Are Shark Wheels Good for Surfskating?

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In this surfskate review video I review Shark Wheels to see if they are good for surfskating specifically.
To test surfskate wheels, I ask the following questions:
1. How well do they grip for tight carving?
2. How well do they pump?
3. How well do they handle rough surfaces?
4. How fast are they?
5. How comfortable are they?
6. How well do they slide?
VIDEO TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Shark Wheels Review Introduction
01:47 Six Questions to Test Surfskate Wheels
02:57 Test Environment #1: Steep, Rough Hill
04:38 Test Environment #2: Sidewalk Cracks
05:37 Test Environment #3: Steep Hill Paved with Bricks
06:40 Test Environment #4: Pumping & Carving on Smooth Pavement
07:56 Shark Wheels Speed Test in Parking Garage
09:33 Shark Wheels Review Recap
13:00 Analyzing Shark Wheels' Website Claims for Surfskating
The surfskate I use in this surfskate review video is a custom set-up that includes:
Soulboardiy Revolution Adam Surfskate Deck: soulboardiy.com/revolution/
YOW Meraki Surfskate Trucks: yowsurf.com/yowsurf/yow-merak...
Seismic 66mm 79A Hot Spots Wheels (Plum): seismicskate.com/product/66mm...
Tekton Steel Bearings
Learn more about surfskating, learn how to surfskate, and choose your surfskate at Surfskate Love: www.surfskate.love
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@tankboy19 3 года назад

Every single video you put out comes right out of my questions list, I don't even bother asking you to do things because I know you're already gonna do them for the good of the surfskate community

@SurfskateLove 3 года назад

It's not because I'm smart, man. It's because we all have the same struggles in the industry. Someone has to do it!

@SkateTherapy 3 года назад

it was about time that somebody did a honest review of the sharkwheels, they look so clearly inappropriate for rough terrains, respect for the original design, but it was sad that they pushed the marketing promoting fake qualities. Keep it up.

@SurfskateLove 3 года назад

I think everyone is kinda starting to figure out they’re mostly just marketing hype.

@georgetsakoumakos1766 2 года назад

@@SurfskateLove I would like to thank you for the videos for this "sport", I am looking for the best experience and you're the man, while Patrick from Waterborne will be the dealer, for me. He has so damn good prices on fine products.

@alejandromoran4127 12 дней назад

Yo adquirí un juego junto con los trucks y más de un mes y no han llegado, ya pedí el reembolso y hasta eso estoy batallando para que lo hagan, estoy en mexico

@adamsheffield2684 3 года назад

I like my Shark Wheels as well as my other wheels. I think the main difference is that Shark wheels have rounder edges versus the flat edges of other wheels, and that effects any wheel's grip... pumping & sliding. Shark wheels are most effective for me in wetter conditions. Bottom line: I keep a variety of wheels with me, and swap them out as needed. Good review!

@silverhiver 3 года назад

Dudes here just reading my mind and answering all my questions with his videos. Great job man!!

@SurfskateLove 3 года назад

Thank you!

@I.K.E.L.O.S 3 года назад

I don't surfskate at all and I have shark wheels on my board and idk from experience how they are for surfskating but I will say they are amazing for going on roads with lots of gravel and little pebbles on it. I've never slid my board so I don't know how it is for sliding. Idk how fast I go with them compared to my other wheels. But one thing I do know is rough terrain these wheels kill it. I mean take any regular smooth wheel and everytime I hit a little pebble my board comes to a complete stop and I fall off(originally had 85mm orangatang) and these are small little pebbles. Most of these are half the size of a dime. But man hitting those with my 85s my board always stopped and It was a rough experience. Having the shark wheels I never have that experience now and I'm honestly afraid of going back to normal wheels cuz of how terrible normal wheels are for those stupid pebbles. Now the paved trails I go on are not gravel off road trails. They are paved asphalt but there are little pebbles here n there and my normal wheels simply can't handle them. So I do have to give it to shark wheels for being able to handle pebbles and small rocks. Is it good for sliding or going faster? Probably not but it definently is a must if you live in a place with bad road conditions that aren't perfectly clear and smooth.

@sageoz9886 8 месяцев назад

Agreed! I have made my own version modifying regular wheels. I’ll carve out one or two wave grooves around the wheel but leave the edges pretty much normal. I find this gives the benefits of the Shark wheel but retain the better straight edge. I’ve done this with Caguamas, Superfly 107’s and TB 110’s (my favorite).

@coreygorman2809 3 года назад

I finally tried the 60mm California Rolls that I had lying around on my Yow Teahupoo. I’ve been riding them for about a month, now. I find these wheels to give much better slide control and don’t have as much foot fatigue after 30+ minutes of riding as compared to the stock wheels. I didn’t notice any deterioration in pumping performance as I am still able to ascend all the same inclines with the Shark Wheels. I use my surfskate for a lot of A -> B riding on the street and have to deal with a lot of crappy Illinois roads. Only real negative is that the smaller diameter Cali Rolls seem to get hung up easier on irregular sidewalks. Went back to try stock wheels, again, and didn’t like the fact that it was harder to slide to brake around cars and crowded areas. Will be switching back to the shark wheels...

@jultar5249 3 года назад

Thanks ! I was asking myself about those wheels ! Money saving review ! I'm waiting for the next review ! Great job !

@edhumm 3 года назад

Another great review! Thank you. I also have a set of Shark wheels, 72mm, which I got for my longboard last year, mostly for the wet and was very unimpressed! I also tried them on my surfskate and again like you, I found they did not handle well. They are not comfy and slide out when you really don't want them to. This is mostly down to the reduced contact patch, but also and most importantly due to the soft/rounded edges. Traditionally, the more square the edge of the wheel is, the better the grip it will afford you. The more rounded a wheel is at its edge, the more release it will have. So normally rain wheels would have a hard square edge and three grooves cut into them to help disperse the water and still grip on the edge. As you said, they just seem sluggish and not much fun. I no longer ride these wheels on any of my boards... Thanks again for great honest content, keep up the good work :)

@SurfskateLove 3 года назад

Sluggish. Yes. That's exactly the word.

@ginococamir6927 Год назад

I'm enjoying the Surfskate Love wheels! Ordered a Soulboardy with Carver CX. Thanks for your recommendations. Wonderful for an older surfer/ skater. Easy to pump uphill and more than adequate for practicing bottom turns, cutbacks, etc.. Thanks for the time you put into the sport.

@AdnanCucak 3 года назад

This is amazing, I was Just thinking about this today and I happened upon your channel without even looking you up! Amazing!! I just got myself a Waterbourne system

@JohnWickOG Год назад

This channel has helped at least more than a few times! I Appreciate you!

@mauricem.9014 3 года назад

I‘m already looking forward to your next review! 👍

@lesstroddenpath3726 3 года назад

Thanks for the review. I wasn't looking at them, and stumbling onto your review. Yup, I confirmed my sus on it. Cheers, mate!

@sallygavin3499 2 года назад

When trying to find an analytical review that will sufficiently answer questions when it comes to something as new and hands on, as well as diverse, as surfskating.. I haven't found a single review online via video or text that is worth a damn. Until now. I can actually extrapolate what you're saying to my practical experiences while riding. And when I was planning on buying another c7 because it's what I know, because I couldn't find a good review, I'm very likely going to get a YOW now.. possibly a slide. when you can only afford a single surfskate, getting a review as in depth and helpful as your reviews have been, has been more than useful. These reviews are indisputable, logical, comprehensive, analytical and useful in every aspect of surfskate. Thank you Steve!

@timmydee7396 2 года назад

Thanks for the honest review mate. Wanted to use them on my surfskate rather than longboard, glad I watched your video. Sub'ed too as I am a surf skater too.

@cesdevilallonga 3 года назад

I saw all the videos the last year...and everybody said they were fine. Now I saw yours and another video I saw from a cool guy saying they don´t work so well and I believe it. Thank you I was just about!

@SunriseSessions 3 года назад

It would be really great to see a video on a comparison of all the other wheels you have there! You've pretty much got my wishlist lying in front of you 😂

@SurfskateLove 3 года назад

Yes, I'll be coming out with a wheel review within a month. Thank you!

@nat-lj8kt 3 года назад

Downhill wheel companies use the best materials and have the best research with capable riders. They optimize wheels for grip, slip, durability and most importantly the rebound of the specific formula used. I love Seismic wheels. Also used Orangatang and some downhill hawgs wheels. They are all fine. If I'm timing myself then usually Seismic thane with better rebound comes out ahead. Sharkwheels can't really keep quarter of the promises they give and a quarter would have been fine with what they promise.

@SurfskateLove 3 года назад

We track. Seismic 69mm 78A plums are by far my favorite surfskating wheels. Oops! Just gave a spoiler on my upcoming wheel review. 😉

@tonyb.7158 10 месяцев назад

Subbed! Wow great informative vid! Thanks for testing these.

@jingchiehpoh9349 2 года назад

really helpful in helping me deciding on these wheels. thanks

@anthonystrazza4586 9 месяцев назад

Thanks man you saved me some money and answered all my questions

@Towkeeyoh 3 года назад

Love this video, very insightful. The format, questions and summary are all great. Visuals & editing are fine it works well! Overall great work, but the audio really leaves much to be desired. The voice recording is peaking and only coming out from my left earphone. I want to love this video more! Looking forward to better audio in the coming videos! A quick cheat in such audio predicament is to either duplicate the voice track, leave the existing one and have the new one panned to the right side. Or just pan the audio of the current file, so my right ear doesn't feel so left out. Once again great work Steve! Keep it up!

@SurfskateLove 3 года назад

Yes, I have ordered a new expensive mic that should be here within a week. Thanks!

@Towkeeyoh 3 года назад

@@SurfskateLove yay!

@Stylishtoni Год назад

Had to watch this again! Got a friend itching to buy shark wheels, sent him this link to watch!

@michaell8002 3 года назад

Great question..answered! Great vid🤙

@somp.24 3 года назад

Thanks for the review!

@bubbabubbie1 2 года назад

Your back foot was way back making it slide effortless. Move it forward a little bit more. From my surfing background you learn to move your back foot to loosen up the board or to make it stiffer for more control and efficient pump

@360vroomers Год назад

Thanks one note is that some say they hate the shark wheels until they used them for a long time. 🤷‍♂️

@FlowJunkee65 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for all the time and effort you invested into making this comparison review -- appreciate it. BTW, since you have a great deal of experiencing with all sorts of different wheels for surf skating, have you found a particular one that excels in ALL the categories for which you tested the Shark Wheels? Awesome channel, too. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you and yours!

@SurfskateLove 6 месяцев назад

surfskate.love/best-surfskate-wheels/

@loadedmode2885 2 года назад

Very useful brother, thanks for the video

@pakjirass2015 3 года назад

My city, the shark wheels buying is very famous! Thanks for your useful review. It’s one of new experience for riding the surfskate, really. So, I love cruising style then I won’t buy it. 🤪 Thank you very much 🇹🇭🤍🙏🏻

@winstonsmith9619 Год назад

Good to know. They called my attention due to the look and the fact that I run on rough surfaces. I've been surfskating for around a month and love it. I have a couple of Slide boards: Gussie and Evo Bandana. but I was wondering if I should get something like that for rough terrains, smaller ones for faster pumping, harder ones for easier snaps.... My area is quite rainy anyway and even with the 78a slides it feels risky pumping hard on wet surfaces (involuntary snaps sometimes) so I guess I should go on with the ones I have and try different stuff according to the surface and wet/dry condition depending on the day when I'm more experienced.

@Rideables 3 года назад

Yeah, I've also expected them to be the most slippery sideways, vs other square lip ones like Carver Concaves, YOW Cinetic, or Orangatang Kegels

@robsonrobson4999 3 года назад

Thanks for not letting me make the mistake of buying them. Not pumpable = garbage.

@SurfskateLove 3 года назад

That's how I feel about it.

@somp.24 3 года назад

Whenever i feel like buying those wheels for my surfskate. I come here and watch your video one more time to stop that thoughts. Lol

@anthonyfryer742 Год назад

Tru pro here Yes sir!!! Thanks for the inspection.

@OLGMC 2 года назад

I'm new to surfskateing and got my first YOW teahupoo last week. My question regarding wheels is, can I just experiment with differents width / diameter or is it best to remain around the same numbers my stock ones came in? Seems like the white wheels YOW ships their boards with aren't for sale on their website so should I want to change them, I guess I'll have to search for other ones

@remsv9075 3 года назад

Yeah ! Thanks for that complete answer ! 👍🤙 Did you ever tried Entitlement Urethane wheels ? Made for Freebord at first, longboarders love them. I love the Marina for surfskate 😉👌

@fluffyandblue1829 3 года назад

Well done! Thank you! 👍👏

@AWSMEAD 2 года назад

Great stuff! I'll stick with standard slide wheels. Cheers!

@Weavesurfskate 3 года назад

Would like to try them oneday. cool video ;)

@prossit73 3 года назад

Excellent video, helped me a lot, tks!

@SurfskateLove 3 года назад

Thanks, Paulo!

@fdevlin5932 3 года назад

It’s hard to choose a Srfsk8 wheel, because if you like to do check slides and cess slides and stuff like that, you don’t want a square lip because they’re hard to slide and the lips can hang up and chip. But if you really want to get down with the pump action, you want a sharp square lip for maximum grip. It’s a tough call.

@SurfskateLove 3 года назад

Best of all worlds for what you're describing is Slide wheels. Love 'em.

@fdevlin5932 3 года назад

@@SurfskateLove Thank you I’ll definitely check those out

@fdevlin5932 3 года назад

I take it you mean the wheels from Slidesurfskates . com ?

@SurfskateLove 3 года назад

@@fdevlin5932 Yes. The stock wheels that come on Slide boards. Not sure if/where you can get them separately.

@claudiocra10 Год назад

easy to figure out! if you always had the old one wheels ,you learned with the old fashion, now with the new one will be different! I have both ! for longboard I have shark and small board I have the old style. Sometimes I do like to use Shark on my small board , because slide more on curves , makes me get better on my balance .

@MrFreezook 3 года назад

It's a bit hard to give a say on wheels regarding Durometer and speed. I tend to say that hard wheels have less friction so therefore faster but less grip. So overall final say is that Hard wheels have faster acceleration but lower comfort top speed. So what Shark wheels say on their website regarding less friction hmmmm... I know what they are saying, they are saying less contact coz of the grooves, but lets face it, they are still soft wheels. So it's only in comparison with same size and softness of wheels. + also them saying that it's better for sliding, well, not really coz it's still in comparison to same size and softness of wheels. They just like the grooves so much and did their best to promote it and make it shine. hehehhehe. Thx for the review, I really enjoy your reviews. Keep Surfskating, I feel like your style still has a lot to discover ;) 👍

@briansimko1049 3 года назад

For rough surfaces I’m looking at trying the Bones Rough Riders 59mm next. If you like sliding, the Powell Peralta soft slide series of wheels (like Snakes,and Gslides) are amazing.

@SurfskateLove 3 года назад

Just got a set of snakes. Doing a wheel review soon .

@briansimko1049 3 года назад

@@SurfskateLove Nice. The snakes are a perfect balance of grip and slide, and when you slide it’s extremely smooth and predictable. According to Powell Peralta, the Black colored urethane has more grip than the other colors.

@diegoitalia3117 3 года назад

I saw this wheels many years ago but never tryed them... Anyway you confirmed what I always thought just looking at them... Try Orangatang model Fat Free or Stimulus On the yellow version... this wheels will amaze you. Also Rad model glide White color are soo good

@SurfskateLove 3 года назад

Thank you! I'll be doing a wheel review soon. Will include three types of Orangatangs.

@bjay5241 Год назад

What kind of wheels would you recommend on this brick road? I have such sidewalks here and its just vibrating till i cant feel my feet anymore. (I have a slide 33" 70mm 78A) I guess bigger wheels would be better, but i dont know which one are the right choice.

@SurfskateLove Год назад

surfskate.love/best-surfskate-wheels/

@GamerIHardlyKnowHer Год назад

Thanks. Saved me 50 bucks. Lol But is there anything that you would recommend for rough pavements? I bought an "Onda Longa" with huge wheels but it's 5.5 kilo which is just a pain to carry around.

@SurfskateLove Год назад

I would say anything between 70mm and 75mm and under 80a durometer.

@jamest4016 3 года назад

Thanks! Just saved me some money! I’ll stick with my Avalons.

@patrickstarr5141 Год назад

I’ve been riding sharks wheels only for a good year now, I dunno I’ve always loved em

@jasonkiely4021 2 года назад

Review is quiet handy👍🏻 Just a bit of feedback though the audio when u outside is very weak.

@Sarah-ev1gj 3 года назад

Differences in wheel hardness in wheels of the same durometer are due to differences in the urethane formulas of the wheels.

@baohuynh2133 3 года назад

are you highly recommend the best wheel in your opinion please?

@SurfskateLove 3 года назад

You'll have to wait for my next review! 😉

@bradleymcdaniel8226 3 года назад

Put a set on my blue haze cx. For me it just wasnt enough contact to get a good pump. I love these wheels for a to b and taking hills. I live in Illinois and it's fun seeing the rock that would kill me, just shoot out from the side of my wheel 😂

@znebrem 3 года назад

Very interesting

@hariz93 2 года назад

Hi! I just changed to meraki trucks! However now i get wheel bites. How do i avoid getting wheel bites?

@SurfskateLove 2 года назад

Hard to avoid on a Meraki. You just have to get the feel of it to not lean too far forward. You can also add riser pads.

@hariz93 2 года назад

@@SurfskateLove alright! Thanks for the reply!!!

@ricop6908 3 года назад

I had the same experience with my surfskate. I read all these good things about the shark wheels, but when I got them, I was so disappointed. I was wondering if it was just me, but seems it's not.

@SurfskateLove 3 года назад

Nope, not just you. Way over hyped.

@fitforfreelance Год назад

I felt like I was pushing more and cruising a shorter distance when I put them on my longboard

@pickleskingdom6862 Год назад

Do you think i would be able to ride shark wheels on dirt and gravel roads?

@SurfskateLove Год назад

No.

@theawesomeslimes 3 года назад

This is a great review! As a surfskater, all I want to know is: does it pump real good? Thank you for answering: No.

@jurikan 3 года назад

I believe it does

@SurfskateLove 3 года назад

@@jurikan Ben, I was waiting for your response. 😂 What other wheels have you tried?

@petiixblender 3 года назад

From actual experience i can tell it is bad for pumping. Unless your target is a heavy leg workout.

@SurfskateLove 3 года назад

@@petiixblender Wholeheartedly agree. My experience exactly.

@KooKaRoach727 6 месяцев назад

Got my kai lenny carver about3 4 months..I love it I thought it was the greatest skateboard over ever ridden Until it was time for new wheels and bearing...put on some reds bones bearings and a set of fat free orangotang wheels and Holy fuuuuck it feels like there is a motor on the thing.insane wish I put them on sooner no way it was this good when 1st bought thx guys.SSL Crew one Live peece

@jessejustice454 3 года назад

MY SMOOTHSTAR IS IN THE MAIL!!!

@SurfskateLove 3 года назад

🙌

@asher2865 11 месяцев назад

Please make a seismic wheels review for surfskate. Really looking into getting some 62 or 69 mm hotspots.

@SurfskateLove 11 месяцев назад

Here's my review: The formula feels great and it's very fast, but it chunks very easily. Which means they don't last long for surfskating, especially if you do a lot of snaps and slides.

@fannycarlo9443 3 года назад

did you really like that deck, or u use it just for sponsor?

@SurfskateLove 3 года назад

Love it! I am not sponsored by any companies, nor do I represent any. Soulboardiy is my favorite surfskate deck by far. I'll be doing a review of it soon.

@natalierodc1 3 года назад

Do you have a address for fanmail?

@SurfskateLove 3 года назад

steve@surfskate.love

@okay333666 3 года назад

Perfect example of when people try to reinvent the wheel.

@SurfskateLove 3 года назад

😂

@philippedarmon3904 3 года назад

I bought the dna 72mm and what a (bad) surprise: they mesure 70mm only😖

@ministryofstoke160 3 года назад

Shark Wheels are not so bad as you said. IF you pay 40 Euros for it. They are way too expansive. And hey they do an awesome Marketingjob. There is one thing you did not mention: IF you really slide, the lifetime of these wheels are 2 hours... THEN you have nice Surfskatewheels :))) because you have to use the o-tangs again :)))))

@SurfskateLove 3 года назад

😂

@Thomasyeomans51 3 года назад

Personal experience don't take them out when wet, slide out at every turn

@antonybliss5023 3 года назад

Sidewinder formula is softer than dna.

@DoubleOverhead 3 года назад

These wheels wear down quickly when used for checkslides. In addition, they easily breake traction. So nope, no good for surfskating at all. The thane is medium if not to say poor quality . Shark wheels are way overhyped & overpriced! There are wheels out there that are much better quality and still cheaper! Just my 2 cents. Awsum review Steve!

@levi-fo5jh Год назад

Roda 95 mm /78A Roda 72 mm/86A

@Orasium 3 года назад

I don't like them with Surfskate cause the ride feels less smooth..

@athenovae 2 года назад

Do you still have them? :)

@SurfskateLove Год назад

Nope

@MrFreezook 3 года назад

LOL They last longer - coz nobody is gonna use them LOL

@SurfskateLove 3 года назад

😂

@briansimko1049 3 года назад

The only thing Sharkwheels have going for them is that they kick out small gravel and rocks pretty well. They suck at everything else. Nothing more than a novelty item. The urethane and the cores are garbage. The special tread design could possibly be a great thing if Sharkwheel would actually invest in developing a great wheel, but they don’t. Its always marketing, gimmicks and false claims.