Spitfire formula four

[padded_shorts]

Recently put some 52mm 99d F4 Radial Slims on. It seems like my bearings are sliding out a little? anyone had this happen?

[Esquivel]

Recently put some 52mm 99d F4 Radial Slims on. It seems like my bearings are sliding out a little? anyone had this happen?

Yes, I have had it on two sets of radial slims and two sets of classics 52mm 101d. I posted about this issue here. Pushing the bearings into the wheel, they just slide in instead of "popping". Classics on the other hand are a nightmare to assemble or take apart but i definitely prefer this than having my bearings slide out all the time. In all cases the slipping out problem happened from the get go. I blame my local skatepark's extremely smooth floor which has become super abrasive from sunlight. Whenever i skate street i never have this issue, even with the same seemingly problematic sets. My experience is that the vibrations when skating street allow the wheels to slide instead of translating all lateral forces into stress on the wheels. I hope i make sense as English is not my forte. Just skate more street and you will be ok. Another solution is to use spacers and tighten the nuts fully.

[Switch FS K-Swiss Grind]

 

Anyone else go back to skating F4’s after trying other wheels out and realizing you should have never ventured out in the first place? Put some new conical 56 99’s on yesterday and was like...yep, nothing beats the control, slide, and chirp of spitfires. Feels like home.

Yes. I get NHS gear half price through work so thought I'd try out some OJ's and at half price they're still not worth it compared to f4 99's

[Woos]

I’m looking to start skating transition a bit and need help choosing some wheels.

If you were going to skate a large outdoor concrete bowl what Formula Fours (size+model) would you personally want to be riding?

What about for transition at an indoor skate park?

Thanks guys.

[coneklr]

Currently skating 56mm conical fulls 99a for everything.  Love em

[50mm]

I’m looking to start skating transition a bit and need help choosing some wheels.

If you were going to skate a large outdoor concrete bowl what Formula Fours (size+model) would you personally want to be riding?

What about for transition at an indoor skate park?

Thanks guys.

I am going to be doing the same and I'm gonna go with 54mm conical fulls. I got them a while ago but was hardly skating. When I got them I had been skating a local park a lot and couldn't get up kickers and stuff. I never skated parks a lot and I didn't really know what to do. When I got the 54mms I was getting up stuff and keeping speed no problem. I'm going with 99a and the full should be good contact.

[Mr. Stinky]

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I’m looking to start skating transition a bit and need help choosing some wheels.

If you were going to skate a large outdoor concrete bowl what Formula Fours (size+model) would you personally want to be riding?

What about for transition at an indoor skate park?

Thanks guys.

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I am going to be doing the same and I'm gonna go with 54mm conical fulls. I got them a while ago but was hardly skating. When I got them I had been skating a local park a lot and couldn't get up kickers and stuff. I never skated parks a lot and I didn't really know what to do. When I got the 54mms I was getting up stuff and keeping speed no problem. I'm going with 99a and the full should be good contact.

Solid advice here; 54mm is basically the perfect all around size IMO.  Classic fulls would work really well too, if you're looking for a wider contact patch with a bowed sidewall that makes breaking into a slide a bit easier.  I've got both classic and conicals and am extremely curious about the full version of both, so let everyone know how it all works out. 

[144p]

Currently they don't make classic full beyond a lance or grosso version that has 1 colored wheel.
Probably a pass for most people because of it.

[GardenSkater77]

I have 52 mm f4 radials and I am looking to go up in size (54-55) with a wider contact patch.

Been working on slappies and I am wondering if certain wheel shapes make it harder to slappy.

Any one have any feedback with conicals, full conicals, and tablets for slappies?

Lots of Tablets for sale but not to many conical or conical full sizes out there right now. I would think lock-ins and tables would be very hard to slappy with but classics would be the best. Any recommendations?

[Xen]

I have 52 mm f4 radials and I am looking to go up in size (54-55) with a wider contact patch.

Been working on slappies and I am wondering if certain wheel shapes make it harder to slappy.

Any one have any feedback with conicals, full conicals, and tablets for slappies?

Lots of Tablets for sale but not to many conical or conical full sizes out there right now. I would think lock-ins and tables would be very hard to slappy with but classics would be the best. Any recommendations?

Opinions will differ, but for me, nothing beats a spit classic for slappies, they just roll onto curbs.

Loose Aces and Spit classics = slappie heaven.

[tzhangdox]

I would think lock-ins and tables would be very hard to slappy with but classics would be the best.

This is pretty much all there is as far as shape goes. Lock ins aren't as bad as tablets for slappies because the outer face is a conical instead of a straight cut, but still nowhere near as good as a classic. Bigger wheels and looser trucks also help.

[jtrpma]

classics slappy well, but if i put in too much energy they tend to slip out

conical fulls (mine used to be 58) were best for slappies, but the smaller and more square they get the more you have to push (or increase the angle of impact, so it is easier to ride up the curb)

lock ins i imagine to be perfect, because the outer edge is round enough to slappy but lock in on top of the curb.


tablets seem shit but i can't confirm

[Mr. Stinky]

Currently they don't make classic full beyond a lance or grosso version that has 1 colored wheel.
Probably a pass for most people because of it.

Bummer.  I get it, but still probably wouldn't stop me from getting the Lance ones at least. 

[144p]

Lock In and conical full rule for slappy krook or feeble, helped me just sit on top and go as long as I wanted.
The classic shape probably helps you get into it but it wont help you hold it, the radius cut (rounded edge) just rolls right off sometimes.

[Freight Train]

70 pages about Spitfires, I love it. I could read this whole thread. Spit and OJ are the only wheel companies that matter

[mynameisnotjeff]

Figured I'd find a discussion about the Manderson shape with the F4 formula

[Roisto]

I had a dream last night that they were introducing 92A Formula Fours. Dunno what to think of it. 🤔

A softer wheel that’d slide just as a Formula Four would be a dream. But I guess it’s just that, a dream. 

[brisvegass]

I back F4's but PLEASE make them white, so sick of them looking like potatoes

[WobbleHeadBob]

got my first set of F4's a coupe weks ago after years of 'wheels are wheels maaaaan' had been riding bones for a long time. The difference is insane!

I have seen the light

SHALOM

[144p]

I back F4's but PLEASE make them white, so sick of them looking like potatoes

Adding pigment takes away from the quality of the urethane.
And pure white wheels look like toys.

[Fred Gerwer Frank Gall]

I love the off white color and what 144p said, I've heard before. Bright white wheels don't look good to me.

[GardenSkater77]

I had a dream last night that they were introducing 92A Formula Fours. Dunno what to think of it. 🤔

A softer wheel that’d slide just as a Formula Four would be a dream. But I guess it’s just that, a dream. 

Spitfire should just go right at the slime ball 97A and take it out

[FrozenIndustries]

got my first set of F4's a coupe weks ago after years of 'wheels are wheels maaaaan' had been riding bones for a long time. The difference is insane!

I have seen the light

SHALOM

I've never had any other gear switch improve my skating more (or make it more enjoyable). It is such a good feeling.

[imuseless]

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got my first set of F4's a coupe weks ago after years of 'wheels are wheels maaaaan' had been riding bones for a long time. The difference is insane!

I have seen the light

SHALOM

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I've never had any other gear switch improve my skating more (or make it more enjoyable). It is such a good feeling.

I also remember my first set of F4s. I was just laughing how fucking good they felt compared to cheapest deck brand/skate shop wheels I used to ride.

[Switch FS K-Swiss Grind]

got my first set of F4's a coupe weks ago after years of 'wheels are wheels maaaaan' had been riding bones for a long time. The difference is insane!

I have seen the light

SHALOM

welcome home brother

[pizzafliptofakie]

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got my first set of F4's a coupe weks ago after years of 'wheels are wheels maaaaan' had been riding bones for a long time. The difference is insane!

I have seen the light

SHALOM

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I've never had any other gear switch improve my skating more (or make it more enjoyable). It is such a good feeling.

I'm sure I've told this story earlier in this thread but a few months before the F4 was introduced I won a prototype through an Instagram giveaway, and since then I haven't skated anything other than an F4 variant. I simply can't do it.

[Reed Richards]

I have the classic F4 Tyshawn joints, no complaints whatsoever.  To combat these gross ass NJ streets and porous pavement, I'm thinking of putting some conical fulls on my next setup.

[Woos]

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I’m looking to start skating transition a bit and need help choosing some wheels.

If you were going to skate a large outdoor concrete bowl what Formula Fours (size+model) would you personally want to be riding?

What about for transition at an indoor skate park?

Thanks guys.

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I am going to be doing the same and I'm gonna go with 54mm conical fulls. I got them a while ago but was hardly skating. When I got them I had been skating a local park a lot and couldn't get up kickers and stuff. I never skated parks a lot and I didn't really know what to do. When I got the 54mms I was getting up stuff and keeping speed no problem. I'm going with 99a and the full should be good contact.

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Solid advice here; 54mm is basically the perfect all around size IMO.  Classic fulls would work really well too, if you're looking for a wider contact patch with a bowed sidewall that makes breaking into a slide a bit easier.  I've got both classic and conicals and am extremely curious about the full version of both, so let everyone know how it all works out.

I used to skate 99a 54s for street back in the day ( couldn’t drive yet and my tiny Wisconsin hometown was/is crusty AF) so I was considering going a bit bigger. I ride 52mm STF V1 103s on my street board so I figured why not go larger than 54mm if it’s going to literally only be used in the bowl.

Would you say 56mm conical fulls would outperform 54mm classic wides in this case? I’m 6’ 175lbs so I’m not huge but I’m not a small guy either.

Shit maybe I should get 54mm Classic Fulls first and if they’re not big enough I’ll at least have some wheels for when I visit my old hometown.

Thanks guys.

Oh btw semi related question. Do 52mm STF V1s Or 52mm Formula Four Classics have a wider contact patch?  I can’t find the exact dimensions of the STF V1s and mine are too worn down to tell.

[SATIVA HYBRID]

got my first set of F4's a coupe weks ago after years of 'wheels are wheels maaaaan' had been riding bones for a long time. The difference is insane!

I have seen the light

SHALOM

 this gives me hope for others, it's always so confusing when someone insists to me that bones are superior

[Audrey II]

Got this tattoo almost 14 years ago. Haven't bought or rode another wheel company's product since 1992. I got the tee shirt with the WWII soldier with the flamethrower and I've been hooked ever since

ill never understand getting a logo of a brand you arent part of tattooed on yourself. but hey whatever floats your boat.