Spitfire formula four

[calvinsdream]

^ as far as i know all spits are made in the US

just got these - in love with swirled wheels

That's odd. They're printed with 34mm.

[nosneb]

That’s a 5 for sure. It really looks like a 3

[Xen]

That’s a 5 for sure. It really looks like a 3

[SneakySecrets]

Just got a set of the 99 duro, 52mm classics.  Am I crazy or did they recently change up the formula for formula fours? 

I have had a set of both the conical and radial slims (both 99 duro).  Those wheels had that yellowy, off-white color that I’ve always associated with formula fours. The ones I just got are noticeably whiter, almost the color of bones stf’s. 

Also, the other f4s I’ve had felt more clay-like and porous.  The ones I just got dont have that as much.

Anyone else have that experience, or am I losing my mind?

[Paco Supreme]

The latest versions ive seen, the spitfire x shop wheels still have that yellow tinge to them

[fulfillthedream]

damn they should just do the basic f4's with the classic swirl!

on another note been strictly riding f4's since 2013; classics, classic slim, classic wide, conical full, radial slim and radial - all 99 duro - cant beat the classics. and all other wheel production should just stop hahaha

[Shuh]

damn they should just do the basic f4's with the classic swirl!

on another note been strictly riding f4's since 2013; classics, classic slim, classic wide, conical full, radial slim and radial - all 99 duro - cant beat the classics. and all other wheel production should just stop hahaha

All right like dicaprio would say "sell me this f4 classic" why should I get classic instead of the other shapes?

[calvinsdream]

they should just do the basic f4's with the classic swirl!

[nosneb]

Those are deff f4s if you zoom in on the pic. But yeah they should do a bunch of classics colors in f4s

[iwishilivedinfinla]

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they should just do the basic f4's with the classic swirl!

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[fulfillthedream]

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damn they should just do the basic f4's with the classic swirl!

on another note been strictly riding f4's since 2013; classics, classic slim, classic wide, conical full, radial slim and radial - all 99 duro - cant beat the classics. and all other wheel production should just stop hahaha

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All right like dicaprio would say "sell me this f4 classic" why should I get classic instead of the other shapes?

my thing is the classic shape is literally best all around as far as the surface space goes, the shape locks in really well onto ledges and coping and the bearing sits just right to make em spin fast compared to the radial slims/conicals

[tzhangdox]

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damn they should just do the basic f4's with the classic swirl!

on another note been strictly riding f4's since 2013; classics, classic slim, classic wide, conical full, radial slim and radial - all 99 duro - cant beat the classics. and all other wheel production should just stop hahaha

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All right like dicaprio would say "sell me this f4 classic" why should I get classic instead of the other shapes?

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my thing is the classic shape is literally best all around as far as the surface space goes, the shape locks in really well onto ledges and coping and the bearing sits just right to make em spin fast compared to the radial slims/conicals

Really? I feel like the classic locks into ledges the worst as the edge isn't as straight cut. Feel safer doing 5050s pon round rails and long 5-0s on ledges with lock ins or conicals. Also for how wide the classic is at the widest point, the contact patch is quite thin if you're skating rough ground.

[Firebert]

There is no best shape, there is only "better for."

[calvinsdream]

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they should just do the basic f4's with the classic swirl!

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they're coming

holy fuck

[Xen]

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damn they should just do the basic f4's with the classic swirl!

on another note been strictly riding f4's since 2013; classics, classic slim, classic wide, conical full, radial slim and radial - all 99 duro - cant beat the classics. and all other wheel production should just stop hahaha

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All right like dicaprio would say "sell me this f4 classic" why should I get classic instead of the other shapes?

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my thing is the classic shape is literally best all around as far as the surface space goes, the shape locks in really well onto ledges and coping and the bearing sits just right to make em spin fast compared to the radial slims/conicals

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Really? I feel like the classic locks into ledges the worst as the edge isn't as straight cut. Feel safer doing 5050s pon round rails and long 5-0s on ledges with lock ins or conicals. Also for how wide the classic is at the widest point, the contact patch is quite thin if you're skating rough ground.

That's my biggest issue with classics, so much wheel for so little riding surface, great slappy wheel tho, rolls over anything.

It's not like the OG graphic isn't present:

[Diocletian]

I’ve been skating the new updated formula of the classic non-F4 Spitfire’s and they may not have as much of a controllable and longer slide, but I think they’re a major improvement over how they used to be. They’ve worked perfectly fine at the park or bombing hills and I can powerslide without fear of sticking and dying. They require a tiny bit more effort to slide as opposed to the 101a F4’s which require basically no effort at all. If your local only has these classic classics in stock, give them a shot. They’re not bad at all.

[Xen]

Is it only collab shop thane or perhaps the new drops of the 'pro classics'?

[nosneb]

Im on my 3rd pair of shop collab F4s from different seasons and they are all the same.

[Xen]

I’ve been skating the new updated formula of the classic non-F4 Spitfire’s and they may not have as much of a controllable and longer slide, but I think they’re a major improvement over how they used to be. They’ve worked perfectly fine at the park or bombing hills and I can powerslide without fear of sticking and dying. They require a tiny bit more effort to slide as opposed to the 101a F4’s which require basically no effort at all. If your local only has these classic classics in stock, give them a shot. They’re not bad at all.

Do they feel like classics? F4? F1?

[tangar]

Your reading comprehension is fucking pathetic xen.

[fulfillthedream]

Your reading comprehension is fucking pathetic xen.

he gotsa work on them observation skillz

[boogs]

some of the newer f4s are a lighter shade than they were previously. this may be because they're being manufactured somewhere else now, i'm not sure.

[Xen]

Your reading comprehension is fucking pathetic xen.

I’ve been skating the new  updated formula of the classicnon-F4 Spitfire’s and they may not have as much of a controllable and longer slide, but I think they’re a major improvement over how they used to be. They’ve worked perfectly fine at the park or bombing hills and I can powerslide without fear of sticking and dying. They require a tiny bit more effort to slide as opposed to the 101a F4’s which require basically no effort at all. If your local only has these classic classics in stock, give them a shot. They’re not bad at all.

Nowhere did he specify if they felt like either wheel I mentioned, only what he thought the difference between functionality is.

All three, F1, F4 and classics feel different from one another when you ride them. That's what I was after.

For all those of who haven't skated them don't know if the improved classic is a different formula, it could feel like the old F1s, sure slide plays into feel but so does terrain, maybe they felt slower than classics or faster...they could feel like STFs (plasticky, like F1s) but again, he didn't say how they felt one way or the other.

[Sad Hippo]

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...

[shripshrapper]

Oh shit. This whole time I thought F1's were the same formula as the old classics..

[Xen]

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?

[Diocletian]

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.

[GardenSkater77]

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

[Paco Supreme]

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

[Xen]

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.