Aggressive Skate Wheels

Understanding Aggressive Skate Wheels

The diameters of aggressive inline wheels are smaller compared to other inline skate wheels. They typically range from 54mm to 64mm, which allows skaters to maintain a lower position for enhanced control, achieve rapid acceleration, and facilitate grinds. These wheels are also notably hard and have a flat profile, resembling a rounded rectangle. This design aims to provide a large and stable landing area for aggressive skaters executing jumps and tricks.

Choosing the Right Aggressive Inline Wheels

Your skating style largely influences the choice of aggressive wheels. Harder wheels offer faster rolling speeds but can slow your pace on uneven city surfaces. They are best suited for skaters focusing on aggressive park skating on smooth terrains. Conversely, softer wheels are ideal for rough areas and favoured by skaters performing tricks in daily urban settings.

Profiles of Aggressive Wheels: Flat, Round & Bullet

As highlighted, skaters engaged in aggressive skating often select wheels with flat profiles. These improve stability and prevent the wheels from snagging on bars during grinds.

That said, aggressive wheels also come in round and bullet (pointy) profiles. Wheels with a round shape are suitable for urban environments, providing excellent stability and manoeuvrability. Bullet profile wheels, while offering dynamic movement and rapid turning at the expense of stability, are recommended for slalom and freestyle skaters within the city.

Aggressive Grind Wheels for Rails, Boxes and More

Grind wheels, as their name suggests, are designed specifically for grinding in aggressive skating. They are not intended for rolling, which accounts for their distinct hardness and smaller size in comparison to regular aggressive wheels. While typical inline skate wheels have a hardness rating between 80 and 90 on the durometer scale, grind wheels are engineered to be as hard as possible, with a hardness normally over 100A.

The utilisation of hard inline grind wheels for grinding is due to their ability to glide consistently over rails, boxes, and other surfaces without unintended grip. Softer wheels increase friction, potentially causing a loss of balance resulting in falls. If you are equipped with an anti-rocker frame, you may interchange the grind wheels, along with the front and back, to regular aggressive skate wheels when an upgrade is needed.

To enhance the smoothness of your grinds, consider using Skate Wax.

For those interested in larger wheels for recreational use and speed skating, explore our range of Freeskate Wheels and Speed Skate Wheels.