• CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      Not many sites seem to deal in distance when talking about replacing skateboard wheels, but I was able to find this:

      https://skateboardscan.com/skateboard-wheels-last/

      So according to that he’d need 10-30 sets of skateboard wheels to cross the country.

      Of course if you’re just riding on the side of highways in a straight line forever you could probably get a little more out of them since you’re not doing any precision work or tricks.

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        1 month ago

        Not so sure. A road surface tends to be rougher pavement than sidewalks or skate parks. I’d imagine the side of a highway chewing those parkboard wheels away at record rates.

        I’m honestly kinda shocked anyone attempting this wouldn’t use a longboard with some chonkier wheels.

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          Oh, he’s probably thinking he can stay on the sidewalk most of the way.

          I’m not sure how he even got as far as the Rockies since there’s a desert you have to get through first.