Spitfire formula four

[Trashcon]

Looking to get the lock in's anyone care to recommend them or give feedback? much appreciated.

[Firebert]

Looking to get the lock in's anyone care to recommend them or give feedback? much appreciated.

I have both the 99 and 101 in 53mm - I love em both, it inspired me to get back to grinding round rails, but like what was said above, they lock in when skating transition too, so keep that in mind.

[Not Local]

Park burners and Street burners referenced the euro not the shape. Park were 98 and Street were harder. I really liked the feel of them but they did not last.

[tzhangdox]

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Looking to get the lock in's anyone care to recommend them or give feedback? much appreciated.

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I've had the 99A version in 55mm and currently have some 53's on my street setup. If you skate 54's I'd recommend the 53's as they're a wide wheel and the 55's felt a bit too big to me. They have a wide contact patch so if you've ridden conical fulls expect a similar feel on the streets and at the park and when flipping your board. The only difference is of course the inside edge of the wheel. I really like them when it comes to ledges, curbs and slappies because I like to hold the grind on as long as possible but didn't like them on transition so much. I like to be able to get on and off of the coping a bit easier and ended up hanging-up more often with the lock-ins so I went back to radials for my transition setup. I find myself rolling-over or slipping out of curbs and ledges a lot less so in my experience they actually do help, especially in cases when someone has put down way too much wax. I don't skate rails much anymore so I can't tell you how they fair on those. If you try them and hate them you can at least reverse them and have a conical edge on the inside which is what I did with my 55's. Hope that helps!

This basically says it all. Would like to add that they do help a lot with locking in on round rails, especially compared to classics etc, learned a whole bunch of 5050 variations on round rails that otherwise may have given me a lot more trouble. Hang up can be an issue though so keep that in mind.

[Italianshredder96]

I'm shocked on how durable these f4s 99a conical are 54 to 52mm in 6 months, they grip way better but feel a little slower after sometime, but I wanna keep skating them till they die!

[Seduction]

Spitfire wheels profile photo on instagram have the formula fours with the iconic classics swirl design. Hopefully this is a permanent change

[IHOP]

Spitfire wheels profile photo on instagram have the formula fours with the iconic classics swirl design. Hopefully this is a permanent change

[calvinsdream]

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Spitfire wheels profile photo on instagram have the formula fours with the iconic classics swirl design. Hopefully this is a permanent change

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just nut myself

[SneakySecrets]

^ Haha, I just thought the same thing.  Wonder what took them so long.

[Jud Nestorkins]

https://www.skatewarehouse.com/Spitfire_Formula_4_Classic_101a_Wheels/descpage-SFCL1WH.html


About time! Love my skinny STF V3s and how glassy they slide for ledges if you can get them to slide! 50% of the time they feel chalky to me. Be nice to get back on some 52 101 classics where they seemed to grip exactly when you want it too but also slide when you want you too. On streets not a park of course.

[Firebert]

^ Haha, I just thought the same thing.  Wonder what took them so long.

I guess it was because they had a collabo with shops and wanted to give them a few months of exclusivity

[sharkin]

I’m sure he meant the five years F4s were around preceding the shop collab

[Jud Nestorkins]

I’m sure he meant the five years F4s were around preceding the shop collab

Exactly. I just wondered why it took them so long to make a formula 4 in the classic shape with the OG classic graphic.

[Jollyoli]

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I’m sure he meant the five years F4s were around preceding the shop collab

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Exactly. I just wondered why it took them so long to make a formula 4 in the classic shape with the OG classic graphic.

I don't want those classic, classic, classics, give me the classic, f4, classics.

[hey pickle]

i bought the ave f4's cause they had the classic style graphic on the side. glad theyve finally done proper f4 classics

[BoxStuffer]

Did they ever make the F4 Classic 101a in 60mm?  Or was 58mm the biggest 101a you could get? 

Last time I was at the shop they were out of F4 Classic 101a 58mm so I got the F4 Classic 99a 60mm.

[FROTHY]

Ordered some F4 lockins (101d) 52mm. I usually ride 53 or 54, but my current wheels are looking like quarters, so I think the 52 will be just right.

Will be stepping back up to a 8.5" deck from a 8.25" and larger trucks (already broken in) when I put the wheels on. First session is gonna be marmalade on buttered rye.

[sharkin]

Did they ever make the F4 Classic 101a in 60mm?  Or was 58mm the biggest 101a you could get? 

Last time I was at the shop they were out of F4 Classic 101a 58mm so I got the F4 Classic 99a 60mm.

I don't think they ever did 101a 60mm
unless they make them now.. i haven't seen the specs on the recent releases

[SneakySecrets]

marmalade on buttered rye.

That’s one hell of an analogy.

I keep trying to remember to use “a mouse pissing on a cotton ball” when I’m trying to describe something that is very quiet.

[FROTHY]

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marmalade on buttered rye.

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That’s one hell of an analogy.

I keep trying to remember to use “a mouse pissing on a cotton ball” when I’m trying to describe something that is very quiet.

I'll ask you how loud your girl is during intercourse in a few weeks.

[Pigeon]

I'm shocked on how durable these f4s 99a conical are 54 to 52mm in 6 months, they grip way better but feel a little slower after sometime, but I wanna keep skating them till they die!

Do you only skate parks and not powerslide at all? I go through 2-3 sets in 6 months.

[Switch_fsflip_noseslide]

Waiting on these kader's to come in.

[fulfillthedream]

https://www.skatewarehouse.com/Spitfire_Formula_4_Classic_101a_Wheels/descpage-SFCL1WH.html

[The Woodsman]

I need new wheels and have been considering trying the lock-ins but am concerned they will mess with grind tricks where your board isn’t straight (smith, feeble, crook) can anyone who’s had a set offer some insight on that?

[burn_to_live]

God Dammit! I could have waited to buy wheels if I knew these were coming. I just bought Spitfire Classics because I love the graphic.

[Jud Nestorkins]

Been on 52s ever since my first deck until now. Decided to get 50mm F4 classics. Best wheel I’ve ever had. And 101s for sure. I like my wheels as hard as I  can get.

[DaSk8D00D]

I need new wheels and have been considering trying the lock-ins but am concerned they will mess with grind tricks where your board isn’t straight (smith, feeble, crook) can anyone who’s had a set offer some insight on that?

I just got some 53mm,99duro LockIns earlier this week and had a decent lil sesh with em. They don’t mess with smiths & feebles at all on ledges or rails, but I’ve heard that they’re harder to pull out of coping or do lip tricks with

[hangontoyourego]

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I need new wheels and have been considering trying the lock-ins but am concerned they will mess with grind tricks where your board isn’t straight (smith, feeble, crook) can anyone who’s had a set offer some insight on that?

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I just got some 53mm,99duro LockIns earlier this week and had a decent lil sesh with em. They don’t mess with smiths & feebles at all on ledges or rails, but I’ve heard that they’re harder to pull out of coping or do lip tricks with

Ok so am I the only one that didn’t know they are supposed to be skated with the swirl facing in .

[Lorn Au Arcos]

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I need new wheels and have been considering trying the lock-ins but am concerned they will mess with grind tricks where your board isn’t straight (smith, feeble, crook) can anyone who’s had a set offer some insight on that?

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I just got some 53mm,99duro LockIns earlier this week and had a decent lil sesh with em. They don’t mess with smiths & feebles at all on ledges or rails, but I’ve heard that they’re harder to pull out of coping or do lip tricks with

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Ok so am I the only one that didn’t know they are supposed to be skated with the swirl facing in .

Have you ever seen anyone that has been skating more than 6 months have their wheels with the graphic side out?

[sharkin]

my conical fulls are graphics out because they started to cone every so slightly so i flipped them. next time i take them off to clean the bearings, im gonna scratch the rest of the graphics off cause it bugs me