Shark wheels?

[Dave_Pang]

How about this???

gizmag.com/shark-wheel-skateboard/27825/

[bernie]

The wheels are based around a shape that fits inside a cube. They aren’t quite a square, and aren’t quite circular, but are made up of three strips, each of which create a helical shape when they roll. This forms a sine wave pattern where the wheels make contact with the ground.

The creators say this results in less friction points on the ground to allow the wheel to roll faster than a traditional skateboard wheel and also allows for better handling in rough and wet terrain, which causes problems for normal wheels

I am pretty sure that the “round wheel” has already solved that whole friction thing, and guess what, those wheels are actually round, but have been photgraphed on an angle to make them look square…ish.

Rough and wet terrain might be the right reason to use a “wheel” with a tread pattern like that…but seriously! not Friction!

I think that some of the inventor’s bullshit made this look a lot like a really neat way to scam money out of lots of people at $50 a shot!
Which is a pity if the “tread pattern” actually works!

Shark Wheel is seeking funding for its interesting new wheel design on Kickstarter and is offering a wide range of options for backers. Buyers looking to add the 70 mm wheels to an existing board can do so for a minimum pledge of $50 while the early bird special lasts. Once those are gone, the required pledge goes up to $55.

They have a short video out which is far more convincing, and does not suffer from the bullshit in the written press release, and the bit about how he accidently discovered the shape of the tread looks completely plausible.

Stick with Rainskates!

[Scotty_T]

Wet terrain. Idiots.

Sine wave. Idiots.

Did you see the bike wheel? Idiots.

Nearly as bad as these idiots:

sk8balls.com/

Even NHS are being idiots:

nhsfunfactory.com/item/22221 … 92a-Wheels

All this dumb shit was tried in the 70’s and 80’s.