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Review on Shark Wheel Longboard Wheels - 72mm, 78a, DNA Formula - 4-Pack by Robby Agrawal

Revainrating 5 out of 5

I will never use normal wheels again. It changed my experience.

These wheels save me the hassle of carrying a flashlight at night. Unless I'm driving incredibly slow (ie texting and don't want to stop but have to) I stop at small cracks/knots. The waves in the wheel are really very important. I can easily roll over at the slightest impact. I still have poor night vision and after not seeing an glans penis I broke my arm at 25 which was VERY embarrassing. After that, I ALWAYS had a flashlight with me. Until I received this. I'm not stressing now. I won't say I "roll over" on acorns, but I don't trip over them anymore. The best example I can think of is those bumps in crosswalks, they're usually yellow and I think for the blind. On regular bikes they almost stopped me immediately and I couldn't overtake them. Because of this, I avoided them, and when I couldn't avoid them, I jumped off the board to catch my board. Now I roll them. Don't get me wrong, they still slow me down, but not as much. Now I could easily roll over them. I'll admit that at first they seem a bit unbalanced and you can feel the wobble (like the center of gravity shifting slightly from side to side), which I noticed most when cornering tightly. It used to make me slip, but I no longer have this problem. It won't be long and you will notice higher speeds and longer distances, with clean freshly oiled wheels, I used to do about 250-300ft down the hill before going to slow speed, I almost stopped them, I'm coming there at up to 400 - 450. This is quite subjective, but it's very noticeable when you drive it. I mean I would doubt the improvement if it wasn't for my own experience. Overall, my best experience is that rocks/sticks/cracks cause less tripping and stumbling while riding. My only issue is that they don't last as long as my regular wheels. These have lasted me a very long time, well I don't have any dates but these need replacing and I drive less than I used to. They lack. set foot? IDK, they're not sticking to the ground properly. When I try to avoid things. Now I can't test them failing faster but they do feel like they're failing faster and with a lot less contact area and I'm avoiding a lot less things to wear them out there's a lot more chance they're going to fail faster. fewer. I would highly recommend them to anyone. I even bought it for my brother and will buy it again.

Pros
  • Slim design
Cons
  • Bad impression