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I thought the lock in fulls were fine, smooth ride and do lock in. But the square edges on such a wide wheel made it feel a bit clunky for flip tricks and getting a little tech. Not a dealbreaker by any means but if I was gonna ride a wheel that wide I'd definitely prefer the more rounded edges on the radial full to make things feel just a tad more manageable.
Sounds like a you problem, haven't heard of anybody else having this issue.
Even if it was more widespread, thats more due to an unlucky batch coming from the factory and not really relevant to the pros/cons of the actual wheel shape.
I was just saying, the fact that I got two different sets, from different places, in different duros, it shows that RFs have a quality issue. The pros/cons of the shape don't matter if they're defective lol
No there wasn't there were a few of us mentioning other Spitfire issues we had at times and how good their warranty is. You have to remember that you're at the upper weight limit of most skate gear which will exacerbate any potential flaws.
The upper weight limit? Skateboarding has a weight limit? When did this start? We got new skate rules? The skate police are here, everyone! Seriously, what the fuck does that even mean?
And how is an oversized bearing seat, likely noticed before ever so much as rolling on the defective wheel, a weight issue? I’m real lost on this one.
I had an issue a few years back with a spitfire wheel that the bearings were offset in and they couldn’t even go on my axle as a result, was that because I had a chicken sandwich at lunch today?
LebowskisRug, I’ve always thought you’ve done a pretty good job at tying the room together, but everything’s feeling a little disconnected at the moment.
Is this where we all take a breath and go skate for the afternoon or something?
Anyway, just for basic info, yes some specific wheel shapes (more so than other shapes) seem to have more issues than others.
Some Conical Full wheels were the most common ones to have the bearing seat offset issues, from what I had seen and recall. That was a problem for sure and one that was not resolved by anything other than return and replacement.
Some Radial Full wheels might also have some of the similar wheel issues, although it is different to the previous issue, but there are people who seem to experience it more than others too (with an assortment of different brands and shapes of wheels), as per the thread with bearing seat movement here.
https://www.slapmagazine.com/index.php?topic=125264.0Of half a dozen Radial Full sets of wheels I have had come through my hands or are on my own boards, none have been defective, but that doesn't mean there aren't others out there that perform differently.
Also to note that softer duro wheels are more prone to bearing seat movement, especially with bigger or heavier people - one guy I know who loved softer wheels had to pretty much only buy cored wheels because of this issue, as the normal no core wheels kept blowing out on him - actually had slightly oval shaped wheels come back from him, which went to warranty once, but the reply was these wheels will not hold up to those conditions, or something like that.
Regardless of weight of the skater, having both the same size wheel in 97 and 99 duro have the same thing happen, this is more likely the mold or the urethane just widening out in the bearing seat after production, maybe in the curing process or whatever the wheels went through, than any user error.
Yes DLX is amazing with customer service, but bottom line is sometimes people miss emails or whatever else, so anyone with issues, keep checking, just in case your first one slipped through the cracks, so to speak.
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