moth_gamer Twitch longboard and penny is great for commute and going long distances since it’ll roll right over cracks and pebbles while skateboard is good for doing tricks ig
@@trulydamian6505 for versitality i would get a big deck like 8.5 or 9 wide with big soft spitfire wheels and it goes over everything but can still do tricks easily but can be used for commuting aswell
Your Mums HITACHI not really. The United States has more oil than other countries. We are using our own now thanks to pipelines and fracking. That’s why gasoline is so cheap here. Not to mention the leaders in clean energy like electric, solar and wind and dams
@@physics-guy3164 Depends on preference. I hate having the sun hit my eyes, but I know long term the neck is gonna feel worse, and it's arguably more important, so I wear it backwards when it's too sunny. There's always sunglasses for your eyes.
These type of videos are great for newer skaters, or people who are considering trying a product they have no experience with. People always say it's hard to do tricks on softer wheels, but it really helps if I see someone skate them and explain the difference. Thumbs up!
I ride street with 54mm 78a wheels. I actually like to ride my board without pushing a hundred times a minute. You can grind and do everything you can on hard wheels with soft wheels except maybe powerslides are harder. You just have to get used to how they feel. I reccomend anyone trying some soft wheels. I'm never gonna ride hard wheels again, they're so slow unless you're riding on the smoothest of concrete, which is really lame if you ask me. I can roll so far and fast with one push and people's/cracks are not a problem for me. Soft wheels all the way
Thanks for this comment. I’ve been feeling buyers remorse after getting the OJ minis. I wanna take advantage of the metal curbs for slappy. I have 78a 63mm and have died so many times trying to lock into 5050 slappy.
thank you, this was actually really helpful, alot of my non-skater friends ask me and go like "whats the differences of the soft wheels and the smaller harder wheels?" and ive never skated soft wheels so i go like... theyre soft, but now i know and can reply with a legit answer with a back up resource, Dale Decker, THANKYOU
I guess soft wheels would be good for somebody who's just getting into skateboarding as well ? Considering they aren't going to be doing grinds and slides at all ?
They are excellent for learning to cruise outside your house, rough pavements etc..Minimises the risk of fall and injury. Also size plays a huge role. Bigger and softer, you just ride on, very relaxed, and over almost anything on the road. Hard and small, you push 100 times to cover 1 meter, then you die on a pebble. The only downside is that if you are trying to learn tricks staying still, softer wheels are really tricky, as when you crouch, the skate just rolls back and forth. With harder wheels its far more stable and you can get the trick done. If you only learn tricks rolling, then soft is very good, as you achieve a steady. speed and can concentrate on you foot position and trick mechanics. I use soft wheels for everything 78a to 86a max, have 100s only for practicing on my garage concrete, as I am an old slug and don't go to skateparks.
So when I got my first skate board it had rubber wheels and it went pretty smoothly and they helped me alot with learning how to cruise and pushing and all that, but they are God-awful for trying to learn tricks and similar stuff
I used to just longboard and so when I switched to my skateboard the feel of the roll was so different. Not mention the size but still. Love the vids dude.
Good video, though obviously there's more than just 'soft' and 'hard' varieties of wheels. On the hard 'trick' end you've got your rock-hard 'park' formula (101a) and a slightly softer 'street' formula (99a), while way at the other end you've got 'cruiser' or 'filmer' wheels (72a). But lots of wheel companies also carry an intermediate 'all terrain' range promising to give the best of both worlds. I've been riding Ricta Clouds 86a since last summer to my satisfaction, The added smoothness makes it much more fun to skate street spots with rough ground, and I think Ricta designed these to compensate for the softer polyurethane's stickiness by adding a hard inner core, I've been nosesliding, tailsliding, and crooked grinding just fine, though when I tweak out a five o I sometimes do get that powerslide squeak. They also make a slightly harder all-terrain wheel (92a). I highly recommend trying these if you skate crusty spots on the regular.
Haven't tried the 92s yet but am definitely ordering them. I ended up going with the 86a Ricta Clouds on a hunch, but when I got them I was sooo stoked. I could finally skate spots with bricks or cheese grater-rough asphalt for the ground, not to mention use my normal skateboard to cruise around. It does, however, make a slight difference if you're grinding a concrete or metal ledge: metal and softer wheels does mean greater stickiness on the inside, so if I take this setup to the local park, my crooked grinds sound like bluntslides and I may need to wax the ledge, whereas if I'm skating a concrete ledge it'll just grind as normal. I'm thinking of just getting 2 identical setups, only with different wheels on each.
That's normal at least your not doing back wheels on the street because of a peeble, can't tell you how many times I busted my behind riding rocky pavement with hard wheels 😭
For anyone wondering, longboard wheels are normally 65-75 mm and 75-85a. They are generally softer so you can run over practically anything you want to. Longboard wheels normally have a larger contact patch to grip the ground better, unless you want to slide, which have a smaller contact patch to have less grip to the ground, therefore easier to slide on.
Use the suspension trucks with the soft wheels, that's what I do. The trucks have a little metal bit that stops the wheels from making contact with the ledges when doing nose/tailslides, you'll never stick sliding on the ends of your board (yeah boardslides will still stick). Also it's the SMOOOOOOTHEST ride you'll ever experience! Keep up to good work Dale!
I had a guy skate on his loud ass skateboard throughout my downtown neighbourhood and I am pretty sure the entire downtown area hear him. Normally that wouldn't matter but he was skateboarding at about 1am, he probably woke a lot of people up. Please don't skate that late at night.
I've been riding nothing only cruiser boards that have soft longboard wheels and I was so confused why trick skateboards use hard wheels considering soft wheels are good on any surface but hards are only good in park. Thanks for clearing things up!
I always thought it was weird that in most places outside of skateparks, the pavement is actually completely unsuited to 99a or harder wheels, but for 20+ years its what most skaters have ridden exclusively. Every other sport that uses urethane wheels uses a standard durometer of around 80a, because it's pleasant to ride on both rough and smooth surfaces. 99a or 101a wheels are bone-rattling and tractionless just like the frickin clay and hard rubber wheels from the 60s. Yeah, they let you do tricks like reverts and bluntslides...but how many guys have gotten seriously injured from trying to ollie off of something, and have their wheels slide out from under them? That scenario would be a lot less common with a softer, wider wheel.
This is what I needed. Im a 26 year old trying to get back into it after 10 years. I love the idea of street skating but my Spitfire 101's were unreal to ride anywhere but an indoor park. Just got some 80a's and just having the comfort to ride city streets with ease is already helping my skating immensely. I use my 101a board for parks, and my 80a for everything but haha
Tarell Coleman I agree but I think he most likely will keep up with these kinds of videos. He's going to turn into John by the looks of it, only time will tell. I love his videos because he's different and doesn't act a fool like John but idk maybe that's also a part of who he is and that's ok but I guess if I have a problem I should just stop watching.
Tarell Coleman Yeah I feel that. I feel like all of the things he talked about not knowing or not being sure of in the beginning he could have learned in 30 minutes if that on Google. And like idk I guess it makes me feel like that shows the amount of work (That's not really work) he puts into videos like this. When his other I'm going to go take photos or go skating videos feel way more organic and fun to watch. you know what I mean?
I just want to say that I love you dale. Just got back into skating and I'm new to the TH-cam skate scene but I've been watching all the biggest channels in skateboarding and I just love the realness and the modesty and the trollish humor. Your best videos are the ones with a lot of skating in it. Especially when we get to see you really focused on your sesh. I just feel like the contrast of serious/cynical attitudes toward skating is really relatable. I feel like you sometimes have trouble choosing what direction to go in with your videos in terms of the overall energy. What works for me is just seeing you get in your zone and skate and not overthink things too much. Anyway, hope that helps! Love you Dale!
Thank you for this! Perfectly answered my questions and displayed results. I've decide to learn skating but know no one who does and don't have a local shop to go to so this really helped. Thanks again.
Nailed it, Dale. Next video you should try to make a hybrid wheel i.e. a soft wheel that grinds like a hard wheel. Add wax or spray-on teflon to the side walls of the soft wheels to achieve the best of both worlds.
I'm not saying in this video in particular but I've vary much enjoy the artwork that you display on your channel. Not only do I enjoy the taste of music that you play but your photos as well. I highly suggest you try printing your own film if you can get your hands on everything that you need. It is a difficult yet vary pleasing thing to do. I can't wait to see any new content you can provide
Longboarder previously park skater. I use 82A 76mm wheels and 75A 60mm wheels, depending on what kind of riding im doing. The 75A i have grooved and use them for rain riding. The 82A are my standard wheels, and are pretty good for sliding when pushing out on a corner, but hold grip when just cruising.
Hey I'm old school skateboarder and I can tell you the wheels and bearings of yesteryear were geared towards more ramps and bowls and doing aerials. Grinding and was only done mainly on the lip of a bowl. Grinding rails and stuff like that is modern. Old school skakeboarding just seems more fun and had more speed.
That is why I stick to softer wheels unless I am going to an actual skatepark...I will then change my wheels and bearings out for harder wheels and the ceramic bearings. I absolutely love ceramic bearings! I was probably nuts for paying so much for bearings. However, the ceramic bearings in my own opinion are great on street and even faster on wooden transition. I love cruising with those bearings because with soft wheels you can really pick up speed and everything is so smooth. I like the 66mm 75A Snakes and now the Primos. I read somewhere that the Primos and Snakes are the same wheel, with just different graphics on it and $$$. Very very possibly the same wheel, just re branded.
😊 my best friend told me in mid 90’s… “Don’t be overwhelmed by wheels…Spitfirefire 99a is all you need to remember” so that’s all I ever knew until 2 weeks ago I got my first freestyle board, I believe they are 80a or 92a? (Cesspool decomposed) Whatever they are I immediately realized: “WOW!!, listen to these things whisper!!” My hands can’t feel much difference but my ears make no mistake. I like them much better….even though power-sliding down my hallway at night isn’t nearly as much fun. 🤪
nate There is this legend that wears that exact combo of pads and that helmet (also that is not a motor cycle helmet it’s a protec fullcut) at my local park all of the time. He can’t even go down a tiny ramp and snakes everyone. That’s who I wanna be when I grow up
Same im a late night skater and do fun activities cruise around go to 7 eleven get some beers skate all around enjoying myself having a great time with great music
@@sethhartley3833 hahahaha it is cause all we do is just chill cruise around and enjoy the little things we have haha just the other day o was smoking with a band member and a few other musicians it's a great time great vibes just to have fun hahahahahaha
@@sethhartley3833 oh no I'm not in a band i just hang around band mates and party 🥳🎉 hahaha I'm into bob marley so I'm a very mellow guy no matter what situation I'm in hahaha it's all about the learning and the life experience my dude you seem pretty groovy too dude like super chill and hold on let me listen to them quickly
@@sethhartley3833 hahaha yeah I'm into so many music I'm a vintage guy i love everything vintage i love my reggae but i love my punk ska Rocksteady even goth music i mean if it's enjoyable then why not right
You need to message Johnny Giger, see if you can win the "Worst Board at the Park" contest lol get yourself a new board. All jokes aside, your a deadly skater my dude, love to watch you shred. That board is a extension of your career, I appreciate your content man.
this helped so much i am a new skater and i got soft wheels and i was trying to figure out what i was doing wrong and my brother (a better skater) said it might be the wheels but he also doesn’t know much so this video helped a TUN
Good idea for a video. For anyone actually wondering.. Riser pads literally just raise the board height fractionally and give more wheel clearance. They're hard plastic and do not change the feel of the board. Shock pads, made from dense rubber do the same thing, but should also protect the deck from forming stress cracks as easily, and absorb a small amount of the vibration from the road, which will also make your board a really little bit quieter. I ride with 1/8" shocks. There are loads, and loads of people who have written about how they think shock pads will deaden the pop of the board, which IMO is really, really stupid, considering the movement of the trucks and then the bushings and pivot cup being also sitting between the wheels and deck.
Harry S I agree I never had a problem with pop while riding shock or riser pads, if anything it helps the impact on the landing. I actually think shock pads would help an Ollie because you have a little suspension action.
Longboarders typically use bigger softer wheels, to ride over rougher pavement, feel less vibration, and grip the road more. I typically ride 70mm 78a wheels
I've been skating for over 15 years and not knowing what those ratings mean has never affected my "progression" as a skateboarder. Just watch videos of people skating. Skateboarding is 90% mental 10% physical. Any skateboarder will tell you the same.
Yeah man your an amazing skater, there is no doubting that. Like most things in life it's not what you have it's how you use it. I'm just making a suggestion for your video making not for your skating if you make a video comparing two like things some facts are helpful, your video is still helpful and I did like it because we got to see you skate the two kinds and I do understand that was the main purpose of this video.
There are different scales for wheels. B takes place after 100a starting at 80 so 101a would be 81b. So 84b is generally the hardest wheels you can find
@@mariopesce6974 Dude!!!!, THANKS A LOT, i did watch this video like 1 years ago, and i had the same question but nobody knew the song name, seriously, you made my day!
Good points! One thing I've noticed about soft cruiser wheels is that they chop and get cut easily, especially if they don't have a large plastic core to support the urethane. I had a set of 78a wheels on my cruiser, but going around the city, flipping and powersliding literally tore one of the wheels apart (the rest are in bad condition). P.S. I go downhill with a longboard and ride wheels that are sub 78a and are still very resilient but they are designed with a huge core that holds all the urethane together - something that small cruiser wheels lack.
unlike John tho he actually address the topic in the title/thumbnail of the video WHEN THE GOD DAMN VIDEO STARTS instead of sandwiching 50 seconds of the content you came for within 11 minutes of unrelated random vloging.
keep killing it Dale.. 50,000 subscribers in 3 months.. you got it!!! and I've actually been curious about the vans parks and filming on count of other skate vids that said they couldn't film but didn't go into detail.. also you should make a video about wheel size.. I'd dig that.. and like it too. well I gotta go 2 work now..
Basically, if you're riding rough pavement, get softer wheels, if you're on skateparks with smooth concrete and do many tricks, get hard wheels.
Christian A Just what I was looking for thanks
No he’s right don’t listen to that other person
@qhxstboy um no it's completely opposite
qhxstboy bro you got it messed up
what if i wanna do both
vans: is a skater friendly brand
also vans: no filming in their park w/o perkit
Dylan is this true ? What bullshit what is their reasoning and logic for this protocol?
Perkit
what's perkit? do you mean permit or?
@bye Permit
@Jake Allen 4:53 fuck you, he made a spelling error don't fucking bully him.
compare soft wheels and hardwheels on rough concrete
Mike McAfee he should because I’m buying one but wondering if I should just get a longboard or penny or skateboard
moth_gamer Twitch longboard and penny is great for commute and going long distances since it’ll roll right over cracks and pebbles while skateboard is good for doing tricks ig
JL O thanks
@@trulydamian6505 for versitality i would get a big deck like 8.5 or 9 wide with big soft spitfire wheels and it goes over everything but can still do tricks easily but can be used for commuting aswell
@@verdaqq Big deck lol....try 10 inches wide, we all used to flip those back in the day and powerslide with 85a wheels
“Wheels are typically made of OIL”
*USA MILITARY STARTS SKATING*
a rainbow Fishy he is referring to plastic and rubber composites which are primarily composed of refined oil
Imagine USA soldiers hitting people the shins why also doing pop shove it’s everywhere
The fact that you’re saying “ USA” and making oil jokes makes me assume you arent from the states?
Your Mums HITACHI not really. The United States has more oil than other countries. We are using our own now thanks to pipelines and fracking. That’s why gasoline is so cheap here. Not to mention the leaders in clean energy like electric, solar and wind and dams
>USA finds out there's oil in venezuala
>"REEEEEEE MADURO IS A DICTATOR INVADE REEEEEEEEE"
I love how he included that he fell. That just prove that everyone falls. Experienced or not
You hanging out with the wrong people if they make fun of you for falling
@@Luisenator206 exactly lmao every single skater in the world falls everyday
Anyone who thinks experienced skaters don’t fall🤡🤡🤡
When me and my friends fall we laugh because it's a part of progression and as long as you get back up it doesn't matter.
I think the only thing stopping beginners is confidence and being scared to get hurt
I love the feeling of soft wheels. It just feels so good and smooth to skate for long distances with very little effort.
* Gets sunburnt*
“Man I wish I had something to cover my face from the sun”
* wears hat backwards all day*
😂
It's that or the neck
😁😁😁😁
@@physics-guy3164 Depends on preference. I hate having the sun hit my eyes, but I know long term the neck is gonna feel worse, and it's arguably more important, so I wear it backwards when it's too sunny. There's always sunglasses for your eyes.
maybe he just wearing that yankee wit no brim
These type of videos are great for newer skaters, or people who are considering trying a product they have no experience with. People always say it's hard to do tricks on softer wheels, but it really helps if I see someone skate them and explain the difference. Thumbs up!
Yeah I agree
Soft good for street skate for sure
Thumbs up!!👍🏻
The shape of your board scares and haunts me. It looks like a bloated shark lolol
Zen Starwalker it’s called a shaped board
Shaped boards are the shit
I Don't Skate
A BLOATED SHARK LOL
I think it’s a 9
Does my size matter... my hardness vs. softness? What else do you want Dale, my SSN!!
UnfinishedSenten funhaus haha
Friend i belive that matters only for bushings wheels are personal prefference
UnfinishedSenten soft is for park hard is for street. Your welcome
Jeremiah Mendez Great insight my friend. I also have some insight, if you'd like? It is the knowledge of sarcastic language. *You're welcome*!!
UnfinishedSenten dick joke? Haha
what about hotwheels?
Lol
Chris Kimball no they’re so epic the board would break
Colin they would melt too fast
They would be too fast for meer mortals
Some Kid they so epic you’re spine breaks!
0:56 how to destroy a full set of wheels in less then 30 seconds
Ethan Roylance how can I find that vid?
@@nintenbro7005 th-cam.com/video/Gc1fNGJUpOg/w-d-xo.html
R4ZREZ thanks
I just relized why I looked like an idiot while grinding on a penny board
KADABAL GAMES wait u can grind on penny damn...
that's impressive lol
a penny boards are usually pretty hard
Fucking legend
9wejjdjd That's how much of a boss he is
*5:20** testing starts.... thank me later ;)*
Shane Jacobs can I think u now please🙏🏾🙏🏾
Thanks boi
God
Shane Jacobs thanks
No body give this post another like the number of likes are perfect
I ride street with 54mm 78a wheels. I actually like to ride my board without pushing a hundred times a minute. You can grind and do everything you can on hard wheels with soft wheels except maybe powerslides are harder. You just have to get used to how they feel. I reccomend anyone trying some soft wheels. I'm never gonna ride hard wheels again, they're so slow unless you're riding on the smoothest of concrete, which is really lame if you ask me. I can roll so far and fast with one push and people's/cracks are not a problem for me. Soft wheels all the way
Thanks for this comment. I’ve been feeling buyers remorse after getting the OJ minis. I wanna take advantage of the metal curbs for slappy. I have 78a 63mm and have died so many times trying to lock into 5050 slappy.
honestly after I got softer wheels I'm definitely not going back , mine are 53 mm 90A
thank you, this was actually really helpful, alot of my non-skater friends ask me and go like "whats the differences of the soft wheels and the smaller harder wheels?" and ive never skated soft wheels so i go like... theyre soft, but now i know and can reply with a legit answer with a back up resource, Dale Decker, THANKYOU
They should make soft wheels with a hard section on the inside so it will grind well.
OJ plainjanes
Ricta Slix
@Oliver Wimmer do they have hard insides?
@Oliver Wimmer I have something like those
@Oliver Wimmer I have just those lol
Lol just noticed u can see Aaron Kyro at 5:54
Lol yeah
Is that really him
Steve no
duhh
That’s not Aaron kyro
I guess soft wheels would be good for somebody who's just getting into skateboarding as well ? Considering they aren't going to be doing grinds and slides at all ?
They are excellent for learning to cruise outside your house, rough pavements etc..Minimises the risk of fall and injury. Also size plays a huge role. Bigger and softer, you just ride on, very relaxed, and over almost anything on the road. Hard and small, you push 100 times to cover 1 meter, then you die on a pebble. The only downside is that if you are trying to learn tricks staying still, softer wheels are really tricky, as when you crouch, the skate just rolls back and forth. With harder wheels its far more stable and you can get the trick done. If you only learn tricks rolling, then soft is very good, as you achieve a steady. speed and can concentrate on you foot position and trick mechanics. I use soft wheels for everything 78a to 86a max, have 100s only for practicing on my garage concrete, as I am an old slug and don't go to skateparks.
So when I got my first skate board it had rubber wheels and it went pretty smoothly and they helped me alot with learning how to cruise and pushing and all that, but they are God-awful for trying to learn tricks and similar stuff
"I'm not an expert", "I have no idea what this is", "I don't really know what this number means", etc.,
Dude. Do your research for your content.
Spaxcore ur a cop
He don’t need to do research you can do it yourself tho
@@bwilly4359 I'm not the one trying to make my living creating content
Spaxcore I do not care
Spaxcore bruh
"Can you feel something, without touching it?" yes the skip ad button
I used to just longboard and so when I switched to my skateboard the feel of the roll was so different. Not mention the size but still. Love the vids dude.
Longboards use soft wheels so they can be faster on rocky roads while going downhill.
Good video, though obviously there's more than just 'soft' and 'hard' varieties of wheels. On the hard 'trick' end you've got your rock-hard 'park' formula (101a) and a slightly softer 'street' formula (99a), while way at the other end you've got 'cruiser' or 'filmer' wheels (72a). But lots of wheel companies also carry an intermediate 'all terrain' range promising to give the best of both worlds. I've been riding Ricta Clouds 86a since last summer to my satisfaction, The added smoothness makes it much more fun to skate street spots with rough ground, and I think Ricta designed these to compensate for the softer polyurethane's stickiness by adding a hard inner core, I've been nosesliding, tailsliding, and crooked grinding just fine, though when I tweak out a five o I sometimes do get that powerslide squeak. They also make a slightly harder all-terrain wheel (92a). I highly recommend trying these if you skate crusty spots on the regular.
i skate with 80a and i rip them in 2 mouth doing power slide and shit like this.. Did you tried the 92a?
Arno Theadorno i really want to try them are they worth it?
Haven't tried the 92s yet but am definitely ordering them. I ended up going with the 86a Ricta Clouds on a hunch, but when I got them I was sooo stoked. I could finally skate spots with bricks or cheese grater-rough asphalt for the ground, not to mention use my normal skateboard to cruise around. It does, however, make a slight difference if you're grinding a concrete or metal ledge: metal and softer wheels does mean greater stickiness on the inside, so if I take this setup to the local park, my crooked grinds sound like bluntslides and I may need to wax the ledge, whereas if I'm skating a concrete ledge it'll just grind as normal. I'm thinking of just getting 2 identical setups, only with different wheels on each.
the 92's are great. they are a little softer and grippier than your normal hard wheel. absolutely love them!!!
Arno Theadorno i was just looking at ricta clouds and wondering if they could slide, great to know man
Hmmm...that’s weird, I have soft wheels on my skateboard and I can feel every single tiny rocks underneath my feet when I skate on rough pavement
Is is bad cause I live in england and the streets are rought and idk what wheels to buy for street.
Atleast you dont flip over
That's normal at least your not doing back wheels on the street because of a peeble, can't tell you how many times I busted my behind riding rocky pavement with hard wheels 😭
4:46
“WHY ARE SKATING ON MY PROPERTY “
For anyone wondering, longboard wheels are normally 65-75 mm and 75-85a. They are generally softer so you can run over practically anything you want to. Longboard wheels normally have a larger contact patch to grip the ground better, unless you want to slide, which have a smaller contact patch to have less grip to the ground, therefore easier to slide on.
Best wheels agree for any surface!!! 🔥🔥🔥
Use the suspension trucks with the soft wheels, that's what I do. The trucks have a little metal bit that stops the wheels from making contact with the ledges when doing nose/tailslides, you'll never stick sliding on the ends of your board (yeah boardslides will still stick). Also it's the SMOOOOOOTHEST ride you'll ever experience! Keep up to good work Dale!
I only have hard wheels and the sound they make in the streets makes me don’t want to skate anymore
embrace it. I love throwing down my board in public and pulling of powerslides with them loud ass wheels and screaming bearings
@@martinkriener7146 wow... Actually I never thought about that, it was something that embarrassed me but I will try to do what you say!! Thanks
Martin Kriener you’re a genius
Gabe Aviles nah for real just show the People that you exist
I had a guy skate on his loud ass skateboard throughout my downtown neighbourhood and I am pretty sure the entire downtown area hear him. Normally that wouldn't matter but he was skateboarding at about 1am, he probably woke a lot of people up. Please don't skate that late at night.
I've been riding nothing only cruiser boards that have soft longboard wheels and I was so confused why trick skateboards use hard wheels considering soft wheels are good on any surface but hards are only good in park. Thanks for clearing things up!
I always thought it was weird that in most places outside of skateparks, the pavement is actually completely unsuited to 99a or harder wheels, but for 20+ years its what most skaters have ridden exclusively. Every other sport that uses urethane wheels uses a standard durometer of around 80a, because it's pleasant to ride on both rough and smooth surfaces. 99a or 101a wheels are bone-rattling and tractionless just like the frickin clay and hard rubber wheels from the 60s. Yeah, they let you do tricks like reverts and bluntslides...but how many guys have gotten seriously injured from trying to ollie off of something, and have their wheels slide out from under them? That scenario would be a lot less common with a softer, wider wheel.
JamesR Are 80a wheels too soft ?
Axle Rose meh thats what i ride, definitely not hard but they are kinda in between
JamesR skaters in the 70s and 80s used soft wheels
This is what I needed. Im a 26 year old trying to get back into it after 10 years. I love the idea of street skating but my Spitfire 101's were unreal to ride anywhere but an indoor park. Just got some 80a's and just having the comfort to ride city streets with ease is already helping my skating immensely. I use my 101a board for parks, and my 80a for everything but haha
Dale has a new strategy for TH-cam lmao
Tarell Coleman I agree but I think he most likely will keep up with these kinds of videos. He's going to turn into John by the looks of it, only time will tell. I love his videos because he's different and doesn't act a fool like John but idk maybe that's also a part of who he is and that's ok but I guess if I have a problem I should just stop watching.
it's his channel so power to him whatever he does, but I've just noticed a surge of vs videos
Tarell Coleman Yeah I feel that. I feel like all of the things he talked about not knowing or not being sure of in the beginning he could have learned in 30 minutes if that on Google. And like idk I guess it makes me feel like that shows the amount of work (That's not really work) he puts into videos like this. When his other I'm going to go take photos or go skating videos feel way more organic and fun to watch. you know what I mean?
Tarell Coleman eh i kinda like the vs stuff. He's not belittling one for the other jus trying them out. So who cares? Sides, it's his channel.
dang what a savage lol I respect John tho he's a great guys XD
Soft wheels feel good on your feet when you ride
I just want to say that I love you dale. Just got back into skating and I'm new to the TH-cam skate scene but I've been watching all the biggest channels in skateboarding and I just love the realness and the modesty and the trollish humor. Your best videos are the ones with a lot of skating in it. Especially when we get to see you really focused on your sesh. I just feel like the contrast of serious/cynical attitudes toward skating is really relatable. I feel like you sometimes have trouble choosing what direction to go in with your videos in terms of the overall energy. What works for me is just seeing you get in your zone and skate and not overthink things too much. Anyway, hope that helps! Love you Dale!
Thank you for this! Perfectly answered my questions and displayed results. I've decide to learn skating but know no one who does and don't have a local shop to go to so this really helped. Thanks again.
Yeaah, how is your skate progress in these three years I hope you are very goodd
Nailed it, Dale. Next video you should try to make a hybrid wheel i.e. a soft wheel that grinds like a hard wheel. Add wax or spray-on teflon to the side walls of the soft wheels to achieve the best of both worlds.
I like these type of videos. Actually, I'll watch anything you put out. Not a frequent comment poster, but I am a daily watcher. Keep it up Dale. 🤘
I'm not saying in this video in particular but I've vary much enjoy the artwork that you display on your channel. Not only do I enjoy the taste of music that you play but your photos as well. I highly suggest you try printing your own film if you can get your hands on everything that you need. It is a difficult yet vary pleasing thing to do. I can't wait to see any new content you can provide
David Terp song in the video
Dylan 234560 did you find the song name?
Dale, you and John should skate with drunk goggles! Plz
Bennett Jacobsen did u just learn about those in health class or somethin? Smh
pewdiepies new vid
Wtf salty
Skate drunk while wearing drunk goggles
johnny quest they would just cancel each other out
Longboarder previously park skater. I use 82A 76mm wheels and 75A 60mm wheels, depending on what kind of riding im doing. The 75A i have grooved and use them for rain riding. The 82A are my standard wheels, and are pretty good for sliding when pushing out on a corner, but hold grip when just cruising.
2:17 *Use subtitles* and it would say something else than Vans skatepark ;)))
It says vans gay park😂
Tyrone Iheanyijohn no need to explain the joke :/
Killersone OH DANG😂
Were at the vans gay park here 😂
Haaaaa that is jokesss
Hey I'm old school skateboarder and I can tell you the wheels and bearings of yesteryear were geared towards more ramps and bowls and doing aerials. Grinding and was only done mainly on the lip of a bowl. Grinding rails and stuff like that is modern. Old school skakeboarding just seems more fun and had more speed.
That is why I stick to softer wheels unless I am going to an actual skatepark...I will then change my wheels and bearings out for harder wheels and the ceramic bearings. I absolutely love ceramic bearings! I was probably nuts for paying so much for bearings. However, the ceramic bearings in my own opinion are great on street and even faster on wooden transition. I love cruising with those bearings because with soft wheels you can really pick up speed and everything is so smooth. I like the 66mm 75A Snakes and now the Primos. I read somewhere that the Primos and Snakes are the same wheel, with just different graphics on it and $$$. Very very possibly the same wheel, just re branded.
What song was he playing in the background while he was trying out the wheels
bench warmers - slow clap
its only on youtube
😊 my best friend told me in mid 90’s…
“Don’t be overwhelmed by wheels…Spitfirefire 99a is all you need to remember” so that’s all I ever knew until 2 weeks ago I got my first freestyle board, I believe they are 80a or 92a?
(Cesspool decomposed)
Whatever they are I immediately realized:
“WOW!!, listen to these things whisper!!”
My hands can’t feel much difference but my ears make no mistake.
I like them much better….even though power-sliding down my hallway at night isn’t nearly as much fun. 🤪
Did anyone else see the old 80s guy with full pads and a motorcycle helmet with a giant 80s board. Awesome, i wish it showed him skating. at 5:35
nate There is this legend that wears that exact combo of pads and that helmet (also that is not a motor cycle helmet it’s a protec fullcut) at my local park all of the time. He can’t even go down a tiny ramp and snakes everyone. That’s who I wanna be when I grow up
marmooki james that’s the most relatable comment I have ever read
This channel is gold when it’s more skating then dale talking!!
I like softer wheels not only for the smoother ride on rough spots but it's also quieter for when i skate early morning or late night
Same im a late night skater and do fun activities cruise around go to 7 eleven get some beers skate all around enjoying myself having a great time with great music
@@sethhartley3833 hahahaha it is cause all we do is just chill cruise around and enjoy the little things we have haha just the other day o was smoking with a band member and a few other musicians it's a great time great vibes just to have fun hahahahahaha
@@sethhartley3833 oh no I'm not in a band i just hang around band mates and party 🥳🎉 hahaha I'm into bob marley so I'm a very mellow guy no matter what situation I'm in hahaha it's all about the learning and the life experience my dude you seem pretty groovy too dude like super chill and hold on let me listen to them quickly
@@sethhartley3833 hahaha yeah I'm into so many music I'm a vintage guy i love everything vintage i love my reggae but i love my punk ska Rocksteady even goth music i mean if it's enjoyable then why not right
Thanks. I had wanted to get a set of 78a 72mm wheels but then after going thru your video, I figured I can just use the default 101a 52mm wheels.
Thanks bro I couldn’t skate with soft wheels but after this review I decided to choose hard wheels and they helped alot
Someone tell me what this song is that's hes playing its sick
I’m asking the same thing
bench warmers - slow clap
@@hockeyskates2637 cheers mate
You need to message Johnny Giger, see if you can win the "Worst Board at the Park" contest lol get yourself a new board. All jokes aside, your a deadly skater my dude, love to watch you shred. That board is a extension of your career, I appreciate your content man.
High Trucks Vs. Low Trucks
J.Olliee Mann high better
Tian kay i mean high are better for grinds
high turn more and give better divey turns
I'm not g
Wanna ride, high trucks, wanna do tricks, low trucks (you can do both with whatever you choose, but it'll be a bit harder)
this helped so much i am a new skater and i got soft wheels and i was trying to figure out what i was doing wrong and my brother (a better skater) said it might be the wheels but he also doesn’t know much so this video helped a TUN
I love the fact these are not scripted or even the fact you try to learn anything new. It's just you saying shit you know already.
Dragon wheels ..stick or slide ???
Riser Pads Vs Shock Pads?
Good idea for a video. For anyone actually wondering.. Riser pads literally just raise the board height fractionally and give more wheel clearance. They're hard plastic and do not change the feel of the board. Shock pads, made from dense rubber do the same thing, but should also protect the deck from forming stress cracks as easily, and absorb a small amount of the vibration from the road, which will also make your board a really little bit quieter. I ride with 1/8" shocks. There are loads, and loads of people who have written about how they think shock pads will deaden the pop of the board, which IMO is really, really stupid, considering the movement of the trucks and then the bushings and pivot cup being also sitting between the wheels and deck.
Harry S I agree I never had a problem with pop while riding shock or riser pads, if anything it helps the impact on the landing. I actually think shock pads would help an Ollie because you have a little suspension action.
Longboarders typically use bigger softer wheels, to ride over rougher pavement, feel less vibration, and grip the road more. I typically ride 70mm 78a wheels
Damn, does anyone know the name of the song playing?
bench warmers - slow clap
Do some research before your video dude, a quick google search and you don't have to say "I don't know how the rating works"
I've been skating for over 15 years and not knowing what those ratings mean has never affected my "progression" as a skateboarder. Just watch videos of people skating. Skateboarding is 90% mental 10% physical. Any skateboarder will tell you the same.
Yeah man your an amazing skater, there is no doubting that. Like most things in life it's not what you have it's how you use it. I'm just making a suggestion for your video making not for your skating if you make a video comparing two like things some facts are helpful, your video is still helpful and I did like it because we got to see you skate the two kinds and I do understand that was the main purpose of this video.
This and the bearings video was super helpful. Your experience helps know what is hype and what is just personal preference.
At 4:47 the guy lookes so mad
I know wright!
Burl Johnson haha
He rids hard wheels and do not like it.
Lmao
@@hulitumhansen352 no he must ride soft wheels and be gay
There are different scales for wheels. B takes place after 100a starting at 80 so 101a would be 81b. So 84b is generally the hardest wheels you can find
I cant wait for 2 weeks when my cast comes off so I can skate hard
where do you get the shape of your board from
what song was that when he first starting skating in the park
Chef Schony did you find out I want to know too
same i wanna know
@@zahidsaldana647 th-cam.com/video/ETSdmok4aIA/w-d-xo.html
@@mariopesce6974 Dude!!!!, THANKS A LOT, i did watch this video like 1 years ago, and i had the same question but nobody knew the song name, seriously, you made my day!
SpikeyThe ahahah i did the same! Been looking over the whole comment section to find out the name of this awesome song. Cheers!!
Good points! One thing I've noticed about soft cruiser wheels is that they chop and get cut easily, especially if they don't have a large plastic core to support the urethane. I had a set of 78a wheels on my cruiser, but going around the city, flipping and powersliding literally tore one of the wheels apart (the rest are in bad condition).
P.S. I go downhill with a longboard and ride wheels that are sub 78a and are still very resilient but they are designed with a huge core that holds all the urethane together - something that small cruiser wheels lack.
That feeling when there is snow outside so you have to wait until it melts and you can skate again
You're an expert bro. Dont cut yourself short. Most of us are
I'm a longboarder we use soft wheels🙂
TwentyØnePilots yep but even our wheels have different hardnesses depending on what you're doing with them.
Is it harder to power slide with soft wheels?
It's so difficult you get zero slide on all but the smoothest surfaces always powerslide with harder wheels
whats the song?
caysten knows his gun Darude - Sandstorm
Really good song btw
really nigga
WHATS THE NAME OF THE SONG HE USES I CAN NEVER FIND IT
Soft for grinding never works. Only hard!
DoBeDiff and they are weird and bouncy on flip tricks
You can wax the inner sides of the soft wheels with some long lasting stuff for some more consistent grinds I would suggest
4:04 why does it look like a video game?
Used to take the Amtrak bus through that same spot to get to norcal from SD. Memories. Hope your day is going well. Cool videos.
0:39 who else was bothered when that white stuff fell on his right shoulder
I think you're evil
Has powerslide been tried in the video?
Do Longboard Wheels vs Normal Wheels
anyone know the name of the track @ 3:56 ?
thatlemonadekid did you find the name ?
Can someone tell me the music used, i feel like ive heard it before
Ahmed Tahir no one will tell me either
Moonman Trolls urchiin
Moonman Trolls It's Darude - Sandstorm
It's a really nice song
That board shape is so sick.
Hard balls vs soft balls, c'mon it's not that difficult
Where I live all the roads are very bumpy and I still don’t know which wheels I should get.
He sounds like john hill
unlike John tho he actually address the topic in the title/thumbnail of the video WHEN THE GOD DAMN VIDEO STARTS instead of sandwiching 50 seconds of the content you came for within 11 minutes of unrelated random vloging.
Jaclyn hills husband?
I thought he was john hill
Derp soft wheels are generally use for long boarding and vert
16 years and no T tool😐😐
JoyDoesGames and he doesn't know wheel sizes? ...
I may not be skating 16 years but I always make sure I have my t tool
😂 I know I was taken back when he whipped that shit out lol
The wrench is more versatile than the T-tool
My new daily routine, running, workouts, John Hill, Dale Decker, and what ever else happens during the day ☺
It's called durometer
2:17 turn on the subtitles
Vans gay park? lmao
i know its been years but ive needed to know ever since u posted thisssss
Fricking openn you eyes
Misspelled on porpoise 😂😂
You're just an awful human being
I love you man 😂 I don't know why but the way you talk is so funny yet informative!
I ride soft wheels because I only do flat ground tricks and street skate because my skateparks are trash
Thats fair
are 92a soft? i have those in my skateboard
Slammin
Glorified H always
Glorified H Ethan Bradberry?
Dis'Ethan
Glorified H SLLLLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMING
U just feel so good when u have had some wheels for a long time but when u get new ones and put them on they feel so good and smooth
flat bar vs ledge
Sk8boardin 4 life flat bar, more options to do on it
wait a sec is that kanehoe skatpark in your profile pic.
Simon Leigh ya but havent been skating much do to an injury
hawaii represent!!
keep killing it Dale.. 50,000 subscribers in 3 months.. you got it!!! and I've actually been curious about the vans parks and filming on count of other skate vids that said they couldn't film but didn't go into detail.. also you should make a video about wheel size.. I'd dig that.. and like it too. well I gotta go 2 work now..
Who else was watching this on the toilet
Ok nobody I guess
Lysol Bleach 😂
Lysol Bleach I was :)
Lysol Bleach me :)
I am taking a shit right now