We’ve covered skate wheels inside and out—how they’re poured, how to pick the right set, the breakdown of durometers and shapes—and we’ve skated plenty of them ourselves. But the set we're looking at today is truly something else. They were hand-poured by Joe, a high schooler, on a whim at home over summer break.
From raw polyurethane liquid to finished urethane, we sat down for a quick chat with him. Joe shared that he was inspired by Oneness Wheels. 'I felt like Chinese skate decks are already top-notch,' he told us, 'so I wanted to see if I could try making wheels myself.'
关于滑板轮子的制造，如何选购，不同硬度和形状的区别……我们做过不少介绍，也用过不少轮子。但今天这套轮子，确实不一样。它是高中生 Joe 自己在暑假在家，突发奇想手搓出来的。从聚氨酯液变成轮子，我们也和他简单聊了聊，Joe 告诉我们，自己也是“受到魂动轮（Oneness）启发，觉得我们中国滑板，其实板面做的很好了，就想着尝试自己做做轮子，”
The coolest thing about Joe making his own wheels isn't just a high schooler doing science experiments, nor is he trying to prove that a home-brewed wheel can smoke Bones or Spitfire (at least not yet). He simply took his curiosity one step further with the thing under his feet every day: What if, instead of just choosing a set of wheels, I actually made one?
Joe 手搓滑板轮这件事，最有意思的地方，不是“高中生做化学实验”，也不是想证明自己在家做的轮子能干掉 Spitfire 或 Bones（至少现在还没有）。他只是对这个每天都在脚下转的东西，多问了一步：如果不只是“选一个”，而是“做一个”呢？
The coolest thing about Joe making his own wheels isn't just a high schooler doing science experiments, nor is he trying to prove that a home-brewed wheel can smoke Bones or Spitfire (at least not yet). He simply took his curiosity one step further with the thing under his feet every day: What if, instead of just choosing a set of wheels, I actually made one?
这件事其实很滑板。滑手本来就习惯自己找答案。没有合适的 Spot，就自己找线路；没人拍片，就自己立个支架；板场里少个杆子，有人真的会自己焊一个出来。Joe 把这种“自己来”的习惯继续往脚底下推了一点——来到轮子。
Now, the very first set of wheels has gone from two cups of liquid to a real setup underfoot, and they actually roll. But what about performance?
'Honestly, I don't think there's much difference compared to factory wheels from some domestic brands,' Joe told us. 'The ones I made sit around 90A in durometer. The only real downside is that they're a bit too slick. As for durability, I'm still testing them out. I've been skating them for a few days now, and they feel pretty much like regular wheels—after all, it's all polyurethane.'
现在，第一颗已经从两杯液体变成了真正装在板上的东西，也确实滚了起来。那么性能呢？
Joe 告诉我们：“我觉得，跟一些国产品牌的工业轮，没有很大区别。我自己做的硬度在 90A 上下，唯一不足可能是摩擦力太小。耐磨性这个我还在测试，我已经拿我的轮子滑了几天了，感觉跟普通轮子差不多，毕竟都是聚氨酯。”
That's exactly what makes what comes next so interesting. Joe now has endless directions to experiment with: Can the next set be harder? Have more rebound? Be more durable? Will tweaking the formulas and ratios actually change how they feel underfoot?
Joe is already gearing up to answer these questions—after all, the first set is already a reality. While everyone else is still deciding which set of wheels to buy next, Joe is already figuring out how to make his next pair.
但这反而让后面的事情更有意思，Joe 可以用许多尝试的方向：下一颗能不能更硬一点？更弹一点？更耐磨一点？不同材料和比例，最后会不会真的改变滑起来的感觉？
这些问题，Joe 已经准备继续往下做，反正第一颗已经落地了。别人还在研究下一套轮子买什么，Joe 已经开始研究下一套轮子怎么做。
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