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Anyone try the new Spitfire Hard chargers 80a? They now have a plastic core and I think they are using a new formula and I was curious how they hold up.
I just got some Bones rough riders to hit some of the crustier spots around me and big chunks came out of them on the first day (though otherwise they were fantastic), so I figured I would see if the new Spitfires are any better than the old hard chargers
They've been cored for a while now. I bought a set in 2017 that were cored. And as Roisto said, slow as fuck. I'd also add they feel about as hard as 92a when actually riding, not a good thing for a cruiser wheel. Slow, gummy, and not forgiving on cracks, stones, etc. For pure cruising Rough Riders slay (bummer about yours chunking out). I'll second the Oj Keyframes, smooth ride plus you can still ollie without it feeling like a Buick.
Gotcha, I had three sets of the Hard chargers in 2017/8 which didn’t have cores but maybe I got old ones or something. Sucks that the cored ones aren’t any better!
Yeah, the Rough riders are fantastic aside from the chunking. I rode some G-slides for a while that were awesome and didn’t chunk at all, but couldn’t handle some of the rougher spots the same way the Rough riders do.
Cool, I’ll check out some key frames. I was thinking about trying the Super juice minis too, as they are 78a (iirc) and are supposed to be chip/flake resistant, or at least more so than other wheels of the same duro
Curious, how'd the Rough Riders chunk out? Bones is usually good with returns, might be able to snag a replacement set if they're new-ish. Could have been a fluke.
A buddy had the Super Juice Mini's, they felt pretty similar to the Rough Riders when you're on the board, I prefer the shape of the RR's but that's just taste.
Keyframe's are definitely not as smooth as the 78/80d wheels, but they're smooth enough, plus with the standard conical shape and smaller sizes you can pretty much mimic the feel of a normal setup without your pop going to shit. I find myself grabbing my normal size 8.5 with 54mm keyframes for cruising over my big board with the Rough Riders 9 times out of 10, cuts out the weird adjustment period, for me anyway.