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How many skateboard wheels are needed for a 3000 mile trip?
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.
Chad Caruso did it last year using just one set of wheels. New record too (57 days).
https://www.jenkemmag.com/home/2023/05/22/how-chad-caruso-skated-across-america/
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.
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.
I don't think anyone who lives in the US would be dumb enough to think they can find sidewalks along anywhere they might want to go without a car.
Yeah, that was the joke
You don't know if he's maybe Nollie Kickflipping the whole way.
Chad Caruso did it last year using a single setup for the whole trip, so 4..
https://www.jenkemmag.com/home/2023/05/22/how-chad-caruso-skated-across-america/
I love that this has happened before and recent enough that it can be compared to this dude's trip. Great find.
This one's not going to be close. According to his youtube channel, he's on day 50 in Kansas. Got a Red Bull partnership and enough money for hotels & Uber for off-trek travel.
I dunno man if he's in Kansas that means he's past the Rockies and it's all downhill from there.
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