How To Choose The Best Skateboard Wheels | Size
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Finding the right skateboard wheel can be tough sometimes, especially when you are first starting out! So to help out we had Professor Darren break down the basics in this 3 part video series featuring explanations for Durometer, Size, and Shape. This video will guide you into finding the right size skateboard wheel for you. Size is very important and can affect you skating a lot, so check it out as Professor Darren runs you through it!
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Straight to the point, the best kind of vids
That's how we do it!
fr tho
Ben Ferret and dosnt take up to much time
Ikr
Yeah
I know all of this and I still watched.
Standing Pineapple same lmao
Yeah. I'm just watching videos at work. I'm pretty settled on my size. The smallest I can get away with on my streets is 56mm.
@@Y34RZERO i like 60mm the best, but the downside is having to use risers.
@@mr.jamster8414 I still run risers. I got 1/8 risers. If not when I land, I get wheel bite. 1/8 is just enough to ollie with and not get it so bad that I get thrown from the board. I also switch wheels. I got some Bones Easy Streets STFs but for cruising I switch with the 56mm bones rough riders ATF wheels.
@@Y34RZERO yes, but i like looser trucks. It is something i can get used to, and now i ride 1/4 inch risers just fine, and can ollie just as high.
I wanna learn tricks without dying from a pebble
I have mini logo 90a, they are pretty good, rolled over a bolt no problem lol
Aiyana tempeleton can you still do grinds?
@@johnahsmith1932 TBH I haven't really tried, I'm still pretty new to skating. I've done some really simple slappy grinds and didn't really notice a difference from my bones 100s. I do think they would stick tho, especially tail/nose slides. I saw Dale Decker grind with some 87a(softer) OJs, which stuck but he still got away with it. I've seen 97a wheels, I bet they'd still be soft-ish but slide at the same time.
That's something a dog would say.
i can relate
Very useful info for new riders! Sometimes even after few years skating we don’t know all the info on our gear. Knowledge!! More more more! :)
I been skateboarding for years on and off and im just now figuring this out
Thank you sooo much this helped a lot no one else told me this I was looking for a wheel that could be used for tricks and rough terrain so prolly 57 to 58
Nice keep it straight to the point
Yooo!!! My sweetspot is 54mm 97a slimeballs!!! Runner up powell park rippers of the same. I skate hard, clean, smooth concrete parks. I do alot of power slides and skate mostly on transitions and doing oie tricks. I find them soft enough and grippy enough. I am going to start expiramenting with some others this year. I have some 53mm 100a powell peraltas for if I go skate indoor mini ramp. So far so good. I am going to set up a cruiser this summer and lut some BIG soft wheels on that!!! Let's GO skaaaate!!! I'm 46 and about to level up again this year🤙🛹!!
Thank you for this informative short video.
You're welcome!
I skate 60mm 78a on my board and still do all tech tricks with them. You just have to adjust to the weight of the wheels. And I skate a 10x31 Santa Cruz slasher re issue board with indys 169’s.
That's a big board for tech. You must have strong legs!
@@SkateWarehouse I don’t know why I said tech tricks. I meant flip tricks. But nothing super tech.
@@MRJONESFAN1 Either way, you've gotta have strong legs to flip that board.
guys help me okay so i have social anxiety and my wheels (52mm) or whatever it is is EXTREMELY LOUD, so i end up freaking out and messing up my tricks. i want to still be able to do tricks easily since i’m still kinda a beginner but i don’t want them to make a lot of sound to draw attention to me
i saw this from another guys comment, try 86a wheels, its a good balancing between crusing and doing tricks
新莊囝仔 tysm!
I feel you, but tricks will always be loud and people will turn their heads when you pop an ollie. People even look when I cruise with my 78A 60mm cruiser wheels, I think its best to just ignore it. What you can do though is maybe getting some Keyframes and some silent new bearings so at least cruising will be more silent.
I normally use 52mm STF wheels by im gonna buy some 54mm ATF wheels for cruising cuz my ground in parking lots and sidewalk is so rough
That 57mm Pentagram wheel though 🔥
Can you tell me what kinda wheels i do need to ride on a very rough road, and also I am a beginner so what's should be weight and dimensions i need
If your planning to cruise around on a rough road I would suggest getting a bigger wheel with a low durometer rating!
But, if you are learning tricks you should get a smaller wheel like 52mm-54mm with a 99a-104a durometer to help you grind on rails or ledges.
Slimeballs 60mm78a
thanks this helped sooooo much keep it up!
Glad we could help!
thank you i liked the video and subscribed
Great, thank you!
So my skateboard wheels rn are hard wheels but they absolutely suck on the streets of my neighborhood so should I get cruiser wheels?
You don't necessarily need cruisers, but you can try sizing up. If you normally ride 53mm, try a 55mm. And maybe a little softer wheel. It just might be enough to make a difference. Here's a link to our durometer video ruclips.net/video/XTUriZNmGQw/видео.html
To any person who has basic skateboarding skills (you can ride, turn, ollie while moving) and is looking for info on wheels.. this is missing a lot... like, 75% of it... The overall size is only about 25% of what you need to take into consideration.
Width is equally as important as the diameter. So is the durometer (hardness). Both of these impact overall speed/acceleration just as much as diameter. Then there is the shape/cut, which doesn't affect the speed/acceleration at all, but will have a dramatic impact on how smooth and quick your trucks turn.
All of these factors influence stability and therefore your overall confidence on the board.
I would highly suggest if you are looking to upgrade your wheels, you check out some other videos.
SW does often have good prices. Just maybe not the best informational videos.
You should check out the rest of our wheel videos and articles! We cover it all!
www.skatewarehouse.com/news/articles/how-to-choose-the-best-skateboard-wheel-%7C-durometer.html
www.skatewarehouse.com/news/articles/how-to-choose-the-best-skateboard-wheel-shape.html
www.skatewarehouse.com/news/articles/how-to-choose-skateboard-wheels.html
funny how we used to fo flip tricks and carve the streets and parks on 90A 60mm back in the 80s
The good old days...
Thanks 🤙🏼🔥
Fo sho! Hope the video helped.
Cool vid
Can I a set of wheels pls??i want the orange one pls
Emanuel Campos buy them, you can’t just ask for stuff and expect to get it, save up and buy it.
What are the best for freestyle?
Urm doctor skate. May i have a description on my skateboard. I have surfskate cruiser n i were hoping it could go on rough surface. It's 60mm tho. N I'm curious , wht the size of standard longboard wheels (downhill)
I'm looking for a wheel that I can cruise but also do tricks with (right now I can only do an ollie but I want to progress). What do you recommend? I'm currently looking into ricta's
yoooo fr!! like I wanna go around, and be fast just cruising u know. and i want to do tricks, so I'm just like what do I use!!
@@jordycambara3609 i did some research and maybe you should use the 92a rictas. I think ima buy the formula 44 and just get used to the bumps.
Great🤜🏻🤛🏻❤️
I kinda wish this video went into explaining wheel shapes and durometers.
You're in luck!
ruclips.net/video/fOlmsD3SnpY/видео.html
ruclips.net/video/XTUriZNmGQw/видео.html
Can 60mm 90a still be used for street skating?
We recommend a wheel that is a little smaller and a bit harder to get the best results.
my wheel is 52mm x 30mm.. thin.... is this ok?
That sounds perfect!
@@SkateWarehouse thank youuu!!
I have a question, I’m a beginner and I got Acid wheels, but they are too hard and don’t go over less smooth terrain very well. Every time I ride on a sidewalk its suuuper loud and it feels like it’s mildly caught every time it reaches a crack. What wheels would you recommend?
Super juice oj wheel
I am looking to change my enuff 85a 55mm which was bought mainly for cruising, to a wheel which is still fairly affordable but slightly smaller (around 52-53mm) and a lot harder (around 99a), any recommendations? im still fairly knew to tricks
I filtered wheels based on your criteria www.skatewarehouse.com/searchresults.html?filter_cat=BRWHEELS&filter_type=Wheels#filter_cat=BRWHEELS&filter_type=Wheels&size_str%5B%5D=52mm&size_str%5B%5D=53mm&wheel_durometer_str%5B%5D=Hard+Wheels+(96a+and+up)&price%5B%5D=%5B20+TO+29.99%5D&opt_page=1&opt_sort=alphaAtoZ&opt_perpage=20
Can I use 54mm in a park
Absolutely!
8.0 deck 139mm trucks 54mm wheels
Sounds like a solid setup right there.
is that soft Wheels 57mm 80A
Yes, 80A is a softer wheel.
@@SkateWarehouse thank u
what are the best wheels for skating bowls?
I use 52mm spitfires which are sick in bowls but bigger wheels like slime balls are good too
And I recommend bones
Can anyone help me I have a 8.0 deck and was thinking about getting 147 thunder trucks is that a good idea
139 independent trucks should be good.
Guys I just got 60 mms will I get wheel bite while trying to ollie ?
Might want to throw some risers on there for turning clearance. www.skatewarehouse.com/risers.html
I need helpppp
Can i use 52mm wheels on cruiser
On a budget XD
not ideal
my local skateshop is 23 miles away
Im getting the biggest one so i can fly when im in the bowl 😝
Really wanted info on the pink wheels. Looking for that old school big wheels that are still hard . What are the pink ones!?
Same I hope someone knows
Are the fast with those wheels
Those look like slimeballs
slimeballs.
Bruh I skate 72mm oj wheels street and bowls and on dirt hehe not heavy with my chicken legs lmao
What wheels size for deck size 8 and easy to do trick?
52mm - 54mm should do the trick.
i want to pop some street wheels on my cruiser to practice my Ollie , its straight trash
Why didn't you talk about softness/hardness? Do you even skate, bro?
Check out our Durometer video. We break down softness & hardness of wheels...
ruclips.net/video/XTUriZNmGQw/видео.html
Do brands really matter?
Its more about preference and just finding what wheel works for you, no matter what the brand is.
@@SkateWarehouse thank you
Wheel it blend? , that is the question. Don't breath this, wheel dust 😤.
Said nothing about the softness of each of the wheels
78-87 for cruising and bowls, 87-95 for an all around wheel, 95-99 for vert and street, 100+ for street on smooth surfaces, or for mini ramps (not bowls)
Just got a complete girl deck from ccs 54 mm wheel and 8.0 deck size I hope it's perfect for street skating. Loved the video give me some rest on the wheel size
Sounds great. Hopefully you come to Skate Warehouse for your next complete!
This was so easy to understand thank you😭
You're welcome!
hi killua!
is that the real killua? i’m so a big fan
I love my current setup. I use it for street. There are no parks or pools where I live. Nearest park is 4 hour drive away. I'm skating 8.5 blank CCS deck, Thunder 149 highs, 1/8 shock pad, bronsons shieldless bearings, Bones Hardcore Hard bushings, and 56mm 100a blank wheels or 56mm bones rough riders for cruising. This is the 3rd time I changed my setup in a couple years. I'm surprised how the wide boards suit me.
8.5 is pretty average these days. Shaped / old school decks have become fairly common for street and especially tranny skating.
@Pierre✨ shockpads are soft rubber inserts that can be placed to reduce the feeling of vibration or impacts felt. Bushings are the part built into your trucks that effect turning. If you are buying a board and trucks your trucks will already have them. The bare basic requirements for building a board is deck, grip tape, hardware(bolts), trucks, wheels, and bearings.riser pads and shockpads are extra things. Riser pads are the same as shockpads but harder and giver you a higher truck. This can change things like timing for tricks. As for what you go with it's all preference for the most part. Even my current setups are different from what I listed here 2 years ago. So it can always change over the years as you develop you skate style and find what works for you.
yo, so im just buying my first board and my roads are pretty rough so i am thinking of getting a 54 mm conical 101a wheel what do you think?
@@pigu6324 I would go with a softer wheel. If your roads are really rough but you want to still do tricks where your wheels are more forgiving to wheelbite and easier to slide I would go with something like 95a OJ Nomads or 97a Slimeballs. Slimeballs are good wheels. I had them before. I believe they only come in 54mm and 60mm. I had the 54mm ones.
@@Y34RZERO hey! so i've looked a little bit into these wheels and i think the oj nomads will be perfect for me (i am trying to get as much quality as possible for these rough balkan roads but i do have one more question which is kind of holding me back from actually getting my build so where i live there are absolutely 0 skateparks like there are none even close and there are maybe a couple like pennyboarders but thats it so my question basically is should i build a skateboard even though i have absolutely no one to skate with? (P.S Thanks for the advice i really apreciate it!)
Quick talking, straight to the point, quality video, doesnt bore us with egotistical look at me look at me. Thank phuq for that
I’m going to change my wheels to 58 since there’s no skatepark and the road in here is not smooth. Thank you so much for the info
You're welcome. 58s will give you a smooth ride..
Thanks dude, you actually just got straight to the video and didn't mention anything else. I just started skating and for other beginners, 0:45 helped me the most. 56-58mm if you are an all terrain type of skater. Because I'm still figuring out if I'm more of a street skater or park skater.
Thanks for this video.
straight to the point i was looking for a vid like this and all the other ones never said the exact sizez this is the perfect vid
I skate 48mm spitfire wheels. I used to skate 53mm then kept stepping down in size until I hit 48mm. I tend not to power slide much or revert much of my tricks so I don’t wear my wheels out to fast. Plus I feel like it’s aesthetically pleasing when you have like an 8.25 wide deck with some higher trucks like indys and some small ass wheels. Looks so good and feels so good
I like where your head's at!
If I want to learn tricks but ride on very rough roads/sidewalks what wheels are recommended?
Smaller Ricta Clouds are perfect for that. They're shaped like a street wheel but they're kinda soft as well so you'd be going smoother over the sidewalks. You really should think about the type of tricks you want to be doing, if tricks are your main priority i'd go with the 92a but if you want to have the best riding go with the 78a, but the 86a are a very good middle ground.
I’ve got 63mm z smooth on a traditional skateboard 😂
same I bought 60mm soft wheels for my deck, I gotta put more effort to pop but so far it's pretty sick
@@geoffking6031 im getting some 60mm for mine are you running any riser pads?
@@Wishbone420 yeah I have riser pads before they biting
Might get 55 my street is VERY bumpy I can’t cruise like at all so, I have 52 mm I’m prob gonna get 55-57 mm
It’s me Franco Same
Thanks professor
I'm using the chemicals in the test tubes to fun the best wheels lol. I have a bunch of different wheels between my daughter and I. I got her 60mm spitfire for speed and still looks like street wheels. I have 70mm orangetang and 60mm ojs for cruising and 54mm spitfire for the skate park. Once she's use to riding the board we're switching up the wheels. I'll probably get the 60mm spitfire wheels for my board for transitions, since it's my favorite style.
I have no clue whats going on here..But ill act like I do. Anyways Im a beginner and I barely just ordered my skateboard J have no clue about any of this But can someone help me? The skateboard is 8.0
Yoo bro I just bought a new skateboard with wheels I'm a technical skater who does a lot of flip tricks I didn't know much about the wheel sizes and I bought 54mm wheels they looked nice and I thought that the perfect wheels were going to be but when i bought it and the wheels were delivered sides all my friends says that the wheels were way too big for technical skating is this a problem?
And should I buy new ones
Honestly, you should still be able to do tricks with 54 mm wheels. I skate 53 mm and they work perfectly fine for tricks.
I always found 52s best for tricks but I like the speed of the larger ones, up to 55mm. As long as I can remember, from even back in the mid/ late 90s, my buddies, who would buy their decks preassembled, from places like CCS, seemed to always have larger wheels. When using their boards it was unforgiving. A slight weight shift and the board accelerated so easy it got away from you, fast. Even a shuvit, with weight too far forward, or back, was super scary on 54/ 56mms. Similarly, on the 52s I'd push off at a low speed, to learn tricks, and if I took too long to execute the trick, I was already virtually at full stop, since each bump scrubbed the speed off too fast. I think, next, I may try some in-between, like 53mm.
Thanks for you thoughts. Let us know how the 53mm works out!
@@SkateWarehouse loving the 53s. Slightly faster, but not so much so that your mistakes are accelerated. I had to go with the Orbitals, from Decomposed, as they are offset, for freestyle/ relearning my rail stands. I didn't want the wobbley nature of standing on the axles, which is how I learned to do them in the 90s. They are so nice. I just wish offsets could come in that size in an 85A. I like a softer ride.
Bruh, luv the channel.
Thank you! Love your abs.
Skate Warehouse that’s kinda gay
Aidan Wilkins fruity my guy
video was straight to the point
I got 52mm das cool
One of the most popular sizes.
I skate 56mm
You do all tricks?
I'm having a hard time deciding what wheels to get, I'm 38 and getting back into skating the local park. I won't be doing any flip tricks, mostly just cruising the transitions and carving the bowl. The surface is really rough stoney cement. I'm not sure what my current wheels are but I rode some 56 101a wheels on a friend's board today and didn't like it, felt like the surface slowed me down.
What size and hardness would you recommend?
I ended up getting some Slime Balls, 65mm 78a. Super soft and I get around the crusty park much easier than my old harder wheels
Rex Himself that's what I was going to say lmao
Good choice
Comment what wheels you guys are currently riding im riding the santa cruz slime balls
i learnt more from this video than the rest of the videos i have watched all day combined
Good to hear. Thanks!
what wheel size are the first ones at at 0:08 bc I think i have those
48 maybe?
I want to be able to cruise around, but still do tricks
Thanks, this video was very helpful and short.
I use a soft 60 mm and use it for both it works great.
Using a hard 60mm so I can go as fast AF
That's fast....stay safe!
Were you using 1/8 or 1/4 risers with those 60 mm wheels?
I like 57
60mm.
I skate 57mm on street
I have found the perfect wheels for my type of skating but i cant afford them ;-; g r e a t
Start saving!
so i have 54mm wheels rn can i just buy the 60mm and put them on without getting new bearings or anything
aHomelessWhale yes u can, u can remove the bearings from your current wheels and put them to ur new wheels.
svefa K alright thanks bro
What are 49mm spitfire wheels good for? Bought them when I didn’t know anything about wheels and I kinda regret it
What do you skate
They are good for Fliptricks. But I've ridden small wheels all my life till I tried a cruiser. So 49mm will be fine.. just don't ride were pebbles could lay around.
im a beginner and i just have a board... need a mount and wheels
Right on. Head to skatewarehouse.com for the rest of your parts!
perfect size for street and skate parks is 52 or 54 im my opinion
Can't argue with that.
@@SkateWarehouse 52 or 54 is the best in your opinion?
I'm not used to 53 mm skateboard wheels anymore I'm used to OJ hot juice cruiser wheels so what should I do to get used to normal hard skateboard wheels again it will probably take a while
Maybe just try something a little bigger than 53mm when you go back to a normal board!
55mm or 60mm oJs? I have 56mm bones cruiser wheels but I swap out for 56mm street wheels. I'd recommend getting a larger wheel close if not the same size of your cruiser wheels.
Maybe rat bones or 60mm f4s.
Can you skate in soft wheels? Mine are 55mm 86A
Absolutely. Just don't expect to do power slides. Softer wheels are more grippy and result in a smoother rider.
What no 39's
Acting ... !
56mm formula 4 spitfire 99A are the BEST for transition for me..and I've tried plenty. Oh and USE THE SPACERS!! They take pressure off your wheel core, make sliding more stable and add life to your bearings, and make it a much better ride.
omg tysmmmmmmmmm
I learned to skate on longboard wheels. I was a longboarder for a while and then one of my boards got runover, so i was left with i bisected deck and perfectly working trucks and wheels. So i bought a skateboard deck and chucked them on for the hell of it.
thx boss
thanks
What happened to the slim balls?
I use 60 for street
To each their own.
so i bought 56 mm slimeballs, y’all think that’s ight for street?
I’m a beginner and I’m using 52mm but the road outside isn’t the smoothest. Do you think I should get bigger wheels?
Yes oc 52mm is garbage for these kind of road, with 52mm you will loose speed
Who else knew immediately what was in the bottles that had smoke coming out of it
need to update for freestyle skateboard wheels.
Gus johnson be looking different.