Cheap skateboard parts online?

[Todd33]

I got my son a board but the wheels are too hard. I was looking wheels and it seems they are least half the price of the complete board itself, which sounds high.

eBay looks like the best deals, am I missing something?

 

[Saint Nick]

ccs.com

Rictas are always cheap. I preferred the hard wheels myself.

 

[LookBehindYou]

I remember when I skated back in the day. Too old to do that shit now.

I think i'm gonna go watch Gleaming the Cube now...

 

[Todd33]

ccs.com

Rictas are always cheap. I preferred the hard wheels myself.

Thanks. Look like most everything popular are 99a or harder. I was looking for something soft so the asphalt would not chew them up and make so much noise. I was thinking something 80-90a.

 

[Saint Nick]

Amazon has skateboarding parts too...which is surprising! I think a lot of the bigger wheels are softer, but they're more for long boarding.

I found an 85a on Amazon but its a 60mm wheel lol

 

[Sixguns]

ccs.com

I bought almost all of my board parts there.

 

[Saint Nick]

I bought almost all of my board parts there.

Nice, didn't know you skated.

I actually just gave away a bunch of equipment that I built back in high school before the city I lived in had a skate park... some good old days back then.

I tell myself every year I will make time to skateboard, but it never seems to happen. The band is going on tour this summer but I can't make it because I have no vacation at my job, so maybe this will give me a good excuse to go out and do it...told myself I wasn't going to buy the next COD, too, so that'll help

 

[Sixguns]

Nice, didn't know you skated.

I actually just gave away a bunch of equipment that I built back in high school before the city I lived in had a skate park... some good old days back then.

I tell myself every year I will make time to skateboard, but it never seems to happen. The band is going on tour this summer but I can't make it because I have no vacation at my job, so maybe this will give me a good excuse to go out and do it...told myself I wasn't going to buy the next COD, too, so that'll help

If I didnt screw up my back I would still be skating today. I loved it! Me and my friends got the first skatepark built here. Went to a lot of city meetings, did fund raising, and cleaned the lot where they put it. I miss it so much but my surgeon has told me that that is one thing I should stay away from. I agree since I would always slam hard at least once a day.

 

[Todd33]

Amazon has skateboarding parts too...which is surprising! I think a lot of the bigger wheels are softer, but they're more for long boarding.

I found an 85a on Amazon but its a 60mm wheel lol

Ya, most of the wheels are from other vendors and the shipping/tax kills it. It's hard to find soft small wheel, stupid hard wheel fad has killed the variety. My daughter's board came with soft wheels, it is very smooth on the street, but I cannot tell what they are - the product description only says the size, not hardness.

I might just get the Bones 80a 54mm from eBay.

 

[Saint Nick]

If I didnt screw up my back I would still be skating today. I loved it! Me and my friends got the first skatepark built here. Went to a lot of city meetings, did fund raising, and cleaned the lot where they put it. I miss it so much but my surgeon has told me that that is one thing I should stay away from. I agree since I would always slam hard at least once a day.

HAHAHA...that is wild! I was actually super involved in getting my town (at the time) to get our skate park built. Spent tons of time giving speeches and raising money. They built it finally, but it was at the end of the summer after I graduated high school. Never got to use it, really. Went off to college and sort of gave up on skating...

Ya, most of the wheels are from other vendors and the shipping/tax kills it. It's hard to find soft small wheel, stupid hard wheel fad has killed the variety. My daughter's board came with soft wheels, it is very smooth on the street, but I cannot tell what they are - the product description only says the size, not hardness.

I might just get the Bones 80a 54mm from eBay.

Yup might be the best deal. Not sure what is with the hard wheel fad. I had soft wheels on a few boards back in the day but I tore those up too fast...

 

[Sixguns]

Ya, most of the wheels are from other vendors and the shipping/tax kills it. It's hard to find soft small wheel, stupid hard wheel fad has killed the variety. My daughter's board came with soft wheels, it is very smooth on the street, but I cannot tell what they are - the product description only says the size, not hardness.

I might just get the Bones 80a 54mm from eBay.

I hated soft wheels, one powerslide and they are done.

 

[Wyndru]

I like CCS also.

I found an 85a on Amazon but its a 60mm wheel lol

I went through a stage where I only rode 60mm. I actually loved them, so much more pop, and you can basically ride fast on any surface.

 

[Saint Nick]

I like CCS also.



I went through a stage where I only rode 60mm. I actually loved them, so much more pop, and you can basically ride fast on any surface.

Yeah you can get some monster ollies/flips with bigger wheels. I feel super shaky on them because I am really tall...so smaller wheels work a little better for me. A little harder to hold manuals on but they're good