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Friendly reminder that even Spitfire can't just bring any and all shapes to market at will, but is bound by the same economic principles as all other businesses. It's simply cost-prohibitive to drop all kinds of shapes at the same time. The 93s dropped, what, 4-5 months ago? Even if they started the work on other shapes before the release, it's going to take considerable time in R&D before they are ready to be mass produced. Making shit is fucking complicated. I'd encourage some of y'all to keep that in mind whenever you wonder why company X doesn't simply make whatever product Y you want.
I hear that, but I don’t totally accept it. Nobody was clamouring for all the guff in the last couple drops, including brand-new shapes(!) that I can see, some of it has been met with derision on here (hardly representative may be true).
Feels like they’re confusing the basics when competition is the fiercest it’s been in years.
Or they’re not sure if they don’t want to flood the pipeline and suppress future sales should the new 97’s fly….
I’ll eat my words if they eventually pop out of the moulds like the rest sure, but I’m over it personally, not expecting them to be a thing ever.
Taking a break and maybe try some new wheel candy in 2026
the notion that skaters would prefer a 93a 60mm classic shape, vs. ANY full shape in any size, is a logical departure. why even bother to engineer a 93a formula when you have the best ATV shape moulds on the market, and actively choose not to use them? the idea that it takes additional R&D to pour the same formula into a radial full as a standard radial is straight up gaslighting.
Working in and hanging out in skate shops for a long, long time, I guess you could say I have heard it all, when it comes to wants and demands for product, so in terms of what some people are asking for and not getting, that is perfectly understandable really.
Look at the posts of people asking for Radial Slim over the last how ever many pages here and in the wheels thread and I would have thought that it would amount to a lot of interest, but it seems that is not quite the case overall, as DLX really does keep their finger on the pulse of skateboarding a fair bit better than some companies, it would seem.
Sure the wide wheel trend is in full effect for some people, places, shops or whatever too, but there are still a lot of people riding Classics, maybe more overall, but I don't know enough to get into specifics there either, given that is maybe more just my take on it from selling more Classics than any other wheel too.
As to which formula and which size comes out next, I always see a number of people stoked and a number of people not happy, when looking at any comments on new product social media posts, but it still seems like they have most areas covered when it comes to different shapes, sizes, duro options, etc.
Holding that Radial 58 mm 93 duro wheel in my hand here, I can see it is plenty big and wide enough (38 mm wide, so that is definitely in FULL territory there) but sure it still looks smaller than the 60 mm Radial Full I also have here, or a 60 mm x 44 mm Rat Bones wheel, but then even the 93 duro Dragon formula shape of that wheel is only 60 x 39 so not that much bigger, so you could just get that one next and see how you go with it, if it works out for you or anything?
I guess at the end of the day, they bring out wheels - if you like them, you can ride them, but if you don't like them, you can ride something else, no worry at all to me any which way, but then yes this is a skateboard forum where people come to talk, to have opinions and everything else, so it is also a place where freedom to complain or bring up unhappy moments is also quite common, so I understand when you want something that you just can't get, this is going to be the place to bring it up too.
I had deleted and re written this post a couple of times, as I felt like I was coming off in a way I didn't want to - might still sound negative, but more just meaning to illustrate the differences, or the similarities, but any which way, if you want something like a different shape, duro or whatever from DLX, the best thing to do is go to the DLX page and submit a request and see what comes of it. They might even tell you more than you are getting from people on here, with regard to products in the pipeline that industry people don't know about too.
https://www.dlxsf.com/now-its-your-turn/TELL US WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE, what we should be doing, what we did good or what we messed up. We’ll make every effort to hit you back. This gig is a two-way deal and your input and feedback is not only desired it is f%#
@&ing mandatory. Thanks for being a part.
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