How It's Made: Skateboard Wheels

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  • @vimos.9996
    @vimos.9996 4 роки тому +1777

    Great choice, Bones wheels are good.

  • @sparkzhd1619
    @sparkzhd1619 4 роки тому +607

    I wanna work as an compressed air wheel go up worker

    • @Baghuul
      @Baghuul 4 роки тому +53

      I used to work there. I was bathroom attendant 2nd shift. I would fold toilet paper as requested for fecal removal of the anal region.

    • @siteone1354
      @siteone1354 3 роки тому +4

      @@Baghuul you guys had toilet paper?

    • @dorton
      @dorton 3 роки тому +1

      @@Baghuul oh fuck no

    • @marcojimenez1695
      @marcojimenez1695 3 роки тому +1

      I reckon it’s a fun job overall.

    • @KandiKlover
      @KandiKlover 3 роки тому

      @@Baghuul Ah a Buttler :3

  • @Mr.Everything
    @Mr.Everything 4 роки тому +1633

    Why do those wheels look so edible?

    • @angeldeaza6096
      @angeldeaza6096 4 роки тому +64

      netcoms197 why you gotta make it about the foods americans eat? also i buy from farmers that live close and i don’t taste a difference

    • @joannelepiere5635
      @joannelepiere5635 4 роки тому +9

      Because your a weirdo

    • @GVGames1986
      @GVGames1986 4 роки тому +8

      It's part of the kinesthetic appeal!

    • @CherryVanityRawr
      @CherryVanityRawr 4 роки тому +63

      Forbidden jolly ranchers

    • @lavaxd3756
      @lavaxd3756 4 роки тому +1

      @@netcoms197 lol

  • @_Maxten
    @_Maxten 4 роки тому +364

    i actually have those purple clears so its cool to see how the ones i actually own were made

    • @bess7408
      @bess7408 4 роки тому +1

      What company is that I'm new to skateboarding and i think i need a new set

    • @estaban.8153
      @estaban.8153 4 роки тому +6

      @@bess7408 the company is called bones, they make wheels and bearings most of the time

    • @Lakenbeer
      @Lakenbeer 4 роки тому +1

      @@bess7408 If you need a new set of wheels try mini logo wheels they are very good price for the quality, happy skating

    • @AshleyOnYT
      @AshleyOnYT 4 роки тому +4

      @@Lakenbeer I hated them.

    • @EarlSchieb
      @EarlSchieb 3 роки тому +1

      where did you buy them from? I can't find them anywhere... They must not make them anymore.

  • @JustWasted3HoursHere
    @JustWasted3HoursHere 4 роки тому +1639

    The workers in this factory look exactly like I envisioned they would.

    • @Lolbama2012
      @Lolbama2012 4 роки тому +146

      Dead inside? It's pretty rare to find a factory worker that doesn't look dead inside.

    • @karoma7898
      @karoma7898 4 роки тому +131

      @@Lolbama2012 minorities with baseball caps

    • @blakenoble4014
      @blakenoble4014 4 роки тому +48

      A bunch of Kyles

    • @JustWasted3HoursHere
      @JustWasted3HoursHere 4 роки тому +72

      @@blakenoble4014 Actually I was thinking of the guy at 4:15 mainly. That guy owns multiple skateboards himself...

    • @N8tiveWeeb
      @N8tiveWeeb 4 роки тому +3

      100%

  • @claysoggyfries
    @claysoggyfries 4 роки тому +374

    I’m so glad they chose Bones wheels and not some generic no-name brand wheels 💀 🔥🛹

  • @elijahdage5523
    @elijahdage5523 4 роки тому +118

    I love how this comment section is so passionate about these guys making wheels.

    • @TowMater603
      @TowMater603 3 роки тому +2

      as i'm just sitting here taking a dump......yes , it's TMI and you're the lucky guy that gets to know that totally irrelevant info .

    • @KandiKlover
      @KandiKlover 3 роки тому

      I want some of those ceramic wheels mentioned in the beginning. Those would be great for slides. Nothing but slides.

    • @KaitouKaiju
      @KaitouKaiju 2 роки тому

      Wheels are a very important part of skating. They are what touches the ground after all!

    • @jamesflowers8054
      @jamesflowers8054 2 роки тому

      @@KandiKlover just get bowl wheels

  • @slyesco
    @slyesco 3 роки тому +51

    Always good to see how things are made. Also makes me think about the people that make machines that make things.

    • @k2beats785
      @k2beats785 2 роки тому +1

      I know right?! What kind of genius figures that part out lol it’s crazy

  • @Macho_Fantastico
    @Macho_Fantastico Рік тому +2

    I never skateboarded as a kid, but grew up when it became really popular again and was always fascinated by the art and design of the industry.

  • @sethallison5682
    @sethallison5682 3 роки тому +13

    I’ve been riding bones wheels off and on for over 20 years. Bones and Spitfires are top notch.

  • @clarkkoford5897
    @clarkkoford5897 4 роки тому +113

    I wish they still made bones clears, they look so cool. Anyone know any alternatives?

    • @hugolerigolo8590
      @hugolerigolo8590 4 роки тому +7

      Ricta clouds seems to be soft as the bones
      I got emillion's soft weel's but I'm not sure they sell them yet I'm not sure they sell them yet what matters is the hardness of the wheel, for the street you need 99a / 101a and around 88a it is for cruising
      (Disclaimer , these weels are great for cruising but for street skate it's isn't cool )

    • @notprochris
      @notprochris 4 роки тому +1

      www.streetplant.com/collections/wheels/products/57mm-street-scoundrel-crystal-skulls

    • @hectizzle10
      @hectizzle10 4 роки тому +2

      You can find Ricta Super crystals on EBay, that’s where I got my throwback

    • @michaelrossi3707
      @michaelrossi3707 3 роки тому +1

      Yu want the bones All-terrain formula

  • @miguelangelrodriguez4066
    @miguelangelrodriguez4066 3 роки тому +6

    Not gonna lie, these workers look so chill. Like they genuinely don’t mind their jobs

  • @andie_pants
    @andie_pants 4 роки тому +43

    Gnarly, dude.

  • @StonesAndSand
    @StonesAndSand 2 роки тому +7

    My first experience with awesome skateboarding came in 1977 when I bought a brand new $25 fiberglass board with Kryptonics polyurethane wheels. I absolutely thought I was in heaven.

  • @JBRewskie
    @JBRewskie 3 роки тому +6

    Super rad video! It’s SO CRAZY to see the difference from the old garage wood molds and shit Steve would use to make even bones wheels and push out non-weathered bearings has come to. Supply and demand brother. It’s amazing. “The more absorbent the better”

  • @MersuneLiku
    @MersuneLiku 4 роки тому +30

    I saw the thumbnail before reading the title and thought they were lifesaver gummies

  • @saltymelon6729
    @saltymelon6729 3 роки тому +5

    I didn’t realize how much work it takes to make skateboard wheels. Thank you for choosing bones and not some cheap Walmart brand.

  • @DeadHandX
    @DeadHandX 3 роки тому +8

    It takes a lot of work,thanks to all bros doing the wheels!u are truly appreciated!

  • @danmartin633
    @danmartin633 3 роки тому +6

    When the first urethane wheels came out (Cadillac?) they were SO much better than what came before it was just mind blowing. Sealed bearings too. You young-uns just don't know what it was like in the old days. LOL

  • @burtman9649
    @burtman9649 3 роки тому +1

    At 2:35 those are the Series 3 Powell Peralta Bombers! 60mm/85a

  • @sisterfister3770
    @sisterfister3770 3 роки тому +4

    That beat in the background is too good for this video

  • @allumcharles
    @allumcharles 3 роки тому +1

    Can't believe how much work goes into just printing the wheels

  • @h8_kilo
    @h8_kilo 4 роки тому +7

    Don’t know why I’m surprised but I Love how this dude knows what he’s talking about.

    • @MoparGuy1625
      @MoparGuy1625 3 роки тому +1

      Bc he’s given a script....

  • @mjmendozaiv
    @mjmendozaiv 4 роки тому +54

    got episode for skateboard decks?

    • @Inexpressable
      @Inexpressable 4 роки тому +11

      I think they do, vaguely remember seeing how one was made - in layers

    • @cattinaaa
      @cattinaaa 4 роки тому +4

      Yes they do

    • @cattinaaa
      @cattinaaa 3 роки тому +2

      @@Ebcut meh

    • @maxsanchez764
      @maxsanchez764 3 роки тому +1

      Just watch skate 3 intro

  • @salvatorecorleone1008
    @salvatorecorleone1008 2 роки тому +2

    That’s an amazing amount of work.

  • @InitialDrifterZ
    @InitialDrifterZ 3 роки тому +6

    I had those bones clears. I wish I could buy a fresh set of them.

  • @BEASTmodeontheRoad
    @BEASTmodeontheRoad 3 роки тому +5

    That is so cool. A factory I would love to work at.

  • @angelmartinez9429
    @angelmartinez9429 3 роки тому +2

    This is soo cool. I honestly wish I could do this as a job for ever

  • @c_holding8564
    @c_holding8564 3 роки тому

    Nice, I'm rocking the Bones 55mm 103a Flatface wheels and they're great

  • @tsuyuasui5261
    @tsuyuasui5261 4 роки тому +4

    Ok but when I was little I would watch how it’s made with my dad all the time :)

  • @3pointZERO
    @3pointZERO 3 роки тому +1

    how it's made never ceases to have the dopest background music

  • @zaneh6224
    @zaneh6224 2 роки тому +2

    I have the Red Clears on my board, good to see how they were made 👍

  • @edgeof1956
    @edgeof1956 4 роки тому +168

    Remember in the early 2000's when luggage used to have skateboard wheels? For a while?
    They were bomb!!
    Now, they don't do that anymore. And they suck now!!

    • @bestamerica
      @bestamerica 4 роки тому

      hi B W...
      '
      who is a word - THE Y -

    • @keirfarnum6811
      @keirfarnum6811 4 роки тому +17

      Blake West
      That’s probably why they don’t have those wheels anymore! Too many lawsuits from people doing stupid things.

    • @rtz549
      @rtz549 4 роки тому +15

      I remember luggage having rollerblade wheels?

    • @filthymcnasty9509
      @filthymcnasty9509 3 роки тому +2

      Herschel uses skateboard wheels on their Independent trucks collab roller duffle bag.

    • @Someguy19816
      @Someguy19816 3 роки тому

      Shark wheels are supposed to be going on luggage soon. Could be a huge difference over the crappy wheels on them now.

  • @geckofbs1229
    @geckofbs1229 3 роки тому +5

    I have those exact bones clears and they are the best wheels ever!!!

  • @varma.
    @varma. 4 роки тому +1

    Sooo satisfying!
    Please upload more

  • @blu-birb
    @blu-birb 2 роки тому

    The thumb cutouts on the hoodie sleeves.
    Total nostalgia.

  • @davebaker9128
    @davebaker9128 2 роки тому +3

    I worked at a skateboard wheel manufacturer in the early 80s, computers were not part of the process, we would make adjustments to the polyurethane mix to get the right hardness (durometer rating) pop the wheels out ot the molds with compressed air, and turn the back smooth on a lathe, that was about it, super cheap to make once we had the molds, several hundred made of stainless steel on a big lazy Susan table, I made thousands of wheels a week, those were the days, the company was called Polymer Products, in Irvine/ElToro California

  • @PrinceofFreshia
    @PrinceofFreshia 3 роки тому +1

    Glad to listen the word "worker" so many times in this video

  • @kevbarron6501
    @kevbarron6501 4 роки тому +5

    I remember getting a set of rubber like soft ish wheels from my neighbour in the mid 90's. They were so quick and rolled over small pebbles. Never seen wheels like them again.

    • @Sam-jb2gk
      @Sam-jb2gk 4 роки тому +1

      They make those... they’re called cruiser wheels

    • @kevbarron6501
      @kevbarron6501 4 роки тому +1

      @@Sam-jb2gk - Really, cruiser wheels? I had them on a standard santa Cruz Skateboard. They weren't big wheels just the same size as ordinary sb wheels. Can you put cruiser wheels on a street skateboard? Excuse my ignorince. And thanks.

    • @3newyorkbagels
      @3newyorkbagels 4 роки тому +1

      Kevin Barron Yes you can. They were likely just a low durometer wheel

  • @Inexpressable
    @Inexpressable 4 роки тому +6

    Bro I was just looking for my wheels that I left in my shed for months. What are the odds this is then uploaded, haha

    • @NolimitTEXAS
      @NolimitTEXAS 4 роки тому

      UA-cam knows your thoughts my guy lol

  • @glutenfreegam3r177
    @glutenfreegam3r177 4 роки тому +6

    Slime Balls and OJ Freeze Streets were the most legendary wheels of old-school days!

    • @77mRacing
      @77mRacing 3 роки тому +1

      yep , OJs

    • @heatherthomas2710
      @heatherthomas2710 3 роки тому +1

      And with designs of jim Phillips, I have a whole book on ot

    • @ricka5959
      @ricka5959 2 роки тому +1

      When I was a kid in the 70's, a shop 3 doors down from my dad's machine shop made OJ wheels. My dad made some molds for them.

  • @kreepe634
    @kreepe634 4 роки тому +25

    Your wheels might have been made with the same pin as tony hawks. Think about that. You are the next prince of skating
    Your time is now

    • @LesbianNaziHookers
      @LesbianNaziHookers 4 роки тому +2

      Or the same exact mold by the exact same factory worker.

  • @Decco6306
    @Decco6306 3 роки тому +1

    3:28 That's cool How they make the graphics on the metal plates with a photosensitive layer. that's literally a tintype photograph. awesome.

  • @Blesbok-
    @Blesbok- 3 роки тому +5

    1:18 "An aashole dispenses"

  • @Mr.Saephan503
    @Mr.Saephan503 4 роки тому +3

    That Oregon print wheel 😎

  • @BASE5NYC
    @BASE5NYC 4 роки тому +4

    Nothing like a fresh set of new Bones wheels. 🤙🏼

    • @Alrox.
      @Alrox. 4 роки тому

      BASE do you skate? I wish I could, it looks fun

    • @BASE5NYC
      @BASE5NYC 4 роки тому

      AlRox yes, been skating since I was about 11 and I’m 35...still skate. Not like I used to but I skate around the city. Can never give it up once you start.

    • @chrishenning8829
      @chrishenning8829 4 роки тому

      Ricta or Spitfire. 👍

    • @pablogates5355
      @pablogates5355 4 роки тому

      @@Alrox. go skate it's so much fun

  • @kimbratton9620
    @kimbratton9620 3 роки тому

    They look really cool!!

  • @Mister_H.
    @Mister_H. 3 роки тому

    That’s the coolest technician I’ve ever seen

  • @ceftokes
    @ceftokes 4 роки тому

    Pretty sure I seen this video a while ago but I still am going to watch it again 😂

  • @Cordova.S.William
    @Cordova.S.William 4 роки тому +3

    Love this upload

  • @sorinvladu7021
    @sorinvladu7021 4 роки тому +27

    2:15 70a? Jeez that's soft

    • @sterlingpinoy
      @sterlingpinoy 4 роки тому +4

      I honestly have no idea how people ride on wheels thatre that soft. my old 78a were already pretty squishy

    • @violet_doom2865
      @violet_doom2865 4 роки тому +2

      @@sacrificeyourself7134 i have shitty sidewalks, so i ride 104a)0)

    • @Ryanh6661
      @Ryanh6661 3 роки тому +2

      They were proto wheels for Powell peralta downhill wheels at the time, now they are in full production at 75a the wheels are SNAKES best wheels in the game. Also @ 4:25 you can see them testing THESE Byron Essert pro model wheels which was a secret name for Powell peralta wheels making their groundbreaking appearance in Downhill.

    • @ZALESANDDESTROY
      @ZALESANDDESTROY 3 роки тому +1

      I skate some ATFs and Rat Bones that are 80a and 85a, not as soft, but it's needed to skate NYC streets.

  • @yourboylwandiso1872
    @yourboylwandiso1872 3 роки тому

    I love this show. Very interesting

  • @TVIEXAMNEWS
    @TVIEXAMNEWS 4 роки тому +1

    Superbb

  • @melchristian3638
    @melchristian3638 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you

  • @djsubliminalreeve
    @djsubliminalreeve 3 роки тому

    i always rode ricta when i was younger as they were so nice and gave me crazy pop

  • @planetskate5487
    @planetskate5487 3 роки тому

    Fascinating

  • @Filbie
    @Filbie 2 роки тому

    Really cool! Loved this one!

  • @SilentNightBodomNight
    @SilentNightBodomNight Рік тому

    Awesome side of my favorite wheels. Rictas are good too

  • @ns1755
    @ns1755 4 роки тому +3

    Sooo gnarlyyyyyy sooooo radddd dudeeeee

  • @gabmar2553
    @gabmar2553 3 роки тому

    The fact that went to a legit company like bones is awesome!

  • @kaiserstorm886
    @kaiserstorm886 3 роки тому +1

    Gotta appreciate how they aren't checked for any problems within the cavity where the bearings go that lead's to do many issues man

  • @ryananthony7115
    @ryananthony7115 3 роки тому +2

    Im so happy they went to bones factory i love their wheels!!!

  • @halolime117
    @halolime117 3 роки тому

    Awesome choice to pick a good brand for the video

  • @Sinsanatis
    @Sinsanatis 3 роки тому

    sb wheels are so chuckable. fit nice in ur hand and have a nice density and weight

  • @derikramos6565
    @derikramos6565 3 роки тому

    Amazing!

  • @HaZzArD14k
    @HaZzArD14k 4 роки тому

    This is awesome !

  • @tristancaracut3452
    @tristancaracut3452 2 роки тому

    Please make a video of how fingerboard wheels are made❤️ thank you !

  • @mohamedadam5215
    @mohamedadam5215 4 роки тому +2

    Awesome 👍👍

  • @kassim5020
    @kassim5020 4 роки тому

    Good job

  • @moonstrifflimestone5493
    @moonstrifflimestone5493 3 роки тому

    This is so cool!!

  • @johnblink-1826
    @johnblink-1826 4 роки тому

    nice job

  • @petergarcia8225
    @petergarcia8225 3 роки тому

    Omg...like candy ...awesome skate wheels.

  • @Noneblue39
    @Noneblue39 4 роки тому +1

    good to know

  • @dontsearchforthischannelpls
    @dontsearchforthischannelpls 2 роки тому

    i use ricta clouds 60mm and they work amazing

  • @nathanwisner5150
    @nathanwisner5150 3 роки тому

    The party pack v2 are a all time favorite

  • @jessekeehner8105
    @jessekeehner8105 3 роки тому +1

    We need you on all steaming platforms. Please.

  • @lemonadegotice
    @lemonadegotice 4 роки тому +29

    Imagine the 100,000 people who don't realize that there wheels are in this video

  • @riyascorner9198
    @riyascorner9198 3 роки тому +1

    Imagine if there was wheels with that type of Japanese Blossom Art. Tht be cool

  • @amyo
    @amyo 4 роки тому +1

    The bones clears look so tasty :~D like futuristic froot loops

  • @lexasd4517
    @lexasd4517 4 роки тому

    Intresting

  • @vasekcz
    @vasekcz 2 роки тому

    0:40 Solidworks 😍

  • @toms7947
    @toms7947 4 роки тому +13

    Everything on how its made ends up in an oven at some point. Love this show!

  • @godinhos7797
    @godinhos7797 3 роки тому

    so awesomeeeee

  • @tomtheaddict
    @tomtheaddict 3 роки тому

    great choice of company bones are top 3

  • @projects325
    @projects325 3 роки тому

    AWESOME 😎🤘🏼

  • @stringedassassin
    @stringedassassin 3 роки тому

    I would complain that they only feature one brand, but I love me Bones wheels.

  • @vinnymarucco3475
    @vinnymarucco3475 3 роки тому

    thats cool

  • @Smoker-xv1cq
    @Smoker-xv1cq 3 роки тому

    I remember back in my days till would come out in the morning i would watch it with my dad💯😤😔

  • @whiteheavn
    @whiteheavn 4 роки тому +1

    Damn the packing is so cool

  • @twintyara6330
    @twintyara6330 3 роки тому

    Finally I know what an artist does

  • @enriquefuentes7697
    @enriquefuentes7697 3 роки тому

    I remember once I got some spitfire cores. I put them on my board and went out skating. I only rode them for like 15 minutes before 1 of the wheels split open. Pissed me off!!!

  • @soulofall
    @soulofall 4 роки тому

    Cool

  • @RelentlessOhiox
    @RelentlessOhiox 2 роки тому +1

    Not all wheels are just polyurethane. Ricta uses a custom blend called NRG. Spitfire has one too but I can't remember the name.
    - Worked at a skate shop for 4 years.

  • @Bammarge2
    @Bammarge2 4 роки тому

    Bones are my fav deff been using my bone stfs I think they are wheels with my bone reds for around 10 years now and still going strong the wheels were originally 52s now they’ve gotten so small they could be 50s or lower

  • @inwall
    @inwall 3 роки тому

    thanks recommended

  • @delrosariojamesjhonlhoydc2401
    @delrosariojamesjhonlhoydc2401 4 роки тому

    Nice

  • @landonsstopmotion7786
    @landonsstopmotion7786 4 роки тому +3

    Now i want more wheels😂😂

  • @kianahmadi4757
    @kianahmadi4757 3 роки тому +2

    Friend: so what do you do for a living?
    Person: I bake skateboard wheels.
    Friend: :0 EPIC

  • @stephenboyyd7796
    @stephenboyyd7796 3 роки тому

    Used to do this for a living.

  • @Supercar_TV
    @Supercar_TV 2 роки тому

    The chills I got when that intro came up I used to watch this when I was in year 6 I’m now left school 3 years ago
    Doo doodoo doo doo doo doodoo doodaah 🤣