bigger wheels

**jokerman808** · 05-13-2009 07:51 PM

what advantages do bigger wheels have over smaller wheels?

**igotscars** · 05-13-2009 07:57 PM

they make your penis look bigger

**Aiyo** · 05-13-2009 07:59 PM

main speed longer, smoother ride, higher ride height, ability to ride over debris (rocks,twigs fatass cracks)

**Brute379** · 05-13-2009 08:36 PM

They are Bigger!!!

Urethane depth/urethane formula will determine the plushness of the ride.
Wheels with smaller/no cores can have a very smooth ride.

Larger diameter wheels will roll over debris (small furry foreign matter) a bit more easily

**steezeplease510** · 05-13-2009 11:22 PM

they make yoiur penis not only look bigger but feel bigger and they will dramatically improve your chances of scoreing with the ladies

**tarzan** · 05-13-2009 11:29 PM

due to the bigger cicumfernce bigger wheels can roll faster/farther per push. in one rotation a 50mm wheel goes 50mm but a 100mm wheel would go 100mm so per rotation bigger means faster

**PhilFTW** · 05-13-2009 11:37 PM

Originally Posted by steezeplease510

they make yoiur penis not only look bigger but feel bigger and they will dramatically improve your chances of scoreing with the ladies

Exactly. But watch out. The moment you step off that board you'll have some shrinkage.

**Batyman33** · 05-13-2009 11:49 PM

Originally Posted by tarzan

due to the bigger cicumfernce bigger wheels can roll faster/farther per push. in one rotation a 50mm wheel goes 50mm but a 100mm wheel would go 100mm so per rotation bigger means faster

i think your missing a pi or two

**spicysmoke** · 05-13-2009 11:53 PM

^^^He said circumference not diameter.

**19kai89** · 05-13-2009 11:55 PM

Originally Posted by tarzan

due to the bigger cicumfernce bigger wheels can roll faster/farther per push. in one rotation a 50mm wheel goes 50mm but a 100mm wheel would go 100mm so per rotation bigger means faster

i believe you're correct to the extent that a larger wheel will obviously go farther per rotation, but not necessarily faster, as it will take a longer period of time to accelerate to the same speed or rpm. at the same rpm though, a larger wheel should be moving farther (hence, faster), the main difference of course being acceleration to said speed. hmmm... i think i said the exact same thing in those last two sentences.

oh well, redundancy ftw.

EDIT: also, looking at my post, the bold was supposed to place emphasis on what I was questioning, but as I look at it now, it makes it appear as if... well, something other than what i would be questioning. Gawd. I'm all sorts of fail tonight.

**RipTide** · 05-14-2009 12:04 AM

Originally Posted by jokerman808

what advantages do bigger wheels have over smaller wheels?

Before this thread goes to far off track, bigger wheels roll over imperfections in the pavement with less feedback to the rider. When comparing wheels of the same durometer (hardness), a larger diameter wheel will roll over cracks, bumps and pebbles easier than the smaller diameter wheel.

**tarzan** · 05-14-2009 12:05 AM

Originally Posted by Batyman33

i think your missing a pi or two

maybe i if i was finding the circumfrence from the diameter but in the real world we just use a tape measure and not the stuff from math class

**RipTide** · 05-14-2009 12:09 AM

Originally Posted by tarzan

due to the bigger cicumfernce bigger wheels can roll faster/farther per push. in one rotation a 50mm wheel goes 50mm but a 100mm wheel would go 100mm so per rotation bigger means faster

The smaller wheel is spinning twice as fast as the larger wheel at the same ground speed.

This should add to the confusion!

**tarzan** · 05-14-2009 12:11 AM

not really it actually suppports what i said alought the increase in rpms might be bad how fat would we be going

**19kai89** · 05-14-2009 12:13 AM

lol, agreed with getting off track^^^

bigger wheels will typically roll longer, give a nicer ride over whatever variety of crap is in your way, and maintain speed better (once you're up to speed)

they will of course, make your board higher off the ground, and require you to put more energy into each push. get a happy medium i'd say, giant wheels make pushing a bit tiring and harder to slide/more prone to slide out.

**tarzan** · 05-14-2009 12:16 AM

while on the subject of wheels spinning fast this would suck if it ever happened. greased bearings catching on fire from the friction. would make a cool video though. some dude roll'n down a hill and his wheels start to drip fire onto the road. mabey thats were spitfire wheels got their inspiration

**Hanael** · 05-14-2009 12:25 AM

where are those freakin' physicists when we need them?

Einsteinnn, get your butt over heree~~

**RipTide** · 05-14-2009 12:37 AM

Originally Posted by tarzan

while on the subject of wheels spinning fast this would suck if it ever happened. greased bearings catching on fire from the friction. would make a cool video though. some dude roll'n down a hill and his wheels start to drip fire onto the road. mabey thats were spitfire wheels got their inspiration

Happened to a guy doing a speed run on in-line skates going down Cuesta Grade in the southbound lanes of 101 just north of San Luis Obispo, CA

**tarzan** · 05-14-2009 12:40 AM

. . . that was supposed to be hypothetical but wow that guys bamf or a dumba$$

**Wells** · 05-14-2009 01:23 AM

Originally Posted by tarzan

maybe i if i was finding the circumfrence from the diameter but in the real world we just use a tape measure and not the stuff from math class

Uhm, no. In the real world half the college-aged longboard dudes are in engineering school. Three quarters of the rest of them are pretty smart and know how to calculate a circumference from a diameter.