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I see the new DLXSF.COM / Spitfire wheels catalog is up, with a new one down the far bottom corner... Sure they are probably a different wheel, pricepoint / beginner wheel as shown, but I wonder what the deal is with them.
Never seen anything out about them before seeing it here, so I am kind of curious if anyone else has seen or heard about them too?
Also the Ryan Lee Spitfire "filmer" wheel is in there too - looks like a Super Juice / Penny type wheel profile, but at least that one I had seen and knew was coming out.
https://www.spitfirewheels.com/fall-2023-drop-2/
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I bet
These and the sapphires are factory seconds that got cut and pushed out there.
I think it's the same with the dragons at 93a.
Bones put out what they thought was going to be the weakest product in killer old shapes and with a new gospel for Old timers knees. Then followed up with a slightly stronger one until they arrived at Andy's wheel. Which probably has all the kinks worked out. Or they need his name power to get out from underneath the back stock of soft shit.
Bet spit does it too. Skate the industry probably about to die. It's just going to be us again.
It's a good thing that the worst products of the day are better than the best flat spotted potatoes of my childhood.
I wish spit would do tall and skinny wheel. Clear f4 if possible. Like bones used to do. Hard ass clear wheels.
Or see them do a 66.6mm 99.9a limited run with sane riding surface. Like the Bullet 66s were. Then you can do 7ply risers.
I know of 5 heads around town who would make incredible use of such a tool. They ride speed wheels and reissue bones.
It's gotta be f4 tho or just forget it. Not a soul other than I is going to buy a big vintage shape more than once.
That why I think all else is gotta be factory seconds.
Why fuck around when you got the golden goose and bones dragons ain't even close to #2? Whether people know it or not yet.
I took 4 or so mm off my 58mm dragons. Thats a commitment considering the down sides and I'm 100 street.
I don't wanna die in the morning dew on the way to the bus. I can see it coming.
It is tough going back tho. I miss the coasting.
If dragons weren't so slippery on wet I'd stick it out.
If they had the rat bone two in the x99 I'd try again. I'd try Andy's wheel if it was closer to 60mm
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It's probably why they targeted us old folk. We are suckas who bought endless bridge and traction bolts and allowed the industry to sell a standardized version of everything for 30 years.
Besides we need to get these lazy ass 50mm pros flipping in and out at 30 mph ok.
Get um on team big ass wheels. Let go of the ride on grinds too. I wanna see ride on inverts like Gonz in braids but faster