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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1740 on: July 01, 2018, 04:35:56 PM »
Oh shit. This whole time I thought F1's were the same formula as the old classics..

Could be, F1 tag might just be marketing?

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1741 on: July 02, 2018, 06:20:01 AM »
Did they really update the classics or have we just been on the f4 tit so long we forgot how they skated? I never had a problem with classics, I’d still rather skate them than f4s, but my local only carries f4s...

I can’t remember where I originally saw or heard it being mentioned but I contacted deluxe for confirmation and they indeed said their regular classic formula is made in a different factory and they improved the quality. I’d say the difference between those and the 99d F4’s is trivial. The 101’s being noticeably more slippery.

I kinda like how the regular classics are more white because they don’t get piss yellow after sliding on fresh blacktop so quickly like the F4’s do.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1742 on: July 02, 2018, 08:41:45 AM »
Anybody ever get down with 98a Park Burners?

They were an F1 prolly 10 years ago?

https://shop.ccs.com/spitfire-f1-park-burners-skateboard-wheels-58mm-98a-white

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1743 on: July 02, 2018, 07:16:57 PM »
I had a set of park burners, back then they were the only conical you could get under 60mm I think, they were Trujillo pros and had them for maybe a month before I changed over to manderson sfws when they came out. Felt sluggish and didn’t slide

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1744 on: July 02, 2018, 08:46:05 PM »
I had a set of park burners, back then they were the only conical you could get under 60mm I think, they were Trujillo pros and had them for maybe a month before I changed over to manderson sfws when they came out. Felt sluggish and didn’t slide

Rode them once, they were the skidmark colorway


They were horrible, slow, didn't slide and flatted within a week (park only); I think back then 'Park Burner' meant conical as Paco stated but that was it, regular old F1 thane.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1745 on: July 05, 2018, 02:25:53 AM »
Looking to get the lock in's anyone care to recommend them or give feedback? much appreciated.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1746 on: July 05, 2018, 07:02:14 AM »
Looking to get the lock in's anyone care to recommend them or give feedback? much appreciated.
I have both the 99 and 101 in 53mm - I love em both, it inspired me to get back to grinding round rails, but like what was said above, they lock in when skating transition too, so keep that in mind.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1747 on: July 05, 2018, 08:24:40 AM »


Park burners and Street burners referenced the euro not the shape. Park were 98 and Street were harder. I really liked the feel of them but they did not last.
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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1748 on: July 05, 2018, 10:29:54 AM »
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Looking to get the lock in's anyone care to recommend them or give feedback? much appreciated.
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I've had the 99A version in 55mm and currently have some 53's on my street setup. If you skate 54's I'd recommend the 53's as they're a wide wheel and the 55's felt a bit too big to me. They have a wide contact patch so if you've ridden conical fulls expect a similar feel on the streets and at the park and when flipping your board. The only difference is of course the inside edge of the wheel. I really like them when it comes to ledges, curbs and slappies because I like to hold the grind on as long as possible but didn't like them on transition so much. I like to be able to get on and off of the coping a bit easier and ended up hanging-up more often with the lock-ins so I went back to radials for my transition setup. I find myself rolling-over or slipping out of curbs and ledges a lot less so in my experience they actually do help, especially in cases when someone has put down way too much wax. I don't skate rails much anymore so I can't tell you how they fair on those. If you try them and hate them you can at least reverse them and have a conical edge on the inside which is what I did with my 55's. Hope that helps!

This basically says it all. Would like to add that they do help a lot with locking in on round rails, especially compared to classics etc, learned a whole bunch of 5050 variations on round rails that otherwise may have given me a lot more trouble. Hang up can be an issue though so keep that in mind.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1749 on: July 06, 2018, 02:36:33 PM »
I'm shocked on how durable these f4s 99a conical are 54 to 52mm in 6 months, they grip way better but feel a little slower after sometime, but I wanna keep skating them till they die!

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1750 on: July 31, 2018, 12:33:02 PM »
Spitfire wheels profile photo on instagram have the formula fours with the iconic classics swirl design. Hopefully this is a permanent change

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1751 on: July 31, 2018, 01:13:58 PM »
Spitfire wheels profile photo on instagram have the formula fours with the iconic classics swirl design. Hopefully this is a permanent change

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bl6DXO5FOYf/?hl=en&taken-by=pat.polidor

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1752 on: July 31, 2018, 03:00:42 PM »
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Spitfire wheels profile photo on instagram have the formula fours with the iconic classics swirl design. Hopefully this is a permanent change
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https://www.instagram.com/p/Bl6DXO5FOYf/?hl=en&taken-by=pat.polidor

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1753 on: July 31, 2018, 04:00:45 PM »
^ Haha, I just thought the same thing.  Wonder what took them so long.
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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1754 on: September 11, 2018, 01:22:03 AM »
https://www.skatewarehouse.com/Spitfire_Formula_4_Classic_101a_Wheels/descpage-SFCL1WH.html


About time! Love my skinny STF V3s and how glassy they slide for ledges if you can get them to slide! 50% of the time they feel chalky to me. Be nice to get back on some 52 101 classics where they seemed to grip exactly when you want it too but also slide when you want you too. On streets not a park of course.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1755 on: September 11, 2018, 01:48:51 PM »
^ Haha, I just thought the same thing.  Wonder what took them so long.
I guess it was because they had a collabo with shops and wanted to give them a few months of exclusivity

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1756 on: September 11, 2018, 06:30:13 PM »
I’m sure he meant the five years F4s were around preceding the shop collab

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1757 on: September 14, 2018, 03:02:11 AM »
I’m sure he meant the five years F4s were around preceding the shop collab

Exactly. I just wondered why it took them so long to make a formula 4 in the classic shape with the OG classic graphic.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1758 on: September 14, 2018, 03:04:51 AM »
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I’m sure he meant the five years F4s were around preceding the shop collab
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Exactly. I just wondered why it took them so long to make a formula 4 in the classic shape with the OG classic graphic.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1759 on: September 14, 2018, 05:08:35 AM »
i bought the ave f4's cause they had the classic style graphic on the side. glad theyve finally done proper f4 classics

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1760 on: September 14, 2018, 07:06:45 AM »
Did they ever make the F4 Classic 101a in 60mm?  Or was 58mm the biggest 101a you could get? 

Last time I was at the shop they were out of F4 Classic 101a 58mm so I got the F4 Classic 99a 60mm.
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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1761 on: September 14, 2018, 08:06:36 AM »
Ordered some F4 lockins (101d) 52mm. I usually ride 53 or 54, but my current wheels are looking like quarters, so I think the 52 will be just right.

Will be stepping back up to a 8.5" deck from a 8.25" and larger trucks (already broken in) when I put the wheels on. First session is gonna be marmalade on buttered rye.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1762 on: September 14, 2018, 08:22:29 AM »
Did they ever make the F4 Classic 101a in 60mm?  Or was 58mm the biggest 101a you could get? 

Last time I was at the shop they were out of F4 Classic 101a 58mm so I got the F4 Classic 99a 60mm.

I don't think they ever did 101a 60mm
unless they make them now.. i haven't seen the specs on the recent releases

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1763 on: September 14, 2018, 11:39:59 AM »
marmalade on buttered rye.

That’s one hell of an analogy.

I keep trying to remember to use “a mouse pissing on a cotton ball” when I’m trying to describe something that is very quiet.
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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1764 on: September 14, 2018, 11:48:10 AM »
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marmalade on buttered rye.
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That’s one hell of an analogy.

I keep trying to remember to use “a mouse pissing on a cotton ball” when I’m trying to describe something that is very quiet.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1765 on: September 14, 2018, 12:48:49 PM »
I'm shocked on how durable these f4s 99a conical are 54 to 52mm in 6 months, they grip way better but feel a little slower after sometime, but I wanna keep skating them till they die!
Do you only skate parks and not powerslide at all? I go through 2-3 sets in 6 months.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1766 on: September 16, 2018, 08:54:51 PM »
Waiting on these kader's to come in.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1768 on: October 04, 2018, 05:39:40 AM »
I need new wheels and have been considering trying the lock-ins but am concerned they will mess with grind tricks where your board isn’t straight (smith, feeble, crook) can anyone who’s had a set offer some insight on that?
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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #1769 on: October 04, 2018, 07:11:16 AM »
God Dammit! I could have waited to buy wheels if I knew these were coming. I just bought Spitfire Classics because I love the graphic.
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