Author Topic: Spitfire formula four (Read 720691 times)

radcunt · « **Reply #3240 on:** February 24, 2021, 10:59:40 PM »

I just got some 97a 56mm F4 Classics. So far they're perfect. Bit more forgiving on shitty car parks, slide good and still feel like a hard wheel. Love em

Mbrimson88 · « **Reply #3241 on:** February 25, 2021, 07:02:45 AM »

OG Classics for the win.

That pic makes them look so wide though, I really didn't know what shape they were.

jay_nev · « **Reply #3242 on:** February 25, 2021, 07:11:37 AM »

Yeah those didn’t look like og classics at all from the first pic. Still don’t

Frank and Fred · « **Reply #3243 on:** February 26, 2021, 08:04:54 AM »

Looks like the 97a concical fulls on the way....

http://www.rngdist.it/CAMPIONARIO%20DELUXE/SPRING%2021%20-%20SKATE/FILES/spring-2021-drop1-hardgoods.pdf

munchbox · « **Reply #3244 on:** February 26, 2021, 08:43:34 AM »

Quote from: Frank and Fred on February 26, 2021, 08:04:54 AM

Looks like the 97a concical fulls on the way....

http://www.rngdist.it/CAMPIONARIO%20DELUXE/SPRING%2021%20-%20SKATE/FILES/spring-2021-drop1-hardgoods.pdf

the little bird was right. picking up a set of 58s asap

kimura · « **Reply #3245 on:** February 26, 2021, 09:49:18 AM »

OG CLASSICS 97A! Fucking sweet.

jay_nev · « **Reply #3246 on:** February 26, 2021, 11:13:02 AM »

Quote from: kimura on February 26, 2021, 09:49:18 AM

OG CLASSICS 97A! Fucking sweet.

yeah, confused by that because it says “classic” like what was already released but has an image of the og classics.. wouldn’t get your hopes up yet could be a mess up.

RichardBarkley · « **Reply #3247 on:** February 26, 2021, 04:09:13 PM »

I love my 97s. Never riding a different wheel again.

kimura · « **Reply #3248 on:** February 26, 2021, 05:05:10 PM »

Quote from: jay_nev on February 26, 2021, 11:13:02 AM

Quote from: kimura on February 26, 2021, 09:49:18 AM
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OG CLASSICS 97A! Fucking sweet.
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yeah, confused by that because it says “classic” like what was already released but has an image of the og classics.. wouldn’t get your hopes up yet could be a mess up.

Ah good catch! Either way, Conical Full 97A is a win.

Croquet temper · « **Reply #3249 on:** February 26, 2021, 05:42:19 PM »

Quote from: jay_nev on February 25, 2021, 07:11:37 AM

Yeah those didn’t look like og classics at all from the first pic. Still don’t

I think the graphic just changes the appearance of the wheels' width. OG classics are wide ones anyway.

FirstBlood82 · « **Reply #3250 on:** February 27, 2021, 11:44:49 AM »

do you guys like the 97du on concrete ?

for me they felt slow outside in the concretepark but they were great indoors in my slippery park.
might go for 99 outside and 97 indoors

Frank and Fred · « **Reply #3251 on:** February 27, 2021, 11:53:19 AM »

I like the 97s on rough and crusty stuff and super slippery indoor stuff. Concrete park 99s are faster for sure.

Sundaynuggets · « **Reply #3252 on:** February 27, 2021, 12:52:54 PM »

Quote from: FirstBlood82 on February 27, 2021, 11:44:49 AM

do you guys like the 97du on concrete ?

for me they felt slow outside in the concretepark but they were great indoors in my slippery park.
might go for 99 outside and 97 indoors

They work fine for me on concrete parks, though they don’t feel like anything special on that surface. They feel better on concrete sidewalks than 99/101’s though

Ok · « **Reply #3253 on:** February 27, 2021, 08:47:05 PM »

Lately I’ve been skating venture lo’s, not many wheels coming out in the 50 mm range. How long does it take most, to get a wheel down a few mm?

Other dumb question: because I’m set in my ways (see venture lo’s, decks no wider than 8”), I like spitfire classics. I feel like narrower wheels flip easier. Would a smaller conical full still flip, easily (emphasis)? Looking at 52 conical fulls, vs 53 classics (and will be using regular height trucks), because that’s what is available.

Spitfire 4 really work quite well. I’m not really fond of the baked potato color. Which is dumb on my part.

iwishilivedinfinla · « **Reply #3254 on:** February 27, 2021, 11:43:27 PM »

tablets

Mbrimson88 · « **Reply #3255 on:** February 28, 2021, 01:35:38 AM »

Quote from: Ok on February 27, 2021, 08:47:05 PM

Lately I’ve been skating venture lo’s, not many wheels coming out in the 50 mm range. How long does it take most, to get a wheel down a few mm?

Other dumb question: because I’m set in my ways (see venture lo’s, decks no wider than 8”), I like spitfire classics. I feel like narrower wheels flip easier. Would a smaller conical full still flip, easily (emphasis)? Looking at 52 conical fulls, vs 53 classics (and will be using regular height trucks), because that’s what is available.

Spitfire 4 really work quite well. I’m not really fond of the baked potato color. Which is dumb on my part.

Some normal F4 classic 99 in 50mm around, from a quick search, but I know there were a lot of tablets, as said above, in 50mm which might still be in stock in a lot of places that I cannot see from Australia in local shops to you in USA. Here are the links from Paradeworld and I also put in the shop they are selling from above the link so you can check with them directly as another option and save you some time.

Geometric skate shop
https://www.paradeworld.com/products/spifire-formula-4-classic-50mm-99d-90-4493339066422/

Energy skate shop
https://www.paradeworld.com/products/spitfire-formula-four-51mm-99a-tablet-wheels-175-5020309651591/

303 Boards - 50mm
https://www.paradeworld.com/products/spitfire-99-formula-4-classic-multiple-sizes-166-4549594611777/

Pure Boardshop - 50mm
https://www.paradeworld.com/products/spitfire-f4-99-classics-skateboard-wheels-54-1922783969331/

NewYakCity - 50mm
https://www.paradeworld.com/products/spitfire-f4-classic-99a-assorted-sizes-158-4392550039594/

Some of those do have the F4 classic 51mm 99 duro as well in case you were wanting those.

As far as the time it takes to wear down, depends what you are skating but they don't wear down half as fast as the old Spitfires for the most part, so I would think it safer to get the right size from the start if you can.

Ok · « **Reply #3256 on:** February 28, 2021, 07:11:56 AM »

Thanks, both

Xen · « **Reply #3257 on:** February 28, 2021, 07:49:40 AM »

Been on a small wheel kick (mainly due to skating the Natas curbs, also the ground is shit so 99a all the way), I'll get them at 51, usually tablets or V3s (current 51 V3s 99a). I'd suggest the 51mm Spit Tabs, 99a.

Also, as was posted a few pages back (I think), F4 lil smokies (it reads tablet but I believe they are just classics based on this pic) can also be found in 50mm if you dig around.

https://www.paradeworld.com/products/spitfire-formula-four-f4-lil-smokies-99-tablet-51mm-44-5994879680677/

Bone V3 50mm 99a:
https://shop.ccs.com/bones-collins-black-sheep-99a-slims-stf-skateboard-wheels-50mm?gclid=CjwKCAiAm-2BBhANEiwAe7eyFKrl8gdyTxlLGfTyK8RF75-gPSXF3OGCXxjg_4Ix9JeKwIJ5INSXWxoCL5MQAvD_BwE

Frank and Fred · « **Reply #3258 on:** February 28, 2021, 07:56:18 AM »

The 50mm Tablets I got are super fun for flat ground flailing on smooth ground. I vowed never to purchase anything smaller than 54mm but glad I made an exception. Not so great when you hit the rough stuff though.

Fooj · « **Reply #3259 on:** February 28, 2021, 10:21:25 AM »

Quote from: Frank and Fred on February 28, 2021, 07:56:18 AM

The 50mm Tablets I got are super fun for flat ground flailing on smooth ground. I vowed never to purchase anything smaller than 54mm but glad I made an exception. Not so great when you hit the rough stuff though.

Gotta say, the one thing i didn't like about the tablets is that it seemed harder to do any type of crook, like the corner dug into the ledge. Where i could just glide thru on classics. Not sure if anyone else felt this.

Xen · « **Reply #3260 on:** February 28, 2021, 11:24:26 AM »

Quote from: Fooj on February 28, 2021, 10:21:25 AM

Quote from: Frank and Fred on February 28, 2021, 07:56:18 AM
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The 50mm Tablets I got are super fun for flat ground flailing on smooth ground. I vowed never to purchase anything smaller than 54mm but glad I made an exception. Not so great when you hit the rough stuff though.
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Gotta say, the one thing i didn't like about the tablets is that it seemed harder to do any type of crook, like the corner dug into the ledge. Where i could just glide thru on classics. Not sure if anyone else felt this.

The tablets or the V2s are great for ledges, where both wheels are locked, but I miss having a little bit of lip to roll on.

Mbrimson88 · « **Reply #3261 on:** February 28, 2021, 04:25:07 PM »

Quote from: Fooj on February 28, 2021, 10:21:25 AM

Quote from: Frank and Fred on February 28, 2021, 07:56:18 AM
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The 50mm Tablets I got are super fun for flat ground flailing on smooth ground. I vowed never to purchase anything smaller than 54mm but glad I made an exception. Not so great when you hit the rough stuff though.
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Gotta say, the one thing i didn't like about the tablets is that it seemed harder to do any type of crook, like the corner dug into the ledge. Where i could just glide thru on classics. Not sure if anyone else felt this.

It might be a little extreme, but I have often used an angle grinder to give old wheels a better shape, mainly by taking off the edge and rounding it in, which works nicely. You are not touching the riding surface, just the side, by keeping the board set up as complete and using the grinder wheel spinning and making the wheel spin (so the bearings are sometimes screaming) and then put pressure on the side so it wears it down some.

Good to try on wheels you don't really care about first, and yes I have butchered some wheels in doing this, but they usually come up really well and this could be applied to tablets to turn them in to the classic shape too.

passtheish · « **Reply #3262 on:** March 07, 2021, 11:01:20 AM »

New Conical Fulls 97DU, coming soon

jay_nev · « **Reply #3263 on:** March 07, 2021, 11:04:27 AM »

Hell yeah. Came to post this. Been holding 97a classics til spring, shit.

passtheish · « **Reply #3264 on:** March 07, 2021, 11:07:26 AM »

Quote from: jay_nev on March 07, 2021, 11:04:27 AM

Hell yeah. Came to post this. Been holding 97a classics til spring, shit.

Yea super excited to try em out, hoping the OG Classics in the F4 97du come out soon too

Xen · « **Reply #3265 on:** March 07, 2021, 11:39:05 AM »

Quote from: Xen on February 28, 2021, 11:24:26 AM

Quote from: Fooj on February 28, 2021, 10:21:25 AM
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Quote from: Frank and Fred on February 28, 2021, 07:56:18 AM
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The 50mm Tablets I got are super fun for flat ground flailing on smooth ground. I vowed never to purchase anything smaller than 54mm but glad I made an exception. Not so great when you hit the rough stuff though.
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Gotta say, the one thing i didn't like about the tablets is that it seemed harder to do any type of crook, like the corner dug into the ledge. Where i could just glide thru on classics. Not sure if anyone else felt this.
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The tablets or the V2s are great for ledges, where both wheels are locked, but I miss having a little bit of lip to roll on.

So I'm usually not a classics guy (visually I don't like the golf ball look they put off, especially on small trucks...yeah yeah, looks) but threw on some 99a 51mm f4 classics and the crook game is back on point, especially slappy crooks (been skating Radial Slims/Tablets and Bones V3/V2) specifically slappy front crooks and started working on fakie (switch?) fronts...might just have to stay on classics.

fs1/2cab · « **Reply #3266 on:** March 07, 2021, 12:19:48 PM »

Does anyone here maybe know if the Lock-In's will ever be sold again? Always wanted to try these. Best of two worlds in my opinion. Rolling up curbs for slappys, locking grinds in on ledges. At least in my theory ^^

Xen · « **Reply #3267 on:** March 07, 2021, 01:26:12 PM »

Quote from: fs1/2cab on March 07, 2021, 12:19:48 PM

Does anyone here maybe know if the Lock-In's will ever be sold again? Always wanted to try these. Best of two worlds in my opinion. Rolling up curbs for slappys, locking grinds in on ledges. At least in my theory ^^

They didn't do anything a Conical or Tablet don't do except screw you on being reversible and keep their gimmick.

Eric Dolphy · « **Reply #3268 on:** March 07, 2021, 01:31:42 PM »

Quote from: fs1/2cab on March 07, 2021, 12:19:48 PM

Does anyone here maybe know if the Lock-In's will ever be sold again? Always wanted to try these. Best of two worlds in my opinion. Rolling up curbs for slappys, locking grinds in on ledges. At least in my theory ^^

Dunno, maybe discontinued because they weren't popular. Asymmetrical wheels are not practical. They sucked for crooks too, same problem someone above was having with the tablets

fulfillthedream · « **Reply #3269 on:** March 07, 2021, 05:49:07 PM »

Quote from: TracersOnlyfans on March 07, 2021, 01:31:42 PM

Quote from: fs1/2cab on March 07, 2021, 12:19:48 PM
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Does anyone here maybe know if the Lock-In's will ever be sold again? Always wanted to try these. Best of two worlds in my opinion. Rolling up curbs for slappys, locking grinds in on ledges. At least in my theory ^^
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Dunno, maybe discontinued because they weren't popular. Asymmetrical wheels are not practical. They sucked for crooks too, same problem someone above was having with the tablets

what was the whole deal with people on here skating them backwards?

seems like the most popular shapes are ; classics and conical fulls

Author Topic: Spitfire formula four (Read 720691 times)

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