Best E-Skate Wheels on the market (Currently)

Can you show us pictures of your setup
Thanks :call_me_hand:

Yes but not your first build but it’s your money so IDK

We did

Read some threads or buy all the wheels and try them yourself

What is the question?? what does he want idk I just put links up

For your first build :man_shrugging:

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Bigger wheels is not less range, lower ratios is less range, softer tires is less range, less or more thread is different range. Tire contact on the road is less range. Bigger tires do more ofen than not have more contact on the road so in a certain sense you are correct.

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You are being very helpful… Keep the emojis coming

It’s pretty self explanatory, what you don’t get? I’ve seen posts before about whether to go urban carver, mtb or regular longboard. That it’s not different from asking whether to go pneumatics or thane. I don’t really get why can’t you define what kind of wheels you want first. There are other components that should have a logic order like deck > enclosure > battery and esc…

Anyway, as I said you are not being helpful at all for OP, and I guess that I’m not either with this kind of posts. I just wished you were a little more helpful and a little less smugish, but you do you.

Over and out.

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As Nacho said I haven’t been helpful at all to @KonnerFallos1, so here goes my 2 cents.

I ride periodically on black tb110, they ride pretty smooth, but that’s a function of its size, since they are not that soft. As you mentioned Tb110 arctic blue are softer and ride really nice (also I love the color), but will reduce your range.

Other people really like cloud wheels as they are big, soft and have somewhat of AT capabilities, but there are some detractors that say that the grip is not so good, specially when they are not broken in. Maybe some forum members that ride them can tell their experience.

ABEC wheels are also good, I have 97mm in my direct drives and they run smoothly for the size, but there has been lots of reports of them chunking, thankfully has not been my case but you have to consider that. 97mm have a small contact patch, it will give you better range but it will have less grip and comfort than a wider patched wheel.

Finally, if you are looking for smaller wheels, I have had a very good experience with 83mm blue caguamas. They provide unbelievable comfort for the size. I really like them for a shorter, smaller board. Also, some people use magnums and swear by them, but they are really small and transmission options for them are limited.

I think it is important that you define what kind of board you want to use to see what options may fit better for your use case. As I said, I really like caguamas for a short deck (I have a BKB tayto), and would use bigger wheels for a more “standard” downhill/freeride deck that is 36+ inches.

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Also, depending on your time horizon you should keep and eye on these ones

They seem really really promising, and the developers have been very thorough testing them. They should cover a middle ground between thane and pneumies, giving great comfort, decent range and good grip.

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I ran across them on IG and have been following them for a bit! They look pretty decent. As to what was mentioned earlier, my current setup I am very happy with in basically every fashion besides the wheels I was using. I didn’t really want to get into every part of the build but I cant seem to find the option to post a picture so I will post my specs here: I am running a Globe G2 8" deck, dual flipsky 6384/190kv motors, trampa ultimate titanium axles, which are mounted by a trampa kit. I was using MBS all-terrain wheels but I am looking to get something different because I didn’t find the grip on them to be that great. A flipshy dual fsesc 6.6 with an accompanied anti spark switch is also being used which I think are doing very well!

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Maybe get TB110 and dye them black? It seems that is very easy and the results are nice. There are some posts on the forum of people doing it.

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TB has 100mm wheels for sale at a really good price right now you might want to check that

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I would recommend avoiding the TB110s. I too have had 3 out of 4 delaminate in one set. When I contacted TB, the told me that they had never seen that before.

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In July, the Boosted 105s will be re-released to the public at a lower price. Around $120. They have both comfort and great grip due to the 72a urethane. May want to wait until then if you can.

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Yep, I would avoid the 110mm, they have core issues, I don’t think whatever core they are using is able to withstand that much thane. But I get why people go for them, some drives have not much space for anything smaller.

The 107mm black wheels from ABEC are not much better, they don’t seperate from the core, but they do chunk like Campbell Soup.

If you need full thane wheels, I’ve always had a good experience with the Boas, they have a new 100mm our thats softer than their last batch, 76a I think.

Tested them on a friends board (Onsra black carve) for about an hour of riding and they are definitely softer than the standard Boas, Might have to pick up a set myself, though my old ones are still in great condition, however the blue is pretty sweet.

Cags would be good if they were larger, but I’ve been through about 4 sets of those and they just chip too easily.

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I think the best idea is to hold out for a couple more months. There will be much better options on the market at that point. Myself and another rider having been testing the Boosted style 105 wheels for the last couple of months with no chunking. The other rider has been ripping it up in NYC and the wheels have held up well. The Momentum wheels are also coming out soon and have been tested extensively. Very good for the consumer.

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I have high hopes for a hollow wheel that @TheGoodMomentum is developing. Really something new on the market.

I just hope that in future he will introduce more colors as a choice.

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I’m sure he will. He has invested alot of money into this project just to get the black and white wheel out. With time, I’m sure either a completely white wheel that can be dyed or colored options will become available. Personally, I am hoping for a 120mm in the not to far future.

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pneumatics might be your saving grace

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Not to revive a dead topic but…

Pneumatics are forsure the most comfy to ride on, but from my experience they also cause the most headaches and require maitnence and upkeep more than any wheel. My set of pneumatics have been a real pain in the ass to use. Constantly popping tubes, finding quality tubes is a chore(depending on size of course), finding quality rubber is a pain at times, and more slime than a nickelodeon kids choice awards show.

My 120mm cloud wheels got me over 2000mi during last riding season. Only maitnence it required was the occasional rotation of front and drive wheels.
I got the pneumatics at the same time as the cloud wheels and have only been able to successfully ride less than 100mi without issue.

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Sounds like you’re going to be a fan of the new 165mm rubber-surface cloudwheels :upside_down_face:

Been meaning to find a thread to talk about them; seems like their main pros are responsiveness due to little sidwall flex compared to pneumatics, and range + durability. Comfort wise they fall short unfortunately :frowning: Also don’t know yet if they fit regular hubs or not.

Edit: seems like we have a thread:

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This is hugely dependent on your luck and might never be a problem for others (like me)

I’ve been using the same 4 Tubes i bought in December 2019 till this day. Not a single puncture or failure.

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Damn. In the 100mi I maybe have total on pneumatics I’ve gone through 8 tubes. I had my first successful ride today without getting a flat.