What WHEELS do PRO SKATEBOARDERS use? ( SKATE HACKS )

[@elitehaxxor8025]

54mm Formula Four Conical Full's are probably the best wheel I was ever skated. Street skating is so comfortable, I don't get fucked by a random pebble, but then they shred when locking into rails.

[@svnbit8408]

What trucks you ride? I was thinking of switching to thunder 148 and 8.25 board, but I may space them out using a wider wheel for more truck, not sure if lack of baseplate contact on thunders will make tailslides etc a challenge. Want a good pinch on rails not sure if those new powells will lock up.

[@svnbit8408]

I personally used to ride narrow Autobahn style wheels 51mm, but getting back into skating and I used to ride venture 5.0 so I've got a bit more truck to work with may even go to 8.5 deck and 149s. Don't want to see my wheels but right up to deck is good. 👍🏿

[@xxraptorsc0pezxx]

@Ty Dye Skate faster. Conical Fulls should be kicking those pebbles to the side like they're nothing. I've only ever gotten stopped by a pebble on my Spits when I'm skating at a slow speed.

[@SKEC212]

Some corrections. Harder wheels make you go faster. Softer wheels grab all the bumps, which absorbs some of your speed. Almost like riding a sticky wheel. IMO 94A durometer is the best formula all around. Powell just came out with the green dragons that are 93A. Back in the late 80's there were 94A, 95A, 96A and 97A wheels. They just stopped making them.

[@letsgoletsgoletsgoletsgoletsgo]

Correction , hard wheels are faster in skateparks or smooth concrete Softer wheels are faster on craggy crusty streets .

[@miltonbates6425]

Correction: Hard wheels are faster on smooth surfaces. Softer wheels are faster on rough surfaces as they are better able to absorb vibrations while maintaing contact on surfaces.

[@samuelbwell]

Hard wheels have more rotations per second than bigger and softer wheels. With this being said because of their size and hardness they remain restricted under a certain speed/stability. After a certain speed they max out due to the vibrations that often cause harder wheels to hyper plane ever so slightly while going forwards down hills. (This means the wheel is literally sliding and jumping over parts of the concrete while still being propelled forward by the inertia and movement given by the skater.) That’s why soft wheels were created, to go faster and further with what ever speed we had. The bigger wheel sizes makes cracks and bumps less noticeable as well as the softness allows for your energy to be displaced and absorbed better over any surface. Ever wonder why we sweep our spots or don’t use our park setups for street, this is why.

[@vorpalblades]

OJ,Slimeballs, and Speed Wheels never stopped making mid-90's, high 80's durometer wheels. In large sizes as well.

[@grindlounge]

​@@vorpalbladesyou mean mid 80s?

[@srcery]

The Andrew Reynolds’s setup video referenced is 9y old, and the Spitfire Park Burners he rep’s aren’t available anymore. They were 98a though. The advice that wheels need to be fit to propose is spot on. If you want a Spitfire a little softer than the standard formula four 99a, they do now make some formula four 97a wheels. Only in classic and conical full shape as far as I know

[@localjoe]

feel free to post links to more up to date information

[@Ibroughtmycamera2]

@@localjoe iirc they went over his setup on his Nine Club appearance

[@Ibroughtmycamera2]

@@localjoe kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIWpdKibo6Z9gZY

[@KraaaHKen]

This is true from what I know also. I got the spitfire classics and conical fulls in 97a, 53 and 54 mm respectively.

[@lolitsmatt29]

Bro the quality on this video is so good🔥🔥

[@localjoe]

Glad you approve tried to get a little Luis mora at the beginning haha

[@grindlounge]

98a is actually extremely rare to see. Most common are 99 and 101

[@BackwoodChong]

I was gonna say the same thing. Them park burners are so old they don’t even make em anymore as well as the street burners. There f1 series was ass and made me not like spitfire anymore so I stoppped wit them and went to bones. But 97 are starting to come back spitfire makes f4 in 97 for the softest f4 and bones jus released there x formula which suppose to be better than the dragon wheels where it feels like a cruiser wheel but still have the characteristics of a street hard wheel where u can still slide

[@lolitsmatt29]

I wish I had this video when I first started skating 😩 super in depth 👍

[@localjoe]

Most skaters don’t understand this stuff anyways so at least now you know!

[@hakeemyo]

What…? Most skaters care very much about “this stuff”, and everyone has their own preferences when it comes to wheel size, shape and durometer.. And this video is not super in depth, it barely scrapes the surface. He’s not accurate at all, leaving out several sizes and is wrong about the ranges in durometers as well.. Jesus Christ… people are so blind and uncritical when watching videos like this.

[@cameronmackinnonYT]

I like 54mm spitfire f4 classic 99a. I skate street and park.

[@32srt32]

99a is the durometer that most wheels come in

[@idmhead0160]

I tried a lot of smaller wheels, but, in the end, felt it was a huge waste of time for the skating that I do, which is mostly cruising on rough asphalt and hills. I think you are right about wider wheels adding speed. I think that does make a difference, the same way wheel size does. If you are like me and ride on rough asphalt a lot and you are looking for a cruiser wheel, do yourself a favor and try something like Mini Logo AWOLs, 63mm 80A. They may be huge by today's standards, but, what a difference in speed. After riding those, small street wheels seem like garbage. AWOLs come in 55mm too and I found that those are noticeably faster than a narrower wheel of the same height. And I found that the AWOLs while soft, hold up surprisingly better than harder Mini Logo wheels. Like you said in the video, it depends on the kind of skating you are doing. If the goal is cruising around on rough surfaces, the difference is like night and day using small wheels versus big ones. The small ones aren't fun at all. I don't know how to describe it other than they are extremely slow compared to larger ones. Way more effort just pushing around.

[@idmhead0160]

Also, I have seen where pros have a motorcycle pull them to get speed to do tricks. I have to think that if they had bigger wider wheels, maybe that wouldn't even be necessary.

[@burtman9649]

I'm 42 and have been skating since 1985, and since you mentioned the mini logo 63mm/80a , I wanna ask if you've heard of or ridden the Slimeballs 65mm/78a ? (Swirls) I have a an old school Santa Cruz 9.5 setup with those wheels and Series 3 mini logo bearings, and I've never had this much speed in my life ! Seriously for some reason the setup is so much faster I'm able to go down hills and make it to the top of the next hill without putting a foot down. They dont slow down until I reach flat ground !

[@idmhead0160]

@@burtman9649 I skated back in the 80s also. I've heard of Slimeballs, but, haven't tried them, at least in recent years. I'm not sure I had any in the 80s, but, friends did. I'm assuming what you have is comparable to the AWOLs I mentioned. Lately, I've been using the 55mm ones and have come to the conclusion that while the bigger ones are a bit faster, the 55mm ones are still good enough and are more reasonably sized as far as wheel bite goes. For example, I'm able to use them Mini Logo trucks and Thunder trucks, both which are low and don't have much of a wheel bite problem with them. I never really hear people talk about it, but, I actually think the wheel width almost makes a bigger difference than height. If I remember correctly, the 55mm AWOLs are around 35mm wide. I think the 63mm ones are wider still. Maybe around 40mm. Powell just came out with some 93A ones called Dragons which are supposed to be soft enough for better handling rough surfaces, but, slide like a hard wheel. I ordered some and they are supposed to come in tomorrow. I will see how they compare to the AWOLs. My guess is that they will be significantly slower because they are only 56mm high and 22mm wide. I think the soft wheels may help the vibrations which help the bearings turn better. I've only used Mini Logo bearings. So, I don't know what the difference is wit different bearings. I don't want to get into that. I've already spent a ton of money trying different wheels and trucks.

[@burtman9649]

@@idmhead0160 Skate 1 has a lifter kit that comes with the mini logo wheels, bearings, hardware, and half inch risers for only $49.99 which ain't a bad deal at all !

[@burtman9649]

@@idmhead0160 focus board shop has it for $37.98

[@jovemdallas1972]

This should be a series

[@Martin915_]

I would like to know if bones original formula 100's are good against flat spots

[@FelipeGomes-zs3vc]

Stil 1 year later, i didnt found a content like you did in my country channels Bro. Congrats!

[@eddie6549]

What is the best wheel for flat ground and tricks

[@KraaaHKen]

In my opinion it's the spitfire classics formula four. I like the 52 mm 99a.

[@blank_earth]

Are the new powell peralta dragon wheels a good choice for just starting out? They are a 93a wheel but with a special formula

[@adyrhythm8866]

Mate, I'll reply to this if my Powell Dragon wheels have arrived

[@KraaaHKen]

They are awesome! I have three different dragon wheel setups. 52 mm V1, 54 mm V1 and V4 (wide). They're legit a game changer for me personally as I usually skate pretty rough street spots.

[@knyghtryder3599]

They are so smooth and buttery , everyone likes them

[@123rwnp]

Which wide wheel do you recommend?

[@Tobystoysneca]

So for newly built street section at a skatepark you would recommend 52mm conical (as wider) or 52mm classic spitfires?? Thx!

[@localjoe]

Both are good I feel like for more tech stuff classics could give you and advantage but the conical will probably feel better riding

[@MichaelSchidek]

This is what I've been looking for. Thanks man!

[@WizardOfCheese]

skating as a kid with a limited budget meant wearing out your wheels (whatever they were) until they ended up like conicals, but were too small or had funky flat-spots. i used to hate brand new wheels because they weren't flat enough, not knowing they made a million dif shapes at the time.

[@EnjoiSweatshopMoney]

Just getting back into skating at 36 and I'm wondering where the hell all the tiny wheels went. What happened to the 40mm "bearing covers"? Still got an old set of 40mm spitfires on an old setup I'd like to use but everyone is telling me I should step up to like a 52

[@vorpalblades]

Everyone realized they're shit. Step it up...

[@Paulie_Walnuts89]

52mm is pretty perfect imho, basically nobody skates under 50mm nowadays but that 50mm may be a good starting point to get used to modern sized wheels coming from early 90’s bearing covers haha

[@EnjoiSweatshopMoney]

@@Paulie_Walnuts89 Powell Dragon 52s for a couple weeks now. I'm in love with them.

[@kaipo8489]

Think you mean 99a

[@tim.jenkins75]

98a ??? which wheel is 98a ???are you taking an average or an actual product thats available ?

[@KraaaHKen]

From what I found. Only Satori makes wheels in 98a. I HIGHLY doubt most pros skate Satori wheels, lol. No shade on satori tho.

[@anarchistbunny3339]

I personally ride a 53 specify formula four chopped wide wheels. I do sometimes use a smaller wheel for, ledges and boxs and slides. But over all I perf the 53 hard spitfire wheels

[@pinkgrahmik]

Awesome editing man. Great vid

[@localjoe]

Thank you sir!

[@gerardodurangonzalez6640]

I don’t know if I should go down to a 53 millimeter wheel cause I be using 62 99 du wheel I mean I live in sf the hill be crazy I love them but that means I have to give up the long powerslides if I wanna do tricks

[@harshalumredkar]

Which brand of wheel is Good ? Is it spitfire , bones or anyother... Which one you recommend?

[@LoLoBits]

i would go with spitfire formula fours. i personally find bones wheels to feel too plastic-y,

[@KraaaHKen]

I use both spitfire formula fours (got both classics and conical full) and Bones STF V5 on different setups. Bones are a bit slippery on smooth surfaces but I like them both for different reasons.

[@rothamolsom]

Thank you. Will recommend your channel to friends 👍 😀

[@localjoe]

Appreciate that!

[@BackwoodChong]

53 and 54 is becoming the new 50 to 52

[@trajancephas4113]

YOU NEED MORE SUBS Remember I’m im here before 1000 subs

[@crustophiles]

Great, super informative video. Thanks!

[@michaeljohn8905]

Grew up in the late 80,$ early 90,$ in CRACKS and ROUGH OF NYC. 55 mm SPITFIRE CLASSICS were mandatory and as hard as possible. Think 99 till the tiny wheels revolution came along and those days sucked! Wasn’t as much around to choose from back then.

[@danielchacon6341]

Could you have more things geared toward intermediate skaters

[@DannyBoatright]

Great vid

[@VividSkateboarding]

Editing on point 🔥

[@localjoe]

Thanks man! Put in extra time with this one i'm glad it shows!

[@tinicorosa]

Is 100a the hardest wheel? Where?

[@Kuexiaz]

Yea

[@cb1p111]

I think we should discuss the diameter of the wheels more... Try the 60mm at a 83a or 86a

[@sK_SK8s]

i feel like spitfire are no.1 in wheels and in no.2 its bones. Sometimes in parts you can see the spitfire swirly logo.

[@jonathanginofilippi]

Spf is amazing at a smooth park. 101a mini logos are best value for smooth park skating. Spits can die on one downhill from sliding, especially the classics.

[@Huss_D]

Hey mate thanks for your video, I really enjoyed it. I have some bones spf 84b duro which they say on there website (or they use to, I haven’t looked for a while) that they are equivalent to a 104a, and they use the b scale because it is sort of not possible to have a wheel go over 100a (I know they have a 103a🤔) Just wondering then, is it just advertising jargon that they are using? or are the stf 103a and spf 84b harder then the standard 99a- 101a that most other brands use? Also I’m surprised that most pros ride 98a, I know they are around but I just didn’t think they were that common. I think spitfire came out with a 97a which I’m curious to try. Thanks for your content! Again I have really enjoyed it over the last few months. 😊 Edit; I just realised this video is like 11 months old so I doubt you’ll se this. 😞

[@booboocachoo5090]

I have bones Stf 103A and the SPF 82B and god the 82B are way too fucking hard for even getting to the skatepark a couple blocks away, the stf are a bit better but tbh spitfire F4 99a is the best durometer for all around street skating not soft at all but not miserably hard

[@Huss_D]

@@booboocachoo5090 thanks for the reply dude. I actually ended up getting sp 99 f4 52m, and I’m loving them. I agree they are definitely softer than my spf 84b’s.

[@skatertrash4205]

I always ride bones now I have 97a spitfire hatred them putting old thrashed bones back on I like hard wheels

[@embiate]

Cool video but someone REALLY fucked up on your closed captions.

[@SkinnySkates]

But there are also the 101a, 103a, 104a, 81b and 84b which are all harder than 100a.

[@KraaaHKen]

Why is this a video from 2020 that says what wheels pros use in 2022?

[@luh_Moshpit]

I skate spirfire conical 54 floreals 99A =perfect for me

[@notskilledskater9780]

Jesus is returning soon everyone!

[@SUPERHUMANTOM]

AMEN BROTHER

[@norgepalm7315]

When

[@keithhampton9700]

Does he Skate? That would be Biblical 😂

[@shawnrusselld]

Will he riding a skateboard?

[@hanumanares2020]

Guess he did not return within a year. Will let you know if he has returned by next year.

[@krich451]

Whatever was in the box they were sent

[@danny2hood]

skated 54mm for ever recently changed to 56mm huge difference don’t really like it and for sure makes my complete heavier

[@hudson9289]

Nice video

[@travisshaffer1485]

The only way I can make sense of it is if he meant 99a.

[@leohines4532]

I use 53 to 56mm for street skating. Just so I'm not buying wheels every month or so.

[@kodyschmautz7799]

It's wheel not wheele, 100A is NOT the hardest durometer 103 is fairly common and I believe there has even been 105, you show the OJ super juice mini as an example of a 55mm wheel and while it is indeed 55mm you refered to it when suggesting what type of wheel one might typically use on transition and while certainly possible, that wheel is designed and sold as a cruiser wheel with a soft durometer in the low 80s or high 70s I believe it's 78a tho don't qoute me on that but point being that would make a pretty lousy transition wheel unless the transition was made out of seperating black top/asphalt. While you are correct in the proper size of the ideal wheel for tranny being somewhere in the mid to hi 50s (mm) you would benefit from a much harder wheel with a much smaller riding surface (skinnier) something in a standard or conical shape in the high 90s up into the 100s terrain and preference permitting. Just think you're viewers ought to be clarified so some poor aspiring vert dog kid doesn't go spend his hard earned lawn mowing wage on some super juice minis in hopes to improve his performance in the bowl/half pipe as he would be greatly disappointed. Thanks.

[@hangedups2608]

CONTROL IS STABILITY

[@jruck_pak8890]

Idk though becuse kader is a street skater and he skate 58-60mm

[@davidleeashkenazi8992]

The videos that you’ve used are over 10 years old - hmmmm

[@lennyeacuvetto8146]

Spitfire formula 4 lock ins

[@32srt32]

you spelled wheel wrong when talking about wheel shape

[@BigRevenge]

Spitfye fo life

[@janerobles3698]

What bearings ??? Lol

[@tobiasdukecabrera906]

Spitfire and bone in 😂

[@Luke2231_]

Wider wheel doesn't give you more speed

[@705skate]

This video is extremely misleading as it was filmed in 2020 and you titled it as "what wheels do pro skateboarders use in 2022" when it was clearly filmed 2 years ago. The clickbait is not appreciated, please label your videos accurately.

[@davids.816]

I skate 60s because I'm a skinny fat 30 year old.

[@sebastianrodriguez2932]

Interesting! I go for your choice, 54/99 wide cut.

[@samuelbwell]

Hard wheels have more rotations per second than bigger and softer wheels. With this being said because of their size and hardness they remain restricted under a certain speed/stability. After a certain speed they max out due to the vibrations that often cause harder wheels to hyper plane ever so slightly while going forwards down hills. (This means the wheel is literally sliding and jumping over parts of the concrete while still being propelled forward by the inertia and movement given by the skater.) That’s why soft wheels were created, to go faster and further with what ever speed we had. The bigger wheel sizes makes cracks and bumps less noticeable as well as the softness allows for your energy to be displaced and absorbed better over any surface. Ever wonder why we sweep our spots or don’t use our park setups for street, this is why. Our wheels are our boards shoes, dress for the occasion.

[@Bravo-Too-Much]

Everyone acts like anything under 98a is super soft. Honestly, you can hardly notice a difference between 92a and 99a if they are the same size and shape because they are both harder than people act like. I was honestly surprised how hard 78a Ricta Clouds were because everyone acts like they are rubber mush. They are smoother and softer but still pretty hard, not like soft wheels you see on penny boards.

[@420visiont-_-]

I ate shit tryin to go over them yellow sidewalk nipples with chrome clouds 78A but not yet on some old 102 mini logos i had with the skateboard i found. I felt more confortable without the bounce for the tricks or at least ollie up the curb.

[@KraaaHKen]

I notice a HUGE difference in 92a and 99a. Even in 95a and 99a. Just try to do some powerslides and you should notice the difference too.

[@xxraptorsc0pezxx]

Na this is just dead wrong. Even 99a vs 92a is a huge difference in how the wheel feels, especially smoothness and rebound wise.

[@im_skrunkly]

If you're wondering what bearings are the best, Oust bearings are used by the best skaters.

[@xtc4103]

Oust or quantum ?

[@goodasdead4303]

TBH If you are going pro, you ride what you ride because it got you there to begin with. What you build out is what gets you as far as your skills will carry you. ATN I have a 60's style plastic board, and I have bigger trucks with thin mercer wheels, 99A. I can kickflip, trey flip, and half cab casper with the board because I set it up and know how it feels. That doesn't mean everyone can

[@goodasdead4303]

I have a question. Why are people so judgemental? I want to ride 60's and 70's shapes, everyone clowns on me. WTF

[@MichaelButler-q8k]

I just put wheel on my old nash board from the 70 s