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Kryptonics Star*Trac Blue 60mm The original Kryptonics line up was called by the name 'Star-Trac'. I have one of their first ads, it's headed 'Star-Trac - Tomorrows wheels today' Kryptonics wasn't even the 'brand' at the time, just the manufacturers name. As described in the advert- |
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Kryptonics Star*Trac Green 60mm A good wheels for slalom
if I recall correctly. As described in the advert- |
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Kryptonics Star*Trac Red 60mm. Were these the first wheels with a core? If you look closely, you will see a metal washer built into all these Star*Trac wheels where the outer bearing sits. I used to think this was rust from where bearing had been fitted in the past, but no, there is a washer in there. As described in the advert- |
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Kryptonics Star*Trac Orange 60mm. Orange - 85a - (translucent) Harder, less forgiving than yellow with similar performance |
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Kryptonics Star*Trac Yellow 60mm This was described as a 'downhill' wheel. Ultra soft, this was designed to go slow! So that you could cruise down long hills without picking up too much speed. Nice idea. As described in the advert- |
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Kryptonics Wide*Trac Green Missing See it at the back of this early group shot. |
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Kryptonics Star*Trac Blue 70mm The 70mm versionThis set is not New Old Stock, they are used but in great condition as you can see. They still have the raised letters on the outside edges |
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Kryptonics Star*Trac Green 70mm Bottle Green and beautiful. These were my Holy Grail of wheels for so long, I never expected to find any. Then I find three sets at once, that's how it goes! No metal bearing seat in these harder Greens and Orange wheels. |
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Kryptonics Star*Trac Red 70mm The original 'Big Reds'. these were massive in summer 1977. Everybody wanted them. Fast, smooth and that great swooshy sound as you carved them. A revolution. Probably the first time a manufacturer had achieved the magic combination of a soft wheel that would roll over anything, but had a high rebound, so was fast too. |
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Kryptonics Star*Trac Orange 70mm Don't know what was different between these and the Greens. The specs are identical, unless there was some difference in the formulation.
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Kryptonics Star*Trac Orange 70mm I thought these were copies until I heard from someone who lived in Kryptonic land, Boulder Colorado, back in the day, that the factory would lathe down some wheels for the slalom team, making them narrower. Well, these are professionally lathed front and back and are slimmer than my regular Orange set. |
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Kryptonics Blue 60mm The end of 1977 saw the release of the next
generation of Kryptonics wheels. The Star*Trac name was dropped and a
thick radius front edge design replaced the old model. The hardness of the Blues went up to 86a |
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Kryptonics Green 60mm These were the business in summer 1977 for park riding, everyone seemed to be on these or the 65mm ones. Sliding seemed to arrive at the same time these did. |
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Kryptonics Red 60mm Like little red apples. Perfectly preserved set of the small red Kryps. |
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Kryptonics Blue 65mm The new boyz, the 65mm version |
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Kryptonics Green 65mm The new 65mm Green became a very popular wheel, it's mid size proving good for park and street alike. |
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Kryptonics Red 65mm |
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Kryptonics Blue 70mm
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Kryptonics Green 70mm The hardest of the second series. The durometer rose to 91a, a rock hard wheel for the time. |
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Kryptonics Red 70mm The formulation of the Big Red stayed the same, just as soft and versatile. However the new edge profile helped make this wheel more stable at cornering than it's predecessor. |
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Kryptonics Blue C 60mm The 'C' series arrives in '78. The new plastic core being the main innovation. The wheel shape remains unchanged, but a white Nylon core is introduced to shed weight and give a more precise roll.The Blue becomes harder again, more of a cool blue. |
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Kryptonics Green C 60mm Great unused set still in the can they were sold
in. The can contained a guarentee card, instructions on how to fit the
bearings, spacers and washers, a sticker, and Kryptonics own brand bearings. |
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Kryptonics Red C 60mm |
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Kryptonics Blue C 65mm Black core! Is this any different from the White? I don't know. Do you? |
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Kryptonics Black C 65mm Black! Was this a limited edition or something? Whatever they are, they are cool. |
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Kryptonics Green C 65mm Rock hard and for super smooth surfaces only. Great park wheel. |
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Kryptonics Red C 65mm I have only two of these, a set would be nice |
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Kryptonics Blue CX-66mm Double conical wheel, still with the core, but a much bigger radius outer edge, and a machined 45% angled inside edge for smoother coping release. These are actually 64mm, who am I to argue? |
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Kryptonics Red CX- 64mm So, these are called CX-64mm. But they measure
60mm. I'm saying nothing! |
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Krypto Pro II Green 60mm I'm not sure if this was a rollerskate wheel or
not. I don't think so. Krypto is a new name, and Speedthane suggests this
is some super new formulation. |
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Krypto Pro II Pink 60mm Sure are Pink ! |
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