SMALLEST SKATEBOARD WHEELS ON THE PLANET!

[@bakuninRogers]

Those wheels are literally the size we used to skate back in the 90s. We used to call them 'bearing covers'. Not that they were functional but it was a great way for companies like World Industries to make money.

[@brailleskateboarding]

Hahahahahaha indeed so

[@TimSzabo]

@@brailleskateboarding I saw you guys at the Solvang skate park a while back. Where the footage of it?

[@nefo]

Yeap i used those in the 90.s even i miss those wheel right now :/

[@666nacirema666]

Yeah dude. Those were the days. Mine would get so worn you could see the outer sleeve on the bearings. Would spend hours a day on curbs with them.

[@breachspecialist2849]

@@TimSzabo they probably skated for fun

[@devilinthefleshkm]

Brings back memories. I was in H.S. during the small wheel craze. There was a local wheel company Called UFO that sold came in 33mm. Back to the story, everyone was ditching their 50+mm wheels to get in on the small wheel trend. I started buying all the wheel sets I could from friends and local skate shops and made a deal with my H.S. machine shop teacher to use the equipment after school. I would use a lathe to turn them to 40mm a full set at a time then shape the sides individually. All the yellowing of the urethane and flatspots would be gone and would look and ride like new wheels. I'd sell them for $20 a set (cheaper than blanks at the time) and use profits for boards and shoes.

[@666nacirema666]

During the small wheel craze I still kept my big wheels but had fun with the small wheels. I never got into the average 50ish mm wheels though. To this day I like 60s and higher and OJ still makes the same exact 61mm ones i used to get so thats nice.

[@pneuma6421]

I still skate 48mm and if i could find smaller i would totally skate them. 48 is the smallest i can find from a quality company.

[@666nacirema666]

@@pneuma6421 lots of 50mm out there snot has some 48s. theres sml wheels but ive never tried those.

[@Actual_Gabe]

boardycakes goes down to 38m@@pneuma6421

[@jonasbodovinitz8669]

Spitfire just made a 43mm and it’s formula four

[@nickhunter8707]

These started as 55mm bones Kowalski wheels, the hardest urethane you can get and they were basically melting on the lathe that’s why the rolling surface looks like that. I think that softened them up. Once again some epic tricks went down, thanks again Braille ya legends!

[@gabriel_sact]

You could start your on wheel company with that idea lol

[@slarbiter]

Seems like a great way to recycle flatspotted or chipped wheels. Old 55mm could be a 'refurbished' 52mm

[@masoniezzi6062]

I'm a machinist myself and do a lot of manual lathe work. I wondered how hard of a time you had trying to find the speeds and feeds for something so rubbery haha.

[@Dan_Hazard]

Could you make a custom set of 40mm wheels, and if so how much would you charge, and how do i reach you outside of KZbin?

[@ZachariahMccully]

I skated some black spitfire wheels down that small once, I'm heavy so I put wear on wheels quick and I would put miles on my deck on rough roads. I didn't want to give them up because I noticed how much lighter they were than full sized wheels, I got my lightest lowest trucks and a narrow deck and I felt like I could Ollie way higher because of the board weighing less, being lower to the ground made it feel like I could pop faster too. It's a way different feel when wheels get that small for sure.

[@jacobhanson6375]

Hey Gabe, I’d love to see the team do tricks on top of a grid made of tape on the floor(1’x1’). If you can get a camera overhead it would be helpful to see how they jump to land their tricks. i.e. jump forward to land a shuvit. I think it could be really useful info for people learning.

[@brailleskateboarding]

🤔

[@TannerSvanda]

I remember the first professional Wheels trucks and bearings I got were off of a snapped deck in the trash can at my local park. Independent trucks some unknown wheels and some Lucky 7s. The wheels were about that small.

[@C_Castillo]

I like mos second shoe, it really helps me identify whats going on with the feet much easier

[@Vrtl.grl01]

Same

[@7scrib]

I think some white laces on the black shoe would look sick. Already a cool style regardless.

[@passenger-rider]

I remember my brother and his friends used crazy small wheels like that in the late 80s and early 90s. It was when skateboard was in the early stages of getting technical. As you see it’s much easier to flip the board but it sucks skating around, you get a real work out!

[@vercopolis]

Hitting ANYTHING with your wheels sent you flying.

[@passenger-rider]

@@vercopolis 100%.. But they did ride softer wheels back then so it could even out it a bit. I think it was more common riding 85-92a but today almost anyone rides 99 or 100a in hardness of the wheels.

[@vercopolis]

@@passenger-rider correct. Although em wheels dropped the trucks down. We would have to clear the spot we were skating. I remember putting an eye down to the road to see em no see ems

[@Thatguyagian176]

Wheel bite is a thing of the past

[@4-Sight-Skating]

So is locking in on 50-50's... hahaha

[@himebaughchris4026]

@@4-Sight-Skating Not if you have Gull Wings. lol

[@gabriel_sact]

@@4-Sight-Skating not if you only do curbs and ledges

[@denziljoe]

Yeah but a single grain of sand will stop your board dead

[@lakrs83423]

Skaters in the past: "Man, this wheel bite is killing my skating" Braille time traveling from the future: "Have we got JUST the thing for you"

[@robsalazar138]

Mogley has been straight SHREDDING lately! Any time i dont watch for a lil while it seems like everyone has improved. Keep it up guys!

[@hiimstacie1810]

thats the size wheels I used to always ride on in the late 90's early 2000's I never bought them just regular wheels worn down I honestly wish they sold these sizes the big wheels they sell feel weird to me

[@looplop]

Exactly, that's how it was just rolling into the 90's. Just couldn't afford new ones.

[@k7l3rworkman97]

Yooooo SAME 💯🙌🏻 I had a really old board my aunt saved for me from her teen years; It was super skinny (maybe 7 inch wide), pink and black on the bottom, had Blue grip tape and the wheels were super small and yellow 🙌🏻 was my first skateboard Ever! I was like 6 or 7 ❤️

[@truecuckoo]

Nice vibe! I remember some friends used to skate wheels similar to these back in the 90’s. While I was still skating pink Kryptonics 65 😀

[@drumandbassonvinyl]

Man, in the early/mid 90's these were completely in vogue. Big pants, hoodies and low-flying techy tricks were the style. My friend "D" had what I called "Bearing Covers" that were basically these wheels in the video! Lmao @ seeing this and the guys are loving them! One thing was for sure though: you were almost guaranteed locking onto rocks if you didn't clean your skate spots, lol!

[@iamtherealevil]

In the 80-90's we used truck risers to get the tail height back.

[@s.willis8426]

Back in the early/mid 90's we were using very small wheels compared to the years before and the years after. Not quite this small but there were some in the 40-45mm range. I always felt like they had a lot more pop when you ollied but they were brutal for any type of pebble on the road.

[@joshwilkesbooth]

I was just coming here to post this. These wheels make me think of 1994.

[@der_katsche]

Yeah, I remember. It was hard for me to find some over 55mm these days... 😅

[@millenialdaddy]

Gabe - look up lathe videos. LATHES allow you to shave metal or other materials off of a circular piece of material. Machinists use lathes and infinity other tools.

[@stonedan0]

The reason the small wheels make it easier is due to the conservation of angular momentum. The wheels are the furthest from the center of the board So their weight impacts the speed of the rotation of the board more than the weight of the trucks or anything else. A narrower board with narrower trucks will also have the same effect for flip tricks. Let's weight = less resistance and a faster flip or spin. The downside to this is that You get less bored. Feel on your feet and need quite a bit more finesse for some tricks. riser pads to assist with your usual angle of pop.

[@JammyTom]

Reduction of angular momentum

[@billenniscad]

My first every setup I ran a pair of spitfire through 3 different decks and I do believe they may have been slightly thinner that these by the time I was done. The first time I ran new wheels after that felt amazing.

[@NullBlox]

I've really been digging them shoes Mowgli has been rocking. Loving the Dual Color's. (I do a similar shoe thing and represent 3D glasses with mine! (Red & Blue))

[@Gertruida-lk2tb]

I really miss big pants, small wheels on a nicely shaped board, love it 😋

[@justbk]

Mo and Glo holdin it down Crazy how much better Glo seems every video

[@joshuaschmidinger3993]

You guys did amazing stuff here and it's nice to see you shine or glo 😊 love braille 😎♥️

[@yoyoskates]

ok, the Bones urethane is different compared to most other wheels when lathe cut, so NO air bubbles. Most likely that is the reason why they have a shiny running surface, as they are only cut off on the inside when they come out of the mold. Almost all other wheels are lathed on the running surface to ensure a perfect roundness relative to the bearing seat which can be a bit off. So, the thread you see has NOTHING to do with grip, it's the other way around. You need to skate off these 'threads'.

[@DiamondRidgeMusic]

I will take a skateboard 101 class from you 👏

[@yoyoskates]

@@DiamondRidgeMusic fly me in from Germany, no problem. See, I've been skateboarding for more than four decades. I also visited the Powell factory and saw how wheels were poured. I believe there is footage on YT if you are interested to see how they are made

[@DiamondRidgeMusic]

@@yoyoskates I’ll definitely check out that video, sounds interesting to see the process. You ever heard of Pensacola Florida? That’s where I’m at, great place to vacation if you get the chance to come to the states, wish I could fly you out lol 😅😅

[@joshuaschmidinger3993]

Hope you feel better Chris, I know you wanted to be skating here and trying out these old-school lowrider wheels 🙏😎👌

[@boatsandhoes311]

Hey Moe you are so underrated! Love the style and GRIT !!

[@jeffreyparish8393]

Seeing braille skate bigger boards makes me happy

[@kriskrangles]

keep up the awesome content guys!!!!

[@travisoverly1432]

Remember a few dudes skating wheels like those back in the day they were nuts in the park man. Some of them even did massive gaps on them and they handled it and kept rolling no problem.

[@999stocks7]

Back in highschool I remember I bought 5 complete skateboards setups for 100$ and they came with hollow trucks, best deal of my life

[@EquitySolutionRayRaz]

I used to sk8 35mm but only once in a while cause they were so slow , but they always be in my backpack , and some old school giant 80mm with risers that would get me across town real quick lol

[@brailleskateboarding]

80mm!

[@EquitySolutionRayRaz]

@@brailleskateboarding idk that’s what I called them , they were huge and half yellow and half green , huge !! It was a guess lol like 3” wheels

[@cornholio8715]

@@EquitySolutionRayRaz YAY

[@MTFT_atomicgarage]

I remember having a set of wheels similar to this in the EARLY 2000s, mine where fluorescent orange!

[@azazelreficulmefistofelicu7158]

16:28 "I tried to to a 5-0 and turn into a crook" Mogely. YEAH MAN! I was waiting the whole video for that, those wheels were made to ease that type of rotations on ledges. 5-0 to blunt to crook to... and do as many different grinds in a row as possible. Edit: I watched this vid 8 months ago and had the same experience. 90's memories coming back and waiting for the bluntslide to pivotgrind to...

[@tornadojohnson2728]

My back truck bushing is blown out so I ride my trucks all weird because the back is lose and the front is relatively loose

[@acidbat4441]

back in the day (early90s) my homie used to grind his wheels down all small and wed all get him to grind our wheels, dunno why we loved it so much, u hit a pebble and go flying..

[@brailleskateboarding]

Wow

[@k7l3rworkman97]

Sending’ Big Love🙌🏻 Feel Better, McNugget ✌🏻😊💯

[@DiamondRidgeMusic]

The boys were SENDING IT on these small wheels. This video was meant to be silly, but I bet many skaters watching will try smaller wheels after this 😎

[@musikneverstopped]

no coincidences my friend. it all happens in a trippy way like it was supposed to moe

[@brailleskateboarding]

Haha

[@irishtemper8240]

Another great one guys! Thinkin my next venture might be one of your cruiser boards. Mo gnarly as usual dude!

[@stevenfenner1007]

The look on Glo's face when you said 30mm!🤣🤣

[@PawRecord]

Mogely it was fun hanging out with you in vegas. Signed from the future.

[@ronnydee34]

it cracks me up how glo screams " OOOOOOOOOO" everytime he loses the board on the trick haha

[@noggyswrld7095]

Nothings a coincidence Moe, every scenario holds an infinite amount of possibilities. Anything is possible!

[@kellim5261]

Best video I have ever seen and love braille skateboarding

[@beardedloon77]

I had a set of blue bearing covers in 1989 in the UK they were sort of common for a little while Always graphics out.

[@patrickpb3353]

I’m not sure but those lines are probably from the late that he used not air bubbles cause bones wheels would really try to keep bubbles out of there wheels to maintain quality

[@Punkgnome1312]

I roller skate and skateboard so it's cool to see this in roller skateing we cut down certain wheels like fiberglass,fo-mac,wood cutting down roller skate wheels is cool it drops a lot of weight and on a slicker wheels like fiberglass it makes them feel a bit more stable

[@brailleskateboarding]

It is interesting to see what the different sizes and materials do to the feeling of the roll. There should be a whole experiment series and we all figure out the exact scientifically perfect wheel size, material etc for each of our skating styles

[@iamseattle206]

Cali sliders with the stacy adams aye

[@Jax49]

i love how Mo talks. I could listen to him for hours

[@brailleskateboarding]

Podcast coming soon?

[@Jax49]

@@brailleskateboarding i would enjoy that! haha

[@robertthompson3843]

Get well soon McNugget. You are one of my Favorite Skater to watch.

[@jazzqueen1]

Crazy video idea and I have never seen that very small wheels to skate on Braille

[@chauncymcbaddass]

Seeing Glo with the big pants and the small wheels just seemed like it was meant to be.

[@hoodie.montana]

to answer two questions I alternate the graphics and my front trucks are always a little more loose

[@steveschimka6480]

Boardy Cakes makes 39mm Drip Drops. Super fun to skate.

[@messagedeleted1922]

I wonder given those small wheels not lockin in, what about if you put a bit of a spot to lock in on the trucks somewhere? like if the wheels are smaller, the trucks at the end could "jog" down the extra distance, giving them a lip to lock in on.

[@TSUNAMI_ROSE]

I had a pair of 54mm and shredded them for about 5 years and now they’re around 40mm 0r less and you can feel the waves in the cement it’s still fun to cruise around but don’t bomb a hill with them tho you’ll hit a crack like I did ow 😓

[@BASHERSUNITED]

Little wheels = quicker pop! We started by using freestyle wheels cuz they were smaller but eventually they started making them smaller. You guys should get some that are shaped right. We still locked in crooked grinds with them. We ran em on popsicle boards tho. When boards were that small nose shape that's more like 1989.

[@seanbarnum8381]

The steez level of this vidoe is at a all time high 🙏🏾

[@BeastBoy421]

How did you meet Glo and why is he so drippy

[@TrillMurray]

Gabe is a varial flip personified

[@forreststrong797]

These remind me of dirtbike chain rollers. In fact i believe some chain rollers have the same size bearings as skateboard wheels ive thought a few times about trying chain rollers on a skateboard.

[@biggie_cheese-]

you guys should skate just bearings

[@codygarrett7849]

Speaking about quantum mechanics and time travel that's right up links alley!!

[@swagypancake8991]

the tricks were immaculate this video

[@subohmcircus]

There are no coincidences Mogley, ever... And if you're thinking what I feel you might be thinking then I say DO IT Now is your opportunity

[@survivealiveofficial4056]

We used to ride wheels that size in the 90’s, barely enough rubber to cover the bearings and every tiny peeble jacked you up

[@brailleskateboarding]

So sick

[@kalebcooke8127]

Funny enough I skated wheels that small for so long. I was convinced they felt better than the new set of Ricta crystals I had at the house. But the wheels I had that small came from wear and tear I didn’t grind them down.

[@brailleskateboarding]

So did you switch to the new Ricta yet? How are those?

[@ethan7353]

Great energy in this video. What brand is that shirt ya got on Mogley?

[@BapTastic]

Bearing cases is what we call those on the real I've had a few get close to that before I could afford to get some new ones... And yeah my back truck is a little tighter and I like my front truck a little looser

[@DeemMalicious]

Glo is a time traveler from the late 90s. His whole style plus he loves the tiny wheels and looks natural in Osiris. Admit it, bruh!

[@Paedrick]

How small can the wheels be but still lock in on the rail? Alot of people like small wheels and they have their up side and down side but no one sells them and I think there is a market for a small wheel, one that's just large enough to lock in

[@VinieVizzleVlog]

We used to skate our wheels down to that size because we didn’t have any money to buy new ones.. it even became a thing back in the nineties to skate em really small. 😅

[@mikewendeln]

MO: if you are debating coincidences, be sure to go watch the movie I Heart Huckabees. Hope you enjoy

[@WingsOfADream1]

I think it would accelerate faster but also lose speed faster. Also combined with less grip, less clearance and less pebble resistance. I don't think it would be to noticeable with the acceleration/deceleration... 13:05 With the power slides I bet the weight is far more concentrated on a small surface so the hardness of the wheels comes into play. Like super hard wheels would probably slide like ice and soft wheels would probably get flat spots or explode :P

[@dlczer]

what camera are yall recording with nowadays? Looks like a huge upgrade from the original days.

[@kloroform1681]

10:20 Why did I like that backside flip so much? lol 😆

[@WheelzOH]

Glo actually looks like he’s skating better with these ! ( with some of the tricks)

[@azazelreficulmefistofelicu7158]

16:30 Finally! Those wheels were made to ease those type of variations on ledges.

[@yutakab8307]

Such a clean red board even the bushings are red!

[@keegan1676]

Do a video on the biggest skateboard wheels 🤔!

[@nullbyt]

Saw you guys had braille first try shoes at zumiez the other day. Rad

[@nullbyt]

Also hope mcnugg feels better soon

[@ridinggravity703]

seeing Glo without his big poofy jacket he looks cold lol!

[@teamextremeoutdoors320]

I would love to see Braille go to a different country to skate

[@nickgulizia4681]

My dude Elijah I got introduced while he was working at dominos as the manager he saw me and my friend who worked there at the time skating out front and he comes out and grabs his out his car and whips out sum like those bad boys and they we’re actually great I loved them felt like a lowrider😂😂

[@animalking9858]

you should take over this channel more

[@MARS041]

6:00 honestly, I don't think so. Sometimes we think life has coincidences but it's not. Someone plans something. It's all a part of the plan.

[@geemusc736]

I currently ride custom 30mm bones STF with 103 duro.

[@tomatoso27]

In Argentina, late 90s early 2000s everyone skated that size. I hated it. I loved the big wheels and the flat, small nose, big but board.

[@edgardoraphael2435]

You guys should make downhill longboards!

[@mikemitchell9157]

If he ground those wheels they are high and low spots not air bubbles. Almost like a gnurling on a ratchet handle for more grip.

[@spookz4469]

someone should make portal trucks to make up for the size of the regular wheels... by portal trucks i mean like how rock crawlers have portal axles. design the trucks in a way that would cause them to lock into a rail

[@BigMobe]

Basically skating on just bearings

[@brailleskateboarding]

That’s sure how it felt

[@creativesparks2164]

6:10 I am no where near pro. BUT I was about to help my brother with his trucks yesterday I was like “I love my trucks let me see how they are”. And I saw the my back truck was way looser than my front….. WHAT Idek why or how they ended up like that but it works for me. Is that weird?

[@rommboi177]

You guys should skate with out bushings for a quick video

[@bertiemunn129]

my front truck is a bit looser for crooked grinds

[@angelparra7040]

Yooooo lol I remember back like in 98 maybe 99 as a joke we all rode on just bearings one day at desert west skatepark in Phoenix AZ 😅 😂 🤣... I even took the tires off my sisters old BMX and we had a krew of like 4 or 5 bikes riding just on rims ...🤣🤣🤣😎 I'm telling you those coaster breaks wear amazing at night . Straight showers of sparks ✨ 👌🏽

[@socks2441]

anyone who has skated cheap wheels knows what its like to skate on wheels that small, they just wear down to that size eventually. my current bowl board is starting to approach that size. the opposite of what you want for a bowl board, but hey, at least you dont have to worry about wheel bite, lol.

[@Ol3SCUl2E]

I have a set of wheels smaller than those.. They are the wheels I started skating with back in '97. No, they didn't start out that small.. They started life as 50mm.. Used them throughout my whole history of skating and all that time just wore them down..Needless to say, they were about the size of y'all's 30mm by about '00. I did buy a few new wheels over the years, but always went back to my small originals. Something about them just felt right..

[@HickoryHoodlum]

You know, I don't think I've ever seen you guys try a darkslide.

[@larryjimbob]

Why do some people think that the grooves in new wheels are for grip? They are just part of the manufacturing process and soon wear away. Before they do the wheels are actually more slippery because you have less surface contact 🤔🙄

[@larryjimbob]

Want more grip then get a softer compound wheel.

[@waynebarnette1435]

90s style 🤘 boardy cakes makes a lot of small wheels!!