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Quote from: Roisto on October 25, 2019, 11:19:24 PMExpand QuoteQuote from: GardenSkater77 on October 25, 2019, 07:56:51 PMExpand QuoteQuote from: Xen on September 25, 2019, 07:28:37 PMExpand QuoteQuote from: GardenSkater77 on September 25, 2019, 07:21:43 PMExpand QuoteI 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?[close]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.[close]I got 55 mm classics 99a and they are terrific for slappies. You really roll right up on the curb. I thought the classics would lack grip because of the smaller contact patch, but the wheels had plenty of grip. Very pleased with my purchase.[close]Width of the contact patch does not have any effect on grip.[close]That is why drag race cars use really narrow wheels in the back.
Quote from: GardenSkater77 on October 25, 2019, 07:56:51 PMExpand QuoteQuote from: Xen on September 25, 2019, 07:28:37 PMExpand QuoteQuote from: GardenSkater77 on September 25, 2019, 07:21:43 PMExpand QuoteI 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?[close]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.[close]I got 55 mm classics 99a and they are terrific for slappies. You really roll right up on the curb. I thought the classics would lack grip because of the smaller contact patch, but the wheels had plenty of grip. Very pleased with my purchase.[close]Width of the contact patch does not have any effect on grip.[close]
Quote from: Xen on September 25, 2019, 07:28:37 PMExpand QuoteQuote from: GardenSkater77 on September 25, 2019, 07:21:43 PMExpand QuoteI 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?[close]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.[close]I got 55 mm classics 99a and they are terrific for slappies. You really roll right up on the curb. I thought the classics would lack grip because of the smaller contact patch, but the wheels had plenty of grip. Very pleased with my purchase.[close]
Quote from: GardenSkater77 on September 25, 2019, 07:21:43 PMExpand QuoteI 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?[close]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.[close]
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?[close]
The skate wheel grip is basically a sliding friction between the ground and the wheel, and the width of the contact patch of the wheel does not have any effect.
Quote from: WorkClothscape on October 26, 2019, 12:22:05 AMExpand QuoteThe skate wheel grip is basically a sliding friction between the ground and the wheel, and the width of the contact patch of the wheel does not have any effect.[close]
The skate wheel grip is basically a sliding friction between the ground and the wheel, and the width of the contact patch of the wheel does not have any effect.[close]
A wheel like that in 99 f4 would obviously be grippier than classics. That fact about friction does not work with skate wheels. We are grinding the wheels down, wider contact patch means more material to wear down, which means more grip.
I back F4's but PLEASE make them white, so sick of them looking like potatoes
Quote from: iw0 on July 08, 2021, 06:18:36 PMExpand Quoteforgive me if i somehow missed it, but could someone help me with just how flat the flat as fuck decks really are?[close]As Fuck.
forgive me if i somehow missed it, but could someone help me with just how flat the flat as fuck decks really are?[close]
So you honestly don't think that wheel in an f4 would be grippier than classics, because physics?
Spitfire classic formula is inferior and slightly grippier than formula fours, no doubt. They wear down faster, too. Gets the job done but it’s worth spending the extra $5-$10 for the F4.
Nothing I do deserves more than an iphone camera.
Quote from: Diocletian on October 27, 2019, 07:25:24 PMExpand QuoteSpitfire classic formula is inferior and slightly grippier than formula fours, no doubt. They wear down faster, too. Gets the job done but it’s worth spending the extra $5-$10 for the F4.[close]This is why we need a Manderson F4
Spitfire classic formula is inferior and slightly grippier than formula fours, no doubt. They wear down faster, too. Gets the job done but it’s worth spending the extra $5-$10 for the F4.[close]
gotta rotate your tires
Quote from: mynameisnotjeff on October 27, 2019, 08:22:51 PMExpand QuoteQuote from: Diocletian on October 27, 2019, 07:25:24 PMExpand QuoteSpitfire classic formula is inferior and slightly grippier than formula fours, no doubt. They wear down faster, too. Gets the job done but it’s worth spending the extra $5-$10 for the F4.[close]This is why we need a Manderson F4[close]Couldn't agree more!
Quote from: Diocletian on October 27, 2019, 07:25:24 PMExpand QuoteSpitfire classic formula is inferior and slightly grippier than formula fours, no doubt. They wear down faster, too. Gets the job done but it’s worth spending the extra $5-$10 for the F4.[close]This is why we need a Manderson F4[close]
flat spotted 3 times in 2 weeks, other than that awesome wheels
Baby is gonna be raised by Max and Cyrus
youre fucking FRIED if you think im gonna listen to dan corrigan talk about cariuma
I heard a really shitty rumor this weekend. Supposedly, the guy who owns the F4 formula and factory where they are made is calling it quits with skateboard wheels and moving on. And taking his secret formula with him. My local is getting a shipment of F4's this week and then that's it. No more. It seems almost unbelievable that Spitfire would not pay whatever the cost to keep making these wonderful wheels. But that's what I heard. Really hoping this is untrue. But to be safe, I just ordered 8 sets online this morning.I was a bit of a late comer to the F4 hype. I got my first set maybe 4 or 5 years ago. But fell in love instantly. They honestly changed skating for me and made it more fun, if that's possible. They are that good and better than any other wheel. I've been skating for 35 years; and not since the advent of boards growing noses has something changed skating so much and in such a good way as F4s, imo.Hopefully LennyDLXSF can get on here and dispsell this nasty rumor. Please...
Quote from: handsclapanin on October 28, 2019, 09:15:33 AMExpand QuoteI heard a really shitty rumor this weekend. Supposedly, the guy who owns the F4 formula and factory where they are made is calling it quits with skateboard wheels and moving on. And taking his secret formula with him. My local is getting a shipment of F4's this week and then that's it. No more. It seems almost unbelievable that Spitfire would not pay whatever the cost to keep making these wonderful wheels. But that's what I heard. Really hoping this is untrue. But to be safe, I just ordered 8 sets online this morning.I was a bit of a late comer to the F4 hype. I got my first set maybe 4 or 5 years ago. But fell in love instantly. They honestly changed skating for me and made it more fun, if that's possible. They are that good and better than any other wheel. I've been skating for 35 years; and not since the advent of boards growing noses has something changed skating so much and in such a good way as F4s, imo.Hopefully LennyDLXSF can get on here and dispsell this nasty rumor. Please...[close]you shut your whore mouth
I heard a really shitty rumor this weekend. Supposedly, the guy who owns the F4 formula and factory where they are made is calling it quits with skateboard wheels and moving on. And taking his secret formula with him. My local is getting a shipment of F4's this week and then that's it. No more. It seems almost unbelievable that Spitfire would not pay whatever the cost to keep making these wonderful wheels. But that's what I heard. Really hoping this is untrue. But to be safe, I just ordered 8 sets online this morning.I was a bit of a late comer to the F4 hype. I got my first set maybe 4 or 5 years ago. But fell in love instantly. They honestly changed skating for me and made it more fun, if that's possible. They are that good and better than any other wheel. I've been skating for 35 years; and not since the advent of boards growing noses has something changed skating so much and in such a good way as F4s, imo.Hopefully LennyDLXSF can get on here and dispsell this nasty rumor. Please...[close]
You know I thought these forums were a for skating not discussing fetishes
Quote from: bbk on October 27, 2019, 04:35:06 AMExpand QuoteSo you honestly don't think that wheel in an f4 would be grippier than classics, because physics?[close]Yes. So far I haven't come across anything that would suggest otherwise. No scientific proof nor do I find any difference in how classics and conical fulls slide. I know it's not intuitive. It is a massively common misconception that larger surface area (or wider wheels) has more grip but there just isn't any evidence to back it.
So you honestly don't think that wheel in an f4 would be grippier than classics, because physics?[close]
Quote from: handsclapanin on October 28, 2019, 09:15:33 AMExpand QuoteI heard a really shitty rumor this weekend. Supposedly, the guy who owns the F4 formula and factory where they are made is calling it quits with skateboard wheels and moving on. And taking his secret formula with him. My local is getting a shipment of F4's this week and then that's it. No more. It seems almost unbelievable that Spitfire would not pay whatever the cost to keep making these wonderful wheels. But that's what I heard. Really hoping this is untrue. But to be safe, I just ordered 8 sets online this morning.I was a bit of a late comer to the F4 hype. I got my first set maybe 4 or 5 years ago. But fell in love instantly. They honestly changed skating for me and made it more fun, if that's possible. They are that good and better than any other wheel. I've been skating for 35 years; and not since the advent of boards growing noses has something changed skating so much and in such a good way as F4s, imo.Hopefully LennyDLXSF can get on here and dispsell this nasty rumor. Please...[close]This better be some kind of sick and twisted joke...That being said, I'm sure I got some Made in Mexico F4s awhile back? And doesn't that dude you speak of have his own wheel company also?But yes, also noticing an increased push with the Classic formula... hmmm....
Quote from: Fred Gerwer Frank Gall on October 28, 2019, 11:18:03 AMExpand QuoteQuote from: handsclapanin on October 28, 2019, 09:15:33 AMExpand QuoteI heard a really shitty rumor this weekend. Supposedly, the guy who owns the F4 formula and factory where they are made is calling it quits with skateboard wheels and moving on. And taking his secret formula with him. My local is getting a shipment of F4's this week and then that's it. No more. It seems almost unbelievable that Spitfire would not pay whatever the cost to keep making these wonderful wheels. But that's what I heard. Really hoping this is untrue. But to be safe, I just ordered 8 sets online this morning.I was a bit of a late comer to the F4 hype. I got my first set maybe 4 or 5 years ago. But fell in love instantly. They honestly changed skating for me and made it more fun, if that's possible. They are that good and better than any other wheel. I've been skating for 35 years; and not since the advent of boards growing noses has something changed skating so much and in such a good way as F4s, imo.Hopefully LennyDLXSF can get on here and dispsell this nasty rumor. Please...[close]This better be some kind of sick and twisted joke...That being said, I'm sure I got some Made in Mexico F4s awhile back? And doesn't that dude you speak of have his own wheel company also?But yes, also noticing an increased push with the Classic formula... hmmm....[close]What is this other wheel company you speak of?
Quote from: handsclapanin on October 28, 2019, 09:15:33 AMExpand QuoteI heard a really shitty rumor this weekend. Supposedly, the guy who owns the F4 formula and factory where they are made is calling it quits with skateboard wheels and moving on. And taking his secret formula with him. My local is getting a shipment of F4's this week and then that's it. No more. It seems almost unbelievable that Spitfire would not pay whatever the cost to keep making these wonderful wheels. But that's what I heard. Really hoping this is untrue. But to be safe, I just ordered 8 sets online this morning.I was a bit of a late comer to the F4 hype. I got my first set maybe 4 or 5 years ago. But fell in love instantly. They honestly changed skating for me and made it more fun, if that's possible. They are that good and better than any other wheel. I've been skating for 35 years; and not since the advent of boards growing noses has something changed skating so much and in such a good way as F4s, imo.Hopefully LennyDLXSF can get on here and dispsell this nasty rumor. Please...[close]This better be some kind of sick and twisted joke...That being said, I'm sure I got some Made in Mexico F4s awhile back? And doesn't that dude you speak of have his own wheel company also?But yes, also noticing an increased push with the Classic formula... hmmm....[close]