In this post I’ll compare the following wheels…
- RollerBones Teams 98As, both 57 and 62mm
- CIB Streets 98As, 55mm (slightly smaller than the CIB Parks)
- Juice Ritas 98A 60mm
- Moxi Fundaes ~92A 57mm
from left to right: CIB Park, Moxi Fundae, Rollerbones Teams, Juice Ritas
Roller Bones Teams 98As 57mm/62mm
I’ve skated on the RollerBones 98As 57mm/62mm at the skate park for a year and a half. If you’re just starting out, I highly recommend the Teams as one of your first wheel purchases. They’re affordable and make both great beginner skate park AND rink wheels. Bonus: they also come in lots of colors!
The most notable difference between the Teams and dedicated skate park wheels is that the Teams have flat edges, whereas dedicated skate park wheels have rounded edges. Rounded edges can make carving easier. (But flat edges are better for rink skating!) I didn’t feel like the flat edges got in the way much at the skate park until recently when I started skating much larger bowls.
I have owned both the 62mm and 57mm variant. In theory the 62mm should be better for bowl skating, since larger wheels can hold their roll longer, but frankly at my level I didn’t really notice a difference switching between the two. I imagine the 57mm would also be better for slides there should be less chance of wheel bite.
CIB Streets 98As, 55mm
Unfortunately I haven’t had the chance to try out the CIB Parks yet, but I did try a set of CIB Streets which are incredibly similar. Both are 98A. The only difference between the two is diameter. Parks are 58mm, Streets are 55mm.
The CIB wheels are great. I appreciated the rounded edge when carving. Hardness felt exactly the same as the Ritas 97A, and perhaps a touch softer than the Rollerbones Teams.
I would definitely skate in these wheels again.
Juice Ritas 98A 60mm
The Juice Ritas felt almost exactly the same as the CIB Streets, aside from the difference in diameter. The hardness felt indistinguishable from CIB (and perhaps a touch softer than the Rollerbones Teams). The rounded edge felt great for carving.
I would definitely skate in these wheels again.
If you’re between the Juice Ritas and CIB Streets/Parks, it’ll ultimately come down to what kind of skating you plan to do. If you plan on skate bowls, you may want to get a bigger wheel like the Ritas 60mm. If you plan to focus on slides and stalls, you want to get a smaller wheel like the CIB Streets/Parks, or one of the smaller Rita variants.
Moxi Fundaes ~92A 57mm
The Moxi Fundaes are my go-to wheel for wood/skatelite skate parks. They’re also great for a trail skate to a skate park, where you don’t want to change wheels when you get to the park, as they handle debris surprisingly well given the hardness!
However, they’re not my main park wheel. I go for a harder wheel when skating concrete. When I’ve taken the Fundaes to concrete parks, the difference is most notable in larger bowls. I find that my first carve feels almost the same (slower, but same height), but after that it’s hard for me to sustain my speed. If I was more skilled/stronger, I imagine this would be less of an issue.
I strongly recommend Fundaes as a beginner skate park wheel. Landing jumps feel so much safer on these, and as a beginner you’ll likely appreciate that they roll a little slower. If you’re not skating big bowls, loosing speed isn’t much of an issue.
I don’t recommend Fundaes for rink usage due to their rounded edge, and how sluggish they feel on rink floors.
I’ll update this post as I try more wheels.
Huge thank you to @gnarl.sagan and @laelana for lending me their wheels, enabling me write this post!
The Wheel Nicole 
I’d love a review comparison of the Moxi Trick Wheels vs the Moxi Fundae Wheels.
Which is best for getting into dance/jam skating??
For now I need a harder wheel for practicing dance moves, spins, etc. Indoors. I can’t currently skate outdoors due to snow. But I wanna practice inside. I only currently have the Moxi Gummy Wheels, which are far too gummy for inside practice.
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If you had to choose between those two, I’d go with the Tricks because they’re harder. But in my opinion, neither the Fundaes nor the Tricks are ideal for dance skating as both are round-lipped wheels. Round-lipped wheels make carving bowls easier, but make it harder to maintain strong edges (as you can roll onto the rounded lip) needed for rink footwork.
I’d encourage you to instead look into a hard, flat-lipped wheel like the Rollerbones Teams or Suregrip Fames.
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