Wheels for inline skating in the rain

We recommend the wheels below to skate in the rain.

• For 72 mm diameter: Hyper Concrete +Grip wheels
• For 76 mm diameter: Hyper Concrete +Grip or Hyper Concrete SL wheels
• For 80 mm diameter with the emphasis on urban use: Hyper Concrete +Grip or Hyper Concrete SL wheels
• For 80 mm diameter ith the emphasis on grip on a wet road: Torrent Rain 80 mm wheels
• For 90 mm diameter: Torrent Rain 90 mm wheels
• For 100 mm diameter: Torrent Rain 100 mm wheels
• For 110 mm diameter: Torrent Rain 110 mm wheels
• For 125 mm diameter: Torrent Rain 125 mm wheels

The Hyper Concrete wheels (this and this) are not marketed as rain wheels and they are not. On the contrary, they are excellent urban wheels. Despite their excellent sliding properties, they also have a surprising amount of grip on wet surfaces. Therefore they are a good alternative for a real rain wheel in the 72 and 76 mm diameters.

With 80 mm diameter wheels you already have the choice of a real rain wheel (the Torrent 80 mm), but also with the Hyper Concrete wheels you can easily do a cardio work-out with the skates in the rain. (Needless to say though, the Torrent 80 mm have more grip).

Do you really notice no difference between skating on dry and wet roads? That is a tad exaggerated. You keep feeling the difference. So you have to be a bit more careful in the curves, as well as on unpleasant surfaces such as soggy autumn leaves, sewer covers and some road markings. But what you will have no problem with is getting your heart rate up as high as you like so that you can do both a low-intensity and high-intensity cardio workout on your skates. (Sometimes the problem with non-rain wheels is that you have to ride so carefully in the rain that you can't get your heart rate up high enough to work on your fitness).