| The wheels are where your skateboard meets the | | | | while providing you with a comfortable landing. |
| ground. And as such, the critical movements that | | | | Alternatively, there are also those who create wheels |
| affect your overall performance depend so much on | | | | with a hard inner core and soft outer core. The hard |
| your choice of skateboard wheels. Get the perfect | | | | inner core then provides better support the bearings. |
| combination for the type of skating you do and you're | | | | The Skateboard Wheel Material |
| guaranteed consistent performance wherever you | | | | Another factor that can affect your skateboard |
| may skate. | | | | wheel's performance is the material used in creating it. |
| It's therefore important that you understand the things | | | | In the past, skateboard wheels were made of metal. |
| that will affect your skate wheels' performance. We | | | | While metal is quite resistant to wear and tear, they |
| have already talked about the two most common | | | | cannot provide things such as rebound. Today, almost |
| factors that skaters look into when buying wheels: the | | | | all skateboard wheels are made of polyurethane. The |
| diameter and the hardness. To back track a bit, both | | | | great thing about polyurethane is that they are durable |
| the size and hardness of the wheel affect how fast | | | | yet inexpensive to make, so skaters get wheels that |
| you can go and what tricks you can do with your | | | | last a long time for around $20-50. |
| skateboard. | | | | However, not all skateboard wheels are created equal. |
| Aside from the diameter and hardness of the wheels, | | | | While colored skateboard wheels look cool on your |
| there are also other important factors that are often | | | | board, they tend to be less durable and more |
| overlooked. These factors are the material used in | | | | susceptible to flat spotting than pure urethane wheels. |
| creating the wheel and the presence of an inner core | | | | The reason for this is that molecules of the paint |
| in the wheel. So before you buy a wheel, we suggest | | | | occupy the space that could have been occupied by |
| you read on first and learn more about these two | | | | other molecules, thus weakening the material. So the |
| factors that affect your performance. | | | | purer the polyurethane wheel, the stronger it is. |
| The Core | | | | On the downside, pure polyurethane wheels might |
| Most choices of skate wheels available are only either | | | | have too much grip on the road than some riders |
| hard or soft, with slight differences in between. | | | | would like. For riders who want less grip but a more |
| However, there are other skate wheel manufacturers | | | | durable wheel, a white wheel is often advised. White |
| who combine their wheels with an inner core. The | | | | wheels are less prone to flat spotting than wheels of |
| purpose of the inner core is to counteract the | | | | other colors. |
| limitations in performance of the outer core. | | | | So when you're looking to buy great performing skate |
| For example, hard skateboard wheels can be a pain | | | | wheels, don't just look for the right combination of |
| to ride. That is why there are manufacturers who put | | | | height and hardness. Also take a closer look at how |
| in a soft inner core to cushion some of the impact. | | | | it's made. The better made your wheels are, the longer |
| What you get then are wheels that can take a beating | | | | you can ride on your skateboard. |