why don't more people skate with bigger wheels? I'm talking 60mm and above.it feels so much better to skate when you're not trying to balance precariously on little tiny baby wheels, where even a speck of dust will send you flying.
>>247103Because I pop my tail
>>247105This. Big wheels are heavier and worse for slide tricks. Also, stop making threads that could have been a post in /esg/
>>247103to the kids these days, anything over 54mm is considered too big.>>247106/esg/ is literal cancer I can see why he wouldn't post in there.
big wheels heavy small wheels lighttoo hard to flippy dippy with heavy wheels
>>247103bc my trucks arent rocks
>>247108>kids these days>/esg/ is literal cancerlol, lmao even.
big wheels are actually making a comeback
>>247103wheelbite
>>247103wheelbite, the pop, some skateboarders actually do this believe it or not, sliding on ledges etc
just wax the wheel wells you guys lmaoand maybe use some lighter trucks
>>247103Among other things (wheelbite, heavy, etc...) I find big wheels have too much lateral traction to do anything difficult. You land weird and they stop all horizontal motion completely instead of sliding a littleBut everyone who actually skateboards to get around has two sets of wheels. If you are skating miles on 100a 50mm wheels your city either has perfect asphalt or you are mentally retarded.
>>250557retard
>>247105fpbp OP exposed as kook
58s are about right, trucks with a shorter wheelbase will help offset the steepness for pop (ie ace, venture v8 but I haven't tried them yet idk if the wheelbite will be bad)
I only skate 56mm and up. Mostly 60mm slimeballs or oj's. It does make some things harder but I love the amount of speed you can sustain on big wheels. Plus they just look cooler.
>>247108>to the kids these daystrends on this have swung back and forth a couple times. the desirable wheel diameter when i was a kid in the 90s was around 40mm. just completely ridiculous for anything other than pristine smooth skateparks.
>>250852>pristine smooth skateparkswhich did not exist in the BPLW era. they were riding bearing condoms on parking lot asphalt and bricks.
>>250599What do you mean, rolling around campus while holding hands with your boyfriend while wearing matching knee pads is extreme as hell!
>>247103I have 52mm wheels from some board I got from a local skateshop that was premade. Do I upgrade to try and learn better at different places or nah? I should also ask how do I balance better?
>>247103couldn't be me
>>247103Personally, I can't stand anything smaller than 90. 110 is best, feels like flying. On small wheels you kick back 10 times to reach the speed I get in two kicks, might as well run in place just to waste your energy lmao>inb4 muh slidesdon't give a shit bro, I skate for speed not show-off le slides with 50% chance of falling, injuring myself and missing out on the skating season
I skate spitefire classic 52mm cuz i do sick tricks, but i also have a cruiser with some thick OJs
>>260992This kind of post is to be expected from someone who confuses durometer with size, and admits they miss half their tricks. I'm sure people are very impressed when you show off your speed.
>>261014no he's a longboarder lol. 110 durometer doesn't exist and he can't slide. ud be sliding all over with 100 durometer
>>260658that black border around the board looks nice, care to share a full board pic?
>>247111People say this when they ride full-weighted Indy trucks and their board somehow outweighs my setup with Tensors and Mini-Cubics on it57-64+mm, no risers, lightweight trucks, wax under the wells, way more fun to ride.Smaller wheels have gotta be wider to even it out I think, and a wide 54's low enough to fit low trucks for tricks and that.>>250571NO U
>>250852I've got a pair of pre-owned wheels around 45mm now that are tolerable 'cause they're wide enough to keep SOME speed, and I got a 92 shaped board hung up in my garage. Could be a sick mix.
54mm and I skate them until it feels really slow, and that’s usually around 48mm.for a park setup, I like 58.obsessing about weight is for girls, no hollow anything , I learned to kickflip on a pig shape with 169s and ratbones and some weight actually helps me boost cause im tall and slim
