Spitfire's BEST Street Skating Wheel Is.....
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- Опубликовано: 29 авг 2024
- I thought the Spitfire OG Classics were the best street skating wheel besides the riding surface being so wide that it grips to the side of the ledges every time I tried to do backside tail slides!
I thought if I go down to a slimmer wheel like the Spitfire Conicals that still has quite a wide riding surface then I can keep all the benefits of having a wider wheel but reduce the friction that comes with such a wide riding surface 🤔
This video shows me my first impressions of skating the Spitfire conicals and my recommendations for people looking for the perfect street skating wheel...
Let me know what you guys think below 👇🏼
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What is your favourite wheels for street skating?
Powell Dragon Formula Wheels
@@lewielew Damn, I'm still trying to get my hands on some of them!
oj elite nomads 95a😊
@@ethanbuk3614 hat sounds like a sick cruiser wheel!
@@LeonPaxton I have nomads too, on my rain setup, they are way too grippy for my taste unless its wet.
dragons are better, cause they slide on shitty ground insanely well.
but for smooth parks and streets, I highly prefer F4's
I got the conical fulls about a month ago after riding the same bones rollersurfers for a year. Changed my life I tell you what!!
That's sick man! They are my favourite wheel at the moment too 👌🏼
At the first I came here because of I want to know about how different two type of this brand ,but when I'm get in to this vids I felt so satisfy with your style to editor skate vid I've already forgot the thing I want to see haha btw keep going with it cheer man
Haha thanks man, Appreciate that a lot!
Try out the thinner riser pads from thunder it'll bring your baseplate up to the standard team baseplate height that's what i do when i skate a bigger wheel i dont wanna add extra weight or change my trucks so the thinner risers do come in handy plus they act as a little shock absorber being decoupled from the board you feel less vibration when riding on rougher ground
That's a good idea dude! I'm going to try that for sure 🙏🏼
I love your skating. Definitely got them skillz. Crazy big setup.
Thanks so much dude! I'm planning to go up to 9" boards in the new year too 😅
That crook on the S rail was beautiful. Idk if it was nose grind to crook or crook the whole way, regardless, well done. Clean af. I had the same reaction you did
Thanks dude, that was actually so hard!
Yeah it was a crooks the whole way but it did start straightening out towards a nose grind at the end lol
Yeah, OG 52mm in shipping... Tablets 50mm on the new Heron 2 8.7" by Anderson works really good & Neckface Rozilla 53mm full conical on the Lord Nermal 8" works better (inverted wheels/boards)... OG 52mm for next Spring setup. Peace Leon thanks, have a nice day !
Tablets are what I need to try next for sure!
Damn, that's a lot of set ups, You sound like me! lol
Thanks man, you too 🙌🏽
@@LeonPaxton haha yes
just got a set of these. Excited to test them out. Cheers for the review!
No worries dude, hope you enjoy!
Spitfire Classic F4 53mm 99A.White.Always. 👌
are they good?
Love your edits bro you have a unique style!! 💯
Thanks heaps man, appreciate that a lot 🙏🏼
Hi Leon, great video!!
I got a question for you: I've been riding my thunder 148 hollow lights (hollow axle, hollow kingpin) for about 4 months. And so far these are my favorite trucks of all time. However, I noticed that my back truck axle has bent, does this have happened to you before? Im very confused since I only ride them occasionally and just do low impact with some ledge/curve skating. Would you suggest getting the ones that come with only the hollow kingpin? Maybe a solid axle would be more reliable?
Thank you for your great videos, keep them coming!
Thanks so much, man! 🙏🏽
I just replied to your other comment 👌🏼
i prefer spitfire classics shape as it wears down nicely when compared to conical fulls.
That's true, I can see a classic wheel wearing down more evenly compared to the coning that Conicals get
@@LeonPaxton yes, when it wears down, it becomes like radial full shape. my preferred size is 52mm but i always buy 55mm or 54mm so it will last long
That's true, it would be similar to a radial!
Hey Leon. What wheel hardness would you reccomend for me. Im a park/street skater but now i want to start doing more transition as well as cruising but not fully sacrificing the street part...(i want to do more transition/cruising but want to be able to do my flip tricks as well). Im getting 58mm but I am not sure of wich hardness
99 duro is the most universal dude and will work well for all of those types of skating!
I would just recommend a wheel with a wider riding surface which will give you more grip and control in transition and will be a bit smoother when skating street spots 👌🏼
May I ask what wheels u picked
@@wilbertburney990 i ended up buying the spitfires formula 4, 58 mm, 97A, radial fulls.
I love them! They are very big with an huge riding surface, making them perfect for transition.
It is defenitly harder to do complex flip tricks in them (heavy...), but i kinda like it more this way because it makes it more pleasurable (like seeing the tricks in slow motion).
97a makes them perfect for just cruising around as well as do power slides in the hard streets.
(they will worn out faster than 101a or 99a since they are softer...)
Thanks bro really helps from Costa Rica 🇨🇷
Awesome man, glad I could help!
Hey dude nice review and skating. I ride the regular conicals but excited about trying the fulls. I have been doing alot of experimenting with wheel size and truck height lately. Riding 53s but hesitant to go bigger because of wheel bite. How many mm high are your thunders? No issues with 54s I see?
Thanks heaps man 🙏🏼
I don't know the exact height of the hollow light trucks I ride but I know they are lower than the standard Thunder trucks because my baseplates are thinner. And I ride 54mm wheels too so I do get wheel bite but I'm not usually jumping down big stuff or doing sharp turns so I don't get it very often plus I usually wax where the wheel bite happens so if it does happen I can ride straight out of it 👌🏼
Riser pads can definitely help too though!
I wonder if the Spitfire Lock-In wheels would be a great alternative here as well?
Lock ins seem like such a gimmick to me because they are literally one half tablet and one half OG classic lol
I'll definitely give them a try in the near future though!
how long have you been skating because your so gooddd
Haha thanks dude!
Coming up on almost 18 years now! 👴🏼
Mabey it’s ur trucks u got thunder don’t gotta lotta base plate for those type trucks but obviously the 55’s aren’t helping
That could be another big reason too!
I've been getting back tails & front blunts pretty well lately though so hopefully I've solved the problem 🙏🏽
Id say thats mostly the issue forsher
@@goobah1389right. A better tail/nose slide would be on a venture. The baseplate extends so your wheels don’t stick
Curious - do you think there is a weight difference between the same size wheel conical vs. classics? Which do you like better as an all rounder?
I am a street guy, don't skate rough areas really, love flip tricks, ramps, rails and the occasional mini ramp/bowls. Curious your thoughts.
I am getting back into skating for the first time since the late 90's and boy has so much changed. Way too many options lol. Here is my setup - I ended up getting a Toy Machine 8.0" deck with Independent Silver stage 11 - 139's and Spitfire 99du 56mm classics - the thing weighs a tank and my board is so vertical by the time I get any pop, it's also way harder to flip due to the weight. So now I'm reverse engineering to try to solve the weight/pop problem. Definitely going down in size from a 56mm wheel for more pop and weight relief, possibly need to Frankenstein my trucks or get new trucks all over again. Looking for stability also with flip trips, and these conicals sound attractive. Speed matters to me too, not sure the pro's vs. con's of the conical vs classic shape in terms of flip tricks, stability and speed. Appreciate your thoughts man and thanks for your videos and help!
There would be since they are different shapes and would definitely have a different mass profile but wether or not you would feel it is the question! You might feel that the conicals are slightly lighter but the conical fulls would feel really similar to the weight of the OG classics.
I would say conicals would be better as all rounder since it has the square cut profile and wide riding surface but has more of a rounded edge which will help with more technical skating.
That's sick man, welcome back!
Yeah dude, 56mm wheels are pretty big, especially for your set up! You would probably be better suited to a 52mm-54mm wheel and that would put you lower to the ground which would give you a faster pop since your tail will hit the ground sooner 👌🏼 The other thing you could do if that still doesn't help is get a flatter concave deck so your tail will be even closer to the ground for a faster pop or try some hollow trucks to reduce the over all weight of you set up. Hope that helps man!
No problem man 🙏🏼
You're pretty good man! Are you sponsored?
Haha thanks man! Nah just skating for fun though 👌🏼
Thank you so much for this awesome review! I was really wondering about OG Classic vs Conical (Full).
In my mind, the OGs were better for tech/street than Conicals because they have a skinnier profile, and yet have a noticeably greater riding surface (so smoother riding and more stability for tricks/landing). But it sounds like Conicals have the perfect balance of stability, flippiness, smooth riding and gliding. I guess this just strengthens the case for the Conical shape being so popular.
Have you tried the Conical Fulls? Do they feel any different?
No problem dude, thanks for watching 🙏🏼
Yeah dude, they are definitely very similar wheels and would still depend on what kind of skating you want to do but Conicals are just so versatile 👌🏼
I haven't tried Conical Fulls yet but it is the exact same wheel that is slightly wider and has a slightly wider riding surface so I would consider that wheel if I end up skating more rough skate spots more regularly
Been riding the formula 4 full conical for a long time now. My favorite wheels. The only problem is they get small real quick.
Perfect wheel shape dude! 👌🏼
Damn, do you do a lot of power slides & reverts?
Hey bro, i just got spitfire classics 52mm 99a du and they are rounded not conicals, I live in the UK where the ground is quite rough on the streets, the wheels rolled really well on smooth surfaces but not well on rougher surfaces which cover a lot of UK road and pavement, so I was wondering what u recommend (maybe the ones in this video?) as I want to ride the skatepark and do grinds while also able to cover distance and ride street and pavement to get to places without having a cruiser set up. Nice video. could you also link the wheels u got?
Yeah dude, the classics have such a smaller riding surface that rough parks and spots feel horrible!
If you still want to do grinds and other tricks but have a smoother ride on rough surfaces then I would definitely recommend a 99 duro wheel with a wider riding surface so maybe the OG classics in this video or a Conical full or even radial full
@@LeonPaxton Thanks so much, I ordered a 56mm spitifre formula 4 conical fulls 99a that should be fine right?
Yeah dude, that wheel is amazing 👌🏼
@@LeonPaxtonyo man i have the same problem as you did the conical fulls solve the problem? i’m riding bones atm and they’re not doing it for me
Is there a reason why you had 2 with the logos out and the other side with the logos in? Just noticed that. I'm trying to decide between these and the og classics. Decided to get back into skating after a couple decades lol
No reason at all dude, I just used to have bad ocd and wanted my wheel graphics to all face the same way 😂
@@LeonPaxton Lol I can relate bro. I'm really particular about certain things as well. Thanks for clearing it up!
@LeonPaxton Hey bro I won't keep bugging you but if price isn't a major factor should I go with the thunder hollows over the regular thunders? I'm in my 30s and want to get back into it and was thinking the hollows would make it easier to ollie and learn to kickflip and stuff? Think it's worth it to just go with the lighter hollows? Are they that much lighter and help with Ollie's and flip tricks? Appreciate any advice! Been going nuts trying to build a deck lol
The hollow lights are definitely much lighter but if you are riding an 8.5" board or below then the lightness of those trucks are kind of wasted in my opinion.
What size board are you riding?
@@LeonPaxton Well I was thinking of going with a 8.5 I'm 5'11"/180lb and have about a size 11 shoe. I was thinking the lighter trucks might make it a little easier to ollie and flip. I skated as a teen (I'm in my late 30s now) and can still ollie but I never landed a kickflip in my life lol. I was also thinking of going with 54mm wheels as a good mix of riding and tricks. Your videos have helped me alot for sure Leon!
good video
Thanks dude!
I have these ones in 52mm and I like em too
Perfect 👌🏼
i like the soulful music track🔥💜
Thanks dude! Always have to have good vibes 😎
hey leon im new where did u skate for testing the wheels, cause im an australian too
The skatepark I was at is St. Helen's Park skatepark in Campbelltown dude 🙌🏼
What size wheel is considered on the small size for street skating now days
Anything 52mm and down dude!
Bigger wheels are definitely suited to street skating more since majority of street spots are rough and feel really bumpy with smaller wheels
Best wheels ever
1000%!
What park is this ?
That's the new park in Telopea dude, out towards Parramatta 👌🏼
Awesome vid. I'm riding an 8.5 deck with some old venture 8in trucks. Is that gonna be a big issue learning to 50-50? or should i really invest in some 8.5 trucks?
Thanks dude! 🙏🏼
It won't be a massive problem but you definitely want to look at getting bigger trucks in the near future. Just so when you are aiming to lock into grinds, your truck lock in point is closer to the edge of the board which will help you aim and eye it up better 👌🏼
Are you still skating the same wheels ?
Nah dude, I like trying all types of different things too often lol
I'm riding 54mm Spitfire Radials at the moment 👌🏼
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@@LeonPaxton ok cool . trying to get back into skating. Those egg boards look fun . Thanks for the reply .
@@LeonPaxtonAre you still skating a egg board ?
I haven't been for the last few weeks but I've got one ready for my next board 🙌🏼
@@LeonPaxton Will check them out .
Take the wheel test to the real streets!
Definitely needed to lol