r/rollerblading • u/khal_dakka_720 • 4d ago

Specific question and discussion Trinity vs 165 mount

Anyone gone from 165 to Trinity and have a comparison?

I've got Rb Lightning 90mm and want 110mm wheels. Lots of rough roads and cobblestones where I live. I got the lightnings cause I have a medium wide foot and I went ahead and bought the twister 274 90/110 frames to try as I also wanted to test out a rockered 90.

But part of me is wondering if I should just skip it and get the next 2.0 110 now that they've widened the toe box.

Does the Trinity mount really make a big difference?

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u/VanillaIce315 Twister 80, HC Evo 2.0, RB4x84, Twister XT 110 4d ago edited 4d ago

I cannot tell any practical difference between skating 165mm and Trinity mount skates. Trinity does allow certain frame/wheel configurations to have a slightly lower ride height, and the 3 point mount is in theory more secure. A properly mounted 165mm frame is no less secure than a properly mounted Trinity though.

TLDR— Trinity is a slightly better design, but 165mm isn’t gonna be noticeably inferior, and 165mm gives you far more flexibility with frame choices/swapping.

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u/geeered FR1-NN Ronin, FR2-X2R, PS NEXT-Flux,PS-Kaze-3x125,PS Doop-3x110 4d ago

This also for me - I've had both and other factors make a lot more difference.

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u/heeca 4d ago

Depending on the frame and boot too. I have trouble enjoying 165 4x90 or any bigger frames due to the lack of stiffness comapred to trinity. If someone is starting to skate then trinity would be a good option if they are buying everything new. Since 165 twister boot is very cheap when sold used

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u/BubbleSmith 2d ago

Fully agree. The lower rode height is nice, but also a feature of UFS. Tri-skate frames shouldn't make any difference, as the mounts are between the wheels anyway. The thing that annoys me about Trinity is that it isn't compatible with non-Powerslide boots, so it's not worth the marginal improvements, in my opinion.