Ive debated with myself if I should post this one. I guess I won, or lost, or won , or… whatever. Anyways, my shop is about 3 - 4 miles from my home and I was thinking of some alternative forms of transportation to get me there. (I’m not getting any thinner or younger driving in every day). A bicycle was an obvious choice but I’ve been thinking for a couple of years about a “touring” skateboard. A board that is designed to travel smoothly and efficiently over long distances. Here’s what I’m thinking so far. Large 10" -12" diameter wheels with ultra smooth bearings. A low carbon fiber/honeycomb deck that sits about 1" from the ground to reduce load on the support knee. Possibly three wheels? Any ideas?
waddya mean ???
Look at you …young , good looking, fit, buff…
RUN to the shop and back…to get away from all those Brady bunch girls that mob you every time you go out of the house…
ben
But on a less serious note now… are 10" diameter wheels a little big for a skatey, or is it just my imagination ?
Yeah those wheels seem too big…? Don’t know much about wheels but I like the Big older style Urathanes.
If its for long distances primaraly you could even go 60’ long or longer,
However this wont be good for riding much but flat ground…
Tell me more ideas and ill try and help out, ive made a few skaties.
Josh.
you may actually need 10-12" wheels for Josh’s 60’ long board…[yep, THAT’S a LONG board there, Josh !]
and your own private three or four lane highway to skate it on …
ben
I use a long board/carve board to get to work, it has the wheels very smooth 80mm kripto’s,
the more clreance abouve the road the more somoothly you can drop down curbs and other obsticals.
The main problem is that it will only gown down hill, which is great for getting to work but crap for comming home.
they have HILLS in England now??!!
…oh, " bummer, d-u-u-u-u-d- e !! "
I thought it was all flat ! [ just like here in perth, west austr[al]ia ] …welll hey diddly ho, neighbourino !
ben
I REALLY want a pair of big ‘Kryptonics’ for MY skatey, but they are $25 per wheel [without bearings]… and I only seem to be able to find the fluoro PINK ones …didn’t they also come in green, or am I tripping [again] ?!
Hills I thought they shipped all that rubish out to the colonies
…beware the aussies …
swaylocks ? humorous ? nah mate we’re all boring serious old foooogies , remember ?
[that includes YOU, too Josh , okay ?]
ben
now, as a detention , write out 1000 times : -
" i will not crack jokes on swaylocks
i jokes will not crack on swaylocks
swaylocks i joke will not crack
i crack will swaylocks joke not
i not swaylocks will joke cracks
i joke swaylocks will not crack … etc etc "
Hey Ben, i know nothing about skateboards and wheels, but if you want the “Kryptonics 80mm Pool Slalom” wheels, you have then at Ebay about $33.00 or $34.00 per set (i assume that a set means 4 wheels).
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=36625&item=7127061290&rd=1
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=36625&item=7128566807&rd=1
And YES they have them in green (what’s the matter with the pink ones?, the 80’s are back! hahaha).
But where are you going to use those wheels? i know Australia is all about deserts and crocodiles… oh well and you have some mines there to. Shipping a set of wheels from USA is one thing, shipping a complete road system would be a bit more expensive man, check USPS.
By the way, about skates with BIG wheels, i’ve seen the Carveboard, but i think they only work downhill. Check also the “Mountain Board”.
Good waves?
I age gracefully.
The thought behind 10"-12" wheels is a smoother ride. Have you ridden the kick scooters with the inline skate wheels as well as the scooters with the larger nylon/pnuematic tire wheels? No comparison! I’d go pnuematic scooter type wheels. That would give me a good smooth run with less chance of locking the wheel up on a pebble or something. Also the pnuematic would offer a little cusion. The point about curb hopping is a good one. I may just have to keep it in the street (or fly of the curbs). I may need to fabricate my own trucks. I also want to skate it ambidexttrously, I mean “switch foot” to even the load on both legs.
David H., check http://www.earthboards.com/ , http://www.mountainboard.us/ , http://www.carveboard.com/ . You can buy spare parts in some of this sites and on Ebay too.
I hope this helps.
Anyway, my advice would be: buy a bike!!! it’s a lot easier to travel with a bycicle with your board on the racks…
Thanks Coque.
Those are all very cool boards. I actually have the carve board. But they are all designed for hills. I want a skate version of a street bike. Like if Lance and the boys did the tour on skateboards what might they look like?
Big wheels = more weight to carry/drag uphill, plus they don’t pump thru the flats.
My standard deck, Indy trucked, 78mm Scooter wheeled ride skates flats easily without ticktacking or putting a foot down, dodges rocks easily due to narrow wheels, is smoother riding than those scooters (4 wheels), and weighs the same as a trick skateboard…you can carry it or backpack it.
Going 3-4 miles, you can jog it in 30 minutes, then towell off at the warehouse. Certainly not worth a bicycle ride.
Personally I prefer standard wood skateboards, but there are carbon fiber drop-deck boards made specifically for commuting and long distance skating. Some friends rode them across the USA in 2003.
More info at: http://rollsrolls.com/
For some great downhill and cruiser longboard decks of all shapes and sizes, check out http://www.landyachtz.com/products.cfm?doc=25
For wheels, check out http://www.3dm-sport.com or http://www.abec11.com
Nice looking board there, allthough still pretty wierd. But for a design like that they seem to have executed it nicely. looks like randall 180’s on there? as far as carbon fiber in a deck, it works way slick. I built one with 12 thin layers of wood sandwiched around 3 layers of 5.5oz carbon fiber. I find it a lot more responsive than an identical board made with 4 oz fiberglass, and it unloads fast. it’s a different feel than what I was used to, and a little more for actually trying carvesw and parks on. the fiberglass one has a nice, slow sag to it, and is way more cushion-y to ride. if you are thinking of building one, try toothless longboards. he had a pretty good site to get you started on your first board. its way easier than building a surfboard…