SMALLEST SKATEBOARD WHEELS ON THE PLANET!
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Those wheels are literally the size we used to skate back in the 90s. We used to call them 'bearing covers'. Not that they were functional but it was a great way for companies like World Industries to make money.
Hahahahahaha indeed so
@@brailleskateboarding I saw you guys at the Solvang skate park a while back. Where the footage of it?
Yeap i used those in the 90.s even i miss those wheel right now :/
Yeah dude. Those were the days. Mine would get so worn you could see the outer sleeve on the bearings. Would spend hours a day on curbs with them.
@@TimSzabo they probably skated for fun
Brings back memories. I was in H.S. during the small wheel craze. There was a local wheel company Called UFO that sold came in 33mm. Back to the story, everyone was ditching their 50+mm wheels to get in on the small wheel trend. I started buying all the wheel sets I could from friends and local skate shops and made a deal with my H.S. machine shop teacher to use the equipment after school. I would use a lathe to turn them to 40mm a full set at a time then shape the sides individually. All the yellowing of the urethane and flatspots would be gone and would look and ride like new wheels. I'd sell them for $20 a set (cheaper than blanks at the time) and use profits for boards and shoes.
During the small wheel craze I still kept my big wheels but had fun with the small wheels. I never got into the average 50ish mm wheels though. To this day I like 60s and higher and OJ still makes the same exact 61mm ones i used to get so thats nice.
I still skate 48mm and if i could find smaller i would totally skate them. 48 is the smallest i can find from a quality company.
@@pneuma6421 lots of 50mm out there snot has some 48s. theres sml wheels but ive never tried those.
boardycakes goes down to 38m@@pneuma6421
Spitfire just made a 43mm and it’s formula four
These started as 55mm bones Kowalski wheels, the hardest urethane you can get and they were basically melting on the lathe that’s why the rolling surface looks like that. I think that softened them up. Once again some epic tricks went down, thanks again Braille ya legends!
You could start your on wheel company with that idea lol
Seems like a great way to recycle flatspotted or chipped wheels. Old 55mm could be a 'refurbished' 52mm
I'm a machinist myself and do a lot of manual lathe work. I wondered how hard of a time you had trying to find the speeds and feeds for something so rubbery haha.
Could you make a custom set of 40mm wheels, and if so how much would you charge, and how do i reach you outside of UA-cam?
Wheel bite is a thing of the past
So is locking in on 50-50's... hahaha
@@4-Sight-Skating Not if you have Gull Wings. lol
@@4-Sight-Skating not if you only do curbs and ledges
Yeah but a single grain of sand will stop your board dead
Skaters in the past: "Man, this wheel bite is killing my skating"
Braille time traveling from the future: "Have we got JUST the thing for you"
Hey Gabe, I’d love to see the team do tricks on top of a grid made of tape on the floor(1’x1’). If you can get a camera overhead it would be helpful to see how they jump to land their tricks. i.e. jump forward to land a shuvit. I think it could be really useful info for people learning.
🤔
I skated some black spitfire wheels down that small once, I'm heavy so I put wear on wheels quick and I would put miles on my deck on rough roads. I didn't want to give them up because I noticed how much lighter they were than full sized wheels, I got my lightest lowest trucks and a narrow deck and I felt like I could Ollie way higher because of the board weighing less, being lower to the ground made it feel like I could pop faster too. It's a way different feel when wheels get that small for sure.
I remember my brother and his friends used crazy small wheels like that in the late 80s and early 90s. It was when skateboard was in the early stages of getting technical. As you see it’s much easier to flip the board but it sucks skating around, you get a real work out!
Hitting ANYTHING with your wheels sent you flying.
@@vercopolis 100%.. But they did ride softer wheels back then so it could even out it a bit. I think it was more common riding 85-92a but today almost anyone rides 99 or 100a in hardness of the wheels.
@@passenger-rider correct. Although em wheels dropped the trucks down. We would have to clear the spot we were skating. I remember putting an eye down to the road to see em no see ems
I remember the first professional Wheels trucks and bearings I got were off of a snapped deck in the trash can at my local park. Independent trucks some unknown wheels and some Lucky 7s. The wheels were about that small.
I like mos second shoe, it really helps me identify whats going on with the feet much easier
Same
I think some white laces on the black shoe would look sick. Already a cool style regardless.
Man, in the early/mid 90's these were completely in vogue. Big pants, hoodies and low-flying techy tricks were the style. My friend "D" had what I called "Bearing Covers" that were basically these wheels in the video! Lmao @ seeing this and the guys are loving them! One thing was for sure though: you were almost guaranteed locking onto rocks if you didn't clean your skate spots, lol!
Mogley has been straight SHREDDING lately! Any time i dont watch for a lil while it seems like everyone has improved. Keep it up guys!
You guys did amazing stuff here and it's nice to see you shine or glo 😊 love braille 😎♥️
Nice vibe! I remember some friends used to skate wheels similar to these back in the 90’s. While I was still skating pink Kryptonics 65 😀
Another great one guys! Thinkin my next venture might be one of your cruiser boards. Mo gnarly as usual dude!
Hey Moe you are so underrated! Love the style and GRIT !!
thats the size wheels I used to always ride on in the late 90's early 2000's I never bought them just regular wheels worn down I honestly wish they sold these sizes the big wheels they sell feel weird to me
Exactly, that's how it was just rolling into the 90's. Just couldn't afford new ones.
Yooooo SAME 💯🙌🏻 I had a really old board my aunt saved for me from her teen years; It was super skinny (maybe 7 inch wide), pink and black on the bottom, had Blue grip tape and the wheels were super small and yellow 🙌🏻 was my first skateboard Ever!
I was like 6 or 7 ❤️
In the 80-90's we used truck risers to get the tail height back.
keep up the awesome content guys!!!!
Back in the early/mid 90's we were using very small wheels compared to the years before and the years after. Not quite this small but there were some in the 40-45mm range. I always felt like they had a lot more pop when you ollied but they were brutal for any type of pebble on the road.
I was just coming here to post this. These wheels make me think of 1994.
Yeah, I remember. It was hard for me to find some over 55mm these days... 😅
Hope you feel better Chris, I know you wanted to be skating here and trying out these old-school lowrider wheels 🙏😎👌
Gabe - look up lathe videos. LATHES allow you to shave metal or other materials off of a circular piece of material. Machinists use lathes and infinity other tools.
I've really been digging them shoes Mowgli has been rocking.
Loving the Dual Color's. (I do a similar shoe thing and represent 3D glasses with mine! (Red & Blue))
Mo and Glo holdin it down
Crazy how much better Glo seems every video
My first every setup I ran a pair of spitfire through 3 different decks and I do believe they may have been slightly thinner that these by the time I was done. The first time I ran new wheels after that felt amazing.
The boys were SENDING IT on these small wheels. This video was meant to be silly, but I bet many skaters watching will try smaller wheels after this 😎
Back in highschool I remember I bought 5 complete skateboards setups for 100$ and they came with hollow trucks, best deal of my life
it cracks me up how glo screams " OOOOOOOOOO" everytime he loses the board on the trick haha
Remember a few dudes skating wheels like those back in the day they were nuts in the park man. Some of them even did massive gaps on them and they handled it and kept rolling no problem.
Sending’ Big Love🙌🏻
Feel Better, McNugget ✌🏻😊💯
Best video I have ever seen and love braille skateboarding
Seeing braille skate bigger boards makes me happy
The reason the small wheels make it easier is due to the conservation of angular momentum. The wheels are the furthest from the center of the board So their weight impacts the speed of the rotation of the board more than the weight of the trucks or anything else. A narrower board with narrower trucks will also have the same effect for flip tricks. Let's weight = less resistance and a faster flip or spin. The downside to this is that You get less bored. Feel on your feet and need quite a bit more finesse for some tricks. riser pads to assist with your usual angle of pop.
Reduction of angular momentum
I remember having a set of wheels similar to this in the EARLY 2000s, mine where fluorescent orange!
Crazy video idea and I have never seen that very small wheels to skate on Braille
The look on Glo's face when you said 30mm!🤣🤣
I had a set of blue bearing covers in 1989 in the UK they were sort of common for a little while
Always graphics out.
Seeing Glo with the big pants and the small wheels just seemed like it was meant to be.
Great energy in this video. What brand is that shirt ya got on Mogley?
Nothings a coincidence Moe, every scenario holds an infinite amount of possibilities. Anything is possible!
Glo is a time traveler from the late 90s. His whole style plus he loves the tiny wheels and looks natural in Osiris. Admit it, bruh!
what camera are yall recording with nowadays? Looks like a huge upgrade from the original days.
back in the day (early90s) my homie used to grind his wheels down all small and wed all get him to grind our wheels, dunno why we loved it so much, u hit a pebble and go flying..
Wow
ok, the Bones urethane is different compared to most other wheels when lathe cut, so NO air bubbles. Most likely that is the reason why they have a shiny running surface, as they are only cut off on the inside when they come out of the mold. Almost all other wheels are lathed on the running surface to ensure a perfect roundness relative to the bearing seat which can be a bit off. So, the thread you see has NOTHING to do with grip, it's the other way around. You need to skate off these 'threads'.
I will take a skateboard 101 class from you 👏
@@DiamondRidgeMusic fly me in from Germany, no problem. See, I've been skateboarding for more than four decades. I also visited the Powell factory and saw how wheels were poured. I believe there is footage on YT if you are interested to see how they are made
@@yoyoskates I’ll definitely check out that video, sounds interesting to see the process. You ever heard of Pensacola Florida? That’s where I’m at, great place to vacation if you get the chance to come to the states, wish I could fly you out lol 😅😅
I used to sk8 35mm but only once in a while cause they were so slow , but they always be in my backpack , and some old school giant 80mm with risers that would get me across town real quick lol
80mm!
@@brailleskateboarding idk that’s what I called them , they were huge and half yellow and half green , huge !! It was a guess lol like 3” wheels
@@EquitySolutionRayRaz YAY
I really miss big pants, small wheels on a nicely shaped board, love it 😋
I roller skate and skateboard so it's cool to see this
in roller skateing we cut down certain wheels like fiberglass,fo-mac,wood cutting down roller skate wheels is cool it drops a lot of weight and on a slicker wheels like fiberglass it makes them feel a bit more stable
It is interesting to see what the different sizes and materials do to the feeling of the roll. There should be a whole experiment series and we all figure out the exact scientifically perfect wheel size, material etc for each of our skating styles
Cali sliders with the stacy adams aye
I wonder given those small wheels not lockin in, what about if you put a bit of a spot to lock in on the trucks somewhere? like if the wheels are smaller, the trucks at the end could "jog" down the extra distance, giving them a lip to lock in on.
Speaking about quantum mechanics and time travel that's right up links alley!!
We used to skate our wheels down to that size because we didn’t have any money to buy new ones.. it even became a thing back in the nineties to skate em really small. 😅
Get well soon McNugget. You are one of my Favorite Skater to watch.
awesome training session ! 😀 i love it ( heehe train)
Basically skating on just bearings
That’s sure how it felt
the tricks were immaculate this video
16:28 "I tried to to a 5-0 and turn into a crook" Mogely. YEAH MAN! I was waiting the whole video for that, those wheels were made to ease that type of rotations on ledges. 5-0 to blunt to crook to... and do as many different grinds in a row as possible.
Edit: I watched this vid 8 months ago and had the same experience. 90's memories coming back and waiting for the bluntslide to pivotgrind to...
Gabe no ill will or attack intended you are one of my favorites. I think you were trying to say small fractures not air bubbles. But I got what you were getting at. Awesome video.
@Reach Out On Telegram at Braille_Skateboarding Wow i’ve never won anything! What do I do next?
Mogely it was fun hanging out with you in vegas.
Signed from the future.
Saw you guys had braille first try shoes at zumiez the other day. Rad
Also hope mcnugg feels better soon
I had an old set of geoff rowley rictas that I used for years and they was about 2mm bigger than the bearing when I retired them
Boardy Cakes makes 39mm Drip Drops. Super fun to skate.
10:20 Why did I like that backside flip so much? lol 😆
I had a pair of 54mm and shredded them for about 5 years and now they’re around 40mm 0r less and you can feel the waves in the cement it’s still fun to cruise around but don’t bomb a hill with them tho you’ll hit a crack like I did ow 😓
to answer two questions I alternate the graphics and my front trucks are always a little more loose
no coincidences my friend. it all happens in a trippy way like it was supposed to moe
Haha
I’m not sure but those lines are probably from the late that he used not air bubbles cause bones wheels would really try to keep bubbles out of there wheels to maintain quality
Funny enough I skated wheels that small for so long. I was convinced they felt better than the new set of Ricta crystals I had at the house. But the wheels I had that small came from wear and tear I didn’t grind them down.
So did you switch to the new Ricta yet? How are those?
This was one of my dreams as a kid having small wheels and I finally see it at 22
We used to ride wheels that size in the 90’s, barely enough rubber to cover the bearings and every tiny peeble jacked you up
So sick
Little wheels = quicker pop! We started by using freestyle wheels cuz they were smaller but eventually they started making them smaller. You guys should get some that are shaped right. We still locked in crooked grinds with them. We ran em on popsicle boards tho. When boards were that small nose shape that's more like 1989.
Glo actually looks like he’s skating better with these ! ( with some of the tricks)
These remind me of dirtbike chain rollers. In fact i believe some chain rollers have the same size bearings as skateboard wheels ive thought a few times about trying chain rollers on a skateboard.
My back truck bushing is blown out so I ride my trucks all weird because the back is lose and the front is relatively loose
I think it would accelerate faster but also lose speed faster. Also combined with less grip, less clearance and less pebble resistance.
I don't think it would be to noticeable with the acceleration/deceleration...
13:05 With the power slides I bet the weight is far more concentrated on a small surface so the hardness of the wheels comes into play.
Like super hard wheels would probably slide like ice and soft wheels would probably get flat spots or explode :P
What’s the red thing under the board for
Someone please tell me what shoes glo skates they look like forum 84s but Im not too sure
Where did you get them at
Love to the mcnug 🤟 get better soon bro
16:30 Finally! Those wheels were made to ease those type of variations on ledges.
We used to ride wheels about this size in like 94-96 they were great for what we called curb dancing.
Gabe is a varial flip personified
We need a Braille nightly, explicit Braille where the guy's get to fully be themselves, warts and all.
You guys should make downhill longboards!
I'm skating 36mm wheels rn and it takes me back to the 90s
Can’t imagine those in the streets but they seem sick for a smooth park.
That board looks like some sort of 64 impala lowrider. like the el Camino of skateboards with them wheels hahah
You gotta try small wheels with high risers
Nice!
I would love to see Braille go to a different country to skate
Sounds like we caught you guys coming out of the K-hole in the beginning of the video! LMADO!🤣🤣
Yooooo lol I remember back like in 98 maybe 99 as a joke we all rode on just bearings one day at desert west skatepark in Phoenix AZ 😅 😂 🤣... I even took the tires off my sisters old BMX and we had a krew of like 4 or 5 bikes riding just on rims ...🤣🤣🤣😎 I'm telling you those coaster breaks wear amazing at night . Straight showers of sparks ✨ 👌🏽
What about heelys wheels would those be smaller or bigger I wonder if that's possible
There are no coincidences Mogley, ever...
And if you're thinking what I feel you might be thinking then I say
DO IT
Now is your opportunity
haha they do look like marshmallows ! i was literally just thinking that when you held em up for the camera !
My dude Elijah I got introduced while he was working at dominos as the manager he saw me and my friend who worked there at the time skating out front and he comes out and grabs his out his car and whips out sum like those bad boys and they we’re actually great I loved them felt like a lowrider😂😂
The steez level of this vidoe is at a all time high 🙏🏾
Lol we in summer n glo still sitting there cold af lol...(I know this because how he is crossing his arms from personal experience and observation, he's keeping his forearms near his belly for the body heat)
Bearing cases is what we call those on the real I've had a few get close to that before I could afford to get some new ones... And yeah my back truck is a little tighter and I like my front truck a little looser
Around here back in the day it was not uncommon to see street skaters with hard small diameter wheels, the power slides on black tops were nutz!!!
seeing Glo without his big poofy jacket he looks cold lol!
Boardy Cake still make 38mm wheels. They're really fun to ride
There's this dude that skates around the Space Whale in Reno with wheels almost that small just from wear lol He freakin' shreds them too!