Dude, Orangatang wasn’t messing around this summer! They hooked up a wheel inspired by the Venice Beach OG’s – the muscleheads of Muscle Beach! The 73mm Juiced Up Beefcakes are basically monster Truck Wheels for your skateboard, perfect for freeriding and lasting forever. So grab some Beefcakes and get shredding!
LONGBOARD WHEEL SPECS
Diameter: 73mm
Width: 48mm
Contact Patch: 31mm
Style: Rounded lips with stone-ground surface
Bearing Seat: Centerset
Formula: Happy Thane
Core: High-strength, high-stiffness, heat-resistant urethane
Weight (per wheel): 6 oz / 170 g
Durometer: 80a, 83a, 86a
The Orangatang Beefcake is here to add some bronzed brawn and brains to your highspeed freeride and technical sliding fantasies. The burly shape, stone-ground contact patch, and muscular roundovers provide consistent lip shape for smooth, catch-free slides and effortless slide initiation. Perfect wheel if you are: You are looking for an adaptable freeride wheel that makes learning the sliding arts super easy. You are an advanced freerider looking for high roll speed, predictable hookup and release, and a larger size for a long lifespan. You are a highly technical freerider looking for that soft-wheel feel to link rotations, throw slide shuv-its, blunt slides, and whatever new wild tech slide you invent
Features
Shape
The Orangatang Beefcake has a progressive contemporary shape perfect for all applications of freeriding. Large stone-ground roundovers provide consistent lip shape for smooth, catch-free slides throughout the life of the wheel. The stone-ground contact patch guarantees predictable and buttery slides right out of the box. The centerset core and bearing seat allow the rider to flip the wheels for added longevity. The jacked amount of proprietary Happy Thane urethane also delivers a high amount of rolling comfort and a prolonged wheel lifespan.
Core
The Beefcake’s core is made up of high-strength, high-stiffness, heat-resistant urethane that supports the rounded lips. With an eye-catching color, the 35x38mm core has a deep valleyshaped cross section that keeps the lips firmly supported, promoting smooth, consistent slides, even wear, and dependable longevity.
Specs
Diameter: 73mm
Width: 48mm
Contact patch: 31mm
Core Position: Centerset
Surface: Stone Ground