Skikes and their firmness/hardness/durometer

ESK8 Mechanics
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Hey guys! So recently I received my skike 5 inch wheels and they seem to be to firm. I have not mounted them yet but from little bit of testing they seem to be rideable without even inflating them… I tried to put my whole weight (70kg/155lbs) onto one of them and it deformed just slightly. I think that the wheels once mounted on the board wont deform at all since my weight will be distributed on 4 wheels instead of 1 as during the testing.

I was wondering if any of you have the wheels and if so if yours are softer or not. Thanks in advance ! :slight_smile:

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They’ll soften up after you out some miles on them.

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Oh you dont even know how happy I am hearing that :smiley: Do you feel like they are softer than Kegels for example? or any other commonly used longboard wheels? After they soften up of course

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Definitely softer than thane. The do great over rougher ground than flywheels can handle.

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Awesome, thank you very much for the info :slight_smile:

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No worries, be careful of wheel bite.

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@Martinsp yup, like @mmaner said they will soften up quickly after riding them. They feel great esp on rough roads. Make sure you have spare tires the drive wheel wears out quickly. I used Paris 195s and didn’t have wheelbite; good to keep aware of that issue.

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Do you have single drive? because the wear on the wheel might be caused or sped up because of wheel spin. I am planning to use dual motors on the back so it should not happen

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And what pressure do you use?