Better Spitfire Formula Four? NFG Wheels...
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- Опубліковано 30 лип 2024
- The chemist who invented Spitfire's Formula Four started his own wheel company, NFG Wheels.
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Chapters
0:00 Spitfire's Formula Four Changed The Industry
0:42 Formula Four Inventor
1:50 Channel Trailer
2:10 NFG Wheels Unboxing
2:59 Flat-Spot Test
5:33 NFG Wheel Specs & Setup
7:22 Sponsor - Gotham
7:50 NFG Wheel Test Sessions
9:43 NFG Wheel Initial Thoughts
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Love your vid's Zack, greetings from the netherlands
Nice stuff just order an anchor pendant and chain. Forgot to apply the code though, next time!!
No. I know about NFG BECAUSE of THIS video.
nfg and loophole are super sick wheel companies. loving my 95a nfgs
Are the 95a wheels too soft or are they still hard enough to not feel a bounce when skating and still able to powerslide.
What’s the difference? Are the two companies the same?
So glad you got around to trying them. My favorite wheels ever
Those lurpivs look so cool, especially with the nice groove 👍
Great review on the wheels Zack, I like how you are supporting smaller brands and sharing what they are about. Your ring comment had me thinking of Tony Hawks video Thrasher released a few weeks ago where he broke his finger in the pool and had to get the ring sawed off.
Greetings from Brazil!
Zack, you need to try the NFG 95a 'Crust' formula. They breakaway for reverts and slides easy, and they are superior for the type of skateboarding your promoting. The speed difference with the medium soft wheel is noticeable in those sub pristine riding surfaces, in older parks, street and ditches.
Nice to see you like them!
I've been riding these wheels for a while now after making the switch from spitfires, and the nfg wheels are MUCH BETTER imo. The spitfires can feel ice skatey at times and are harder to break into a powerslide. The NFGs are really forgiving with grip, they have enough traction to not slide out on accident but the second you try to get into a powerslide they break grip super easy and slide super predictably. Basically everything that you like about a formula four but a step up in the feel and control they provide. I definitely recommend. My one wish is that they would offer a "lock in" style shape!
As always, solid…and love your grip tape, respect 👊🏼
Don’t know how I fow your page but glad I did. New subscriber your skating style is dope. Gonna try the nfg wheels
I’ve been on NFGs for a few months now, the absolute best wheels out. Aaron Holmes is a wizard indeed
@Michael Mahogany to each their own, bones grip too much for me. You can flat spot any wheel. Why you gotta be so negative? These aren’t formula fours, the guy handcrafts these in small batches. Don’t knock them til you try them.
@Michael Mahogany lmfaooo i flatspotted 3 sets of bones in a matter of weeks, they suck ass, most blank wheels like mini logo or decathlon are better than bones
@Michael Mahogany You need therapy G, go hug someone…
You are such an awesome skater ...!👌🔥✌
Kind regards from Austria
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I probably shouldn't have clicked on this video cuz I ended up buying two sets. I love my Formula 4 OG classics but they can be hard to find in the size and hardness I want, so happy to learn about NFG. It has been a while since I have ridden some fat ass 95a wheels so looking forward to getting around the city on those and got a set of seconds to try the hard ones out at the park
got the wheels a couple days after ordering. the slide is very similar to formula 4. The Vee shape appears to be the same the set of Slimeballs I have. Not quite as wide as the OG Classics because they don't have the rounded lip. The production seconds come unbleached, so kind of a unique tannish color. Pretty solid alternative to Spitfire. The center hole between the bearing hubs is big enough for built-in spacer bearings so that's a plus if you use those. Anyway. 95a nice break away on some hill bombs, nice slide on nose/tailslides, little grippy for reverts at the park, but decently smooth getting through the streets compared to 99s or 101s without sacrificing too much.
you should do that flatspot test on those NFGs when your knee is feeling better
just ordered a set of production seconds to test on my daily commute. when i get my money up, gonna get a set for each member of the gang. the flaws of mechanical reproduction are super dope to me
Great video Zack! I noticed you have the Polar Aaron Herrington board, it's just the board I was looking at buying. I was wondering what size board you got, and what you're thoughts are on the 1991 Jr shape?
I'm thinking about getting the 8.75 board of the same graphic and shape, and was wondering what you thought of the deck. Thanks :)
I really like the Herrington shape on this deck, I got the 8.5... This is my second one. I like the look of the Jr shape, might have to try that in the future.
Nice vid Zack. Wish I could try them out over here in the UK
*minor thing but you left the shoe blurb from another vid in your description ;)
Peace x
Oh shit! Thank you :)
@@ZackDowdy very minor, but you’re always so on-point with your presentation and details, I thought you’d wanna know.
Great work man. Been here since just after 1000 subs and I gotta say, you’ve done awesome - but you deserve so much more. The work doesn’t go unnoticed, believe me.
That's dope I've skated a few brands over the years and always fall back to the formula 4 classics. Other then the flat spot resistant aspect I never really noticed a difference between brands. But actual size throws me off. Was skating destroyed element wheels and traded some art for bones stf wheels 58mm. Which turned out to be really bad wheel bite almost killed me. I got the classics 54mm now. They're still kinda big but sizing your wheel to your board and trucks is more important then the brand.
I skate 58 mm, they're good for bowls but you gotta use 1/8" risers so the wheelbite doesn't send you to the hospital lol
I can tell you’ve been skating a long time just by you calling 54mm wheels big lol 🤘🏻
Used to ride wheels down to the bearing now I’m a 58mm spitfire OG kinda guy
@@JohnDoes620 54mm is big for me 2 lol
I did not know about these wheels before seeing this. I tend to prefer a wide contact surface, so I ordered a set of 54m "V" shape (factory seconds) to try them out. Thanks for the referral.
I also got the V shape and compared to my spitfire conical fulls they’re actually a little narrower. But enjoying them nonetheless
What's your feeding/watering schedule on those cactus? They look pretty perfect, lol
Hi, I ride spitfires but those wheels look nice. About the chunks taken from the edge, I think it is because of the shape of the wheel, never happened to me since I started using rounded spitfire wheels but they returned when I went back to the "tablet" or similar shape. More stability and grip or easier flips and powerslides. Everything has its ups and downs.
Cool that you try small skater owned companies, shipping costs make me impossible to try some things but my next pair of trucks will be the same as you are riding here.
I think you're right, the shape has a lot to do with the tear.
get a cruiser for your store runs and take care of your board for park runs , day and night dude
Back in the 80s and 90s there weren't many wheel companies urethane changed the game. Bones has a lot of experience and of course my all time favorite OJs
Try the A-cut 101-a Mini logos i have the 55’s
I was hoping you would do the same flat spot test on the NFG as you did the Spitfires for a good comparison. I've been debating trying NFG for a while, they seem promising. I thought about going with the Vee shape since I skate miniramp. They look like they'd lock in really well. The way they're coming apart though has me worried.
I will flat spot test them after a few weeks for sure! I think the shape is a big reason they're sorta chipping out.
is that P2 or P9 shape board?
Dowdyyyy
Would be interested to know how they grip on wood bowls and ramps, I ride 58mm F4 99Du Full Conicals and haven’t found anything as grippy but still fast on both concrete and wood together.
They have almost no grip if the wheels and the mini ramp are clean lol. Loophole is the second brand they make and they ride at 100a instead of 103a, same urethane just a little softer.
I work at a skate shop with a gator skin ramp and I have the 56mm Vee shape. Same as Zack is riding in the video I believe
I only skate colored wheels , just that keeps me from ordering ;) cool stuff very cool , once he has black ones I will order for sure
Bones do that too makes sense if there similar to 103 cuz it’s a super hard whee
Have you tried the OJ elite urethane yet?
I like it better than f4, got a setup with each wheel type and the difference is huge in terms of ride smoothness, slide and resistance to chipping.
I haven't tried the elite urethane, I had some classic OJ years ago. Maybe I'll try those next.
I've tried it. Pretty nice quality. They don't blow me away, but that's because good products rarely do.
Grim 95A are sick!
Bones all day! Unique hardness, fine shapes ana sizes and no flatspots
Yes!
What kind of trucks?
Stoked someone finally gave NFG some love .. u can get wheels as low as 25 bucks ... graphic blems but wheels are functional
where and how do you get blemished ones?
@@TheAlexdafnis on the website
What trucks is the board setup with in the video I really wanna find out if anyone can pls help me out
Reviewed them in my most recent video 🤘
Thanks a lot zack bro I’ll be sure to check out more vids on your channel the energy you got is dope man
Are spitfire formula 4 wheels better than Spf bones wheels for bowl?
You keep mentioning pairs.
Are they sold in 2s?
Not sure if they are better than F4 but they are at least as good. Their crust formula is killer too. It's also nice to support a small business for high quality wheels. Not another set poured by creative urethane, Bones, Deluxe or NHS
I noticed you only have three bolts on your front truck. Why's that?
Love your videos, you make doesn't in transition look easy but it's pure skill and lots of style 👍🏼✌🏼
Faster to take apart and just because
@ceppm it's actually to allow the truck to turn slightly faster but still provide enough stability to stay on the board
Like the wheels.
Spitfires and Minilogos, over Bones. The first two screech and easily break into a drift. Bones bark and grip a lot, then slide aggressively straight. How is the power slide like on the NFGs?
bones for life!
What trucks are you riding here?
Speedlab Wheels fo life
Good vid Zack! Nice wide wheel. One little curiosity... you refer to your wheels as a "pair" a pair is two of anything. That's a new "set" of wheels you got there brother. 😀
Who cares
hell yeah ripping the fuck outta the santee lakes spot
A little off topic but is the cactus behind you San Pedro Cactus?
Yeah! Got a few in the backyard.
I like you
New Found Glory makes skate wheels??
U right back than there used to be hella wheel company’s than lotta deck brands also made there own wheels. Shit back than hubba and gold wheels was my shit
Back then it was either Pig Wheels or Ricta Natural’s here for me (none with cores or any of that BS haha)
Spitfire in the bay too sf wheels jus so happens to be located in sf. I think deluxe in general is in sf
Bones over spits forever and ever
*Than
NFG wheels to fire
Splitfire?
Jivaro wheels are the best. Northwest made. Portland based
Never ridden a "splitfire" wheel. Not gonna start now.
Re: rings- see Dogtown rider Aaron "Fingers" Murray.
Oj elites>>
No way
Dude basic spelling mistake in the thumbnail is not a good look.
can people stop turning the graphic of their wheel inward ??? what are you saving them for skate hall of fame ? im pretty sure there meant to be put on correctly
It's to prove you don't care about the graphics...by caring about the graphics
Spitfire was dead like 10-15 years ago. I rode ricta for a long time them bones. I got some modern spits but I'm riding mini logos now
I think you’re a real nice guy that’s very honest but for me these wheels aren’t worth it. My experience with them is that right from the opening the graphic was peeling off. The new production quality is marginally better than the production seconds. If I’m spending $40 plus shipping on wheels I’d like better quality. Yes the wheels feel good and go fast but they have too many aesthetic issues. I’m done with them unless things improve in the later generations.
Better than gang! Get em.. he's offended us!?!🧐😤☠🙀💫💢💪✍👨🏫
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Yo!
@@ZackDowdy good vid!
Better than**
This guy schools
spitfire's success might just be mostly down to the cool name and logo. other wheel companies? kinda weak lol
Need to hear the flatspot sounds. Ben Degros did this and got 0. Nothing will be as good as Spitfire and Bones tbh. I've tried some others around an TBH I shouldn't have. There's a reason why they are no.1 & 2.
Love your channel! But...do you ride just 2 wheels? Cause a pair is 2.
Bones>Spitfire
Only on the smoothest of smooth slipperiest of slippery skateparks would I pick Bones over Spitfire wheels...
Bones look cool especially v5
Check out Boardycakes wheels based in Philly.