I’m gonna steal this phrase. Haha
If I take my cheap eBay clone wheels and make a jig, drill some holes in the sides with a drill press, would it make it more shock absorbent? They are pretty firm now and I have a stretch of road that rattle my teeth on the way to work.
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It will make them lighter
Weird theory: just two massive urethane wheels like a steam roller wheel
So just a really long hollow abec11 107mm and have a massive motor inside
Would you call it the two wheel?
Or a two really long wheel
Not as catchy though
Weight is not an issue.
My theory is that the holes will allow the wheel to compress over the rough road, as long as I don’t weaken it so much that I’m riding on the wheels with the holes compressed permanently.
You need to speak to a thane expert. @RipTideSports Brad might be interested in answering this one.
You’re essentially trying to make something like these rubber wheels. Which are comfy btw, but range is equivalent to pneumatics and you don’t get half the shock absorption bonuses. They also slide around on the wet, which is ironic as they are sold as “rain wheels” 
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Yes I looked at those once before, they are quite pricy iirc, more then 100$. 20$ Knock off Wheels I have and drill press I have. But that is what I was thinking of doing to my cheapos.
I used those bad boys once. Honestly they weren’t bad, just no reason to run them over pneumatics in my opinion.
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I wonder if the more narrow contact patch gives that wheel is pneumatic feel
I don’t care for the size of the pneumatic wheels, I have trouble storing my board at work already.
I’m going to go for it. I’ll post a thread with the process and results. I also have a mini lathe, maybe I’ll taper them down a bit after I ride with the holes.
Ride slow and never wear pants 
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Pants are for pussies
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I’m gonna do the same, just at front heal side for now, maybe extend the axle later to cover both wheels if it’s promising.
A lot of people have put a lot of $ time and effort towards this concept, drilling holes normally results in a hard, soft harmonic that is no fun. As you can derive from the visuals at the attached link, the tire needs to deform over a wide area to be effective: https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHBH_enUS709US709&ei=5PMPXaT1LsGisAWEzYSIAg&q=airless+tire&oq=airless+tire&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0i131l2j0j0i131i67j0l6.17789.18733..20049...0.0..0.140.519.0j4…0…1…gws-wiz…0i71j0i67.cuEtNDARjlM
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Makes a lot of sense and I was sure people had given it a go before.
Who wouldn’t want to use less material to gain some sort of comfort on a cruiser?
After looking at their go fund me, I am a bit skeptical about all the amazing benefits but i will leave this here: https://www.facebook.com/onixboards/
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