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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1620 on: September 28, 2017, 08:56:07 AM »
i drive myself crazy with wheel shapes all the time.  I personally think the conical sidewalls are not as aesthetically pleasing as the classics, or even the radials...

anyways, the classics are already a pretty wide wheel to begin with and if you skate a set of em long enough, the riding surface gets to be just about as wide as a conical shape, and then you have the more attractive sidewalls. 

i dunno. i'm still influenced heavily by whomever's part(s) i'm watching at the moment.  if i'm watching more recent skate parts (or even AVE), I tend to want to throw on some conicals, but if im watching older stuff then I tend to want to throw on some classics.
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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1621 on: September 28, 2017, 10:56:56 AM »
i drive myself crazy with wheel shapes all the time.  I personally think the conical sidewalls are not as aesthetically pleasing as the classics, or even the radials...

anyways, the classics are already a pretty wide wheel to begin with and if you skate a set of em long enough, the riding surface gets to be just about as wide as a conical shape, and then you have the more attractive sidewalls. 

i dunno. i'm still influenced heavily by whomever's part(s) i'm watching at the moment.[/b}  if i'm watching more recent skate parts (or even AVE), I tend to want to throw on some conicals, but if im watching older stuff then I tend to want to throw on some classics.

exactly how I am with literally everything. I watch a gonz part, I want a krooked board. I watch Elijah Berle footage, I want conical full and old skools.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1622 on: September 29, 2017, 07:25:57 AM »
Classics have the smallest riding surface. It doesn't get much wider unless you ride them down to 40mm.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1623 on: September 29, 2017, 08:04:13 AM »
Just tried the 53mm 101 lock ins last night. They slide really nicely. More controllable than conicals in my opinion.

Funny that spitfire just keeps reviving their older shapes in the formula four urethane (classic slims, lock ins).




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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1624 on: September 29, 2017, 09:18:43 AM »
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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1625 on: September 29, 2017, 07:16:09 PM »

Funny that spitfire just keeps reviving their older shapes in the formula four urethane (classic slims, lock ins).


they should just make the f4 urethane the standard for all the wheels!
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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1626 on: October 02, 2017, 07:52:59 PM »
Just tried the 53mm 101 lock ins last night. They slide really nicely. More controllable than conicals in my opinion.

Funny that spitfire just keeps reviving their older shapes in the formula four urethane (classic slims, lock ins).



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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1627 on: October 03, 2017, 05:22:34 AM »
At the shop I work we have the hjalte f4 classic shape wheel and the Daan van der Linden f4 radial slim wheel.
Hard to choose!
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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1628 on: October 03, 2017, 08:26:25 PM »
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Just tried the 53mm 101 lock ins last night. They slide really nicely. More controllable than conicals in my opinion.

Funny that spitfire just keeps reviving their older shapes in the formula four urethane (classic slims, lock ins).


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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1629 on: October 04, 2017, 11:32:44 AM »
Is there no longer a formula four in a classic full shape?

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1630 on: October 04, 2017, 01:27:52 PM »
Is there no longer a formula four in a classic full shape?

Classic full was discontinued a while ago.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1631 on: October 05, 2017, 08:25:44 AM »
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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1632 on: November 09, 2017, 03:07:05 PM »
I know it's been discussed a little bit, but what's the deal with the F4 Lock Ins? I get that they're asymmetrical but I'm still not quite following the benefit. 

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1633 on: November 09, 2017, 03:37:23 PM »
I know it's been discussed a little bit, but what's the deal with the F4 Lock Ins? I get that they're asymmetrical but I'm still not quite following the benefit.

Conical on the outside. Completely straight cut on the inside to help you lock into ledges and round rails etc better, less chance of slipping out.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1634 on: November 10, 2017, 12:18:16 PM »
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I know it's been discussed a little bit, but what's the deal with the F4 Lock Ins? I get that they're asymmetrical but I'm still not quite following the benefit.
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Conical on the outside. Completely straight cut on the inside to help you lock into ledges and round rails etc better, less chance of slipping out.

Also a greater chance of hanging up on tranny

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1635 on: November 11, 2017, 01:50:13 PM »
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I know it's been discussed a little bit, but what's the deal with the F4 Lock Ins? I get that they're asymmetrical but I'm still not quite following the benefit.
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Conical on the outside. Completely straight cut on the inside to help you lock into ledges and round rails etc better, less chance of slipping out.
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Also a greater chance of hanging up on tranny

I skate much more tranny than I do ledge/rail, so maybe these ain't for me.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1636 on: November 11, 2017, 10:19:12 PM »
Something else which is sick about straight cut is.....more truck.

I've noticed though conicals it feels like I don't primo as bad.....

The asymmetrical is sick...except that you can't reverse them....,

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1637 on: November 11, 2017, 11:29:48 PM »

The asymmetrical is sick...except that you can't reverse them....,

That's the reason I wouldn't buy them. Plus, radial slims are just fine.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1638 on: November 13, 2017, 08:22:28 PM »
Something else which is sick about straight cut is.....more truck.

I've noticed though conicals it feels like I don't primo as bad.....

The asymmetrical is sick...except that you can't reverse them....,

That's why I love straight cut (thinnish) wheels; Radial Slims, V2s, etc. Still can't find any good tablet shapes these days, everyones trending to wiiiiiide wheels, even Ricta, whom you could count on to have atleast one thinish/tablet wheel around.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1639 on: November 13, 2017, 11:12:03 PM »
Yah....isn't what bones make mostly thin?

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1640 on: November 14, 2017, 08:31:35 AM »
Yah....isn't what bones make mostly thin?

They seem pretty split, V2/V3 are thinnest - V1, V4, V5 are widest (not riding surface for all of them but actual wheel width). They also scale better (as does Spit for the most part) where as the wheel gets taller it gets wider and vice versa.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1641 on: November 14, 2017, 09:37:59 PM »
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I know it's been discussed a little bit, but what's the deal with the F4 Lock Ins? I get that they're asymmetrical but I'm still not quite following the benefit.
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Conical on the outside. Completely straight cut on the inside to help you lock into ledges and round rails etc better, less chance of slipping out.

What's the benefit of the conical outside? Less weight? Why not just go tablet shape and have the straight cut on both sides?

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1642 on: November 15, 2017, 06:53:52 AM »
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I know it's been discussed a little bit, but what's the deal with the F4 Lock Ins? I get that they're asymmetrical but I'm still not quite following the benefit.
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Conical on the outside. Completely straight cut on the inside to help you lock into ledges and round rails etc better, less chance of slipping out.
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What's the benefit of the conical outside? Less weight? Why not just go tablet shape and have the straight cut on both sides?

Slappies, wallrides, pool coping is easier to ride over w/out hanging up, less chips on your wheels as well.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1643 on: November 15, 2017, 10:26:08 AM »
I mentioned this before but conicals don't primo as bad....

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1644 on: November 25, 2017, 08:12:58 PM »
 Back on 52mm 101 classics.


Best street wheel hands down. Feels like a wider wheel but I get the slide of a skinny one. I love them.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1645 on: November 30, 2017, 12:02:03 AM »
Can those of you who like the 99s over the 101s or vice verse tell me why you do?

I just noticed that 99% of pro model Formula Fours are 99s (only ones I  think of of the top of my head that aren’t are those old Silas’) and in this thread one guy who runs/owns/works at a shop said they sell they 99s over 101s five to one so I am wondering if I should switch to the 99s.


I’ve only ever had one set of 99s but that was almost a year ago and the deck got left with a crazy ex who moved and that was only about a week after I got them.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1646 on: November 30, 2017, 12:14:12 AM »
Can those of you who like the 99s over the 101s or vice verse tell me why you do?

I just noticed that 99% of pro model Formula Fours are 99s (only ones I  think of of the top of my head that aren’t are those old Silas’) and in this thread one guy who runs/owns/works at a shop said they sell they 99s over 101s five to one so I am wondering if I should switch to the 99s.


I’ve only ever had one set of 99s but that was almost a year ago and the deck got left with a crazy ex who moved and that was only about a week after I got them.

99s are a little more forgiving on shitty terrain, and due to them being softer, slow you down more when powersliding. I did a really long powerslide on 101s while bombing a hill once to slow down a little bit and didn't slow down at all. Also 99s seem to make a slightly less high pitched screech when sliding which I prefer.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1647 on: November 30, 2017, 12:34:07 AM »
99s are already slippery enough and handle rougher ground a lot better than 101s.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1648 on: December 01, 2017, 10:28:26 AM »
I like using 101s in parks and 99s on street

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1649 on: December 01, 2017, 01:13:31 PM »
I like using 101s in parks and 99s on street
This.
I can get the 99s to tailslide on parks but they are way more grippy.