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< General ~ Rain Heelin? |
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Tue Nov 08, 2011 12:18 pm
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Joined: 08 Nov 2011
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Location: Toledo, OH
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Anyone ever go heelin in the rain? At least, when its wet outside, any luck? Ive yet to do this lol, videos would be great to! |
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Tue Nov 08, 2011 4:22 pm
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Joined: 30 Sep 2008
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Location: idaho
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eehhh rain absolutely ruins bearings. I would not want to risk it and have to replace the bearings. |
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Tue Nov 08, 2011 4:36 pm
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Joined: 08 Nov 2011
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Location: Toledo, OH
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Good to know! lol, thanks
Where do you get new bearings at anyways? Or gotta buy new wheels all together? |
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Tue Nov 08, 2011 11:52 pm
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Museum Curator
Joined: 29 Jul 2006
Posts: 1474
Location: Central North Dakota, aka The Middle of Nowhere
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Most new Heelys take 608s. As long as you know how to take apart your axle, you can replace the bearings. |
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Wed Nov 09, 2011 9:29 am
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Joined: 08 Nov 2011
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Location: Toledo, OH
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Where can you buy upgraded wheels and bearings? And how do you tell what are applicable for your shoe? Thanks for the info btw |
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Wed Nov 09, 2011 12:35 pm
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Museum Curator
Joined: 29 Jul 2006
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Location: Central North Dakota, aka The Middle of Nowhere
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Wheels themselves might be hard to find, depending on what you're trying to get.
Bearings, however, are usually standard 608s, which are skateboard bearings. You can buy them at any skate shop. Bones Reds are highly recommended. Some bearings are 688 Micros but I don't think Heelys makes wheels that take those anymore.
Again, it's all a matter of taking apart your axles. |
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Fri Nov 11, 2011 4:20 pm
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Joined: 08 Nov 2011
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Location: Toledo, OH
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Just bought some Reds Bones bearings and put them in! Excited to try them! |
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Wed Nov 16, 2011 11:41 pm
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Joined: 30 Sep 2008
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Location: idaho
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riding in the rain story..
me and some friends were long boarding and were hanging out taking a break by a fountain. we decided it would be fun to all ride through it, so we did. well the next trip out one of my back bearings got really sticky, so i just ignored it and kept going...untill i felt my trucks and they were so hot they gave me a blister after just toughing them. As it turned out my bearings seized, and when i kept riding on them the seized bearings created a ton of heat and fully melted my rubber wheel to the bearings. to get the wheel off the truck i had to take a hacksaw to the rubber wheel and cut through it all of the way until i hit bearing, then i could get a screwdriver in and pry off the rubber wheel that was fused to the bearing. it was a mess haha. moral of the story...dont get your sh*t wet |
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