Look what I got!

[Kano]

I don't know about that but they look rad

 

[David N.]

good luck making a urrthane that will last.

 

[Slasher]

There are wedges in the middle of the core, right? If not, the bearings will slip through the core.

Nah, it's not there. But not because I forgot them. Im still not an expert when it comes to metal machining, so I thought that the middle hole would be drilled, which wouldn't allow making a more complicated shape of it. The lips are easy to make though, and will be featured in the release version. As for those wheels, the bearings sit really tight, and Ive been told about some special glue thing that will make the bearings not slip out for sure.

I was just thinking... Wont the urethane come off easy as now? Since theres like no real thing keeping it on just 2 side things?

Consider that urethane on Micro metal cores is put on a completely FLAT surface. The cores on those wheels break, but I haven't heard about them actually coming off the rim. This doesn't happen because the wheel is coated with a primer before the actual polyurethane is being put on. The primer creates a chemical bond which prevents the urethane from coming off. The '2 side things' will make the urethane protected against sideways impact even better than in case of the Micro wheels.

Yeah, micro metal cores either mess your bearings up, or the bearing messed up the wheel. Mine make a horrible clicking noise because the spot where the bearing sits got deformed.

Ehh. This is a problem that needs to be solved. But it will be hard, considering that in sports like rollerblading or skateboarding, where the bearings need to be resistant to severe impact, the wheels are small and they're fully made of polyurethane. When you land, the whole wheel compresses, which makes the bearings take less impact. 100mm wheels are used only in recreational or speed skating, where there is no issue of impact. So, as we have nothing to refer to, this problem will need a lot of research in the future. Maybe some diffrent material than aluminium will be better to make the rims?

For the problem to be solved, we would have to have solid urethane wheels in the future

 

[David N.]

For the problem to be solved, we would have to have solid urethane wheels in the future

they would just snap in half from the force of the landing and the weight...

 

[coryM]

Ehh. This is a problem that needs to be solved. But it will be hard, considering that in sports like rollerblading or skateboarding, where the bearings need to be resistant to severe impact, the wheels are small and they're fully made of polyurethane. When you land, the whole wheel compresses, which makes the bearings take less impact. 100mm wheels are used only in recreational or speed skating, where there is no issue of impact. So, as we have nothing to refer to, this problem will need a lot of research in the future. Maybe some diffrent material than aluminium will be better to make the rims?

Or simply make find a bigger set of bearings and machine the wheel to fit them. Scooters really shouldnt use the same size bearings as skateboards anyhow being as how there is only 4 bearings instead of 8.

I think part of the reason micro wheels kill bearings too is that the core loosens up slightly because of the small amount of material around the bearings. Petes wheel looks like it would be better on bearings because they would be much more solid and not slowly loosen up like the micros. Which shoould make the bearings last longer since they will not be banging around in the core so much.

 

[Steezeman]

Yeah a solid urethane wheel would just die instantly. And even if they did last for a while they'd probably flex a lot.

 

[zakmak]

i wouldnt ride scooters if they had full urathane wheels.

 

[JAM3S]

haha.
that would be siqq if it worked! good luck!

 

[farmboy uk]

are you making the urethrane yourself?

 

[gorrilaman]

Whoa nice one Pete. Awesome plans they seem.

Farmboy UK , i'm not sure if he can actually make the urethane. Probably needs some mixture of different crap and it can be hard for Pete to find out which is best for scooters and stuff. The hardness can also be quite hard to get it to where you want.

I don't know. Pete definitely knows lol.

 

[lloyd]

When are you going to finish it up?

 

[Eric Magray]

changeable urethane would be pretty sweet, especially seeing as how those cores must have cost a pretty penny, or maybe two.


good luck with the idea, i hope it works out

 

[Red Redemption7]

Since you dont have the ridge on it you could probably put 3 bearings on each wheel and have a faster scooter

 

[Eric Magray]

actually more bearings=slower cause thered be more friction.....although it would make it a bit stronger