Wheels Thread

[elegant_fox]

What wheels are best for bombing hills?  I have some 56mm conical fulls, 54mm tablets, 54mm stf (forgot the version), but I’m open to getting a new set.  Going to hills I used to hit as a kid when I didn’t care or know anything about gear.

Thunder juices

[streetmeat]

been on the Loophole 56Vs for a few weeks now. mostly sessions at new/smooth outdoor park that is very dusty due to ongoing construction around it. at first they were stupid slick but now they have good grip and a very loud bark (which i love). sometimes i feel like i'm crazy cause i honestly cant tell the subtle differences between wheels like some of you. considering i came from a set of 50mm tablets to these, it only took a couple hours to get used to them

[nectar]

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[WideFeet]

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OJ dual duro wheels release on 4/20 (of course that's the release date :v)

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cpkyv5ZpAf0/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY%3D

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The gimmick lover in me wants a set but at $56 that’s too much.

Where did you see they were going to be $56? Thunder Juice are 75mm and they’re not even that much.

[yourbreakfsat]

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OJ dual duro wheels release on 4/20 (of course that's the release date :v)

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cpkyv5ZpAf0/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY%3D

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The gimmick lover in me wants a set but at $56 that’s too much.

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Where did you see they were going to be $56? Thunder Juice are 75mm and they’re not even that much.

https://nhsskatedirect.com/blogs/nhs-skate-direct/two-durometers-in-one-wheel-introducing-oj-double-durometer

[WideFeet]

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OJ dual duro wheels release on 4/20 (of course that's the release date :v)

https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cpkyv5ZpAf0/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY%3D

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The gimmick lover in me wants a set but at $56 that’s too much.

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Where did you see they were going to be $56? Thunder Juice are 75mm and they’re not even that much.

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https://nhsskatedirect.com/blogs/nhs-skate-direct/two-durometers-in-one-wheel-introducing-oj-double-durometer

Holy fuck! That price better drop or no one is buying them.

[hiljentaa]

Can anyone compare Ricta 101 vs OJ 101? Both Elite versions.

Skated a set of 53mm round shape Ricta 101s and grew fond of them. Curious how different the OJ Elite formula compares. Would be same shape and size.

[Xen]

Can anyone compare Ricta 101 vs OJ 101? Both Elite versions.

Skated a set of 53mm round shape Ricta 101s and grew fond of them. Curious how different the OJ Elite formula compares. Would be same shape and size.

Both in 101a are very hard but Ricta slide much easier than the Elites, both are grippy, but Elites are grippy grippy (moreso, obviously, with the 99a); Ricta wear faster (just regular wear, not necessarily slide wear) and the 99a ricta slide better than an Elite 99 but not as good as a Spit 99 (but close enough to get by)..

The round Ricta and the OJ easy edge are essentially the same shape 32 mm wheel width, but the Ricta has a slightly smaller riding surface by 2 mm or so.  Ricta wide are essentially ok hardlines.

Big fan of the Ricta Mid shape (STF V5). What did you like about the round wheels?

[hiljentaa]

Thanks for the info. I ordered another set of the Rictas. For me they didn't slide that well when brand new but once worn in a bit they feel great.

Round shapes just look right to me. I think they slide/grind and flip better than square shapes as well.

[switchfrontshuv]

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Since NFG was seemingly done I snagged a couple sets of the 58mm NFG Vee Shape (52D) wheels from the shop before they were potentially gone forever.

They looked weird to me so I measured. They’re all just slightly over 56mm in diameter. They’re also like a quarter inch narrower than the much older worn 54mm’s (52D) and not-so-worn 56mm’s (95A) that I have.

Weird.
I hope NFG isn’t done. Their original IG was gone but looks like there’s two (newer?) IG accounts: NFG NFG Distribution and NFG Manufacturing.

Anyone have more info?
Maybe they’re not done and instead they’re just… pivoting.

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Not sure if they're completely done or not, the Wizard has been kind of vague about that. It doesn't sound like they sold the equipment and he seems to be on the fence about calling it a hiatus and coming back when they have some money to pay the technicians with. Either way around it we're going to be NFG-less for the forseeable future as I'm pretty sure they moved out of the building that they were using to make wheels out of.

That sizing inaccuracy is an old issue, they didn't account for the change in size that would happen in the manufacturing process when they ordered the molds, and those molds are pretty expensive so they used them regardless. They were planning on getting new and more accurate molds at some point but I guess couldn't get around to it.

Those instagram accounts are old, actually, they registered them so that no one else would take those usernames.

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On the NFG front..  Looks like Loophole just posted about their Spring 23 prebook with "a new formula offered in 99a and 101a"  Seeing as NFG doesn't offer those duros points to Loophole possibly having jumped ship.

What the fuck no shomo taketa wheel

[Jacob DeGrosso]

…but who’s pouring the wheels?

[CaptainCheeks]

…but who’s pouring the wheels?

Apparently a new company from SF according to their Instagram. I'm cool as long as it isn't creative

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I get its a small company but putting up graphics for your wheels that you haven't made yet is some budget shit. Also my 56mm v cuts measured at 55mm and it seems to be most people's experience with em. Good wheels tho. At least the NFG poured ones.

[bbk]

I've been skating 52 mm 99a speedring slims for almost two years and I have no issues sliding at all. Yes, two years, i don't skate as transportation ever, don't bomb hills nearly as often as I should and I don't skate rough ground. They're actually great, but I'll switch them out for something when my isotopes and metallics show up this week. I think I'll start with the Tjs.

[Jacob DeGrosso]

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…but who’s pouring the wheels?

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Apparently a new company from SF according to their Instagram. I'm cool as long as it isn't creative

Local SF is good, agreed and thanks for the info.

[iw0]

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…but who’s pouring the wheels?

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Apparently a new company from SF according to their Instagram. I'm cool as long as it isn't creative

damn did they finally answer? or did someone finally man up & dm

[zozu]

sold my cruiser setup last year but looking to get another one, previously had 55mm Super Juices which I liked.

Only thing really similar that I can get at the moment is some Mini Logo 55mm 80a wheels, has anyone tried both and can say if they are comparable?

[yourbreakfsat]

sold my cruiser setup last year but looking to get another one, previously had 55mm Super Juices which I liked.

Only thing really similar that I can get at the moment is some Mini Logo 55mm 80a wheels, has anyone tried both and can say if they are comparable?

In my experience they felt similar, but the Mini Logos didn't feel like they sunk into the ground much compared to Super Juices, which may be a pro or con. They are also a symmetrical shape.

[WideFeet]

I get its a small company but putting up graphics for your wheels that you haven't made yet is some budget shit. Also my 56mm v cuts measured at 55mm and it seems to be most people's experience with em. Good wheels tho. At least the NFG poured ones.

100% of the industry is budget by those standards

[bbk]

Making catalogs for upcoming seasons is some budget shit!

[streetmeat]

making product at all is budget

[Gray Imp Sausage Metal]

Making catalogs for upcoming seasons is some budget shit!

I mean they lost their wheel supplier probably in the middle of making a drop so you can’t really blame them can you?
(Says the guy sitting on 10 sets of NFG wheels)

[Texas_Tone]

Wait… I thought that’s what all companies do? Like put out a pre book so you can see what they gonna have in the next season or whatever? Meh I’ll support them no matter where they go, cool they found another wheel maker in SF

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I get its a small company but putting up graphics for your wheels that you haven't made yet is some budget shit. Also my 56mm v cuts measured at 55mm and it seems to be most people's experience with em. Good wheels tho. At least the NFG poured ones.

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100% of the industry is budget by those standards

The rest of the industry make samples of the products and take photos of those for the catalogue, not png's of the wheel graphics exported straight out of illustrator and advertise wheels that "could be reality" if you order. They don't even overlay the graphics onto imaginary wheels to approximate the shape and look of the wheel. Fuck it, I'll still support. Just looking like struggle season over there.

[Quique]

Found these on marketplace, anybody knows if they're real? Couldn't find any info

[dr.prestige]

Found these on marketplace, anybody knows if they're real? Couldn't find any info

Those look real, they are also ancient relics, I don't think Spitfire has made wheels that size in nearly 30 years

[Mbrimson88]

Found these on marketplace, anybody knows if they're real? Couldn't find any info

*  They look closest to some wheels in the 1994 catalog


You are looking at some 1992 - 1993 (and even 1994 through 1995 from the catalog pics below) specials right there.

Funny how Spitfire have often done XX.5 mm wheels over the years, like they just wanted to do a specific size or had to add the .5 in there just for fun.

For collectors, they might be worth a bit, but for anyone else, they are probably going to feel terrible to actually skate, unless you really want to build up your pushing leg / pumping muscles.

If they were on period correct trucks or even a complete, that would be one worth seeing too.

Things were weird around that time, in the middle of the BPSW era - Big Pants Small Wheels - if you didn't get the reference.


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http://vertisdead.blogspot.com/2021/02/the-ever-shrinking-wheel.html


For anyone who is keen to have a good look at some history in the wheel department, this is amazing.

Well worth having a look at the catalog pics.

[hayduke lives]

Found these on marketplace, anybody knows if they're real? Couldn't find any info

also curious about what trucks those are. guessing composite baseplate gullwings, maybe street shadows?

[Quique]

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Found these on marketplace, anybody knows if they're real? Couldn't find any info

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also curious about what trucks those are. guessing composite baseplate gullwings, maybe street shadows?

Street pro 3 with the plastic baseplate, good eye.

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Found these on marketplace, anybody knows if they're real? Couldn't find any info

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*  They look closest to some wheels in the 1994 catalog


You are looking at some 1992 - 1993 (and even 1994 through 1995 from the catalog pics below) specials right there.

Funny how Spitfire have often done XX.5 mm wheels over the years, like they just wanted to do a specific size or had to add the .5 in there just for fun.

For collectors, they might be worth a bit, but for anyone else, they are probably going to feel terrible to actually skate, unless you really want to build up your pushing leg / pumping muscles.

If they were on period correct trucks or even a complete, that would be one worth seeing too.

Things were weird around that time, in the middle of the BPSW era - Big Pants Small Wheels - if you didn't get the reference.


Edit:


http://vertisdead.blogspot.com/2021/02/the-ever-shrinking-wheel.html


For anyone who is keen to have a good look at some history in the wheel department, this is amazing.

Well worth having a look at the catalog pics.

Thanks that was a good read, yeah the set seems to be from the mid 90s but unfortunately the seller has only one truck, so I'm probably not gonna buy it.

Didn't spitfire launch the f4s with 55.5mm wheels?