the dragon formula certainly does stick on metal, I experienced this too. its not unbearable and they are perfect for street, but actually in the park I prefer spitfire as well, since they slide better.

Just found the channel mate, inspired me to get back into skating. Love it, keep up the vids

Been saying it all these fancy wheels come out but in the end its back to the spitfires something about them they just work

that skatepark looks hectic, I like your style dude, very relaxed

It can't be a big problem if it's only for bluntslides. I've got Dragon formula 93A first time they got out and I love them for the streets. Then I got nano-cubics 97A and it already felt much harder compared to previous ones. A few days ago I got nano-cubics 93A, not really broke them in. There's no way that I'd ever go full time on harder wheels just to get a few tricks in my late 30s. If needed for specific tricks, I'll put the harder wheels just for a session.

Appreciate your opinion on them! F4s for me but I would love if they could make a pure white version

I flipped the wheels around. I love it.

Bro that park looks fun but hell to deal with. Avoiding those scooters is a trick in itself 😂. Damn!

I love the Bones X formula (same as Powell Dragon) in the 99 version, X97 was just a bit too sticky for me as well. What I notice with the X's is they hang on pretty tight until they let go and then damn do they GOOOOO. So it's a bit of a learning curve on anything with a lot of wheel contact like noseslides /ledge boardslide since you have to charge hard into it to be sure of breaking loose and then be prepared to keep balance when it suddenly goes from sticky to greasy and your board takes off. But if you can roll with that quirk they will go much longer, faster on less wax once you're loose than anything else I've ridden. X97 will break loose and go just as fast too but it just takes a fraction too long and hard to commit to so I usually anxiety bail vs risk getting pitched forward. So maybe give the X99's a shot some day.

I have the same problem with the wheels. I can’t board slide ledges because the wheels stick. Still love them though. I have two sets lol

I’m all about sharing but dang that was out of control lol thanks for the great vids brotha.

love the vid! Was wondering what your mic setup is? Audio is great

i got a complete off fb marketplace for $40, real deck, indy forged hollow 139s, bones stf v2 53mm. Not crazy about the wheels, they're skinny tablet shape, like shopping cart wheels. i had an old set of bullet wheels from the '90s, more similar to a spitfire classic shape maybe. i was skeptical bc of how old they are, but they actually feel pretty good. they are worn to about 54, and they feel like about 97a. they seem like they might be likely to flat spot, but we'll see. the stfs felt ok, but wasn't digging the shape. they were marked as 103a and they skated ok and locked in well, but were a little prone to chunking/shredding like ojs. i have other wheels if the bullets don't work out, i just wanted to see how they felt.

shredding so hard dude so good to see

Youre right the lower durometer definitely made you stick on those board slides. Wow!

been on these wheels for about 4 months and cant agree with you more. I love them but at times they have just a little too much grip on metal. I was hoping when they launched the second durometer with other sizes it would be the x99 formula but they went with the softer 93 dragon formula instead

Loved the Benny on the box. I just ordered the Nanos for a try :p

Wow what a gorgeous park. Looks really well designed. A bit for everyone.

How are you liking the slappy trucks? I have a setup with slappys and I absolutely lobe them, but i just got a new setup with thunders, and im feeling like the thunders make all my flatground and grind tricks more consistent. After riding that setup the slappys feel kind of slow or clumsy. you seem to be doing well skating street on the slappys so just thought i'd ask if you fully prefer them over thunder.

this vid is how you properly test and rate products. sometimes it takes multiple multiple multiple sessions proper test phase takes timeeee

Hey man. I was pondering on these wheels for a while and coincidentally you made a video about it. I see that you visited the skatepark in Miranda and was wondering if you would visit the Meadowbank skatepark and give your personal thoughts on that one

I have a skatepark setup with hard spitfires and a street setup with dragon wheels. Way to go in my opinion

I’m really digging the Spitfire OG classics in 99a

Ive recently come to a similar conclusion about ricta cloud 9s and the spitfire formula four lock-ins. I LOVE my spitfire wheels; great all around wheel. Feels great at a park/plaza, and not too hard for street. I really dont change them much. Lol But, the Cloud 9s are perfect for street. Such a smooth wheel with a strange hardness that doesnt gum up any slides you perform.

After skating formula fours I honestly can't enjoy skating anything else. I use the 99a classics or radials (or occasionally a tablet.) It's just honestly perfect for me, they slide consistently all the time and are soft enough to take some of the shitty east coast United States pavement I skate. All these dragon wheels, nano cubic, and Powell Anderson shape deck are all just marketing and silly gimmicks.

This skate park gives me mini SLS Vibes. It pretty cool. Different from your usual bowl style park

do andy's nano cubics only come in 97A? i have been hearing a lot of complaints about them being too soft/ grippy. i had assumed they had several different hardness versions available. but now it makes more sense in regards to the complaints if they only come in 97A. which seems an odd choice. why not 98 or 99 etc.

true, I don't like how you can't turn them inside. I actually like the bones 52 100's, great width. But trying a random element wide 99 atm. with the 8.75 anatomy foil board, quite fun. Great vid.

I had problems with blunt slides as well with these wheels.

Scooter park looks sick

I have been riding 53mm FF conical full 99 for years. To me it’s the best all around wheel I e come across, but I haven’t had the opportunity to experiment with any of the newer dragon type formulas. If I wanted a softer wheel that still slides for rougher ground would you recommend the dragons or cubes?

How are you finding those slappy trucks?

It makes sense. The few mm of wider wheelbase does matter

in my area there's only crusty spots so for me i like the dragons. haven't tried the nano cubics yet. they are more sticky than spitfires but the trade off is worth it for me. i can't even skate hard wheels anymore without it feeling terrible.

maybe give the bones xformula 97a's a try, I know its the same people, but I wonder if the xformula versions can slide on metal at a 97a as opposed to the dragons 97a.

What mic are you using?

0:54 Holy scooters. That place looks like a nightmare to try to skate.

My favorite thing to watch is a bunch of kids around an old dude with no shirt on... 😳

Concial full 52 or 54 99a

You should also wax where the wheels bite the bottom of the board so you don't get stuck.

i just grabbed another complete off fb marketplace for $15, like new hardly ridden. 8.25" superior deck, thunder 148 forged hollow lights, primitive wheels 53mm, bones china reds. i'm not crazy about thunders, but to be fair the ones i have are 30 years old. for the price i couldn't pass it up and i'll give them another shot. first impression is the turn kinda sucks, worse than ventures which i think turn fine but common opinion is they don't turn. i like the clear blue bushings, and they don't wheelbite bad for being as loose as they are, factory setting nut flush with kingpin. but i usually ride bigger wheels like 56mm.

i hate to sound like i work for powell but my 93a 58mm dragons are the bomb. they arent asymmetrical like those. i tried those too i sent them back. i dont like the wide clunky ride they had

Does Andy even do blunt slides? 🤔

can you wax the wheels to help the blunts

硬轮肯定相对软轮更容易slide，但是andy的轮子针对的全面性的，非某一个方面，如果你只针对某个喜欢的玩法，那肯定不合适，但是并不代表他不是一个好的轮子，要硬轮，那肯定选ricta轮子了，哈哈哈。

Funny, Andy never seems to have these problems

Look at all the scooter kids. Dang where do you skate?

I'm not interested in Skating "1" all around "wheel" I don't see myself Being able to skate just SPITFIRES 99a. More Power to whoever does. I ride about 5 different Sets of wheels, All for different Reasons. If you Skate rails, or do nose/tail or Blunt slides on Anything you need at min "99a" to not stick a lot. 101 is Ideal. But I don't skate Rails Or Park really! I skate Street, Ledges, Curbs, Gaps, Stairs, Hills, Ditches, Natural transition spots, DIYS. So For me 97a to 93a is a Great Range of Softness. But I can say that People over "Emphasize: Slide-ability in Wheels", its not The only thing that matters. For me its more about do they skate right "out the bag" new, do they preform well in certain atmospheres better than a typical 99a. Or Does this Certain Brands "99a" perform better in certain "Concrete Scenarios" Great job Riding these 3 months, You should really just skate street with them, and give them a second try! maybe skate street 3 months now in those broken in ones, and make a second Video. Use Em for Skating Sketchy Spots, Its what I use them For.

you never see Andy blunt slide

The biggest problem is that it sells bad. I literally didn't see it one time on someones board.

It’s not a frontside Blunt it is more like of a over back tail slide!!! ✌🏼

I've never seen a park so full of scooter kids. Must be a nightmare.

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why would anyone tile a skatepark! that must be so distracting

I love my 56mm 🐉 Dragons. Thanks for an honest review and the free stoke. End hate, go skate! 🛹🛹🛹

Radial slim! Bring em back @spitfirewheels

absolutely - best wheel if you skate park, to me, is spitfire f4. I mostly skate curbs and do boardslides (even at the skatepark) so the AA wheel is the PERFECT “everything” wheel FOR ME. but for someone at your skill level, I’d go with spitfires all day. 🔥🤙🏼🛹 also interesting park never seen one with rough tile ground like that

biggest problem is youre missing ur shields haha theyre shields there for a purpose