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Typical longboard wheels range from 65 to 107 millimeters (2.6 to 4.2 in) in diameter. A taller wheel will have slower acceleration but a faster rolling speed. Smaller wheels have the opposite effect. The durometer of a wheel is how hard the urethane is. A softer wheel will be ultimately slower than a harder wheel on smooth surface.
Each skateboard wheel is mounted on its axle via two ball bearings. With few exceptions, the bearings are the industrial standard "608" size, with a bore of 8 or 10 mm (0.315 or 0.394 inches) depending on the axle, an outer diameter of 22 mm (0.866 inches), and a width of 7 mm (0.276 inches).
A fingerboard is a scaled-down replica of a skateboard or snowboard that a person "rides" with their fingers, rather than their feet.. A skateboard fingerboard is typically 100 millimeters (3.9 in) long with width ranging from 26 to 34 mm (1.0 to 1.3 in), with graphics, trucks and plastic or ball-bearing wheels, like a skateboard. [1]
Deck: Penny skateboard decks are made of plastic (polycarbonate) and feature a non-slip "waffle top" texture. Grip tape: Grip tape is offered for 22" and 27" models. Trucks: Penny trucks are made from cast aluminum. Wheels: Penny board wheels are made from Polyurethane, with a plastic core. The wheels on 22-inch (55.9 cm) and 27-inch (68.6 cm ...
Urban skates Hockey skates. Inline skates are boots with wheels arranged in a single line from front to back, allowing a skater to roll along on these wheels. Inline skates are technically a type of roller skate, but most people associate the term roller skates with quad skates, another type of roller skate with a two-by-two wheel arrangement similar to a car.
Slalom skateboarding is a form of downhill skateboard racing that first appeared in the 1960s and 1970s and has made a resurgence in popularity in the 2000s. Slalom racers skate down a course usually marked by plastic cones. The racer tries to get through the course with the fastest time, while knocking down the fewest cones.
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Hubba is a skateboard wheel company that has sponsored many professional skateboarders over the years. Hubba has a product line of more than 30 different wheel models. Along with wheel models, Hubba also sells a variety of soft goods, for example T-shirts and calendars, as well as specially designed skateboard grip tape, and colored skateboard hardware.