| Rotating the wheels on your inline skates |
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| Written by Skatebiz | |
| Monday, 14 January 2008 | |
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After a few weeks of constant skating on your new skates you will notice that the inside profile of your wheels is wearing a lot faster than the outside edge. To get the most wear out of your wheels it is important to rotate them when they are showing signs of wear. The amount of how much it wears can depend on the individual skating, for instance wheel hardness, where you skate and how often. Another major contribution to wear is if you use your wheels to slow you down and brake. The best way to tell if you need to rotate your wheels is to look at the inside edge, if it is showing more wear than the outside edge it is time to rotate your wheels. Another way to tell is if some of the wheels are smaller than others.  Step 1. Using Allen keys (1 or 2 depending on your skates) Remove all of your wheels. It might be a good idea to number them so you know where they will go using tape marked with numbers. Step 2. A important thing to do now is to clean your bearings and the frame. You can take out the bearings if you wish for a full clean or you can clean them while they are still in the wheels. The best thing to use is a old rag and really get stuck into scrubbing away the dust and dirt. Step 3. Reverse the positions of wheels 1 and 3, and of wheels 2 and 4. (In other words, wheel 1 goes where wheel 3 used to be, and vice versa.) Put the wheels back on the skates, making sure to switch them from your left skate onto your right skate and vice versa. When you put them in the frame make sure that they are now the opposite way around so the graphic of the wheel is facing the inside, or the worn side is now facing outside.  Step 4. Put the bolts back on make sure they go the same way as you removed them and then tighten them so there is no movement in the frame (remember that there is always a longer bolt for the brake on most models of skates). Spin the wheels with your hand and make sure they do spin freely. After rotating your wheels you will find the skates will have a very different feeling to what you were used to. But after a few hours skating they will feel normal again. It is also a good idea a after a few hours of skating it is a good idea to check the bolts and make sure they are still tight. Any questions call our staff on 07 32200157 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it |
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