Shred on most any surface with these sturdy skateboard wheels
Keep on rollin'. (Callum Shaw via Unsplash/)Skateboarding is an activity that can easily run the gamut from “just buying a plastic board off the shelf” to agonizing over the exact right ball bearings and trucks. The more advanced you get, the more you need to pay attention to the little details like board size, grip tape placement, and, of course, wheel quality.To help skaters find the right gear for everything from downhill speed to empty pool traction, we present the best wheel options we could find.Born in the '80s. (Amazon/)Santa Cruz has been a major name on the skateboard scene since the 80s, and these wheels have a lovingly retro design that harkens back to the birth of the skate scene. Although a little slimmer and not as chunky as the original models they pay homage to, the Slimeballs come in 97a durometer, which is the unit of measurement that...