Thursday, January 6, 2011

Rain Wheels

Today, inventing things takes an honest crazy person because most everything has been made that we would ever need. So what next? Why not take what we already have and make it better? Endless Longboards has been playing around with some spare wheels that have been laying around for a while, and put them up to the test: what will be the next and best rain wheel?

Endless Longboards Rainwheels Concept
People think that rain wheels can only use those few straight lines down the middle as good water placement, well if that were true then car tires wouldn't look so crazy. With inspiration from car tires, the side cuts were put on to the wheel to ultimately push excess water away from the wheel and let it ride as if it were dry outside. This design could revolutionize the way we longboard after a nice rainfall. Sacrificing too small amounts of wear and speed to be noticed the wheels will let a riding roll over water as if it were never there.

However there is one small flaw to the design: there will have to be seperate patters for both left and right sides of the board. The diagonal cuts must land middle-side-in in order to push water out. If they were to be placed the on the other side of the board, they would in fact push water under the wheel and cause unwanted (or maybe wanted if your crazy) slides. A more universal fit is being worked on however, but for now these will be tested and worked with until further notice.

Ride On. Ride Strong. Ride Long. Endless Longboards.

1 comment:

  1. Wow!! Man thats awesome, i would totally purchase a pair. I have none at the moment so i get all depressed cuz i cant hit the pave when it rains

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