skateboard info

[psychoskater]

uh.. Probably a stupid question but..... is a skate board with hard wheels meant to take on cracks in sidewalks and everywhere else?

[zoo_yorker_rep']

the bigger your wheels are, the less chance you have of getting stuck on a sidewalk crack. if you have small wheels like me, its easier to ollie them rather than roll over them cracks suck

[psychoskater]

oh ok thanks for the info. But, uh what size wheels do you recommened for just running the crack over? begginer learning to ollie skating.. almost able to though!

[Jumpman23]

what he said the smaller the wheels the easier the tricks but they dont cope with cracks as well the bigger the wheels the harder to do tricks the easier to rolover cracks

[smurf88]

It doesn't make much of a difference with tricks. Bigger wheels will keep their momentum better and roll over cracks more easily, small wheels accelerate faster but lose momentum. Soft wheels (less than 97a) roll over cracks better than hard wheels, but they aren't good for skate parks. Hard wheels (97-100a) are good for all around skating. 54mm 99a is what I skate, pretty large but still good for low trucks.

[TrAnCe]

Ollie the cracks, or Manual them. supposedly, Softer wheels are better, but they must be heeaps soft. For Street Skating though, Hard wheels are the better choice. Those cracks arent much of a bitch.

[psychoskater]

I have one more dum question..... can I ride on asfault?

[RooR]

Sure why not. :-41:

[psychoskater]

ok new question... dose any skater live in sac? if so any skate park recommendations??? I've looked at the one in charmichel.....la sierra...went there at 10:30 it opens at 12:00 should of found that out befor going...

[psychoskater]

hey can any one tell me where a store is that sells good skater helmits....

[frontside_slapp]

ok new question... dose any skater live in sac? if so any skate park recommendations??? I've looked at the one in charmichel.....la sierra...went there at 10:30 it opens at 12:00 should of found that out befor going...


Check this page out for skateparks in your area. By no means is the list complete, but there are the Sac parks listed. Beware that Granite park in Sac apparently requires full gear: helmet, knee and elbow pads.

http://www.caliskatz.com/v4/skateparks/norcal_list.asp

Here's another url worth looking at:
http://www.sacskatepark.org/ssa/

I'd be surprised if you couldn't find a skate shop in Sacramento to set you up with a helmet. If you can't find one, caliskatz sells safety gear online.

[smurf88]

Wow, there are a lot of skate parks there.

[Ramp]