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Wheels: hard/small/soft/big -- what's your preference? I got the idea to try skateboarding after watching SteveSi skateboarding during the original Surface int

Wheels: hard/small/soft/big -- what's your preference? I got the idea to try skateboarding after watching SteveSi skateboarding during the original Surface intro. I do longboarding. Got any recommendations for a beginner short skateboard?

methehack 11y ago
I have a regular skateboard -- a Real lowpro with 149mm indie trucks and 56 Bones ATF wheels. I also have a hybrid (in between skate/long) board that might appeal to you. The hybrid is a "Bustin' Yoface 35". I run 65mm wheels on the yoface -- it's really like a big skateboard. I also like these for hybrids: http://cometskateboards.com/ http://cometskateboards.com/. The Shred 33 or 35... The short deck is really fun and maneuverable, but much more limited where I can ride it. If I'm not running the ATF wheels or ("OJs"), I'm likely to fall over if I hit a little pebble. That happens, say, if I'm running bones STFs, which I know a lot of 'street' skaters use with no problem. It's a skill thing and I think a weight thing. Also, the bones hardcore bushings are great. You can also mix in say venom downhill bushings boardside to give it a different feel. I've done this, but had to get a baseplate with a longer kingpin to fit the taller bushing. It didn't really look taller, but really small differences in size seem to matter a lot. Obviously, the skate thing can get pretty gear-heady. Not least of which because very small tweaks can have a really big impact on how it all feels and whether it's fun. At first, I tried a bunch of stuff, but now I've settled in to 2 setups for now (the real and the yoface). But your original question: "wheels" -- I like between 56mm and 65mm (If I can fit them on the board). Kind of the biggest I can fit on the board without wheelbite. I like softer wheels as the help with pebbles and my skills aren't such that I find them limiting yet. I hope some of that helps -- it was pretty stream of consiousness :) EDITED for grammar mostly
- hackaflocka 11y ago
  Thanks. Appreciated.

methehack 11y ago

I have a regular skateboard -- a Real lowpro with 149mm indie trucks and 56 Bones ATF wheels. I also have a hybrid (in between skate/long) board that might appeal to you. The hybrid is a "Bustin' Yoface 35". I run 65mm wheels on the yoface -- it's really like a big skateboard. I also like these for hybrids: http://cometskateboards.com/ http://cometskateboards.com/. The Shred 33 or 35... The short deck is really fun and maneuverable, but much more limited where I can ride it. If I'm not running the ATF wheels or ("OJs"), I'm likely to fall over if I hit a little pebble. That happens, say, if I'm running bones STFs, which I know a lot of 'street' skaters use with no problem. It's a skill thing and I think a weight thing. Also, the bones hardcore bushings are great. You can also mix in say venom downhill bushings boardside to give it a different feel. I've done this, but had to get a baseplate with a longer kingpin to fit the taller bushing. It didn't really look taller, but really small differences in size seem to matter a lot. Obviously, the skate thing can get pretty gear-heady. Not least of which because very small tweaks can have a really big impact on how it all feels and whether it's fun. At first, I tried a bunch of stuff, but now I've settled in to 2 setups for now (the real and the yoface). But your original question: "wheels" -- I like between 56mm and 65mm (If I can fit them on the board). Kind of the biggest I can fit on the board without wheelbite. I like softer wheels as the help with pebbles and my skills aren't such that I find them limiting yet. I hope some of that helps -- it was pretty stream of consiousness :) EDITED for grammar mostly

hackaflocka 11y ago
Thanks. Appreciated.