Fastest Spitfire's You Can Buy

[@ZackDowdy]

Which one do you prefer, 101A or 99A?

[@247bram]

99!

[@jimmyhuang8730]

No one rides SFF4 101A, slick AF, it's not a street wheel and no one rides SFF4 for vert so it's a pointless durometer for SFF4 really and even less useful than SFF4 97A..

[@azazelreficulmefistofelicu7158]

99a. I ride rough surfaces and 101 make it impossible, literally. For an smooth skatepark 101 are sick, or if you are recording a trick that needs them and you endure the pain to get it. Otherwise... Also, for riding on the streets of the city I live in 99a is not really an option unless you carefully pick the route or you walk a bit with your board in your hands. For that dragons is what I use.

[@StationaryRocketFlipChampion]

99A Spitfire Radials

[@MickyThunderV]

101 and 99a are the best until you try bones 99/97 X-Formula. Theres just no going back😅

[@RikRiorik]

Has to be 99A if one has to choose. But even those on a lot of street spots around here are absolutely jarring. Gets to be better with a wider wheel though. Sometimes the Classic shape’s riding surface sort of gets stuck between the crust when trying to ride. But 101A Classics barely roll before they stop at some spots. Currently in the process of sizing up my entire setup. Last year I skated a lot of 8.25” and 14-14.25” wheel bases, with sub 32” lengths on 52mm Classics or thereabouts. Now building towards 8.625”, 14.75”, 33” and 56mm Conical Fulls (in 99A) and back on AF1s from Venture Highs. This year is going to be epic

[@jimmyhuang8730]

And you got clowns above still claiming 101A is usable on street LOL!!!! imagine if they had 97X back in the 80s when there were no skate parks it would be the best selling skate wheels in skate history.

[@RikRiorik]

@@jimmyhuang8730 depends on the street of course. If it’s concrete tiles or relatively new asphalt they work fine. If it’s most streets with dried out, worn down asphalt with the grain popping up around here you’ll be stopping rather abruptly shortly after you’ve stopped pushing and put your weight on the board. But then again it’s not much better with 99A. Again though, riding surface and size often play a big part and make things easier. I find a Concial Full gets the job done much better than a Classic in my circumstances. But I had some rather hefty 55mm Classic 101A Spits on last year and tried pushing around close to home with new bearings and it was positively a horrible experience. No speed. All vibration. Not all all what the Beach Boys were singing about.

[@---Alex]

I understand the Business, but everytime when I hear a review "shot out that that brand, for sending me that product" authenticity goes -50% for me.

[@NeilHesterSkateboarding]

I run the Full conical 99's 58mm they grip just great on all surfaces including wood and are plenty fast enough, best all round wheel period.

[@alecdenby1316]

I have to agree with you that the spitfires formula 4 conical full shape is the best wheel. I have skated the 101a duro for a few years and then switch to 99a till now. I will continue to skate the 99a since I live in Washington state. It’s a bit softer, so it helps me in a way to get my tricks around easier and it feels a bit smoother too. I try to stick around 54mm-56mm as well.

[@RyanFenson-Hood]

Love the r and d journey. Super entertaining and super enjoyable skating to watch. Dude the Crail grab tail slide in the ditch, so fly. You turned me on to form 4s, psyched to try these new ones out on the next setup!

[@dreamerjazz352]

Man I put these on my DGK board that has a pic of a racecar and the board literally became a racecar! I hardly have to pump on the bowl, it just goes on its own.

[@ZackDowdy]

Zoom Zoom!!

[@MrBaskins2010]

i love my ricta clouds because im a lazy bastard but thank you for these dope edits.

[@spencernuzzi]

Ima a fan of 100-103 duro

[@ZackDowdy]

Super duper hard!! I like it

[@spencernuzzi]

@@ZackDowdy helps with my nasal n tail slides 🛝 lol

[@Sk8ter-Dad]

Have you tried the bones SPF wheels? I have heard they are good for those very slick parks.

[@gabrielandkiana]

I live in Canada and spitfire wheels are like almost $80. Way to much money in my opinion

[@jimmyhuang8730]

101A is definitely a waste of money..

[@kp905]

Dragons are best wheel on the market if u skate crusty spots. No flat spots plus they slide . Go try em u will be glad u did

[@restr103]

Uncle Ben 🛹

[@goodmourningamerica5151]

Dam bro you were right in my hood!! I'm in Temecula and used to jam that elsirore banks spot all the time.. there is a great ditch right off rancho California road. Which I haven't been to in a long time. But would be curious if it's still awesome and great views from there as well. Great job buddy keep it up that blunt fakie in the first ditch was dope

[@paulcoleridge8847]

97a formula 4 conical full, was a lil scared at first that they’d be too grippy but they feel very similar to the 99a

[@andrewkissel741]

I run the 97a F4 classics in 54mm and they’re a great all terrain wheel. Still slide in the streets and a little grippier in smooth slippery parks.

[@Abby-zl7xr]

I've always ever bougt spitfire wheels since 1992 mate! Best wheels on the marker! & Hey, whatever happen to bridge bolts?! Those were awesome! They need to being back slick boards and bridge bolts! I still skate but, after I got out of a 15 year relationship, lifes been harsh. I bought a board back in 2019 when ny relationship ended and haven't really used it too much. Needs a good beating tho soon for sure & your channel inspires me @45 years old to get to skating again! 😊 I gave up skating @ 36 after a skateboarding incident because getting hurt when you're older is no fun 😂

[@mikeegbert6584]

big fan of the 97a F4 in 58-60mm in whatever shape. good all arounder, the bigger diameter makes up for the softer formula on smooth concrete

[@ryanrowe1975]

99A ride on a difficult and faster speed to skating some spots around the skatepark of changing the wheels

[@hou5eheadjason]

I'm on my 2nd pair of bones 103a 51mm pj ladd wheels , I don't know at first I didn't like them coming from spitfires but after getting used to them I actually prefer the bones now , I like the color aesthetic of bones and the feel , like the package says it grips where you need it to stick and slides when you need them to slide , I mostly skate park or in front of my house , they also skate good at plaza style flat ground that smooth granite , but rough street they will have a bit trouble to get speed .

[@imdurgesh9430]

I think 99a works pretty good on blacktop ground such as school yards, parking lots etc.

[@shaun8062]

I used to get a new set of wheels a month for about 3 years for fun and experimentation, and to find the one magic wheel which seems to be fairly good for all terrain. I no longer do that. Dragon wheels.

[@jaimeronan]

Did you try the Bones SPF? They're fast and grip on smooth skatepark. They're maybe more exclusive than Spitfire F4 101. But I don't want to skate 101 on rough ground anyway.

[@driftlessskater5475]

Maybe try setting up two boards, but put on some brand new wheels on both with those different durometers. I think that would be a better comparison. Those 99a’s have already been broke in which would make a big difference. I will say that I absolutely hated putting Tablets on my board. The axel sticks out way too far and every time I looked at my board it looked gross.

[@insanogeddon]

SPITFIRE CLASSIC SWIRL FORMULA FOUR 99D 58MM SKATEBOARD WHEELS - PURPLE (graphic on the inside when setting up) Accept no substitute for lightness, speed, slides, and cutting through pedestrian grip and street scree for a board with wheel wells.

[@willblackett4709]

Great vid Bro !!!! Cool spots. skating, review, connecting with the viewer.. F-ing Great vid !!!

[@ZackDowdy]

Thank you!

[@raymundosk85]

I had Rictas and Spitfires back in the day, blew out the Rictas and got flat spots on the spitfires. Tried Bones X Formulas and never looked back

[@prodigaljess]

Yo, Zack...those spots are SICK! Great skating in each one. I'm a relatively new subscriber and really enjoying your content. Stay solid, bro.

[@Treversoncorey]

I don’t think it’s ur truck but I weirdly think that the 99a’s slide better than the 101a’s the newer 97a ones slide a lot more than most other brands of 97a that I’ve tried

[@Not-Even-Close-666]

Thanks Mr. Dowdy

[@Nitroxide]

I ride 101DU f4 54 conical full (these exact wheels)-- texas crust is no match for me. Side note: I love powerslides as well >:) Ice-ing out from speed and NOT falling feels gnarly and insanely cool

[@d_trick89]

I’ve always wondered if the difference would be noticeable; I guess it depends on the experience of the skater. I love the classics, but I’ve never really tried other shapes.

[@ejlopez6637]

As far as speed and smoothness goes, I don’t notice much of a difference between formula four 99s and 101s. I do feel like the 101s do feel a little too slippery on some surfaces though. So more often than not I choose 99s. I don’t like the 97s though. Typically I do with other wheels like slimeballs or the new dragon formula 97s. The formula four ones feel a tad too grippy for me. They felt more like 95s to me.

[@odge1386]

99a they seem to slide better at our local skatepark.

[@sk8fm448]

So helpful. 🙏

[@LonnieHutchinson90]

99 tablets are my favorite spitfire wheels

[@jann470]

Ben making his appearance 😂

[@retrogore_videos]

I find the 99as slippery on asphalt, I imagine the 101as are like skating on ice 😅

[@jimmyhuang8730]

SF F4 101A is slightly faster on smooth surfaces but slick AF and even harder so useless on anything rough, if you like to slip and slam and be useless on rough ground go for the 101A rofl, for the same type of wheel but much more useful I would rather throw the money on Bones SPF 104A which is actually slightly less slippery than SFF4 101A but about the same speed for smooth surfaces, so a better wheel.

[@rodneyvonC]

hansome haircut king

[@kylercroci2278]

This man needs wheel wells on a skate deck cause of his monster truck of a board shits crazy af

[@ZackDowdy]

Not wrong!

[@kylercroci2278]

@@ZackDowdy not in a bad way your killing it man keep on pushing wood 💪🏻

[@GoofyFootersRule]

ricta bones hazards or darkstars only I had a deadly spitfire flatspot weeks ago....flatspot the size of street ditch puddles form in after it 🌧 rains😢

[@Quicksk8reels]

What size wheels do you ride?

[@CRASSsk8s]

Space Pupil is LEGIT. ❤. I have one of their boards.

[@literallyanythingelseother]

I have 101 and 99 conical fulls. The 99s are infinitely better. Trustworthy, durable, light. no downsides. The 101s were so icy. they scared me when I used to turn. Whether concrete or indoors.

[@literallyanythingelseother]

54mm conical full is my perfect wheel.

[@yesmaybe630]

Wheels are way too hard for street!

[@Markcurb]

Oddly enough the conical fulls round out over time looking almost like bones V5. With regular conicals and tablets they stay straight.

[@ZackDowdy]

Good to know!

[@BurnettThe23]

What deck is that? super sick graphic

[@ZackDowdy]

Space Pupil!

[@riverkjg]

Bro, where is the la sirenuse jacket from? So sweet

[@ZackDowdy]

Thank you! Tombolo I think that how it’s spelt

[@Chris-ym2mm]

sick dude

[@cwatson42785]

Anyone try the Andy Anderson nano cubic 97a wheels? I'm looking to get back into skating and was eying those or the dragons or spitfire 99a. Im going to be riding mostly street and up in the northeast where the streets are bad

[@matthewbrown770]

You wont be upset. I love my 97 nanos!!!

[@shaun8062]

I've been riding two different shapes of the dragons for over a year and I skate street a lot. I used to get a new pair of wheels for each type of skating. I no longer have to.

[@jimmyhuang8730]

Go with Dragons or X97, Andy stuff is gimmicks..

[@shaun8062]

@@jimmyhuang8730 dragons are Andy stuff

[@matthewbrown770]

@@jimmyhuang8730 pretty sure the ones that say nano and the ones that say andy are identical bro. Just because something isnt your style doesnt make it a gimmic. There is a reason that dudes name is click bait.

[@objuancannoli411]

Makes me miss Murrieta

[@ZackDowdy]

Golden nugget spots out there

[@zThisPlay]

16:27 nbd

[@jimmyhuang8730]

And the speed, it's not that much faster, just as any cheap $15 bearings arent that much slower to $60 swiss.

[@GinoZacarias]

99a

[@Rufusdos]

Punctuation error in title dude!

[@jimmyhuang8730]

Dont kid yourself, the SFF4 101A is NOT a street wheel and not for any rough asphalt and gl with pebbles, you're going to slam. You better off with SFF4 97A or X97 or Dragons for street.

[@connorelish2]

lol don’t be fooled by people who say you can’t skate hard wheels in the streets. Shut up bro

[@sekkkinnnbn5456]

oh no all of a sudden my 101a won’t work in the streets 😰😰😰

[@GoofyFootersRule]

I flat spotted a spitfire so bad last mnth it felt like only 1 wheel was hitting a speed bump......full thumbs down 👎 to spitfire ricta or bones or hazards or darkstar wheels

[@Gingerbread-xo2hf]

I skate the 101 sff4 on the crusty ass roads and paths in my small Irish village and get by just fine , although I may just be used to it

[@toddt.]

False

[@trappedshadow]

Ben!!!

[@MarkPuke13]

Spitfires are better with hardness

[@comesect]

Lame