![]() Powerslide LED Graphix wheels – totally different approach to the subject. These produce sparks when you slide! Downside is, they are available only in 80 mm diameter. They do not emit light on their own, but shine when there are light sources available.įR Street Kings sparkling – made for slides enthusiasts and have small flint stones embedded in urethane. If above inconveniences are deal-breakers for you, there are some alternatives to make your skates standing out of the crowd during warm, summer nights: Longboard Luminous wheels (sizes 65 mm and 70 mm)ġ25 mm wheels for scooters (the rec/commuting ones) Rollerskate Luminous wheels (sizes 58 mm and 62 mm) Inline skate Luminous wheels (sizes from 72 mm up to 125 mm) If above inconveniences are not a deal-breaker for you, you can see Luminous wheels below: Keep in mind they won't last forever, though. So it isn't like one of the LEDs will fail right after first jump. However, we must state that current glowing wheels are much better in this aspect than early ones, with lower failure rate. Jumps and slides can damage the lights pretty fast if you go truly hard on them. Second issue is that LED equipped wheels are not suited for hardcore freeride. ![]() In theory, a mechanism based on electromagnetic induction could work, removing this inconvenience, but in reality there are number of reasons why we won’t see such wheels – main one is cost. There’s no way to get around this, unfortunately. ![]() This is because there’s a constant friction between wheel core and spacer. If you are an experienced skater, you’ll be quick to notice that these wheels slow you down, lose speed much faster and their roll is less smooth. When two metal rings rub against themselves, electricity is generated, allowing LED lights to glow! It is ideal is spacer remains unmoved during ride – then whole thing can work its’ magic. Using plastic as material is necessary to make the part fitting tight, but still allow for inserting axle in it. The only metal part is outer ring which rubs against inner ring of wheel core. Spacers themselves are made out of plastic, unlike most of the regular ones. When it comes to rollerskates, longboards and scooters, this problem simply does not exist, as none of them use 6 mm axles. If your skates use 6 mm ones, you can buy dedicated adapters. It is worth to note that spacers will work only with 8 mm axles. A wheel with built-in metal ring, to which LEDs are connected.A dedicated spacer with steel ring, which is to be used instead stock spacer.They produce light thanks to three elements: If you have ever seen an electrostatic generator, which produces electricity via rubbing metal brushes against electrodes, you’ll quickly figure out the concept behing Luminous wheels. ![]() Nowadays, they release wheels for multiple recreational roller sports. Universkate (owner of both brands) has finally decided to make Luminous their own thing. The beginning of Luminous brand are humble – only a couple of light emitting wheels made under Seba and later on, FR brand. Intended for first and foremost for fun (more on that later), these decent quality wheels will add your skates (rollerskates, longboards and scooters, too) some eye-catching flair. Luminous wheels weren’t the first LED equipped wheels in history, but they are certainly one of the best products in this category.
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