kfeusse Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Both of my son's have a razor mini ripstik. The wheels need to be replaced and I can't seem to find the right wheels (they need the 68mm wheels) that are cheaper than buying a whole new rip stik. It is crazy. I am nearly tempted to buy them both new ripstiks that have cheaper, easier to find wheels...but I don't know what the difference is between any of them. If someone can help me I would really appreciate it. The boys LOVE their rip stiks and ride them all of the time...they even play a form of Soccer and basketball on them. So I need to figure this thing out. thanks so much!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
displace Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Idk but maybe the wheels are the same as an inline skate and could work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendy not in HI Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 I took ours to a skateboard shop at the mall They found the right sized wheels for it, but I didn't want to pay extra for them to install, because it would have cost about as much as a new ripstik. Long story short, I should have just bought new boards. The wheels were extremely difficult to change, and I think I even had to buy a special tool... I wasn't able to do it myself, my dh was deployed so I had to ask a friend for help, which I hated to do. And he also had a hard time changing them - it wasn't just loosening a bolt and slipping in the new wheel, it was more complicated with having to pry apart the metal and forcing the old wheel out and the new wheel in, requiring strength and force and balance... so, yes you should be able to buy the right size wheel either online or in a skateboard shop, but it may not be worth it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfeusse Posted October 13, 2015 Author Share Posted October 13, 2015 Idk but maybe the wheels are the same as an inline skate and could work? Looked into this...won't work. They are not the same size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfeusse Posted October 13, 2015 Author Share Posted October 13, 2015 I took ours to a skateboard shop at the mall They found the right sized wheels for it, but I didn't want to pay extra for them to install, because it would have cost about as much as a new ripstik. Long story short, I should have just bought new boards. The wheels were extremely difficult to change, and I think I even had to buy a special tool... I wasn't able to do it myself, my dh was deployed so I had to ask a friend for help, which I hated to do. And he also had a hard time changing them - it wasn't just loosening a bolt and slipping in the new wheel, it was more complicated with having to pry apart the metal and forcing the old wheel out and the new wheel in, requiring strength and force and balance... so, yes you should be able to buy the right size wheel either online or in a skateboard shop, but it may not be worth it... We bought some replacement wheels once before from an online store (but they are no longer available and they were very expensive too)...and the boys were able to replacement by themselves with only a hex key. So it wasn't a big deal...but finding the right sized wheels seems to be a big deal. We don't have any sort of stores like this around so that is not an option for us either. Our boys just said they don't like the bigger rip stiks because they are too hard to operate....so I am not sure what to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan in SC Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Will these work? http://www.razorama.com/ripstik-wheels.html It looks like you need 68mm wheels. If you google that, you might find cheaper ones on eBay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfeusse Posted October 13, 2015 Author Share Posted October 13, 2015 THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The ones I saw on Amazon were like $35....so I will take $20 any day. THANK YOU again. I am not sure why that didn't come up on my search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan in SC Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Look on ebay-they had some for $7.99. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kfeusse Posted October 13, 2015 Author Share Posted October 13, 2015 thank you once again. Even better. I am buying 4 sets. I now figured out my problem...I kept typing in "replacement wheels for rip stik mini"....when I should have typed in "68mm rip stik wheels" sorry to have bothered you...but thank you so much for your help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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