Dang wheel fell off

[Reserector]

So I'm skating along; minding my own business when my left skate starts feeling all wierd. The kids skating near me started acting strangely also.
It didn't take long to figure out that my left outer rear wheel had parted ways with my skate.

I just turned in to the middle of the skate floor and waited for the rugrats that were chasing my wheel to bring it to me along with the nut.
I use Crazy nuts Skullys, and have had them for a long time. To keep them going, I put an occasioal drop of locktite on the threads. I had just gotten lazy last time.

A few drops of Locktite on the loose ones, a few minutes to cure, and I was back in the game.

[Catevari]

Lol, that sounds like something that would happen to me.

On a side note you shouldn't be losing your nuts! j/k

Glad they could actually find the nut though, sometimes they just disappear

[Reserector]

Oh, there was no losing a white plastic skull. You can see them in my sig pic.
I'm planning to get some zero nuts next time I order from DerbySMACK.com

[nathan_]

Oh, there was no losing a white plastic skull. You can see them in my sig pic.
I'm planning to get some zero nuts next time I order from DerbySMACK.com

Keep in mind with nylon nuts, such as Astro Nuts and Zero Nuts, the nylon will wear out. They have a life span of 10-20 removals before the nylon wears out.

[ShellLillian]

Oh, there was no losing a white plastic skull. You can see them in my sig pic.
I'm planning to get some zero nuts next time I order from DerbySMACK.com

Keep in mind with nylon nuts, such as Astro Nuts and Zero Nuts, the nylon will wear out. They have a life span of 10-20 removals before the nylon wears out.

If you change your wheels a lot and especially if you aren't super careful when you put them on, they won't last you too long.
I change my wheels super frequently and my astro nuts are just starting to wear out after maybe 4 months, but my boyfriend has had his for just as long and is slowly killing them all off because he's not very careful with them.

[Reserector]

The Crazy nuts have an aluminum insert that lets part of the plastic into the threaded part during molding. That, in effect, becomes the nylon insert. They wear out, but a drop of blue Locktite fixes them right up.
I do have a couple fractured skulls, though. As cool as these are, I'm ready to move on to something new.

[nathan_]

Oh, there was no losing a white plastic skull. You can see them in my sig pic.
I'm planning to get some zero nuts next time I order from DerbySMACK.com

Keep in mind with nylon nuts, such as Astro Nuts and Zero Nuts, the nylon will wear out. They have a life span of 10-20 removals before the nylon wears out.

If you change your wheels a lot and especially if you aren't super careful when you put them on, they won't last you too long.
I change my wheels super frequently and my astro nuts are just starting to wear out after maybe 4 months, but my boyfriend has had his for just as long and is slowly killing them all off because he's not very careful with them.

Thats good to know. Thats longer than I expected.

[JustAmanda123]

Keep in mind with nylon nuts, such as Astro Nuts and Zero Nuts, the nylon will wear out. They have a life span of 10-20 removals before the nylon wears out.

So might be worth it to order more then one set...Just incase eh?

[ShellLillian]

You might not need to order multiple sets at once. They will last you a few months if you are careful, and I'd keep a couple extra metal ones with you at all times just in case.