I've religiously bought and skated Bones STFs since they came out or when I first saw them years ago (don't remember when). I tried a Plan B wheel, some F4s, and a Primitive wheel since then, and Bones have been the absolute best of all of them.
The primitive and plan b were just for fun since they came with the deck for free. Wanted to see if they even measure up and it's no contest at how bad they are.
Prior to Bones my favorite wheel was some Rictas I had. Spitfire sucked before 2012, imo. Every Spitfire I had back then flat spotted, broke exposing the core, or just fell apart.
STF V1, V4, or V5 are the truth in 53-55mm
Bones feel plastic to people? Never felt that ever.