Archive for June 27th, 2006

Skateboard - Wheels and bearings explained

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006

Toy wheels feel sticky on any surface because it dosen’t have any rebound. This is because they’re made mainly from rubber or plastic. Whereas a REAL skateboard wheel is made from a high rebound substace called urethane. Rebound is the memory of the wheel. Put it this way,all wheels flatten at a microscopic degree when [...]