Longboard Wheels On Normal Skateboard
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Longboard wheels on normal skateboard. A normal skateboard has a wheel diameter of 48 60mm and longboard 63 75mm. Skateboards have a harder wheel while longboards have softer wheels the typical range being 75a 90a. You can get a wide range of wheel diameters from 60mm to 100 mm. This is because shortboards are used on very hard smooth surfaces where harder wheels are faster.
Sector 9 race 73mm 80a. For 40 deck and above. The diameter of the wheel is one of the most common specifications when it comes to the properties of your longboard wheel. Freeride 70mm 83a skateboard wheels.
You should select 72 85mm wheels. When it comes to travelling both long and short distances the question of longboard or skateboard is an easy one to answer the longboards created for this purpose have softer medium sized wheels which allow for a smoother ride and flexible maneuvers around bumps corners etc. Compared to small shortboard skate wheels under 60 mm longboard wheels are massive reaching up to over 100 mm. Big boy 70mm gel solid skateboard wheels.
Your trucks should be tight and harder bushings are recommended depending on your weight. A wheel with a lower durometer will grip better and with a high durometer the tendency would be to slide. Longboard wheels tend to be around 78 85a durometer higher numbers harder wheels whereas shortboard wheels are often around 99 101a. A normal skateboard has a wheel diameter that ranges from 48mm to 60 mm.
The size of skateboard and longboard wheels around the world is their diameter in millimeters mm. Some people use it for cruising carving doing tricks while others use it for dancing or downhill racing. In a nutshell we can say that the larger the wheel the faster the ride will be. Durometer is a measure of hardness.
All this is also tied in with how much grip a wheel has over different surfaces. The larger the wheel the faster they roll and the slower they accelerate. Uses for longboard vary. Blood orange liam morgan pro model longboard wheels.
Longboards are usually over 36 inches long and over 9 inches wide. My recommendation is a wheel between 68 72mm.