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Skateboard wheels

Skateboard wheels are manufactured in a variety of sizes to accommodate the various styles of riding that are popular today. Larger sized wheels are great for riders who enjoy rolling faster and wish to avoid common pitfalls, such a pavement cracks and gravel. Smaller sized wheels keep the board closer to the ground and require less force for acceleration.

Skateboard wheels are also available in a variety of hardnesses that is measured on a durometer ‘A’ scale. Street skaters tend to like harder wheels since soft ones absorb energy and slow a skater down. Vert skating tends to enjoy larger wheels than street skating, although they too need hard varieties to allow for continuous momentum.

Slalom skating requires the largest and softest wheels since they reach high speeds and must be able to absorb wheel shocks that occur in turns. Larger wheels are also common on longboards and downhill skateboarding and allow for easy movement over a variety of terrains without the creation of speed wobbles.

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