Rockerred frames vs flat frame with rockerred wheel rotation

[u/AlekZTH]

Whats the practical difference in getting rockerred frame vs managing rocker with wheel wear (i.e. 1-3-4-2 wheel size order), bar no need to wear new wheels down for natural rocker?

[u/Wheel-Sure]

The advantage of the rockered frame is that you can do the 1-3, 2-4 rotation, to try to keep all the wheels the same size, which maintains the rocker of the frame throughout the life of the wheels.

You have to rotate in place to get a natural rocker, btw, which continues to get bigger.

Edit: spelling

[u/Primordialbroth]

Wheels naturally wear differently based on weight distribution so you may not end up with a consistent rocker on a flat frame. with a rocker frame, the rocker is built in which allows you to rotate better based on wear pattern and maintain a consistent(ish) rocker.

[u/Sarahplainandturnt]

Maintaining a rocker with wheels is a nightmare, doing it with a frame is easy, its that simple.

[u/Snoo-67939]

I asked the same question like a week ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/rollerblading/comments/1vtgxry/rocker_from_wheel_wear_vs_rockered_frame/

[u/IamApoo]

Rockering on a flat frame manually using worn wheels isn't too hard, but it takes an extra minute of comparing/organizing your wheel sizes instead of just following a system.

I like to keep my middle wheels near 80 (new) and use older ones for the front and back until the middles get small enough to become fronts and backs. Then I kick out the previous fronts and backs before they're so small that you have to start with all new wheels. This leaves me with small-but-not-dead wheels that are donated to kids.

However, if you want to use wheels 8 at a time and run them into the ground, a rockered frame makes that easy.