Wheels Thread

[Xen]

Thought this was a pretty cool video on wide snot wheels:

The bummer with snot is the slide, they're just generic (tho the higher end of it) creative wheels..sad too because they offer great shapes AND colors.

[Easy Slider]

Which wheels is Franky Villani running in these new clips, the black ones. As a bona fide stan I am tempted to cop them to put them on my egg.

[Mbrimson88]

Which wheels is Franky Villani running in these new clips, the black ones. As a bona fide stan I am tempted to cop them to put them on my egg.

I don't recall the wheels from the clips exactly but people have said in the past he rides Conical Full in 52, 53 or 54 mm depending on different circumstances.

Look about right for those black ones in the most recent Instagram clip anyway.


They could have been these ones in 53 mm:


https://www.spitfirewheels.com/spring-2024/


https://www.spitfirewheels.com/spring24/03-sf-sp24-d1.jpg

[Easy Slider]

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Which wheels is Franky Villani running in these new clips, the black ones. As a bona fide stan I am tempted to cop them to put them on my egg.

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I don't recall the wheels from the clips exactly but people have said in the past he rides Conical Full in 52, 53 or 54 mm depending on different circumstances.

Look about right for those black ones in the most recent Instagram clip anyway.


They could have been these ones in 53 mm:


https://www.spitfirewheels.com/spring-2024/


https://www.spitfirewheels.com/spring24/03-sf-sp24-d1.jpg

Nice, have a gnar.

[Xen]

Which wheels is Franky Villani running in these new clips, the black ones. As a bona fide stan I am tempted to cop them to put them on my egg.

Not sure if the above is current or not, but he regularly rides those black spit 52mm og fireball conicals (you can still get them at zoomz as they seem to have an endless supply).

https://www.zumiez.com/spitfire-conical-og-fireball-formula-four-52mm-99a-skateboard-wheels.html

[JM]

Anyone have any insider knowledge if the x97’s are being phased out?

[Xen]

Anyone have any insider knowledge if the x97’s are being phased out?

I noticed them being MIA as well, I think they [currently] shifted to the 97a Nano rats for a run - doesn't seem like PP does full runs of everything anymore, but stick to drops of certain shapes/duro (like how STFs were MIA for the initial x99 run).

FWIW, the nano rat 97s are slighter harder/less bouncy, whiter and louder than the previous x97s. It's a very different wheel (better) will be interesting to see of they do an x99 refresh with whatever tweaks they've done.

[Texas_Tone]

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Anyone have any insider knowledge if the x97’s are being phased out?

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I noticed them being MIA as well, I think they [currently] shifted to the 97a Nano rats for a run - doesn't seem like PP does full runs of everything anymore, but stick to drops of certain shapes/duro (like how STFs were MIA for the initial x99 run).

FWIW, the nano rat 97s are slighter harder/less bouncy, whiter and louder than the previous x97s. It's a very different wheel (better) will be interesting to see of they do an x99 refresh with whatever tweaks they've done.

Fingers crossed

[Xen]

They also seem to being doing a pro push for them, Neil Blender (!), Semien and Hoffler getting pro nano wheels.

https://www.skateone.com/new-products

[JM]

They also seem to being doing a pro push for them, Neil Blender (!), Semien and Hoffler getting pro nano wheels.

https://www.skateone.com/new-products

Thanks!

And I had no idea skateone website shows what the wheels look like rolling. I am having way too much fun making them spin.

Especially this one.

[Easy Slider]

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Which wheels is Franky Villani running in these new clips, the black ones. As a bona fide stan I am tempted to cop them to put them on my egg.

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Not sure if the above is current or not, but he regularly rides those black spit 52mm og fireball conicals (you can still get them at zoomz as they seem to have an endless supply).

https://www.zumiez.com/spitfire-conical-og-fireball-formula-four-52mm-99a-skateboard-wheels.html

I hope they give him a wheel with his name on so I can buy it and run it with the graphics turned inside.

[Xen]

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They also seem to being doing a pro push for them, Neil Blender (!), Semien and Hoffler getting pro nano wheels.

https://www.skateone.com/new-products

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Thanks!

And I had no idea skateone website shows what the wheels look like rolling. I am having way too much fun making them spin.

Especially this one.

Some of them are pretty slick.

[back smith]

Was on the 93A Dragons today and I feel like they go slower but further. Has anyone else noticed this?

[Xen]

Neil's wheel:

https://www.skateone.com/powell-peralta-dragon-formula-skateboard-wheels-neil-blender-model-56mm-x-40mm-88-4pk


V7 'double locks' x99/x97

[big_kev_215]

How much will I regret purchasing the Miles Willard 97a conical shape Pig Wheels?

[Texas_Tone]

How much will I regret purchasing the Miles Willard 97a conical shape Pig Wheels?

Maybe 6 sometimes 12

[Xen]

How much will I regret purchasing the Miles Willard 97a conical shape Pig Wheels?

Don't do it!

[big_kev_215]

Thanks for the advice guys.  I think I have mentally talked myself out of it.

[Xen]

Thanks for the advice guys.  I think I have mentally talked myself out of it.

If you want a 97a gets some x97s / 97a spit (new formulation)

[Texas_Tone]

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How much will I regret purchasing the Miles Willard 97a conical shape Pig Wheels?

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At least 6 maybe 12

[back smith]

Man the 95A OJ Nomads are slippery AF on wood new. Not the best of my ideas to get a full Christmas complete for the indoor season. 

[Too Frank To Fred]

Just got a free set of BBS/ Generator blank wheels with an order I placed with Skate Samples.

I'll likely pass them on to a kid who needs them but anyone tried them?

[Lou Strux]

Just got a free set of BBS/ Generator blank wheels with an order I placed with Skate Samples.

I'll likely pass them on to a kid who needs them but anyone tried them?

I wish you’d try them out first & report back to us curious types before passing them on.
What if they’re hella good?
What if they’re just unbranded Spits?
You could be on the no one cusp of a major discovery!
The research MUST BE done.
For the culture.

[Mbrimson88]

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Just got a free set of BBS/ Generator blank wheels with an order I placed with Skate Samples.

I'll likely pass them on to a kid who needs them but anyone tried them?

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I wish you’d try them out first & report back to us curious types before passing them on.
What if they’re hella good?
What if they’re just unbranded Spits?
You could be on the no one cusp of a major discovery!
The research MUST BE done.
For the culture.

Ha yeah, imagine if they were "special unbranded" F4 or something similar.

I seem to recall someone skating a set, or it might have been from another woodshop supplier, but they said they were surprised how good they felt and skated, so it is worth setting them up to see, especially if the end result is you are just going to give them away anyway, so at least testing them first would be good, maybe better for us than for you, but hey, we would all appreciate it.

Looking at their site, I think I even got a few sets of very similar wheels a while back, just to put on completes and although they were not Spitfires, they still skated pretty well for what they were so it was good to have a better quality of wheel on the completes for people to use at the indoor skatepark.

[Too Frank To Fred]

Lou and Brimo, you nearly convinced me but I realized recently, as I get close to 50, I can't waste sessions on potentially bunk equipment...

[Lou Strux]

Lou and Brimo, you nearly convinced me but I realized recently, as I get close to 50, I can't waste sessions on potentially bunk equipment...

Fair enough.
I don't know why I want a cheap Spitfire option; we got the real deal coming out our ears here in the city.
I suffer from intense curiosity & thought I'd employ you as an agent of query in my unending quest to "catch them all."
You're a good sport.

[j....soy.....]

As someone over 50…maybe mucking around with gear is a way to keep things interesting because you are pretty much doing the exact same shit every time you step on a skateboard…..

[Mbrimson88]

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Lou and Brimo, you nearly convinced me but I realized recently, as I get close to 50, I can't waste sessions on potentially bunk equipment...

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Fair enough.
I don't know why I want a cheap Spitfire option; we got the real deal coming out our ears here in the city.
I suffer from intense curiosity & thought I'd employ you as an agent of query in my unending quest to "catch them all."
You're a good sport.

As someone over 50…maybe mucking around with gear is a way to keep things interesting because you are pretty much doing the exact same shit every time you step on a skateboard…..

I totally get it, but I also like to mess around with stuff and have dedicated setups for changing or trying things, which is a different situation to most people, especially if you only have your one regular ride or so.

Once a board I like to ride is set up and just perfect, I don't change out a thing on it unless something goes wrong, or I have the urge to upgrade or fix something, otherwise swapping in or out sub par product would just be a pain for me too.

Any which way, for anyone who can't afford the best, then something like those wheels would be a good option to keep someone rolling, such as a guy I know who is on some pretty average wheels and bearings right now while they save up for some Spitfire or Bones wheels.

Just how it goes I guess.

[Too Frank To Fred]

As someone over 50…maybe mucking around with gear is a way to keep things interesting because you are pretty much doing the exact same shit every time you step on a skateboard…..

Not for me. I'm on somewhat of a mission. Not sure how old you are, but at 49 I'm  still learning new stuff on occasion. Its not pretty but its motivating...

The more consistent I am with my set up the better it serves my skateboarding, including learning new shit or relearning old shit...

In saying that, I do vary my equipment within certain parameters here and there. Always F4s (I'll play with different duros, sizes and shapes), always Ace (maybe the occasional dance with Stage 4 and will try the new Thunder), always BBS, typically Huffer.

[j....soy.....]

well we're both acting like a couple guys in our 50's.....