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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #390 on: August 29, 2013, 09:15:27 AM »
I actually had a set of Darkstar wheels years back and they were great.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #391 on: August 29, 2013, 09:17:29 AM »
so i've been riding f1's for the last 2 years and they work great. im really looking forward to trying the f4's.. i know the f1's are 101..how's the difference from f1's to the 101 f4's??
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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #392 on: August 29, 2013, 11:32:42 AM »
I was all excited after I set them up last Friday, I hauled ass out of my apartment complex, got 50 feet and hit a pebble and ate shit, hard.  Flatspot in literally 30 seconds.  I thought it might skate out, but no luck so far.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #393 on: August 29, 2013, 11:54:47 AM »
so i've been riding f1's for the last 2 years and they work great. im really looking forward to trying the f4's.. i know the f1's are 101..how's the difference from f1's to the 101 f4's??
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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #394 on: August 29, 2013, 01:46:05 PM »
I was all excited after I set them up last Friday, I hauled ass out of my apartment complex, got 50 feet and hit a pebble and ate shit, hard.  Flatspot in literally 30 seconds.  I thought it might skate out, but no luck so far.

shit, well I hope my new 99s hold up,  the set I got pre-release have been fine since I've gotten them

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #395 on: August 29, 2013, 02:30:17 PM »
Hooked up my set today!  Love them!  Obviously I only have a few hours on them but so far they're really good.  The spot I skate is really smooth but very grippy if that makes sense.  Your 180/360 tricks need to be fully turned, you will not slide out.  Anyway with these wheels they felt pretty much the same rolling around and shit but they were definitely more forgiving when you want to slide.  I'll check back in after a few more sessions and see if I change my mind.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #396 on: August 29, 2013, 04:37:24 PM »
It's funny, you know when you see web ads for say, spitfire classics, and of course they say, "they're the best wheels, don't flatspot, grip when you want and slide when you want" but in reality they're kind of shitty? For me these wheels actually are that wheel that every wheel says they are. I've been skating them for like two months and I'll probably never skate anything besides F4's after this.
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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #397 on: August 29, 2013, 05:34:33 PM »
I was all excited after I set them up last Friday, I hauled ass out of my apartment complex, got 50 feet and hit a pebble and ate shit, hard.  Flatspot in literally 30 seconds.  I thought it might skate out, but no luck so far.
Post up A pic so we can see.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #398 on: August 29, 2013, 06:30:45 PM »
I finally got a pair of STF's a few days ago, but i'm gonna get the 4's tomorrow for a different set up so i can see how they differ.
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Re: Spitfire formula four
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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #400 on: August 29, 2013, 07:39:20 PM »
HAHAAHA SPITFIRE IS ALWAYS THE SAME SHIT

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #401 on: August 29, 2013, 08:17:39 PM »

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #402 on: August 29, 2013, 08:23:54 PM »
Verdict? Show me any wheel that can withstand a similar situation.
F4s stepped the game up a notch after 30 years of urethane wheels.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #403 on: August 29, 2013, 08:38:54 PM »
Verdict? Show me any wheel that can withstand a similar situation.
F4s stepped the game up a notch after 30 years of urethane wheels.
Those are brand new wheels, I'd be pissed. You coudn't flatspot stfs if you tried.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #404 on: August 29, 2013, 08:48:06 PM »
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Verdict? Show me any wheel that can withstand a similar situation.
F4s stepped the game up a notch after 30 years of urethane wheels.
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Those are brand new wheels, I'd be pissed. You coudn't flatspot stfs if you tried.
But he didn't flatspot his by trying. He hit a rock going fast which would've made a STF wheel flatspot too.
damn those yarys bout those squats

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« Reply #405 on: August 29, 2013, 08:52:20 PM »
Verdict? Show me any wheel that can withstand a similar situation.
F4s stepped the game up a notch after 30 years of urethane wheels.

I'm not mad at all though, the wheels are nice, even if they do sound like a helicopter right now. Like what he said above, that would have happened to ANY wheel. Just a bad luck.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #406 on: August 29, 2013, 09:09:38 PM »
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Verdict? Show me any wheel that can withstand a similar situation.
F4s stepped the game up a notch after 30 years of urethane wheels.
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Those are brand new wheels, I'd be pissed. You coudn't flatspot stfs if you tried.
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But he didn't flatspot his by trying. He hit a rock going fast which would've made a STF wheel flatspot too.
Ahh hitting a rock at high speeds the cause of flatspots since 2013

Are you serious?

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #407 on: August 29, 2013, 09:47:49 PM »
pretty sure darkstar just has that because not enough people ride their wheels to prove them wrong.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #408 on: August 30, 2013, 12:17:23 AM »
No wheel will ever be impossible to flatspot, I've flatspotted stf's the first day before... F4 is the truth

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #409 on: August 30, 2013, 12:17:52 AM »
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Verdict? Show me any wheel that can withstand a similar situation.
F4s stepped the game up a notch after 30 years of urethane wheels.
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Those are brand new wheels, I'd be pissed. You coudn't flatspot stfs if you tried.
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But he didn't flatspot his by trying. He hit a rock going fast which would've made a STF wheel flatspot too.
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Ahh hitting a rock at high speeds the cause of flatspots since 2013

Are you serious?

Have flatspotted STF the same way...

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #410 on: August 30, 2013, 06:47:48 AM »
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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #411 on: August 30, 2013, 08:04:40 AM »
I was all excited after I set them up last Friday, I hauled ass out of my apartment complex, got 50 feet and hit a pebble and ate shit, hard.  Flatspot in literally 30 seconds.  I thought it might skate out, but no luck so far.

Sorry that happened man. Please shoot an email to [email protected] and he will make sure to get you hooked up. 

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #412 on: August 30, 2013, 01:25:01 PM »
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I was all excited after I set them up last Friday, I hauled ass out of my apartment complex, got 50 feet and hit a pebble and ate shit, hard.  Flatspot in literally 30 seconds.  I thought it might skate out, but no luck so far.
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Sorry that happened man. Please shoot an email to [email protected] and he will make sure to get you hooked up. 

Thanks, he already reached out. Amazing customer service.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #413 on: September 03, 2013, 01:57:54 PM »
How do these do on rough asphalt? I've got some 98a Satoris that are quite good....all streets here are just rough and shit...

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #414 on: September 03, 2013, 02:53:07 PM »
Liking these wheels so far, can actually hold a powerslide sideways instead of spinning out like i did on other wheels,
only complaint and its an visual one, the full shape i thought would be as close too the squareish SFW shape which i love,
but it seems too have a rounder edge, apart from that, i can't fault them.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #415 on: September 04, 2013, 02:20:40 PM »
Liking these wheels so far, can actually hold a powerslide sideways instead of spinning out like i did on other wheels,
only complaint and its an visual one, the full shape i thought would be as close too the squareish SFW shape which i love,
but it seems too have a rounder edge, apart from that, i can't fault them.

Stoked you're digging the wheels. We're working on more shapes/sizes for the future, the Manderson shape is definitely on the radar

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #416 on: September 04, 2013, 04:03:20 PM »
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Liking these wheels so far, can actually hold a powerslide sideways instead of spinning out like i did on other wheels,
only complaint and its an visual one, the full shape i thought would be as close too the squareish SFW shape which i love,
but it seems too have a rounder edge, apart from that, i can't fault them.
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Stoked you're digging the wheels. We're working on more shapes/sizes for the future, the Manderson shape is definitely on the radar

Hell yeah,  101 duro please


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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #417 on: September 05, 2013, 11:56:20 AM »
naw 99^. if you make an sfw shaped F4 i dont think id buy any other wheel EVER. the full is pretty close tho and if they last longer ill just ride those

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #418 on: September 06, 2013, 02:54:42 AM »
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Liking these wheels so far, can actually hold a powerslide sideways instead of spinning out like i did on other wheels,
only complaint and its an visual one, the full shape i thought would be as close too the squareish SFW shape which i love,
but it seems too have a rounder edge, apart from that, i can't fault them.
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Stoked you're digging the wheels. We're working on more shapes/sizes for the future, the Manderson shape is definitely on the radar

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #419 on: September 06, 2013, 04:43:41 PM »
i'm going to get me a set of these but i'm not exactly sure which ones i should buy. i'm interested on how they perform for powerslides, lipslides on ledges/curbs and hill-bombing. i mainly skate street. not much of a park rat.

are the 101s too slick? should i go with the 99s/classic shape?