Is there a noticeable difference between STF 103As and 83Bs?

[9inchdeck]

My homie just hooked me up with some new STF 83B’s and all I’ve skated for the past 10 years were STF 103A’s. I love being able to slide and revert with ease but I can’t really imagine my wheels being harder than they already are. Is there a noticeable difference between the two.

[moonordie]

https://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?topic=120185.3270

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[goodatmeth]

What are stf 101s? Old stock or are you mixing something up?
Stf is only 103 and 99.
Spf is 104 and 101 I think
And then there's the bones 100s, the cheaper wheels.

[9inchdeck]

What are stf 101s? Old stock or are you mixing something up?
Stf is only 103 and 99.
Spf is 104 and 101 I think
And then there's the bones 100s, the cheaper wheels.

You’re right. I’ve been skating 103A’s. My bad

[GrapeApeAffe]

They’re literally the same hardness.   Just different scales.


https://bones.com/why/b-scale/

[Bill Salt]

83B IS 103A.Period

[rikki]

SPF wheels are B scale, STF are A scale. Different scales, similar hardness

BUT most importantly, SPF and STF are different formulas. SPF is for parks and transition mostly, STF is for street.

[bbk]

My homie just hooked me up with some new STF 83B’s and all I’ve skated for the past 10 years were STF 103A’s. I love being able to slide and revert with ease but I can’t really imagine my wheels being harder than they already are. Is there a noticeable difference between the two.

If you've skated them for 10 years, you used to skate 83b. They switched to 103b branding in the last 4-6 years.

[j....soy.....]

Maybe one of the biggest similarities though is neither are spitfires….

[minilogoflow]

Maybe one of the biggest similarities though is neither are spitfires….

That's a good thing