30 is pretty fast. The Gummies probably have their limit around that speed. We did some very fast runs on a redicolous fast board, but in general top speed is not what we are mad about. For most users 25 mph is plenty fast already.
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Maybe for MTB, but for a presumably high end street board using thane/Gummies? Iād expect any higher end custom board I build to be capable of at least 35mph.
Good info to know, I wanted them to work out for me but ultimately I donāt love how they ride. They feel much more rigid than 97mm 78duro thane
Strikers all day for me.
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My first esk8 went 35mph day one. I feel like 30mph is the minimum top speed for the vast majority on here. Thatās why we diy because pre build boards barely go 25mph.
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Thanks for the reply!
I agree that most wont go that fast, but as @Skunk says, this community really pushes the envelope, otherwise we would all be riding production boards. What Iād really like to see is a large diameter wheel that CAN go fast and canāt pop. Do you have any recommendations for helping gummies exceed 30mph before I try gluing them onto the hub?
Is some kind of fiber reinforcement during the casting process out of the question?
Cheers!
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Strikers?
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Go-to āqualityā AT wheel for me.
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Niceā¦
Sadly, all pneumatic tires have a risk of deflating, a risk that I prefer to eliminate if possible as I ride to work on my boards. And I am always finding gnarly staples and nails in my tires during my commutes.
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Airless ones?
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i think a reasonable street wheel should be atleast safe for 55km/h and then added safety margin on top, anything else would be asking for trouble
@torqueboards how far (fast) can i trust the new 110s i wonder in this context ?
I mean technically and legally speaking most places have laws about us going over 25 miles per hour on our boards anyways.
So itās not entirely surprising that some parts arenāt made to go faster than that.
But at the same time I wanna go faster lol
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Itās hard to compare solid urethane with a hub urethane.
Hell Iāve gone almost 40 on Bones skate wheels.
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not that i really was worried there, but thanks for your input 
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This is a pretty valid point.
But Iād be bored to tears if my boards topped out at 25.
IMO, The moment you can fearlessly full throttle a board, youāve outgrown it as a rider.
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You people are fucking insane I feel like I am going to die when I go higher than 25mph. I canāt imagine how many bones you would break if you were to fall at 35+
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Sad but true.
I will say this in @Trampa 's defense: the machined work that I got (esp. the wheel pulleys) from him are immaculate. Partly because of the quality of the rest of the wheel that I really want these to work. I might be desperate enough to try and glue themā¦
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where do you put cornering in that equation ? full throtteling on a straight line doesnt really mean anything in my book
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Usually right at the point in the course where Iāve got to turn?
I just mean that if I hop on a board and can easily push it to its limits, I know my time with it is limited until it gets rebuilt to raise the ceiling.
This is based on personal preference & riding style, but I regularly push 35+mph (as in, every single day I ride) at this point. My three Carvers top-speed around 40-45. I like having some speed ceiling left to scare me.
Also, Iām not sure I go anywhere in a straight line. I ride like a big road hogging asshole. On channels maintaining a light rhythmic carve at higher speeds actually adds stability for me.
Donāt judge my kinks.
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thats a mindset i can appreciate, i feel the same thats why theres stronger motors on the way to me, alltough it seems im not as hardboiled as you are yet 
my point was just throtteling hard but not being able to take corners at speed doesnt make a good rider to me, doesnt include you it seems 
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Do few tests with multiple glues inside the wheel first, I have a feeling that few ones will actually adhere to the polyurethane, it has to be heat resistant and flexible
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