skate size 8 lightning shells with twister cuffs and size 9 twister liners. I have replaced the lower buckles with Velcro. I skate waxed laces with a runners knot at the top two eyelets. I prefer FR frames because they can be set back to what I consider a more centered position in my shell size.