Any course or rough surfaces will require wax. A way to determine this is by doing the "rub test". Take your grind plate and very gently slide it across the surface. If any friction is felt, the surface must be waxed.

yeah, think of it like you where going to boardslide someting. The grind plates tend to slide about the same amount as wood decks.

sorry, grind plate?

Well he must know since he ordered a pair of Express.

watyawant, the grind plate is the plastic thing in the arch of the shoe that actually enables you to grind. Without grind plates, you're pretty much stuck with regular shoes.

waxing issues
Dec 31, 2007 by aplauche

i have some new expresses on the way.

which surfaces require wax to be grinded and which do not for these shoes?

Oh, my bad.