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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #4380 on: September 08, 2022, 05:12:56 PM »
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Any Radial first-timers pick up the 53mm's and have first impressions? 
Had some 52s and 55s in the past but 53s seem perfect.
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Not a first timer, just love radials.
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53mm is the perfect
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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #4381 on: September 09, 2022, 02:13:43 AM »
I've been mostly on 50-52mm 99a F4 classics for a few years...are there any other Spitfire F4 shapes worth considering for pure flatground skating on tarmac/asphalt and occasionally park concrete?

99a works perfectly, just wondering if I'm missing out on anything not trying out the other shapes. the Bones STF v3s I had recently worked pretty well and are a slimmer wheel than the classics for sure.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #4382 on: September 09, 2022, 02:56:29 AM »
I sure hope they bring back 50 and 51mm in future drops. I could run out now and stock up in 51mm Classics but I really don’t need to spend that money.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #4383 on: September 09, 2022, 05:48:56 AM »

They might not be in the catalogs but there are still a lot of wheels coming out, or making it to some skate shops that people are asking for, but I guess it is down to what you are looking for and checking with whatever shop you want to support, ordering or asking them to get them in for you.

If you are more just a find them online and or buy them when on sale, no worries, but I think most wheel options are around, but a lot sell out quickly or are harder to find if you don't search high and low or go to each specific shop site, which all up can be a pain to do and takes a lot longer than most people would want to spend on the whole process.


As far as smaller sizes, try the "Lil Smokies" which are the 49, 50, 51 mm versions of all the usual shapes in F4 wheels in both 99 and 101 and have a single black graphic, usually at a discounted price too, but some shops have them at the same price as all the other Spitfire F4 wheels.

I saw some shops in AU just got a whole lot more of them, so they are out there - just not in any listings, catalogs or official releases it seems.


Just looking through some shop accounts and there are more of the Radial Slim wheels out, as had been said by XEN and others recently.

They might be a good alternative if anyone wants a small slim wheel.




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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #4384 on: September 09, 2022, 06:12:03 AM »
99a STF vs 99a F4 Classic

The F4s slide a bit easier and have much less of a bark to them on concrete, in terms of hardness I'd say they are about comparable.

I didn't mind the STF at all and got pretty used to them, the slim profile works great for flatground... but I do welcome the extra slide on the F4s, nice to have it there when you need it.
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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #4385 on: September 09, 2022, 06:28:10 AM »
Can someone impart some sage SLAP wisdom on a young padiwan real quick? Just looking for an overview on what each shape is best suited for.

Currently running 99a 52mm classics on my main board. I pretty much only skate park right now. Wondering if I should go up to 101 duro, or if a larger wheel or different shape would help me lock into smiths better.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #4386 on: September 09, 2022, 07:50:28 AM »
Can someone impart some sage SLAP wisdom on a young padiwan real quick? Just looking for an overview on what each shape is best suited for.

Currently running 99a 52mm classics on my main board. I pretty much only skate park right now. Wondering if I should go up to 101 duro, or if a larger wheel or different shape would help me lock into smiths better.

Conicals, radials, or lock ins could help you lock in better on your smiths. Classics have the roundest edge so they’re going to lock in the least. Harder wheel will help with slides, bigger wheel for speed.
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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #4387 on: September 09, 2022, 08:07:15 AM »
I sure hope they bring back 50 and 51mm in future drops. I could run out now and stock up in 51mm Classics but I really don’t need to spend that money.
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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #4388 on: September 09, 2022, 10:21:42 AM »
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Can someone impart some sage SLAP wisdom on a young padiwan real quick? Just looking for an overview on what each shape is best suited for.

Currently running 99a 52mm classics on my main board. I pretty much only skate park right now. Wondering if I should go up to 101 duro, or if a larger wheel or different shape would help me lock into smiths better.
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Conicals, radials, or lock ins could help you lock in better on your smiths. Classics have the roundest edge so they’re going to lock in the least. Harder wheel will help with slides, bigger wheel for speed.

Classics will aid some people in flip tricks by allowing the board to turn over easier. I’ve never had a problem with kickflipping a conical wheel, but the physics of a flip trick certainly made more sense without overcoming the sharp lip of the wheel.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #4389 on: September 09, 2022, 12:43:48 PM »
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Can someone impart some sage SLAP wisdom on a young padiwan real quick? Just looking for an overview on what each shape is best suited for.

Currently running 99a 52mm classics on my main board. I pretty much only skate park right now. Wondering if I should go up to 101 duro, or if a larger wheel or different shape would help me lock into smiths better.
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Conicals, radials, or lock ins could help you lock in better on your smiths. Classics have the roundest edge so they’re going to lock in the least. Harder wheel will help with slides, bigger wheel for speed.

I find more square edge wheels (lock-ins, conicals, etc.) to make smiths, hurricanes, feebles much more twitchy; their sharp "corner" catches, and causes the wheel to pop out. Whereas something like a classic does a better job at hugging the slanted angle of the wheel against the edge on those type of grinds.

Ben DeGros did a great a video on the differences between rounded and squared wheels. It's worth a watch.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #4390 on: September 12, 2022, 01:00:24 PM »
Gotta admit, no regular packaging with the label card kinda bummed me out, but nevertheless happy to have these. 53mm Radials seem like the perfect combo


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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #4391 on: September 12, 2022, 03:07:24 PM »
Gotta admit, no regular packaging with the label card kinda bummed me out, but nevertheless happy to have these. 53mm Radials seem like the perfect combo



I bought the two tone blue/black conical fulls and those were supposed to be "limited" so I understood not having packaging, but I was definitely surprised the radials also had no packaging. I wonder if they were rushed because they didn't know when the movie would be released and they wanted to capitalize on that?
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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #4392 on: September 12, 2022, 03:34:05 PM »
Gotta admit, no regular packaging with the label card kinda bummed me out, but nevertheless happy to have these. 53mm Radials seem like the perfect combo


53 radials are great! these look surprisingly white for F4s lol

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #4393 on: September 12, 2022, 04:16:22 PM »
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Gotta admit, no regular packaging with the label card kinda bummed me out, but nevertheless happy to have these. 53mm Radials seem like the perfect combo
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53 radials are great! these look surprisingly white for F4s lol


I was surprised how pale some other new F4 wheels have been lately too.

Guessing when they say "Natural" colour, that could be anything from this brand new pale through to a more murky (almost going yellow) urethane and everything in between.


Also wonder if it is a cost saving thing too, given people know exactly what the wheels are and want them regardless of how they are packaged.

Timeframe and getting them out ASAP definitely seems like a consideration though, as Bart said.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #4394 on: September 12, 2022, 06:11:01 PM »
Yeah those Baker f4s are much more chalk white than some of the previous iterations

Edit: I just noticed some of the new AVE wheels are coming out in that shrink wrap shitty packaging too.
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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #4395 on: September 12, 2022, 06:41:28 PM »
First they took the sticker, now it’s the packaging and the wheels only get more expensive.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #4396 on: September 13, 2022, 12:33:45 PM »
First they took the sticker, now it’s the packaging and the wheels only get more expensive.

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #4397 on: September 13, 2022, 12:55:45 PM »
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First they took the sticker, now it’s the packaging and the wheels only get more expensive.
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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #4398 on: September 13, 2022, 12:56:15 PM »
First they took the sticker, now it’s the packaging and the wheels only get more expensive.

Both of mine came with stickers, for the record
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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #4399 on: September 13, 2022, 07:38:18 PM »
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First they took the sticker, now it’s the packaging and the wheels only get more expensive.
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We live in a society
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the sticker is back in now!
Is it the big head sticker or the black strip that just says spitfire? Cause the latter is trash haha

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #4400 on: September 13, 2022, 07:56:14 PM »
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First they took the sticker, now it’s the packaging and the wheels only get more expensive.
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the sticker is back in now!
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Is it the big head sticker or the black strip that just says spitfire? Cause the latter is trash haha

I got two big head stickers
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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #4401 on: September 14, 2022, 01:27:02 AM »
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First they took the sticker, now it’s the packaging and the wheels only get more expensive.
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We live in a society
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the sticker is back in now!
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Is it the big head sticker or the black strip that just says spitfire? Cause the latter is trash haha

i don't know about the new square package but the standard F4 one comes with a sticker, depending on the shape, you get a trash one or a great one (wings on wheel for OG classic)
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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #4402 on: September 14, 2022, 09:10:28 AM »
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First they took the sticker, now it’s the packaging and the wheels only get more expensive.
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the sticker is back in now!
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Is it the big head sticker or the black strip that just says spitfire? Cause the latter is trash haha

I got a bighead sticker with my glow in the dark conical fulls this summer

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #4403 on: September 14, 2022, 09:29:17 AM »
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First they took the sticker, now it’s the packaging and the wheels only get more expensive.
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We live in a society
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the sticker is back in now!
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Is it the big head sticker or the black strip that just says spitfire? Cause the latter is trash haha
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I got a bighead sticker with my glow in the dark conical fulls this summer

usually the conical fulls come with that black sticker, classics have the big head sticker and og classics have the wheel with wings sticker

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #4404 on: September 14, 2022, 09:35:32 AM »
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First they took the sticker, now it’s the packaging and the wheels only get more expensive.
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We live in a society
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the sticker is back in now!
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Is it the big head sticker or the black strip that just says spitfire? Cause the latter is trash haha
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I got a bighead sticker with my glow in the dark conical fulls this summer
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usually the conical fulls come with that black sticker, classics have the big head sticker and og classics have the wheel with wings sticker

idk man, I got a bighead sticker with my glow in the dark conical fulls this summer.

It was a green glow in the dark lookin sticker

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #4405 on: September 14, 2022, 12:20:33 PM »
Got a set of OG Classics and all four wobble, one being really noticeable and is dragging the bearings. Is it worth waiting for a warranty? Just checked the 97a conicals I've had for a while and they wobble too but not as bad as the new OG's, guess I didn't notice or care when I set them up.

How did I go with your wobbly wheels did you get new ones?I my self tried 2 set spitfire F4 for the first time in my life 99a and 101a an both wobble. I even found a wobbly wheel among a set spitfire Bigheaded,but when contacting spitfire they don't reply at all won't be any more spitfire for can I say.
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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #4406 on: September 14, 2022, 12:32:27 PM »
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Got a set of OG Classics and all four wobble, one being really noticeable and is dragging the bearings. Is it worth waiting for a warranty? Just checked the 97a conicals I've had for a while and they wobble too but not as bad as the new OG's, guess I didn't notice or care when I set them up.
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I'm also having really bad wobble on a new set of radials, only a single wheel. Spitfire ignored my warranty claims (sent 2, a week apart) and instagram messages for 2 weeks so far. These things are stupid expensive in europe so I'm not gonna cut them any slack for this shit

Did you get yours replaced on warranty? I have 3 sets of spitfire that wobble,not cheap in Europe at all and spitfire doesn't reply at all. I can't understand how they can mess up like this s big wheel company. Luckily we have Bones Ricta and oj and many many more companies!

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #4407 on: September 14, 2022, 12:47:15 PM »
Hello, I’m new here. I’m a 35 year old big boi just getting back into skating again. Its been about 20 years and 100 pounds.
I got the F4 57mm Oski Radials as part of my bday gifts. I really wanted conical fulls but Titus only stocked these.
Look sick, if you’re into that kind of graphic.



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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #4408 on: September 14, 2022, 12:53:05 PM »
Hello, I’m new here. I’m a 35 year old big boi just getting back into skating again. Its been about 20 years and 100 pounds.
I got the F4 57mm Oski Radials as part of my bday gifts. I really wanted conical fulls but Titus only stocked these.
Look sick, if you’re into that kind of graphic.



Shouldn't you but adverts somewhere else?!

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Re: Spitfire formula four
« Reply #4409 on: September 14, 2022, 01:59:07 PM »
Hello, I’m new here. I’m a 35 year old big boi just getting back into skating again. Its been about 20 years and 100 pounds.
I got the F4 57mm Oski Radials as part of my bday gifts. I really wanted conical fulls but Titus only stocked these.
Look sick, if you’re into that kind of graphic.



Tbh you got the best shape they make, much harder to find than CFs too