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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #690 on: April 01, 2014, 01:39:13 AM »
doing long power slides at this smooth pebbly ground at a plaza in santa monica on sunday and now i have a bunch of small cut-like incisions on my wheels. still no flatspots though.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #691 on: April 01, 2014, 11:20:00 AM »
Damn, just flat spotted my 99's. Gonna probably get some 55 Cardiel classics to save money.

So it's back to Bones4life or you're still charmed by the Spitfire marketing schemes?

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #692 on: April 01, 2014, 11:42:28 AM »
Damn, just flat spotted my 99's. Gonna probably get some 55 Cardiel classics to save money.
i think you also have a scuff mark on your shoe. better get a new pair asap.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #693 on: April 01, 2014, 12:32:04 PM »
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Damn, just flat spotted my 99's. Gonna probably get some 55 Cardiel classics to save money.
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So it's back to Bones4life or you're still charmed by the Spitfire marketing schemes?
Still sticking with Spitfire. They sent me free wheels, so that's enough to keep me skating Spitfires forever.
If you take medical advice from this puddle of retards you are going to die.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #694 on: April 01, 2014, 12:32:47 PM »
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Damn, just flat spotted my 99's. Gonna probably get some 55 Cardiel classics to save money.
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i think you also have a scuff mark on your shoe. better get a new pair asap.
It's just kind of annoying and distracting. I wanted to try a bigger size anyways.
If you take medical advice from this puddle of retards you are going to die.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #695 on: April 01, 2014, 03:18:48 PM »
ive flatspotted like 4 pairs of these things...harder to flatspot than the other wheels but still not impossible...also they seem to wear down slower which is dank

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #696 on: April 01, 2014, 03:27:53 PM »
Its impossible to trust this company until they have a flatspot guarantee.
 
SF locals make up 75% of this thread

Darkstar or Bones ONLY

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #697 on: April 01, 2014, 04:45:01 PM »
Its impossible to trust this company until they have a flatspot guarantee.
 
SF locals make up 75% of this thread

Darkstar or Bones ONLY
Never even been close to SF. These wheels are the truth. Get your plastic Bones shit out of here.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #698 on: April 01, 2014, 05:28:43 PM »
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Its impossible to trust this company until they have a flatspot guarantee.
 
SF locals make up 75% of this thread

Darkstar or Bones ONLY
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Never even been close to SF. These wheels are the truth. Get your plastic Bones shit out of here.
Plastic... What do you think wheels are made of dumbass? Oil?

I don't need my wheels to be super hard and loud to enjoy a session, I'd rather powerslide for days with bones.. They can last a full year even through heavy use, something FF can't do.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #699 on: April 01, 2014, 06:32:20 PM »
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Its impossible to trust this company until they have a flatspot guarantee.
 
SF locals make up 75% of this thread

Darkstar or Bones ONLY
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Never even been close to SF. These wheels are the truth. Get your plastic Bones shit out of here.
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Plastic... What do you think wheels are made of dumbass? Oil?

I don't need my wheels to be super hard and loud to enjoy a session, I'd rather powerslide for days with bones.. They can last a full year even through heavy use, something FF can't do.


darkstar wheels? u fuckin KOOK

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #700 on: April 01, 2014, 06:38:33 PM »
Not gonna lie, my Bones would last longer than my FF's. Spits feel better though.
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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #701 on: April 01, 2014, 06:42:30 PM »
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Its impossible to trust this company until they have a flatspot guarantee.
 
SF locals make up 75% of this thread

Darkstar or Bones ONLY
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Never even been close to SF. These wheels are the truth. Get your plastic Bones shit out of here.
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Plastic... What do you think wheels are made of dumbass? Oil?

I don't need my wheels to be super hard and loud to enjoy a session, I'd rather powerslide for days with bones.. They can last a full year even through heavy use, something FF can't do.

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darkstar wheels? u fuckin KOOK
Darkstar wheels are actually really fucking good, and carry a flatspot guarantee. My only issue with them is they're super round, and they've worked past that

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #702 on: April 02, 2014, 02:17:38 AM »
Bones doesn't have a no flatspot guarantee anymore, and I just had a customerf come back whining about flatspotting his SPF's the first day...

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #703 on: April 02, 2014, 06:42:21 AM »
I'm skating my formula 4's on a regular basis for the past 6 months.
They were 53mm and might have become 50-51mm now, which is not bad.

They wear down a little quicker than stf's (but only a little) and feel way better.
My next set of wheels will for sure be formula 4 again.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #704 on: April 02, 2014, 07:41:07 AM »
I don't get people complaining about Bones feeling like plastic, in case you didn't know, polyurethane is a thermoplastic. So complain all you want about the different feel of Bones or whatever brand, but do not complain about it feeling like plastic, because Spitfire are also made of plastic.
Those kind of comments reminds me of people saying chicken is not meat...

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #705 on: April 02, 2014, 09:18:43 AM »
I don't get people complaining about Bones feeling like plastic, in case you didn't know, polyurethane is a thermoplastic. So complain all you want about the different feel of Bones or whatever brand, but do not complain about it feeling like plastic, because Spitfire are also made of plastic.
Those kind of comments reminds me of people saying chicken is not meat...
No, those kind of comments are like people who prefer chicken that doesn't taste like shit.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #706 on: April 02, 2014, 06:43:19 PM »
Bones feel more like really hard slidable rubber to me, which brings to mind this "rebound" people mention.  I like that because you seem to lose less speed on imperfect surfaces, like that quarter millimeter of bounce keeps you going.  f4s feel more like plastic to me, I had the 99 classic and 101 tablet.  Both pretty remarkable wheels for their durability but I switched back to stf and gave the 99's to my nephew.  The regular classics feel the best to me, and I always go back to them at some point too.

I think people get caught up in the "f4's are the stf killer" idea, but they are both excellent wheels.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #707 on: April 03, 2014, 11:47:44 AM »


I think people get caught up in the "f4's are the stf killer" idea, but they are both excellent wheels.
This, stf's are still reallt good, I'd just rather support Dlx and our dlx-dist over skateone/powell...

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #708 on: April 03, 2014, 03:12:42 PM »
^^
it doesn't matter if stf are good, they look plastic.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #709 on: April 03, 2014, 08:22:59 PM »
^ I can't stand wheels that look like plastic.

I finally changed my wheels. The F4's I was previously riding held up great and kept their size well. They softened up a bit over time, which I would expect of any wheel. I'd like to try the 101's. 

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #710 on: April 08, 2014, 02:55:17 AM »
Shop guys / Lenny, any news on the molds for the wider versions as of yet?

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #711 on: April 08, 2014, 10:08:29 AM »
word I'm really anxious to get f4 sfw's.  I like the regular sfw's but mine are splitting and cracking on the sides of the wheels.  I've had 4 sets total and this is the second set it's happened to.  Love the way these wheels feel and ride but it's a bit of a bummer.  I have a set of classic formula 4's and they hold up well but I'm so used to the wides.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #712 on: April 09, 2014, 07:51:51 PM »
how do the mint ones look after being skated? anyone riding them?

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #713 on: April 09, 2014, 09:17:13 PM »
Are they bringing back the tablets I haven't seen any since the release
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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #714 on: April 10, 2014, 08:02:39 AM »
We're working on the SFW shape still.

No official date yet, but I promise they are coming soon.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #715 on: April 10, 2014, 12:40:10 PM »
word I'm really anxious to get f4 sfw's.  I like the regular sfw's but mine are splitting and cracking on the sides of the wheels.  I've had 4 sets total and this is the second set it's happened to.  Love the way these wheels feel and ride but it's a bit of a bummer.  I have a set of classic formula 4's and they hold up well but I'm so used to the wides.
The full shape that they made was pretty much identical. I wish they continued making them though.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #716 on: April 10, 2014, 01:25:59 PM »
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word I'm really anxious to get f4 sfw's.  I like the regular sfw's but mine are splitting and cracking on the sides of the wheels.  I've had 4 sets total and this is the second set it's happened to.  Love the way these wheels feel and ride but it's a bit of a bummer.  I have a set of classic formula 4's and they hold up well but I'm so used to the wides.
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The full shape that they made was pretty much identical. I wish they continued making them though.
The sfw shape is a bit wider than the full shape.


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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #717 on: April 10, 2014, 05:43:02 PM »
Cheers Lenny, hope too see them soon, thanks for the info
And yeah SFW is a little wider, and the riding surface is wider too I think

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #718 on: April 10, 2014, 10:03:02 PM »
We're working on the SFW shape still.

No official date yet, but I promise they are coming soon.

I'm curious, how's the process any different  from the other wheels shapes?? Isn't it as simple as putting ''F4''urethane in the regular SFW molds?

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #719 on: April 16, 2014, 02:59:56 AM »
been on STFs for years, set up 101 F4s yesterday. feel much better than bones, but somehow took a big chip out of the wheel skating a smooth concrete floor. im guessing i got a dodgy one and not all of them are like that but its pretty annoying