why do flywheels slide so much?

[longboardnation]

i cant stick any turn at any speed over 40 with the flywheels, gumballs and big zigs never slide?

why is this?

[Ogre]

large hard core with less urethane and a rounded lip design

[melifont monk]

don't forget duro....^^^ but what ogre said.

[.secrets]

+ smaller contact patch compared to the other two. Am i right?

[Ogre]

You're correct

[GrassDiver]

Like Ogre said, "depth of urethane" - I wonder if this is why actual race car tires have thicker sidewalls than your typical "poser" type thin sidewall street sports car.

[longboardnation]

thats what i figured
if not flywheels then which wheel would you prefer?

[GrassDiver]

OTangs are my go to DH grip wheel

[Mile_High_Mark]

Virtually no lip flex.

[Steve Ignorant]

Virtually no lip flex.

Naw dude, that means she's been around one too many times.

[speshlspeclsteak]

flywheels were made to be drifted. thats why they dont grip

[gordito8me]

Naw dude, that means she's been around one too many times.

oh man, I just got that....

[Belegnole]

oh man, I just got that....

lol just got that.....

[dwalker2020]

the very small amount of urethane depth (because of the huge core) means that it rebounds less as it's skidding across pavement.
think of a really long pencil eraser; if you hold it by the end and drag it across paper, it will skip across the page.
If you have a really small eraser, it wont skip; it will "slide" very smoothly over paper.
same principle applies to urethane on a core across pavement.

[hiersgarr]

Contact patch, lip shape, duro.

[ARGENTowson]

the very small amount of urethane depth (because of the huge core) means that it rebounds less as it's skidding across pavement.
think of a really long pencil eraser; if you hold it by the end and drag it across paper, it will skip across the page.
If you have a really small eraser, it wont skip; it will "slide" very smoothly over paper.
same principle applies to urethane on a core across pavement.

Thanks for bumping this.

[B_Dubya_B]

the very small amount of urethane depth (because of the huge core) means that it rebounds less as it's skidding across pavement.
think of a really long pencil eraser; if you hold it by the end and drag it across paper, it will skip across the page.
If you have a really small eraser, it wont skip; it will "slide" very smoothly over paper.
same principle applies to urethane on a core across pavement.

I cant believe I had to wait 3 years for an answer!