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Skateboarding => Appreciation! => Topic started by: gabbesucks on July 25, 2021, 01:59:58 PM
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Post some of your favorite big wheel skaters, I'll start
https://youtu.be/yQQHZcL7FzU
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UO6l2CyLy9M
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Post some of your favorite big wheel skaters, I'll start
https://youtu.be/yQQHZcL7FzU
Reese Forbes skates some biggies in that too.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4stuQAXgk_8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itYgYEqXy2k&t=24s
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4stuQAXgk_8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itYgYEqXy2k&t=24s
Both of these videos were fucking sick, loved the songs in the Phil Shao video
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Matt Reason should have been the first answer!
His Physics model was 62mm from memory?
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Matt Reason should have been the first answer!
His Physics model was 62mm from memory?
Always go with odd numbers my man...
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4OE2LlxxWrc/TQGa9bVLnSI/AAAAAAAALzY/1Bg09sdRpxQ/s1600/reasonsswalliechrome.jpg)
Been thinking about building a modern day ‘Reason’ set up. What would Matt ride if he were still here?
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haha, I was close my friend!
I actually made a reason-inspired setup a while back:
northern co 8.25
Ace 44s
Loophole 56mm v-cuts
Edit: found a pic
https://www.instagram.com/p/CR0cdx0JrCl/?utm_medium=copy_link
I mean he probably rode bigger, but I figured that would be pretty close to his regular setups back then...
Guess he’d probably ride some brand like TOA (closest I can think to silver star, but still nowhere as good)but Northenr Co. seemed like a solid underground company with good wood. I also have a 8.38 DOA square shape on ice which looks like it could also be a good alternative?
Would be good to hear some anecdotal stories about his setups.
Edit: oh my friend from Sydney was apparently given one of his Adrenalin boards In the US from a fellow teammate but didn’t know what to do with a 8.25 “vert board” ;D
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@Gay Imp Sausage Metal
I’m not surprised you did that. You are #1 Reason fan and I am #2, I guess. I just loved everything about the guy (on the board) as I never met him.
I feel like he would be skating an 8.75-9.00 on 159 Indy. Theories 8.875” is probably the move but a wide Passport feels right too.
For wheels, I feel like he would be on 97a, so maybe the new 58mm Spitfire full conical. Or some big ass Speed Labs.
This could be it’s own setup thread but I’ll leave here in case someone else wants to build a Reason.
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8.5 and 58s!
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-duo3SxXGVRk/UKBR4-_lW6I/AAAAAAAAWTI/5aLGMQr1aPA/s1600/reason4chrome.jpg)
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Even though I grew up pretty close to Philly and we were obsessed with those dudes as kids, I was a big wheel hater forever. It was actually seeing @Gay Imp Sausage Metal setup above that got to try some 56s, which is where I have been chilling since. Going to get 58s or 60s for my next set though.
Also, I love any excuse to rewatch that Boserio Life Splicing part.
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Matt Reason should have been the first answer!
His Physics model was 62mm from memory?
Always go with odd numbers my man...
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4OE2LlxxWrc/TQGa9bVLnSI/AAAAAAAALzY/1Bg09sdRpxQ/s1600/reasonsswalliechrome.jpg)
Been thinking about building a modern day ‘Reason’ set up. What would Matt ride if he were still here?
Damn that 57mm shape looks so sick. I bet those allow for the most effortless slappies.
On another note, does anyone know what would be the closest modern day wheel to the original Powell Bomber wheels from the 90s? I see Spitfire makes Bigheads in 63mm, something tells me those might be the best equivalent
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Matt Reason should have been the first answer!
His Physics model was 62mm from memory?
Always go with odd numbers my man...
(https://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4OE2LlxxWrc/TQGa9bVLnSI/AAAAAAAALzY/1Bg09sdRpxQ/s1600/reasonsswalliechrome.jpg)
That 63mm looks insane
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I actually owned and rode the 63s, I had them on an 8 inch board with indys... I also had dreads at the time!
Physics wheels were so good but looking back I probably should have been on the 55s LOL
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I remember talk of big wheels on Kader’s whip when Candyland dropped.
Just rewatched and he’s on some Reason shit...3.37 is the best look we get.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Yk1cLKpzHck
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@Gay Imp Sausage Metal
I’m not surprised you did that. You are #1 Reason fan and I am #2, I guess. I just loved everything about the guy (on the board) as I never met him.
I feel like he would be skating an 8.75-9.00 on 159 Indy. Theories 8.875” is probably the move but a wide Passport feels right too.
not sure I'm his #1 fan, but he's still my fav skater in 2021!
A big passport board you say?
https://www.instagram.com/p/CRLTr5WlzAa/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
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good call on the 97s, I originally didn't go for spitfire because he was on physics and I wanted something more indie hence the loopholes
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8.5 and 58s!
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-duo3SxXGVRk/UKBR4-_lW6I/AAAAAAAAWTI/5aLGMQr1aPA/s1600/reason4chrome.jpg)
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oof!!! so good!
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Even though I grew up pretty close to Philly and we were obsessed with those dudes as kids, I was a big wheel hater forever. It was actually seeing @Gay Imp Sausage Metal setup above that got to try some 56s, which is where I have been chilling since. Going to get 58s or 60s for my next set though.
Also, I love any excuse to rewatch that Bosario Life Splicing part.
cheers mate, I'm stoked that my setup (even though it didn't work out for me in the end) could inspire others. I sold the loopholes shortly after but then regretted my decision and bought another pair, still my fav wheels at the moment!
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Damn that 57mm shape looks so sick. I bet those allow for the most effortless slappies.
yeah, their shapes were so diverse. funny that their team model is also at 61mm and bigger than the vert riders wheel. I was still so stoked when I picked up those 63s though!!!
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Man that first vid. For me skateboarding has always been about that *movement* through space, first and foremost. Something which often seems lost on tiny wheel tech lines. Seeing guys just absolutely rushing through their environment and incorporating tricks at big speeds and for big air, will always trump someone doing some single huge rail, or little lines on ledges at a school.
Obviously guys on little wheels can so similar, so I'm generalizing.
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https://www.instagram.com/p/CQEL8xejHLe/?utm_medium=copy_link
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https://www.instagram.com/p/CQEL8xejHLe/?utm_medium=copy_link
Real pekkaaa?
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Man that first vid. For me skateboarding has always been about that *movement* through space, first and foremost. Something which often seems lost on tiny wheel tech lines. Seeing guys just absolutely rushing through their environment and incorporating tricks at big speeds and for big air, will always trump someone doing some single huge rail, or little lines on ledges at a school.
Obviously guys on little wheels can so similar, so I'm generalizing.
100% agree, love seeing basics being done getting from point A to B, pop up the curb, wallie off the corner, 180 the manhole cover, etc
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8.5 and 58s!
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-duo3SxXGVRk/UKBR4-_lW6I/AAAAAAAAWTI/5aLGMQr1aPA/s1600/reason4chrome.jpg)
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Man, I remember that interview. So thankful for those dudes bringing back big wheels. Once I got my hands on some 58s again, I could not bring myself to ever buy anything smaller for a very long time. I had some serious BPSW PTSD.
I see Eddie Cernicky and Jeff Carlyle looking pretty good on the big wheels these days.
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@Gay Imp Sausage Metal
I’m not surprised you did that. You are #1 Reason fan and I am #2, I guess. I just loved everything about the guy (on the board) as I never met him.
I feel like he would be skating an 8.75-9.00 on 159 Indy. Theories 8.875” is probably the move but a wide Passport feels right too.
A big passport board you say?
https://www.instagram.com/p/CRLTr5WlzAa/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
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good call on the 97s, I originally didn't go for spitfire because he was on physics and I wanted something more indie hence the loopholes
@Gay Imp Sausage Metal that setup is beautiful <3
Also - I can't believe I forgot to list Fred Gall in my previous post. Duh:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSrKrJfPsI0
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Freddy's Timecode part is #1 of all time. My intro to Sabbath and the first time I realized that how you push matters.
Big wheel Freddy ad from that era. I cut this out and had it on my wall:
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M7nYVH3iQAU/XT4-MlQvIRI/AAAAAAAAhoQ/Xt7rtlmvKrcGM9mhGY8hVLl0zi-cx_h0QCLcBGAs/s1600/alien-workshop-fred-gall-1996.jpg)
Also posting this Boserio interview about his big wheels:
http://www.villagepsychic.net/blog/the-rules-of-skateboarding-8-nick-boserio (http://www.villagepsychic.net/blog/the-rules-of-skateboarding-8-nick-boserio)
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Boserio be on some ‘don’t ask me about my big wheels, son’.
Hard hitting big wheel journalism.
Back to Gall...when I saw this picture I was like ‘WTF, do you see the wheels on that fuckin’ guy!’
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hSOT0HEjrq8/XT4TaBTGu7I/AAAAAAAAhjI/nkaBD1aH-uUmLxXMoeyseWgC-Kc9SCTzwCLcBGAs/s1600/gallfiftyfiftychrome.jpg)
Drexel rail like no one was hitting it.
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Apparently he was tripping balls for that frontside 5050 photo!
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That was also longboard era Freddy. Look at how far apart his feet are, disregard any fisheye from the camera. I wanna say he was skating a 34" board or something crazy like that during that era.
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That was also longboard era Freddy. Look at how far apart his feet are, disregard any fisheye from the camera. I wanna say he was skating a 34" board or something crazy like that during that era.
I love that so much about Fred.
There are some nice clips of Matt Reason in this video starting at around 2:16. I never knew how beautiful his feebles were before watching this. There's also some really sick Donny Barley stuff. Was he the skater who introduced backside kickflip wallrides to the 90s?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGBYgR_2Dp8
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Yo it was definitely BAAAAARLEY, who belongs here for sure.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GiXITDa9TME (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GiXITDa9TME)
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That was also longboard era Freddy. Look at how far apart his feet are, disregard any fisheye from the camera. I wanna say he was skating a 34" board or something crazy like that during that era.
I love that so much about Fred.
There are some nice clips of Matt Reason in this video starting at around 2:16. I never knew how beautiful his feebles were before watching this. There's also some really sick Donny Barley stuff. Was he the skater who introduced backside kickflip wallrides to the 90s?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGBYgR_2Dp8
Reason has the best ledge feebles, people always say Carroll but Matt’s are what got me sparked to learn them! Also, we can’t forget the other link in the Philly trilogy, that is Jerry Fischer, hard to find pics of him but he rode monster wheels/ boards too along with Matt and Fred!
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My fav current big wheel rider is:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CKyFLSPnBw_/?utm_medium=copy_link
Sure he’s only on 56s, but he makes loopholes look so rad!!!
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this crew
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9S-OrhOr_-A&t=1s
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does this count? i think i see a few big wheels or maybe i'm wrong
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMUxgiojX6U
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Using the energy of this thread to manifest 58mm and 60mm conical fulls in skate shops.
EDIT: it really is tragic that the most readily available 58s are OJs.
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G-Bones and T-Bones on street
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Using the energy of this thread to manifest 58mm and 60mm conical fulls in skate shops.
EDIT: it really is tragic that the most readily available 58s are OJs.
Biggest size conical full is 58mm, if you want 60mm spitfires youre gonna have to get the Classics or OG Classics I think
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That was also longboard era Freddy. Look at how far apart his feet are, disregard any fisheye from the camera. I wanna say he was skating a 34" board or something crazy like that during that era.
I love that so much about Fred.
There are some nice clips of Matt Reason in this video starting at around 2:16. I never knew how beautiful his feebles were before watching this. There's also some really sick Donny Barley stuff. Was he the skater who introduced backside kickflip wallrides to the 90s?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AGBYgR_2Dp8
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My fav current big wheel rider is:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CKyFLSPnBw_/?utm_medium=copy_link
Sure he’s only on 56s, but he makes loopholes look so rad!!!
the trilogy is ricky matt and serge mane
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↑ that’s fine (and I agree), I just meant that Matt, Fred and Jerry nearly all looked identical at one point; hair tucked behind ears, beanie, dark t-shirt, jeans, half cabs and big wheels!
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↑ that’s fine (and I agree), I just meant that Matt, Fred and Jerry nearly all looked identical at one point; hair tucked behind ears, beanie, dark t-shirt, jeans, half cabs and big wheels!
Can't remember the exact context but I know I once told somebody that some of tricks near the end of Jerry Fischer's EE3 part are Fred Gall. They looked that much alike.
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↑ that’s fine (and I agree), I just meant that Matt, Fred and Jerry nearly all looked identical at one point; hair tucked behind ears, beanie, dark t-shirt, jeans, half cabs and big wheels!
yes, there are some Fred Gall tricks in there no? The big long backside 50 180 is Fred from memory, but yeah, hard to distinguish those three during those days… that was the trilogy I was talking about
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↑ that’s fine (and I agree), I just meant that Matt, Fred and Jerry nearly all looked identical at one point; hair tucked behind ears, beanie, dark t-shirt, jeans, half cabs and big wheels!
In particular, video of the long board front 50 is in that section. Glad you guys kept this thread going. I've always wanted actual numbers on what these guys sets up were like and it's nice to have them now. Anybody know what size trucks they were running? My guess would be 146.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6XxhZ_-Dg8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_-KPFsYMX4
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shout out to Shin and OJ for having the balls to release his first signature wheel in 58mm only. Truly a big wheel hero.
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Shout out to @Macho Taildrop
Big Wheel big come up. F4 60mm/99a classics (I think)
(https://i.imgur.com/mdCu1EW.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/LYXsC7j.jpg)
Need new deck, because April deck is 8.38 advertised as 8.5.
Still gonna skate it when the weather clears up.
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Correct on the specifics of the wheels @GardenSkater77 and they look great on the 149s.
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drop fred
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Correct on the specifics of the wheels @GardenSkater77 and they look great on the 149s.
This thing is heavy as shit. Now I know why Matt reason did heel flips. Don’t want this thing spinning towards you. He switch backside kick flipped a one way street gap in Philly with something that looked almost like this. He was riding Thunder at the time but later he switched to Indy. IDK when.
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Shout out to @Macho Taildrop
Big Wheel big come up. F4 60mm/99a classics (I think)
(https://i.imgur.com/mdCu1EW.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/LYXsC7j.jpg)
Need new deck, because April deck is 8.38 advertised as 8.5.
Still gonna skate it when the weather clears up.
Where did you get those 60s? Can’t find them anywhere
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shout out to Shin and OJ for having the balls to release his first signature wheel in 58mm only. Truly a big wheel hero.
yes, he knows what’s up! His surf model with v-cut loopholes was my fav setup in the last 5 or so years
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shout out to Shin and OJ for having the balls to release his first signature wheel in 58mm only. Truly a big wheel hero.
Bout to set my Surf up with either my broken in 56 Vs or some new 58mm Speedlab Jason Adams. Love the Loopholes but also keen to try something creative-poured.
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shout out to Shin and OJ for having the balls to release his first signature wheel in 58mm only. Truly a big wheel hero.
Bout to set my Surf up with either my broken in 56 Vs or some new 58mm Speedlab Jason Adams. Love the Loopholes but also keen to try something creative-poured.
either way you’ll be stoked and the wheel wells will accommodate both
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Shout out to @Macho Taildrop
Big Wheel big come up. F4 60mm/99a classics (I think)
(https://i.imgur.com/mdCu1EW.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/LYXsC7j.jpg)
Need new deck, because April deck is 8.38 advertised as 8.5.
Still gonna skate it when the weather clears up.
Where did you get those 60s? Can’t find them anywhere
I bought them for $6.66 off @Macho Taildrop
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Shout out to @Macho Taildrop
Big Wheel big come up. F4 60mm/99a classics (I think)
(https://i.imgur.com/mdCu1EW.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/LYXsC7j.jpg)
Need new deck, because April deck is 8.38 advertised as 8.5.
Still gonna skate it when the weather clears up.
Where did you get those 60s? Can’t find them anywhere
I bought them for $6.66 off @Macho Taildrop
They were originally purchased from Kinetic two summers ago. I am just a brat and don't like the classic shape.
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shout out to Shin and OJ for having the balls to release his first signature wheel in 58mm only. Truly a big wheel hero.
Bout to set my Surf up with either my broken in 56 Vs or some new 58mm Speedlab Jason Adams. Love the Loopholes but also keen to try something creative-poured.
I got the one without wheel wells! I don't mind, though. I am really trying to wait and skate my 56/97 F4s until they're sub-50, but having new gear and not skating it is hard.
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The 60mm are sick. I had to put 1/4” risers on but the height improved my Ollie and I landed 2 kickflips which I normally don’t try riding Dane 1 all Spring/Summer.
The April deck is just a little short in the nose and tail for such big wheels. I think getting a 33/8.6/14.75 instead of the April which is 32.25/8.5/14.38 is really going to Reason-out my deck.
Will report back in the set ups thread...
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Currently running 61s on both setups
OJ winkowski team riders
OJ hosoi rockets
Big wheels make skateboarding more fun and I think they unlock spots for sure
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Winkowski 61mm
(https://i.ibb.co/KwV9gj4/73080-AE7-E84-D-436-E-AE81-1-F2-B4-C110-F52.jpg)
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I think 3 posts in a row constitutes playing with myself
(https://i.ibb.co/LRFbXhG/2-D6-DD3-FB-80-AF-4-A0-F-91-F6-1-F55-B1-CC3-B21.jpg)
The fancy lad has 60mm classics and 1/4 risers, pop feel is heavy but ollies are higher on this than any other setup I own
The polar has 61mm OJ team riders and 1/4 risers, square tail makes popping the tail a little easier and the shorter wheelbase makes this one more wel suited to tight transition and weird spots
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I think 3 posts in a row constitutes playing with myself
(https://i.ibb.co/LRFbXhG/2-D6-DD3-FB-80-AF-4-A0-F-91-F6-1-F55-B1-CC3-B21.jpg)
The fancy lad has 60mm classics and 1/4 risers, pop feel is heavy but ollies are higher on this than any other setup I own
The polar has 61mm OJ team riders and 1/4 risers, square tail makes popping the tail a little easier and the shorter wheelbase makes this one more wel suited to tight transition and weird spots
Do you heat your rails up to relax them?
Is this for esthetic value or does it add slide-ability factor.
Now you’re not boarding off alone...
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Thank you lol
I screw in the first 2-3 (depending) straight… then I pull the end of the tail inward till I see the curve I like and screw those in while I hold it
I do it cause I usually boardslide toward my back truck (slidability) and grab boneless toward my front truck (grip)
If you haven’t tried it I really recommend it
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Have a set of 57mm for pole jams and crusty chuddy spots, love the ease of little effort.
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Just ordered some 60mm spitfire classics, stoked, will post the setup when I get them
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Just ordered some 60mm spitfire classics, stoked, will post the setup when I get them
What a relief...I was about to have you buy 58mm so we could trade. I am glad I don’t have to ship anything and you got the wheels you needed. Now, let’s mentally skate from The Federal Building to UPENN hitting brown benches and Drexel rail along the way...
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Just ordered some 60mm spitfire classics, stoked, will post the setup when I get them
What a relief...I was about to have you buy 58mm so we could trade. I am glad I don’t have to ship anything and you got the wheels you needed. Now, let’s mentally skate from The Federal Building to UPENN hitting brown benches and Drexel rail along the way...
I’m gonna beat this god damned street cleaner!
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https://youtu.be/VtZjaBn79c4 (https://youtu.be/VtZjaBn79c4)
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A+
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Kristian svitak rode some pretty big wheels in his black label parts
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I ride 58mm f4s. I love big wheels
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I posted this in the wheels thread also but I'm about to go from NFG 95a 60mm Vees (33.5mm wide) to some Mini Cubics (95a 64mm diameter 57mm wide). To account for the ~70% increase in wheel width I'm going to have to assemble a new setup for them; I'm currently thinking of getting some Indy 109s and an 8.75" wide board but if anyone else has other suggestions I'm open to them. I'm probably not going to set up a Powell replica board, I already have a Mountain with some Rat Bones on them that is serving me well.
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I posted this in the wheels thread also but I'm about to go from NFG 95a 60mm Vees (33.5mm wide) to some Mini Cubics (95a 64mm diameter 57mm wide). To account for the ~70% increase in wheel width I'm going to have to assemble a new setup for them; I'm currently thinking of getting some Indy 109s and an 8.75" wide board but if anyone else has other suggestions I'm open to them. I'm probably not going to set up a Powell replica board, I already have a Mountain with some Rat Bones on them that is serving me well.
Put them on inside out and have a tank board...
109s seem like they might be too narrow even with almost double wide wheels. Freestylers use 109s with kind of wide wheels (I think about 40mm) but ride boards under 7.5
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I posted this in the wheels thread also but I'm about to go from NFG 95a 60mm Vees (33.5mm wide) to some Mini Cubics (95a 64mm diameter 57mm wide). To account for the ~70% increase in wheel width I'm going to have to assemble a new setup for them; I'm currently thinking of getting some Indy 109s and an 8.75" wide board but if anyone else has other suggestions I'm open to them. I'm probably not going to set up a Powell replica board, I already have a Mountain with some Rat Bones on them that is serving me well.
109s seem like they might be too narrow even with almost double wide wheels. Freestylers use 109s with kind of wide wheels (I think about 40mm) but ride boards under 7.5
Mini Cubics inside out sound ridiculous, I may have to try that out.
I hope you're right about the 109s being too narrow, I would prefer to not have to get a new set of trucks if I can help it. I have a bunch of 7.625" wide trucks sitting in my garage from the early 2000s when it was unheard of to skate a board wider than an 8", I'm hoping I'll be able to get away with using one of those. I found a set of Orions amongst the bunch that have piqued my curiosity as of late, I also found a set of Webb trucks lol. I did my math to figure out how big of a board I'll need with the Mini Cubics based on their overall width and not the distance from the outer bearing mount to the outer edge of the wheel, I suppose I'll have to do my math over again when they get here on Monday.
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I posted this in the wheels thread also but I'm about to go from NFG 95a 60mm Vees (33.5mm wide) to some Mini Cubics (95a 64mm diameter 57mm wide). To account for the ~70% increase in wheel width I'm going to have to assemble a new setup for them; I'm currently thinking of getting some Indy 109s and an 8.75" wide board but if anyone else has other suggestions I'm open to them. I'm probably not going to set up a Powell replica board, I already have a Mountain with some Rat Bones on them that is serving me well.
109s seem like they might be too narrow even with almost double wide wheels. Freestylers use 109s with kind of wide wheels (I think about 40mm) but ride boards under 7.5
Holy shit guys they are way bigger than I expected this is going to be insane
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That's a thing of beauty. I notice the contact patches are dirty, how's it riding?
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That's a thing of beauty. I notice the contact patches are dirty, how's it riding?
They ride well. There's a significant increase in momentum from the NFG 60mm Vees I was riding before, which will certainly come in handy. They are pretty heavy, so if I'm going to ollie or 180 or something like that I have to do it with some real conviction, they demand more physical effort to operate for sure. I haven't tried flip tricks yet but I don't think they'll be easy.
I'm looking forward to grinding with them set up inside out like this, I already have grooves in these Aces but as you can see in that image the wheels cover a good portion of truck, so the grooves aren't going to do much good haha. I imagine I'm probably going to be doing a lot of accidental edgers
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That looks so good. Sometimes I set up a 8.75+ board with 129 trucks and when you grind you are locked in way closer to the centre. This looks like it would perform like that but not speed wobble like crazy if you go faster than 4 pushes. Might have to get myself a set of cubics at some point.
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That looks so good. Sometimes I set up a 8.75+ board with 129 trucks and when you grind you are locked in way closer to the centre. This looks like it would perform like that but not speed wobble like crazy if you go faster than 4 pushes. Might have to get myself a set of cubics at some point.
haha yeah with it set up like this I have maybe 3 1/2" of grinding area on my trucks, I have to focus on aiming my truck onto the coping so I don't do an edger
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Heres my Ricky inspired setup
(https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/741334087759036470/892857366754783232/image0.jpg?width=507&height=676)
Antihero 8.25 (14.38wb)
Independent 144
Spitfire F4 classics 60mm 99d
Bones Reds
Mob Grip
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Putting 58mm and 60mm classics on my christmas list. After trying out so many wide shapes, I think some big ass classics might be the truth.
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That looks so good. Sometimes I set up a 8.75+ board with 129 trucks and when you grind you are locked in way closer to the centre. This looks like it would perform like that but not speed wobble like crazy if you go faster than 4 pushes. Might have to get myself a set of cubics at some point.
haha yeah with it set up like this I have maybe 3 1/2" of grinding area on my trucks, I have to focus on aiming my truck onto the coping so I don't do an edger
Wonder what the smallest trucks they'd fit inside out on. If you do end up trying them on 109 or 129s I'd like to see some photos if possible. Right way out or inside out. Having daydreams about a total steamroller board that can just mash over anything but it would end up being like $200+ investment where I am (not including deck). Need to make sure it can at least be possible before I buy.
(If you're not doing it then no pressure/no worries)
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That looks so good. Sometimes I set up a 8.75+ board with 129 trucks and when you grind you are locked in way closer to the centre. This looks like it would perform like that but not speed wobble like crazy if you go faster than 4 pushes. Might have to get myself a set of cubics at some point.
haha yeah with it set up like this I have maybe 3 1/2" of grinding area on my trucks, I have to focus on aiming my truck onto the coping so I don't do an edger
Wonder what the smallest trucks they'd fit inside out on. If you do end up trying them on 109 or 129s I'd like to see some photos if possible. Right way out or inside out. Having daydreams about a total steamroller board that can just mash over anything but it would end up being like $200+ investment where I am (not including deck). Need to make sure it can at least be possible before I buy.
(If you're not doing it then no pressure/no worries)
haha yeah man I've been thinking about getting some even smaller trucks to try them out on. If I do I'll post them for sure
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99A 62MM Road crew off set wheels. Super wide. They are really fun park wheels.
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99A 62MM Road crew off set wheels. Super wide. They are really fun park wheels.
I heard those Road Crew wheels are really hard. How’s the grip/slide/speed on them? Any comments on how they stack up against SPF or F4?
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https://www.instagram.com/p/CUc_JrooYV6/?utm_medium=copy_link
Shin knows what’s up
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Anyone try the Shin wheels? Why there is no 60mm Spitfire nowhere?
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Anyone try the Shin wheels? Why there is no 60mm Spitfire nowhere?
Doesn’t seem to be a lot of demand for them, took me a month or so to find some in Europe (well a slap user sent me a link)
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Anyone try the Shin wheels? Why there is no 60mm Spitfire nowhere?
Doesn’t seem to be a lot of demand for them, took me a month or so to find some in Europe (well a slap user sent me a link)
Looks like there are none in the upcoming drop. The 60mm F4 Classics out there are pretty much it for a while
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I think 58 classics and 60 OG classics are on the way. Kader posted a photo to his story a while ago that had the 58s, and Kyota seemed to be rocking the 60 OGs in his new quartersnacks edit.
(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/526625815794941952/894235439324594236/unknown.png)
In other news, copped some Slime Ball 97a 60s so I can pretend to be Nick Boserio
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Anyone try the Shin wheels? Why there is no 60mm Spitfire nowhere?
I haven’t, I’m scared I’ll hate them, I think I’ll get 58mm connical fulls in 97a instead
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I ended up buying good ole Spitfire Formular 4 Classic 60mm
I am afraid i will hate the Shin wheels as well, I usually prefer the softer stuff Oj makes.
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Cal Sk8 in Portland has some 60mm F4 Conical Fulls 99a.
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https://www.tactics.com/oj/sanbongi-mini-combo-skateboard-wheels/white-99a
Shin wheels for 22 bucks
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Anyone try the Shin wheels? Why there is no 60mm Spitfire nowhere?
I ended up buying good ole Spitfire Formular 4 Classic 60mm
I am afraid i will hate the Shin wheels as well, I usually prefer the softer stuff Oj makes.
I ordered the 97a conicals
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https://www.calsk8.com/shop-skateboards/p/conical-full-99a-assorted-size-wheel-by-spitfire-wheels
Anyone trynna proxy me these 60mm conical fulls? In-store exclusive.
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https://www.calsk8.com/shop-skateboards/p/conical-full-99a-assorted-size-wheel-by-spitfire-wheels
Anyone trynna proxy me these 60mm conical fulls? In-store exclusive.
Never knew conical full existed in 60mm, it said 58 was the biggest on all the spitfire catalog/wheel info I could find
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I think they're a new addition now that the second coming of the big wheels revival is upon us.
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https://www.tactics.com/oj/sanbongi-mini-combo-skateboard-wheels/white-99a
Shin wheels for 22 bucks
damn, 22 only...well too late now
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https://www.tactics.com/oj/sanbongi-mini-combo-skateboard-wheels/white-99a
Shin wheels for 22 bucks
Damn I want to try these but I know I won't be able to handle wheels that big
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https://www.tactics.com/oj/sanbongi-mini-combo-skateboard-wheels/white-99a
Shin wheels for 22 bucks
Damn I want to try these but I know I won't be able to handle wheels that big
I say give it a shot. I change wheel sizes drastically all the time and it's really not a huge adjusment. It takes a day to get used to the new pop timing, but you gain extra pop, and more comfort rolling over gnarly terrain. I'd recommend getting some risers if you're on like ventures or thunders, but Indy and Ace are manageable, wheelbite-wise, without them.
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https://www.tactics.com/oj/sanbongi-mini-combo-skateboard-wheels/white-99a
Shin wheels for 22 bucks
Damn I want to try these but I know I won't be able to handle wheels that big
can you ride 56mm wheels? If so it’s only really an extra mm on the top/ bottom which isn’t that much in the scheme of things.
On that note, my 97a 58mm conicals just arrived!
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https://www.tactics.com/oj/sanbongi-mini-combo-skateboard-wheels/white-99a
Shin wheels for 22 bucks
Damn I want to try these but I know I won't be able to handle wheels that big
On that note, my 97a 58mm conicals just arrived!
Yeah I can handle 56s but only for curb and low ledge skating. I can try 58s but for how loose I ride my trucks, I might need 1/4 inch risers
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eO2LdQ-8W8&ab_channel=ThrasherMagazine (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eO2LdQ-8W8&ab_channel=ThrasherMagazine)
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https://www.tactics.com/oj/sanbongi-mini-combo-skateboard-wheels/white-99a
Shin wheels for 22 bucks
Damn I want to try these but I know I won't be able to handle wheels that big
On that note, my 97a 58mm conicals just arrived!
Yeah I can handle 56s but only for curb and low ledge skating. I can try 58s but for how loose I ride my trucks, I might need 1/4 inch risers
that’s all I skate anyway ;)
Will set up my 58s on Ace AF1 and 1/8 risers, I’ll let you know how it goes.
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58 classics are starting to hit the streets
https://libraryskateshop.com/products/spitfire-wheels-formula-four-camo-58mm-99
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https://www.calsk8.com/shop-skateboards/p/conical-full-99a-assorted-size-wheel-by-spitfire-wheels
Anyone trynna proxy me these 60mm conical fulls? In-store exclusive.
might be able to help you on this, i was planning on grabbing some griptape this weekend
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Never have I ever seen conical full 60mm in the F4 urethane variety, so I am thinking it is a typo, maybe meant to be Classics or OG Classics which have both been available, or even the old normal urethane which comes in 60mm Classics in that shape.
Still, I am curious to hear back about it, either way.
I used to ride the old 59mm Bigheads like Dan Drehobl did and those things lasted a long, long time.
Still have quite a few sets of worn down Bigheads and other graphic options, but since F4 came out, I had been riding the Classic and Classic Full variety more than anything else.
(https://i.ibb.co/mv64n0g/Dan-Drehobl-setup.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Jx5HYqg)
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Not sure what he was riding but axel crusbergs wheels at Tampa looked like at least 56s.
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https://www.calsk8.com/shop-skateboards/p/conical-full-99a-assorted-size-wheel-by-spitfire-wheels
Anyone trynna proxy me these 60mm conical fulls? In-store exclusive.
Never knew conical full existed in 60mm, it said 58 was the biggest on all the spitfire catalog/wheel info I could find
Yep, that is correct - there are no Spitfire Formula Four Conical Full 60mm wheels.
They removed the 60mm option from that listing now too.
At least there are other big wheels 58mm and 60mm wheels in stock from there as well as a lot of other shops around now too.
The Formula Four wheels come in 60mm in Classics and OG Classics, 58mm in Conical Full, Classics and OG Classics, along with some other options in the original formula too, maybe just the OG Classics in 60mm and 58mm.
There were some special limited releases of wheels in a conical full shape in 60 and 61mm over the years, but they are long gone now, unless you have some new old stock or a time machine.
These are the only wheels still around in a conical full shape from Spitfire, the original formula Classics.
(https://i.ibb.co/HKHfLFg/Spitfire-60mm-classics.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Gd54fxP)
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Cal Sk8 in Portland has some 60mm F4 Conical Fulls 99a.
In store only 😩
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Cal Sk8 in Portland has some 60mm F4 Conical Fulls 99a.
In store only &#128553;
I bought the last one looks like. :)
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Cal Sk8 in Portland has some 60mm F4 Conical Fulls 99a.
In store only &#38;#128553;
I bought the last one looks like. :)
What size and shape did you get?
Just curious, not a worry either way.
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Cal Sk8 in Portland has some 60mm F4 Conical Fulls 99a.
In store only &#38;#38;#128553;
I bought the last one looks like. :)
What size and shape did you get?
Just curious, not a worry either way.
99a Classic F4 60mm
(https://i.ibb.co/r2TbWk1/20211019-210910.jpg) (https://ibb.co/4R9sQW5)
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The 60mm Spitfire is a mercurial beast. I bought those black Gonz classics that were out a few years ago and they were square just how I like them. When I needed new wheels I ordered some 60mm F4 classics and they were the rounded classic shape. It's odd that the shapes were different but I guess for whatever reason DLX used to put out OG Classics in 60mm for the regular line and then uses the classic shape for F4s. That was my guess anyway.
I was very bummed to see no new 60mm F4 OG Classics in the new Fall catalog but hopefully they'll do a drop when F4 Classics dry up in stores.
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99a Classic F4 60mm
Yeah - good to see a selection there!
The 60mm Spitfire is a mercurial beast. I bought those black Gonz classics that were out a few years ago and they were square just how I like them. When I needed new wheels I ordered some 60mm F4 classics and they were the rounded classic shape. It's odd that the shapes were different but I guess for whatever reason DLX used to put out OG Classics in 60mm for the regular line and then uses the classic shape for F4s. That was my guess anyway.
I was very bummed to see no new 60mm F4 OG Classics in the new Fall catalog but hopefully they'll do a drop when F4 Classics dry up in stores.
I had always found it funny they had the Bigheads (classic full shape) in bigger offset sizes 57, 59 and 63mm (with 63mm size in more of a radial shape), then the Classics (true classic shape) in the other sizes 56, 58 and 60, but as you said the 60mm Classics were never in a classic shape but in what has now come to be known as the conical full shape, but never called that. Multiballs came out in bigger sizes of 58 and 61mm, also the same big wide rounded shapes of classic fulls, but were discontinued around the same time that F1 came out, or not too long after that anyway.
When F4 options all went to the more standard shapes with the same graphics (down to four, but now back up to twice that, but have had 11 or even 12 shaped options) there were no conical full wheels, with only Classic, Full, Tablet, etc which was also when the original Classic 60mm wheel shape was very limited in supply and production seemed to be more aimed towards special releases, eg those black ones or the following Gonz flower graphics.
OG Classic are a different shape again, thinner overall, with a smaller rounded edge, then cutaway inside, which were released in original urethane and F4, both of which have been out not so recently but only some limited options / sizes and not many it seems made it to most places.
The pandemic caused all sorts of issues, along with further urethane shortages and whatever else and manufacturing is still trying to catch up to demand, so who knows how many or when certain other wheels might be back.
It does seem like there might be another special wheel or two coming out in the bigger sizes in F4 but until that drops or is shown, I am not about to go into details.
Sorry it probably sounds like a long winded ramble, which I guess it is.
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https://depop.app.link/RY0yujjkykb
If any of you just really gotta have a set
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Interesting to see some of the listings there.
I feel for this poor fellow though, wanting to buy some wheels that seem out of production / very hard to get:
https://www.depop.com/products/max_drysdale2-wtb-60mm-spitfire-og-classic-please/
UK based so nothing I can do from here, but he is after a set of the OG Classics (original formula or anything) in 60mm.
This too:
https://www.depop.com/products/max_drysdale2-wtb-spitfire-conical-fulls-in/
I haven't seen any Formula Four 58mm wheels since production issues, apart from the 97 duro versions that seemed to sell out in a minute, but there might still be some out there.
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Interesting to see some of the listings there.
I feel for this poor fellow though, wanting to buy some wheels that seem out of production / very hard to get:
https://www.depop.com/products/max_drysdale2-wtb-60mm-spitfire-og-classic-please/
UK based so nothing I can do from here, but he is after a set of the OG Classics (original formula or anything) in 60mm.
This too:
https://www.depop.com/products/max_drysdale2-wtb-spitfire-conical-fulls-in/
I haven't seen any Formula Four 58mm wheels since production issues, apart from the 97 duro versions that seemed to sell out in a minute, but there might still be some out there.
There's some really crazy requests
https://depop.app.link/FACuEfprykb
https://depop.app.link/vgnqh2rrykb
https://depop.app.link/jYKuqDurykb
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I don't think he will have much luck with those requests though.
Not unless he is willing to pay significant sums of cash, those things being like collectors items.
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I don't think he will have much luck with those requests though.
Not unless he is willing to pay significant sums of cash, those things being like collectors items.
For real. He seems like he's just trying to get them as a flex but they're gonna be an expensive flex
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58mm F4 OG classics in stock at skate warehouse and tactics
https://www.skatewarehouse.com/Spitfire_Formula_4_OG_Classics_99a_Wheels/descpage-SFOC9WH.html
https://www.tactics.com/spitfire/formula-four-og-classic-skateboard-wheels/white-purple-99d
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Habitat era Fred Gall in Florida:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiF-bFgcg2k
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Quick heads up for the euro boys. Mantis in Hamburg has 58 classics and 58 97a conical fulls at the moment.
https://mantisshop.de/spitfire/spitfire-f4-classic-camo-capsule-99a-purple.html?c=22
https://mantisshop.de/spitfire/spitfire-f4-conical-full-97a-mint.html?c=22
(Also G-bones and Mini Cubics... if you swing that way)
Also a courtesy quote because this vid is too good to get buried so quickly:
Habitat era Fred Gall in Florida:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiF-bFgcg2k
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https://www.instagram.com/p/CYrRtOWh-Xe/?utm_medium=copy_link
Too good not to post here
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https://www.instagram.com/p/CAdijEhJQbZ/?utm_medium=copy_link
This guy has been coming up on both my YouTube and intsa. Not really the spirit of this thread but his board looks sick. like he is riding a sub 7.5 with 55mms.
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https://www.instagram.com/p/CYrRtOWh-Xe/?utm_medium=copy_link
Comments from Serjei in the comments about the setups they rode.
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60mm OG classics in stock now
https://socalskateshop.com/Spitfire-Formula-Four-OG-Classic-Skateboard-Wheels-Red-Graphic-60mm-99a.html
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https://www.instagram.com/tv/CZwfVtHFXO_/?utm_medium=share_sheet
On 60mm wheels, no power slides!
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https://www.instagram.com/tv/CZwfVtHFXO_/?utm_medium=share_sheet
On 60mm wheels, no power slides!
holy shit
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https://rollersnakes.co.uk/products/slime-balls-slime-balls-goooberz-vomits-97a-wheels-60mm?_pos=9&_sid=de8e1a88f&_ss=r
Anyone tried these? They’re what Brass is currently skating. Same wheel as his hands pro model test came out a few years back
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I'm actually riding those right now and I like them a lot. Anything particular you want to know about them?
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How you finding them? How much width do they add?
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They feel slightly softer than the spitfire 97s, but they're still quick and slide well enough for me. They also bark nicely when you powerslide.
A bout the width: I always ride them with the radial side out, and it's flush with the end of my axle. The conical side covers a bout a 1/4" of the hangar, so they do decrease the effective width of your truck a bit. I wouldn't really recommend them for trucks narrower than 8.5 for this reason.
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On 60mm wheels, no power slides!
holy shit
bonkers huh?
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https://www.instagram.com/tv/CZwfVtHFXO_/?utm_medium=share_sheet
On 60mm wheels, no power slides!
holy shit
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S8Moqob0CJs&feature=emb_logo
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Re-read this whole thread last night and seeing that part this morning got me sparked.
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That Sergei part is so good.
Early Zero had some awesome big wheel set ups.
https://youtu.be/CLaxmyL1sB0
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Here’s some OG Pig wheels I’ve saved from back in the day. Thrill Of It All inspired me to have Adrian Lopez type of setup. Rode these on a 8.25 Zero bold with some stage 7 146’s.
(https://i.ibb.co/tMDqGTP/049-E6707-1515-4544-82-C5-2-CD3-CFBD3744.jpg) (https://ibb.co/tMDqGTP)
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Scroll through:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CbfQ3yDO6Y9/?utm_medium=copy_link
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Scroll through:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CbfQ3yDO6Y9/?utm_medium=copy_link
Thanks for posting this!
I was asking in another thread, what were these dudes running when they first started with the big wheels (before First Division and Physics started doing them)? And in the comments some dude mentioned Jerry Fisher starting the trend by skating (what I assume are Powell) Bombers. Which makes sense on multiple levels.
Edit: confirmed that Jerry Fisher and Fred Gall skated Powell Peralta Bombers back in the day. Hell yes.
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Who's got big wheels with Ace Classics?
I want to get some V-shape NFGs in 56mm but I want to put them on Ace 44 Classics and I don't want risers... I have a set of Indy 149s if I need them (which I currently have 56mm F4 on with no problems at all), but I really want to keep going with the Ace. Am I asking for trouble with this combo?
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Who's got big wheels with Ace Classics?
I want to get some V-shape NFGs in 56mm but I want to put them on Ace 44 Classics and I don't want risers... I have a set of Indy 149s if I need them (which I currently have 56mm F4 on with no problems at all), but I really want to keep going with the Ace. Am I asking for trouble with this combo?
Indys (in spite of being higher) actually bite easier than Ace classics due to the geometry. I was skating the same wheels on 44 classics with no risers for a bit and it wasn't bad. I waxed my wheel wells as a precaution, but I'm also bigger than the average skater so that was a part of it.
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Who's got big wheels with Ace Classics?
I want to get some V-shape NFGs in 56mm but I want to put them on Ace 44 Classics and I don't want risers... I have a set of Indy 149s if I need them (which I currently have 56mm F4 on with no problems at all), but I really want to keep going with the Ace. Am I asking for trouble with this combo?
Indys (in spite of being higher) actually bite easier than Ace classics due to the geometry. I was skating the same wheels on 44 classics with no risers for a bit and it wasn't bad. I waxed my wheel wells as a precaution, but I'm also bigger than the average skater so that was a part of it.
Cool thanks! I'm pretty small (about 140lbs), so I guess this swings it in my favor.
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Who's got big wheels with Ace Classics?
I want to get some V-shape NFGs in 56mm but I want to put them on Ace 44 Classics and I don't want risers... I have a set of Indy 149s if I need them (which I currently have 56mm F4 on with no problems at all), but I really want to keep going with the Ace. Am I asking for trouble with this combo?
Indys (in spite of being higher) actually bite easier than Ace classics due to the geometry. I was skating the same wheels on 44 classics with no risers for a bit and it wasn't bad. I waxed my wheel wells as a precaution, but I'm also bigger than the average skater so that was a part of it.
Truth. Ace Classics have a last second 'hook' in the turn that seems to tuck the wheel away from wheelbite. That's my theory.
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Anyone try the Radial Fulls yet? They come in pretty big sizes. I'm currently riding some 56mm, and they've been treating me well so far. I'm not sure yet if I like them more or less than Conical Fulls.
Conical Fulls feel more stable and solid. They don't tip and they really bite the ground. They're a bit lighter, and also a bit more predictable.
Radial Fulls feel more like monster truck wheels. They are good at riding up stuff, especially from the side. They tilt easier in that regard for better and for worse. They feel more like all terrain wheels. They definitely feel a bit heavier than Conical Fulls. From the shape and sightly wider wheel overall, it makes sense that they are heavier.
I don't have a conclusion on which wheel I like better yet. This is the first radial wheel I've ridden in quite a long time so I am still getting used to it.
What do you guys think?
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Who's got big wheels with Ace Classics?
I want to get some V-shape NFGs in 56mm but I want to put them on Ace 44 Classics and I don't want risers... I have a set of Indy 149s if I need them (which I currently have 56mm F4 on with no problems at all), but I really want to keep going with the Ace. Am I asking for trouble with this combo?
i skated spitfire 58mm classics and 58mm OG classics on 44 classics and it was fine. i ran the classics with no risers at all and the og classics with the ace 1/16 shock pads (1mm difference in height?). obviously you're going to get wheelbite but it's not that bad.
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Had my first session on these 65mm Slimeballs today. I know the egg and big wheel combo is considered to be a no-no, but I don't care and this one reminds me of how tapered noses and tails were circa 1996.
(https://i.imgur.com/t4cwTiY.jpg)
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Had my first session on these 65mm Slimeballs today. I know the egg and big wheel combo is considered to be a no-no, but I don't care and this one reminds me of how tapered noses and tails were circa 1996.
(https://i.imgur.com/t4cwTiY.jpg)
Please give us a side view shot of this. I need the fantasy of seeing someone ride this at the spot.
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Had my first session on these 65mm Slimeballs today. I know the egg and big wheel combo is considered to be a no-no, but I don't care and this one reminds me of how tapered noses and tails were circa 1996.
(https://i.imgur.com/t4cwTiY.jpg)
Not too crazy.
(https://i.imgur.com/M4AK6PC.jpg)
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Beauty
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Thanks, I'm mostly a point A to point B skater these days (and live in Philly) so they should be fun. Was mostly inspired by the duo in this part:
https://youtu.be/YH-2ptcKCd0 (https://youtu.be/YH-2ptcKCd0)
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Bump. I hit up Sergei directly to ask about what kind of big-ass wheels the Philly dudes were riding back in like 94/95 when big wheels weren't really a thing. Here is what he said:
Yeah man we all rode for spitfire at the time we started to want to ride bigger wheels. Spitfire didn’t do pro wheels back then so they gave the city of Philly wheels. They were called liberty bells. The only way we agreed to it is if the made size 58 . That was huge for those times. They agreed because they loved Freddy ( who didn’t) and that was the start.
I also asked about the no powerslides thing and if it was because the wheels were a softer duro. His response was:
They were hard. We just thought that if you bombed a hill that means that you head straight down the hill without slowing down by sliding. If that makes sense.
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So gnarly, though I often find bigger wheels good for a lot of things, so I would agree with their view on bigger is better to some degree.