Skateboard Wheels

By Tyler Beumel

The First Skateboards The early 1900’s

Roller Skates

Homemade

My Wheel Timeline 1900’s / took wheels off roller skates 1955 / metal first skateboards electrocution 1963 /added clay wheels but not much different1973 / urethane /faster , griped

better ,cushioned

My Wheel Timeline

1976 percussion bearings/ flexible , better traction 1977-1983 High Rebound Double Radial softer urethanemore grip 1985 Ramp Wheel / harder , faster , good for pools and ramps 1989 street wheel Smaller, Lighter More Stability 1992 street wheel Tiny Hard, Smooth Surface

ProsA nation wide culture

Transportation

Exercise

Con’s Flat spots

Caked with dirt

A little pricey

The Numbers Behind Skateboarding

11 million Americans $5.7 billion in annual revenue

600 to 700 skateboards a month

Surfing and snowboarding combined

13 million skaters 2500 skate parks

The Wheel Experience

The Production Of Wheels

Molds

Higher quality heated & cooled several times

Lower quality – heated & cooled once

Lathes

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