Wheel Talk:
Orangatang Beefcake
Orangatang Beefcake
Let us introduce you to the newest member to the Orangatang Wheels Family - The Beefcakes. The Orangatang Beefcake longboard wheels are here to add some bronzed brawn and brains to your freeride fantasies.
THE TECHNICAL FREERIDE WHEEL
ORANGATANG BEEFCAKE
Designed for high-speed freeride and technical sliding alike. These hulking specimens score best in show for throwing slides and linking rotations run after run after run. If you want a wheel that slides effortlessly right out of the box or if you're a freerider looking for high roll speed and predictable hookup and release, or also, if you're a highly technical free rider looking for that nice soft wheel feel to link rotations. You can throw in whatever new slide trick you guys are making up these days!
The Orangatang Beefcakes longboard wheels have a progressive contemporary shape, perfect for all applications of freeriding. These large stone ground, round overs provide a consistent lip shape for smooth, catch free slides through its lifetime.
Orangatang sended the stone grinding well into the roundover, so that the Beefcakes are always ready to throw skids. The centerset core and bearing seat allows the rider to flip the wheels for added longevity and even wear the jacked amount of proprietary. Happythane also delivers a high amount of rolling comfort and prolonged lifespan.
The Orangatang Beefcake Wheels centerset core is made of heat resistant urethane. With eye catching colours, this 35 x 38mm core has a deep valley shaped cross section that keeps all 6oz of the grade A beef in the bun.
- Diameter: 73mm
- Width: 48mm
- Contact Patch: 31mm
CHUCK EM ON A LOADED SET UP
RECOMMENDED SETUPS
The Beefcake wheels work well with a wide variety of setups, but these are some that loaded Boards are really enjoy:
- Loaded Basalt Tesseract — Symmetrical double-kick to inspire the ultimate in freeride and slopestyle creativity. Pair with Paris 180mm 43° trucks.
- Loaded Omakase — Compact single-kick for shredding neighborhood runs and driveway slashing. Pair with Paris 165mm 50° trucks.
- Loaded Truncated Tesseract — Dedicated downhill drifting device. Pair with Paris 180mm 43° trucks.
The Orangatang Beefcake wheels come in 3 distinctive durometers of propriety happythane formula. The orange one is the softest (80a), it will give you the cushiest and most comfortable ride out of the line up. The yellow one is the hardest (86a) and will provide you with the longest slides out of the three. Finally, the purple is the talented middle child (83a) giving you the best of both worlds.
In conclusion, the Orangatang Beefcake longboard wheels have a perfectly burley shape with muscular stone ground roundovers. It will maintain a consistent lip shape for smooth catch free slides throughout its lifetime.
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