*Great advice for beginners,* especially the wax! I never knew the tip about removin the roadside bushing, that's really smart! The way wheelbite can catch people out is when they swap to a lower degree baseplate and loosen their trucks, they forget to check for wheelbite.
Just happened to me when I purchased Caliber 3s from my Paris V3s. The cone roadside bushing as well as Lower degree baseplate caught me good lol. Now I put orangatang NIpple on and works like a charm
Want to share about abrase your own wheel well. In short, it works. I wanted to lower my board by taking away my riser pad so I did this. I managed to abrase around 3ply height of wheel well.
The 39" SHRIKE complete I purchased came equipped with 70mm 78a freestyle/cruiser wheels. Using my skateboard for my 1-3 mile commute occasionally; thinking that larger harder wheels would provide me with a longer and perhaps faster roll. I purchased 90mm 81a pavement gobblers and built-in 6 ball precision bearings and yes; they work out great for the push and obviously a longer faster roll. Knowing that I was going to have to add riser pads to combat wheel bite, I went with the 1/2 inch and they worked great. What the risers also helped me with was; the extra half inch of height enables me to SEE AHEAD a bit better on my long push skate commute. Allowing this old man(I'm 62) a little more reaction time to avoid big rocks and trash in the bike lanes.
Thanks for all the tips. Prefer a loose feel on the surfsk8. Slow progression to softer and softer bushings. Until the bite. Add a riser or change out wheels to smaller diameter dilemma. Love Handles released. Decided to swap out the 4Pres for Love Handles. Expensive route, but happy with the choice.
Is there a reason you didn't opt for the risers? I understand that if you have to push your skateboard/cruiser/longboard, it's nicer when it's lower to the ground, but on the surfskate I only pump and I reckon it doesn't have any downsides if it gets a bit higher?
Interested in giving the Love Handles a try. ~Year later. Still happy with choice. Limited experience with different wheels. Seismic Hot Shot, 4 President, and stock YOW. Wheel of choice. @@GenePavlovsky
Great vid about this! I would add that bushing shape could also make a difference. Venom makes stepped bushings called eliminators. They help a lot with wheelbite!
Could you do a video on how to take apart & put back together a board. How to adjust it to your liking, & when riding how to feel the difference in the area you’ve adjusted
Great Advice! Personally, I'd say try risers first as using them can come with some added benefits. I've had a street skating board setup with 1/8 inch risers on it since I was a kid. As someone who rides fairly loose trucks, wheel bite is basically not a concern, like ever. Personally, I never felt like the risers negatively impacted my skating (flip tricks, ledges, rails etc.) and, as a bonus, it seems to really help in preventing "stress cracks" from forming in the deck over time and not to mention that the softer risers can act as a shock absorber if you're skating bigger stuff (stairs, loading docks etc.) Some companies even list them as "shock pads" instead of "riser pads" for this reason. Personally, I'd say to stay away from the hard-plastic risers if you're looking at from the "shock pad" perspective as I've seen them crack or split several times over the years when exposed to high impact skating (specifically, the Independent brand hard plastic risers). Lol, but yeah... I'm a big advocate of using risers regardless of cruising or street skating and wish more skaters tried them out. With that said, I think I'm one the only street skaters I know who actually uses them. (SHRUGS SHOULDERS)
Don't you rotate your wheels from time to time? I mean, every time you take your wheels off for a clean, put them back on but swapped in an X pattern (swap rear right with front left, rear left with front right) to even out the wear.
Funny thing with using smaller wheels. Got a new skateboard because my old one wasn’t really that good anymore. Bought a complete, because I didn’t want to spend that much. Today I went out skating it for the first time and after the first real turn got wheelbite. To be fair, I did swap the wheels. When the board came, it had 52mm and I changed them to 53mm (don’t ask me why. It’s just because I’ve always been skating 53mm and I feel comfortable with them). Just out of curiosity I then switched back to the original ones and also got wheelbite with them.😆 Tightening n the trucks won’t work, because this was the first thing I did after realizing and almost squeezed my bushings. I’m not really used to them, because I’ve always skated harder ones. So now, I’ll swap the bushing with them from my old board, because they’re still almost perfectly fine, and I’ll add a riser pad. Hope that’ll do it😅
Should check! Wheelbite on Globe Aperature complete even after harder bushings. Ribs are sore! Don't forget to actually stand on the board as the torsional flex can allow enough bend to bite.
Last Tuesday was the first time where wheelbite did not send me flying. So yeah, progression. (For reference, the board was an Omakase with Orangatang blue In Heats and a riser pad)
Just have a thin shock pad, Paris V3s and 83a Stimulus. I had the 1/8” riser pad and In Heats setup initially but where I live it can get pretty steep and with that setup I constantly picked up too much max speed.
I won a cruiser board in a giveaway a few weeks back and just got it recently, this video arrives just in time cause as a beginner skater wheelbite is probably my biggest concern, thanks for the info man!
Use a bit of candle wax, tuck a little tea light in ya pocket and you sorted. I just couldn't get rid of wheelbite at extreme angles on my waterborne set up, even with hardest bushes.
The weird bone or ribbon kind of shaped boards with the tighter board with on truck height are 100% wheel bite free, but its impossible to ride super loose
I've recently started watching your videos and they're super detail and pretty well made so thank you for that! I was wondering if you have a z-flex and if you'd be doing a review on their cruiser's or any of their boards as I am curious when it comes to their boards.
You make really good videos mate. They look very professional but still strike the right chill tone. You get to the point. You provide really useful info. And you're not in any way or annoying or over the top. You definitely deserve more views and subscribers and I wish your channel all the best. Keep it up man :)
Another couple tips to prevent wheelbite...Use a large cupped washer roadside to create an almost mechanical lock on the turning radius of the truck. Loaded does this with some of their setups. Definitely works on paris and independent trucks. Also, try different bushing shapes like venom stimulators or riptide chubbys. I recommend a softer than your usual duro if using a more restrictive bushing. Different bushing shapes almost completely change the characteristics of a truck.
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I like how you guys include the more peculiar methods to fix wheel bite knowing full well that 99% of us won't bother even trying that.
Lol thanks. Trying to include stuff like that without going too in-depth and still keeping it simple. Appreciate you always supporting!
@@concrete-waves Well you covered the most common ways to fix wheel bite and I think that's what matters the most. Keep it up !
If you get rubbing from Shark wheels is that considered a shark bite?
whoa 😂
I just purchased 58mm wheels because I'm skating on rough road and now I'm afraid of wheel bite.
*Great advice for beginners,* especially the wax! I never knew the tip about removin the roadside bushing, that's really smart!
The way wheelbite can catch people out is when they swap to a lower degree baseplate and loosen their trucks, they forget to check for wheelbite.
Thanks for watching bro! And good call about swapping to lower baseplates. That'll definitely mess you up
Just happened to me when I purchased Caliber 3s from my Paris V3s. The cone roadside bushing as well as Lower degree baseplate caught me good lol. Now I put orangatang NIpple on and works like a charm
...or swap to cupped washers if you're using flat ones... Or turn your wheels inside out sometimes outer lip is wider
*laughs in drop-through :’)
Haha oops, I totally forgot to cover drop-throughs
@@concrete-waves it's aight I hate those anyway. Got misinformed into buying one.
And why you dont like itl?
as someone who has very bad injuries caused by wheel bite watching this man show what it looks like gives me an unbearable amount of anxiety
please tell me what is the best loaded board for cruising which isn't a longboard
Follow up question is the coyote good for cruising
Can you critique the landyachtz’s stratus?
love ur vids :)
Want to share about abrase your own wheel well. In short, it works.
I wanted to lower my board by taking away my riser pad so I did this. I managed to abrase around 3ply height of wheel well.
The 39" SHRIKE complete I purchased came equipped with 70mm 78a freestyle/cruiser wheels.
Using my skateboard for my 1-3 mile commute occasionally; thinking that larger harder wheels would provide me with a longer and perhaps faster roll. I purchased 90mm 81a pavement gobblers and built-in 6 ball precision bearings and yes; they work out great for the push and obviously a longer faster roll.
Knowing that I was going to have to add riser pads to combat wheel bite, I went with the 1/2 inch and they worked great.
What the risers also helped me with was; the extra half inch of height enables me to SEE AHEAD a bit better on my long push skate commute. Allowing this old man(I'm 62) a little more reaction time to avoid big rocks and trash in the bike lanes.
Haha nice William. Thanks for sharing this info
@@concrete-waves Groovy I dig the no nonsense reviews and information.
Best skate channel on RUclips.
Keep up the good work man!
Appreciate that, thanks for watching
Board collection reveal?
I think you just about covered everything 👍🏼
Cool, thanks for watching!
Thanks for all the tips. Prefer a loose feel on the surfsk8. Slow progression to softer and softer bushings. Until the bite. Add a riser or change out wheels to smaller diameter dilemma. Love Handles released. Decided to swap out the 4Pres for Love Handles. Expensive route, but happy with the choice.
Is there a reason you didn't opt for the risers? I understand that if you have to push your skateboard/cruiser/longboard, it's nicer when it's lower to the ground, but on the surfskate I only pump and I reckon it doesn't have any downsides if it gets a bit higher?
Interested in giving the Love Handles a try. ~Year later. Still happy with choice. Limited experience with different wheels. Seismic Hot Shot, 4 President, and stock YOW. Wheel of choice. @@GenePavlovsky
Great vid about this! I would add that bushing shape could also make a difference. Venom makes stepped bushings called eliminators. They help a lot with wheelbite!
I knew I forgot something. I saw you mentioned that on the IG story. Thanks for commenting about it man!
@@concrete-waves 🤙
Why is Bill's left forearm floating?
lol 😂
Could you do a video on how to take apart & put back together a board. How to adjust it to your liking, & when riding how to feel the difference in the area you’ve adjusted
This is such a good idea. I'll definitely put this on our list of videos. Thanks Kari!
Great Advice! Personally, I'd say try risers first as using them can come with some added benefits.
I've had a street skating board setup with 1/8 inch risers on it since I was a kid. As someone who rides fairly loose trucks, wheel bite is basically not a concern, like ever. Personally, I never felt like the risers negatively impacted my skating (flip tricks, ledges, rails etc.) and, as a bonus, it seems to really help in preventing "stress cracks" from forming in the deck over time and not to mention that the softer risers can act as a shock absorber if you're skating bigger stuff (stairs, loading docks etc.) Some companies even list them as "shock pads" instead of "riser pads" for this reason. Personally, I'd say to stay away from the hard-plastic risers if you're looking at from the "shock pad" perspective as I've seen them crack or split several times over the years when exposed to high impact skating (specifically, the Independent brand hard plastic risers).
Lol, but yeah... I'm a big advocate of using risers regardless of cruising or street skating and wish more skaters tried them out. With that said, I think I'm one the only street skaters I know who actually uses them. (SHRUGS SHOULDERS)
Another trick would be swapping your back wheels as their are more used and smaller for the front ones if you can't afford a new set
That's a sold idea, thanks for sharing man
Don't you rotate your wheels from time to time? I mean, every time you take your wheels off for a clean, put them back on but swapped in an X pattern (swap rear right with front left, rear left with front right) to even out the wear.
Funny thing with using smaller wheels. Got a new skateboard because my old one wasn’t really that good anymore. Bought a complete, because I didn’t want to spend that much. Today I went out skating it for the first time and after the first real turn got wheelbite. To be fair, I did swap the wheels. When the board came, it had 52mm and I changed them to 53mm (don’t ask me why. It’s just because I’ve always been skating 53mm and I feel comfortable with them). Just out of curiosity I then switched back to the original ones and also got wheelbite with them.😆 Tightening n the trucks won’t work, because this was the first thing I did after realizing and almost squeezed my bushings. I’m not really used to them, because I’ve always skated harder ones. So now, I’ll swap the bushing with them from my old board, because they’re still almost perfectly fine, and I’ll add a riser pad. Hope that’ll do it😅
Does anyone know TAWALHI CARVER SKATEBOARD is the brand tawalhi a good brand?
Should check! Wheelbite on Globe Aperature complete even after harder bushings. Ribs are sore! Don't forget to actually stand on the board as the torsional flex can allow enough bend to bite.
Last Tuesday was the first time where wheelbite did not send me flying. So yeah, progression. (For reference, the board was an Omakase with Orangatang blue In Heats and a riser pad)
That's good it didn't send you flying. What size riser pad do you have on that setup?
Just have a thin shock pad, Paris V3s and 83a Stimulus. I had the 1/8” riser pad and In Heats setup initially but where I live it can get pretty steep and with that setup I constantly picked up too much max speed.
Super helpful video, love the content as always!
Stoked to hear that, thanks for watching!
Hey can you review the landyachts drop cat 33? I will only buy it after I see you review it 🤷♀️
I won a cruiser board in a giveaway a few weeks back and just got it recently, this video arrives just in time cause as a beginner skater wheelbite is probably my biggest concern, thanks for the info man!
Cruising on a board is the best summer time hobby, you’re pretty lucky lol
Oh that's awesome. Glad this vid could help!
@@Kappie. hopefully i will have properly learnt to skate by summer, thanks
Not sure but perhaps use a flat washer at the bushings for better carving but more bite-dread or cupped washers for less of that.
Use a bit of candle wax, tuck a little tea light in ya pocket and you sorted. I just couldn't get rid of wheelbite at extreme angles on my waterborne set up, even with hardest bushes.
The weird bone or ribbon kind of shaped boards with the tighter board with on truck height are 100% wheel bite free, but its impossible to ride super loose
Holy shit this video answered so many questions for me!
Remember - mounting caguamas to your dinghy will make you fly for sure :p
that's a recipe for disaster lol
Cool
Thanks for watching & dropping a comment, I appreciate that
good informative vid i already knew allot off these but its really usefull for alot off others
Cool, thanks for watching. Just trying to create a library of videos covering the basics
Seems like you covered all the bases 👏👏
Cool, thanks Greg!
i just started to skate from watching your channel and each time i have a problem, you have an answer THANK YOU
Tried with risers and it through off all my tricks lol it’s amazing what that 1/8” difference does
Awesome video… cheers from AZ
Thanks Stephen! Appreciate that
Hi can you review stuffs from decathlon? for example a Yamba Cruiser 900
Great video, really helped!
Appreciate you watching and dropping a comment!
Would you consider reviewing a magneto pintail board?
Can you review dusters cruisers? They might be a digny alternative
Hey bro love the videos. Hope you make longboarding content more often.
Amazing Video
I appreciate that, thanks 🤙🏼
Risers imo are the best way to go because they don't hinder or change the board feel other than a slightly higher riding platform
So dope
Appreciate it Charles!
I've recently started watching your videos and they're super detail and pretty well made so thank you for that!
I was wondering if you have a z-flex and if you'd be doing a review on their cruiser's or any of their boards as I am curious when it comes to their boards.
You make really good videos mate. They look very professional but still strike the right chill tone. You get to the point. You provide really useful info. And you're not in any way or annoying or over the top. You definitely deserve more views and subscribers and I wish your channel all the best. Keep it up man :)
Thanks man, i appreciate that. Means a lot
What happened to this channel? 2 months since a video has been posted.
Be back soon. Took a break to clean up our website / rethink our content
@@concrete-waves awesome ! Let us know if you want feedback
Another couple tips to prevent wheelbite...Use a large cupped washer roadside to create an almost mechanical lock on the turning radius of the truck. Loaded does this with some of their setups. Definitely works on paris and independent trucks. Also, try different bushing shapes like venom stimulators or riptide chubbys. I recommend a softer than your usual duro if using a more restrictive bushing. Different bushing shapes almost completely change the characteristics of a truck.
how do you like those Otang Love Handles? got me some but snowed in.
Ayoo here early for once
Ayoooo what’s good!