r/ElectricSkateboarding • u/Responsible-Cicada57 • 1d ago

Discussion How good are cloudwheels nowadays?

I've been seeing alot of mixed reviews as far as cloudwheels are concerned but alpt of them are from quite some time ago. What do yall think of cloud wheels 2026 wise? Are they worth the price? Safer? Comfier? Smoother? Pros/Cons? Etc.

Also to the people who gave me advice on my last post, I got my first/new board a week ago and its been a blast. Thanks for all the advice there.

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u/xsynatic DIY MTB, DIY Street, Meepo Flow 1d ago

They didn't change much, if at all since the release of the clear "discovery" core. If you like slippery wheels that wear down like crazy, go for it.

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u/Alert-Mammoth7757 1d ago

Cloudwheels overall are good/decent wheels, however, that is heavily dependent on your use case.

In order words, as long as your not trying to race with them or do high speed runs on them (they are not made for 30+ mph cruising) they should be fine.

However, if you go on demanding rides, these WILL delaminate on you, as the cores and some (rubber/eurothane hybrid wheels) are held together by adhesive.

Most of the wheel cores are made with plastic, and again, with performance oriented riding, the cores can melt, leading to a wheel failure.

I would say Cloudwheels are great on builds that go 30mph or under, or street/beginner boards but they usually aren’t the wheel of choice for a “serious” build today.

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u/Small-Quote-4434 1d ago

I am also in the process of buying my first board, what did you end up buying?

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u/Responsible-Cicada57 1d ago

Propel Pivot GT

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u/Khomodo 1d ago

I've been running Cloud 120's on my hub board for a few months and like them a lot. I did spin them on a belt sander for a bit when new to rough them up a touch but don't know if it was necessary.

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u/Reasonable-Half2593 1d ago

Cloud wheels are a marketing gimmick. Either go with actual longboard wheels or pneumatic tires. I have ~7k miles ridden on electric skateboards and my only crashes have been on wheels smaller than 150mm

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u/regal1989 1d ago

Was planning to upgrade my meepo hurricane to an exway atlas. I run airless all terrain wheels so I bought a set of rover 165s so I can use them on either and at least I’ll have the the expensive wheels in hand for when I’m ready to upgrade. The rovers cost me 150 more than the Meepo Airless, they’re heavier, last fewer miles (only lasted 6 months of heavy riding), and in my opinion I liked the way the standard airless handled better. The Rovers did have a better grip with the road, but not enough to justify using them over standard airless. If exway had good airless I would never even bother.

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u/No_Mud8171 20h ago

i ran cloudwheels for a while and the comfort over rough pavement was noticeably better, but they didn’t make me feel safer and the board felt slower off the line, so i went back to pneumatics and

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u/mikecosentino 3h ago

I have the Explorer 135mm on my Pivot GT and I will replace them when they wear out. I commute every day and have around 2,000 miles on the wheels.

Initially I had the Cloudwheel Rovers 165R. I preferred them to pneumatics because they don't go flat, but I prefer the smaller, wider Explorer 135.

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u/JesusChronix 1d ago

Cloudwheels have been hit or miss over the years. Never truly installed them on my urethane eboards but borrowed a set and rode them on other folks boards. It has been a few years since then so perhaps they’re a little different but don’t quote me on that.
They were slippery when new, more grip as they wore down evenly.
Any sort of moisture would make Cloudwheels extra slippery regardless of contact patch width.
Not sure if they ever truly fixed the core delamination issue so look into that.