Aggressive Skate Wheels

Defining Aggressive Skate Wheels

Wheels for aggressive inline skates have a smaller diameter compared to other inline skate wheels. These range from 54mm to 64mm, allowing skaters to remain closer to the ground, improving control, enabling swifter acceleration, and facilitating grinds due to their size. The wheels are also notably hard with a flat profile, resembling a rounded rectangle. This design is intended to provide skaters with a broad, stable landing area for executing jumps and tricks.

Selecting Aggressive Inline Wheels

The selection of aggressive wheels hinges on your style of skating. Harder wheels increase speed but are less suited for rough urban streets, and are ideal for park skaters in controlled environments. Conversely, softer wheels perform better on uneven terrains and are favoured by those executing tricks in everyday urban locations.

Profiles of Aggressive Wheels: Flat, Round & Bullet

As previously noted, skaters often opt for flat profile wheels for enhanced stability and to avoid getting stuck on rails during grinds.

However, aggressive wheels are also crafted in round and bullet (pointed) profiles. Rounded wheels are popular in urban settings, offering both stability and turning ease. Bullet profile wheels are the most agile, providing rapid speed and sharp turns but at the expense of stability. This type of wheel is advised for slalom and freestyle skating within the city.

Aggressive Grind Wheels for Rails, Boxes and More

Grind wheels are specially designed for grinding, emphasised by their name. They are not intended for rolling, hence their increased hardness and reduced size compared to standard aggressive wheels. While typical inline skate wheels feature hardness levels between 80-90 on the durometer scale, grind wheels are manufactured to be as hard as possible, usually exceeding a hardness of 100A.

The use of hard grind wheels is crucial for reliable sliding on rails, boxes, and other structures, preventing sudden grips that could disrupt balance. Softer wheels introduce higher friction risks, potentially causing falls. If you have an anti-rocker frame, you might change the grind wheels and also replace the front and back with regular aggressive skate wheels when upgrading is due.

For enhanced grinding smoothness, consider Skate Wax.

For those interested in larger wheels for leisure and speed, explore our Freeskate Wheels and Speed Skate Wheels.