Bee's Knees, 90mm

ALL ABOUT THE BIRDS AND THE KNEES.

Grab your Epi-Pen and say hello to the Orangatang Bee’s Knees, your new go-to wheel for crushing commutes, pumping pavement, and going the distance. This wheel is built for long-haul legends, daily grinders buzzing around town, and anyone using their board as a vehicle (or fitness plan).

With loads of plush pollinated urethane, a centerset core, and big ol’ round lips with chunk-resistant roundovers, this thing rolls smooth, grips hard, and eats up rough roads. At just 10.1 oz per wheel, they’re light and quick: perfect for long-distance pushers, and anyone who treats curb-hopping like cardio. These adept 90mm honeycombs are here to smooth your stoke and take the sting out of rough rides.

IT’S RIGHT FOR YOU IF…

• You want a buttery-smooth ride with dependable grip for pumping through the city, pushing ultramarathon miles, or carving up your daily route.
• You’re looking for a durable, grippy wheel that's fast and light.
• You are in the school of thought that bigger isn’t always better, so you are looking for the perfect sweet spot between the Caguamas at 85mm and the Dad Bods at 105mm.
• You need a wheel for your bracket board, your eskate setup, or you’re not scared of riser pads and some extra ride height.

LONGBOARD WHEEL SPECS

• Diameter:
  Diameter: Wheel height. Smaller wheels accelerate quicker. Taller wheels roll more easily over rough, uneven surfaces and have a higher top speed.
  90mm
• Width:
  Width: Width measured at the widest part of the wheel.
  54mm
• Contact Patch:
  Contact Patch: Width of the portion of the wheel in contact with the ground. Wider contact patches offer greater traction. Narrower contact patches slide more easily.
  44mm
• Urethane Depth:
  Urethane Depth: Thickness of urethane tire material measured from the core outer diameter to the overall wheel diameter. Greater urethane depth offers increased comfort, compliance, and vibration damping.
  21mm
• Style:
  Style: Sharp lips offer maximum traction and are ideal for carving, pumping, downhill, and slalom riding. Rounded lips slide more smoothly and are ideal for freeride and freestyle. Rounded lips also help wheels pass more smoothly across pavement cracks when commuting. Stone-ground wheels slide more easily even when brand new. Wheels with surface skin retain maximum traction.
  Rounded lips with surface skin
• Bearing Seat:
  Bearing seat: Position of the wheel core where bearings are installed. Centerset wheels can be “flipped” (mounted in either orientation) to promote more even wear over time and tend to narrow the board’s footprint. Offset wheels allow more freedom for the outer lip to deform and grip the road and tend to widen the board’s footprint.
  Centerset
• Formula:
  Formula: The urethane formula used to pour the wheel. Orangatang offers four proprietary wheel formulas: Happy Thane (smooth, fast, high traction, buttery slides), Peachy Thane (balanced traction, high durability), Euphorethane (long slides, exceptional durability), and Perky Thane (smooth and durable for park and pool skating).
  Happy Thane
• Core: high-strength, high-stiffness, heat-resistant urethane
• Weight (per wheel): 10.1 oz / 286 g
• Durometers:
  Durometer: Measure of wheel hardness. Softer wheels (77a-80a and lower) offer more traction and roll smoother and faster over rough surfaces. Harder wheels (83a-86a and higher) slide more easily, offer greater durability, and roll faster over smooth surfaces.
  77a, 80a

What's in the box? Purchase price includes set of 4 wheels.