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Shark Wheel to Reinvent Skateboarding Experience

posted by Woods on Friday May 23 2014, @03:52PM   Printer-friendly
from the shark-is-the-best-kind-of-wheel dept.

buswolley writes:

A California-based company has a new kind of wheel for skateboards that delivers a novel shape and claims a special ride experience. This is the Shark Wheel, not circular, not square, but something more interesting. The wheels appear as square when in motion from a side view but the wheel geometry is more than that. The wheels feel circular to the rider, and viewing them along with more details may help to clear the mystique. The wheels are made of three strips each; these create a helical shape when they roll, and they form a sine wave pattern. When the wheels make contact with the ground, good things happen, say the team behind the wheels - the user gets speed, better grip, and a smoother ride.

 
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  • (Score: 2) by Tork on Saturday May 24 2014, @05:04AM

    by Tork (3914) on Saturday May 24 2014, @05:04AM (#47025)
    Boy... you're really focused on drag, and that's after a skater gave you a broader picture.
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  • (Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Saturday May 24 2014, @05:24AM

    by The Mighty Buzzard (18) Subscriber Badge <themightybuzzard@proton.me> on Saturday May 24 2014, @05:24AM (#47032) Homepage Journal

    What, dude who went on about deformation on turns? That hasn't really been an issue in over twenty years. About the only issues nowadays are how much friction do you want while applying force on a vector parallel to the axle, how much rebound do you want when hitting the pavement, size, color, and durability. Aside from these potentially slightly better designed ones, they're essentially all the same as far as speed goes.

    I was a skater too until I broke myself one too many times and I just this month had to dive back in and research for a friend's kid's birthday. Personally, I'd like to try the things. They look neat and should have some interesting sliding characteristics as well as limited potential at save vs rock.

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    • (Score: 2) by Tork on Saturday May 24 2014, @05:58AM

      by Tork (3914) on Saturday May 24 2014, @05:58AM (#47038)
      No, it was the guy who was talking about how different skateboard wheels react differently to rocks... and that, tee hee, reduces the number of incidents where you end up breaking yourself.
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