As the skateboarding industry has evolved over the years, skateboard wheels grew and shrank, and trends evolved. Whether you’re going for a retro 1980s setup, or you want something simple to take you ...
Although firmly entrenched in the cultural zeitgeist now, the skateboard wasn’t always a staple of popular culture. It had a pretty rocky start as surfers jankily attached roller skating hardware to ...
A company called Shark Wheel is aiming to reinvent, well, the wheel. Instead of the conventional circular shape we're all familiar with, this new skateboard wheel is based around a cube shape. While ...
Sometimes we forget a skateboard is not an all-terrain vehicle and skate through some pretty questionable stuff. It’s all part of the fun, cruising down the sandy beach boardwalk, bombing crusty hills ...
When confronted with the wheel display case at your local skate shop, you might be a bit overwhelmed and not sure what shape wheel fits your style of skating. That's why we're here—we grabbed every ...
So it's time to buy some new wheels. What hardness should you get? What do the durometer numbers mean? What's a durometer anyway? Don't worry, we got you. All skateboard wheels are made from urethane, ...
At first, the term "Lean skateboard" seems like it could refer to any board. After all, pretty much every skateboard relies on a leaning action for turning. Usually that turning is controlled by the ...
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- When we first met Helix in August 2019, the tortoise with the twisted legs, unable to walk on his own, was rolling along freely on mini skateboard wheels. A year and a half ...
That’s because our wheels have literally seen it all. From oil blotches, wet paint, wax, dirt, gravel, to whatever the city streets and dusty skatepark can conjure. Our wheels keep on, keeping us on ...