40 More Handy Tricks

Step 20 Rollerblade Wheels on Skateboard

Here's my favorite skateboard.
I bought it at "Youth Shelter Supply" in St. Cloud Minnesota.

I drilled a hole in the end of the deck so I could lock it up with my bike lock.
I tried different truck "donut" rubber bushings until it turned just the way I wanted.

I wanted the smoothest possible ride, so I put nice rollerblade wheels with ABEC 7 bearings on it.
Rollerblades are cheap/free at thrift stores in the U.S. and are a good source of nice wheels and bearings. When you do this make sure you put the bearing spacers and thrust bearings on also,
and don't over-torque the nuts, just like with regular skateboard wheels.

One problem: when I turned hard the deck bound the inside wheel and I wiped out.
I didn't want to raise the deck with spacers, so I carved divots out of the wood with a chisel.

Man it's smooth. Maybe a little too smooth. It's really fast and can squirt out from under you.

Comments

[knorman4]

Just did this also. Smooth and quiet. I commute by skateboard so it's awesome for me, not sure how it bodes for tricks (I'm new to skating and don't do many tricks yet). Highly recommend trying it out though.

[Zeppelinfreak]

Tim are you from MN?

[awkwardepicfail]

hey i put rollerblade wheels on my deck too. but i was wondering, is it easier to coast and push with rollerblade wheels or actual longboard wheels. because i know that since the rollerblade wheels are thinner it is better but i have seen people coast with longboard wheels even though they are really wide. why? and i am aware that they are usually going down hills lol.

[Plaid Demon]

actually its easier to pump the board with rollerblade wheels becuase they have less contact with the ground than longboard wheels. you get less traction as a result but you gain the ability to accelerate faster. But dont worry about skidding unless your a carver meaning you sway left and right as if you were snowboarding.

[23mcharlotte]

thats cool as hell i gotta try that