Skateboard Wheels Reviews & Tips

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If you decide to buy a skateboard, you probably only focusing on the performance of the skateboard. Like color, size, and overall design.  But never ignore the important part of it, the skateboarding wheels.

Skateboard Wheels 70 mm

Skateboard wheels may looks simple below your boards, but it take the responsibility of your boards keep rolling and keeping your feet on your skateboards in the different rough of surfaces. The right chosen of your skateboard wheels will give you more confidence in performance.

Skateboard wheels made of revolutionizing quality rubber-like material called urethanes that help revolutionize the future of skateboarding. It designed in many size and hardness that give an effect in the speed and how smooth you ride on your skateboards. The hardnesses of skateboard wheels measured using a scale called as durometer span from 75a to 99a.

Skateboard wheels using in the street usually made very hard to make it move quickly. Street skateboard wheels are usually very hard, which allows them to slow down quickly. On the other hand, when it wearing in the skate park, usually made from softer urethane.  A modern skateboarding wheel just like wheels on a car and bike are made more comfortable either using in the rough terrains or smooth one.

Skateboard wheels attached to the trucks using hex head axle bolts and ABEC (can be from a different company’s) ball bearings to provide the free-spinning movement of the wheels.

Skateboard Wheels normally build in size 52 to 60 mm. But when choosing skateboard wheels you may accommodated to your body size.  Skateboard Wheels for kids or teenager is highly recommended around 52 to 5 mm. And for adult around 56 to 60 mm. The skateboard wheels for street skateboard type usually sized around 48 to 55 mm. It is smallest than other. For slalom you may choose from 56 to 75 mm.

Skateboard wheels may cost you around $ 10 – $30 for 50mm. And for size 70 mm it may cost you around $25 – $50. You could buy the cheap skateboard wheels by compared it brand by brand but consider your safety is first. Have a happy skateboarding !

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