help me upgrade my flowboard

[urfriendaustin]

i just got my flowboard




stop laughing at me i love it!!!


only thing is, sorta slooowwwwww

would someone suggest some good wheels/ barings to improve the speed

i dont need to go SUPER fast, but thats kinda impossible on a flow board

please link me some stuff because i have no clue what would make this thing faster

thanks so much!


and dont try to convert me to other boards haha, i love my flowboard and my freebords in the mail.



ps. i went a little overboard with the smiles

[Barf]

I think somebody on here said they tried upgrading all the bearings and it still didn't speed the thing up.

[bucksaw87]

the only thing i could think of would be to get some different wheels...now, i have no idea what size and whatnot you'd need...probably a smaller diameter inline-speedskate wheel. bearings make a negligible difference, upgrade if you want

[urfriendaustin]

i read somewhere that it really increased the speed of the board, something to like that of a normal skateboard, which is FINE by me, im no speed freak haha not on a flowboard.

[urfriendaustin]

oh ya, im looking for better flat land, cause i plan on leaving the 2 on the outside the way they are to minimize my eating ground chances

[Alpha06]

Mile High Skates

a lot of those

[urfriendaustin]

how many come in that? should i upgrade the wheels too??


any price doesnt matter.


ill find the money!

[Alpha06]

Originally Posted by urfriendaustin

how many come in that? should i upgrade the wheels too??


any price doesnt matter.


ill find the money!

Its 7 bucks for 8 bearings.

[sk8norcal]

get all swiss ceramics... mhm needs the money...

I remember flowlab guys using the better yellow upgrade wheels,

anyways, don't bother with a flowlab on the flat....

[urfriendaustin]

i just wanna get it going fast enough to do a kickflip on when im bored scooting about.


so any recomendation on the wheels should i just get thoughs barrings and these


http://flowlab.com/osC2/product_info.php?products_id=41


also would they fit together?

[Alpha06]

Here's a better idea

LongboardSkater.com: Earthwing Superglider Red/White - 38" - Complete


Dont kill yourself messing around with tricks on that thing, its too heavy....at least wear a helmet.

[urfriendaustin]

i havent fallen yet! haha i have weird reactions from skimboarding and other awkward sports that require you to eat #### alot, i dont plan on doing anything crazy, just something to tool around on, im getting a long board already, and a freebord too, so im just looking for something i can do to help out my flowboard to make it move a little better.

[zionboard]

The white stock wheels on the flowboards are horrible, first thing to do is getting the upgrade wheels.
For more speed, deffinately look out for 72 mm wheels, I wouldn't pick the 59 mm ones that are currently on there homepage - although the urethane probably is better than the stock wheels.
If you live in Europe: sickboards still sells the former yellow "high premium" upgrades (72 mm, 80a). check them out here: Flowboards High Premium Wielen | Sickboards Longboardwinkel

The counterpart on the 72mm wheels is that they result in a wider gap between the wheels, making the transition a bit less smooth. That doesn't weigh up to the fact that they make the board ridable, instead of being forced to constant pushing...

Oh, I wouldn't advice anyone to actually buy a flowboard, but if you got one you might as well make it ridable.
(The best way still is to put some conventional trucks under it and take it to the local bowl to have some rippin fun)