Orangatang in heats

Some of my favorite downhill and slopestyle orangatang wheels in action. As far as durability and consistency once worn in there's no other like the 80a in heats. As for reliability on scary hills and tight corners, there's nothing but love for my in heats.

Longboard wheels

When most people hear longboard, most only think of the deck when the other key components make the longboard as much of a longboard as the board itself. Truthfully, I find the wheels to be on the most important aspect of the board and it completely changes your ride, although there isn't much difference between say a 81a wheel and a 83a wheel the difference between different brands of wheel is HUGE like, ridiculously huge. Most brands use different types of urethane and have even have different pouring methods which all go into making a wheel truly unique and finding a wheel that suits your style may seem easy from just reading up but it's really something you have to feel out. Although this may seem a little uninformative I've tried making it a friendly note to really look into the next wheels you're getting as they're of the most pertinent aspects of your ride, and are not to be taken lightly, and you'll surely notice a huge difference between swapping brands.  For any of your needs for longboard wheels, feel free to check out our other blogs on them or our website if you're sure of the wheel you're wanting.

Orangatang wheels

Orangatang wheels are one of the most hyped wheels at the moment and although longboarding 'hipsters' frown upon them, they've got hype for a reason, although I haven't had much success with the softer orangatangs the yellow stimulus are a great sliding wheel, in fact I've found them to go as fast sideways as they do forward. The main problem I had with the softer ones, since I'm more of a freeriding fan was that they were difficult to break in and had a really loud and inconsistent slide.  I was rather pleased with my yellow stimulus though and they've lasted me longer than most of my other wheels, so durability wise they're definitely a steal and will take even the hardest shredders quite some time to wear down. For those of you that aren't hardcore sliders and burn through wheels every couple of weeks to a month then these also great for just getting around although if you're intent on just cruising or even downhill riding then I would definitely suggest getting an orange or purple in-heat or durian (softer durometer, square lipped) wheel. Although they may be a tad pricy you really can't argue with the quality of Orangatang wheels.