Spitfire's Worst & Best Wheel

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5 ай бұрын

Setting up and testing out a new @ManakSkates with @spitfirewheels tablets! Additional filming by Matthew Reyes @MR102889
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Chapters
0:00 Board & Wheel Setup
11:40 Slappy Curb Session
13:22 Mini Ramp Session
20:00 Final Thoughts
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@ZackDowdy 5 ай бұрын

What's your favorite wheel shape?

@TRAVIESO_NA 5 ай бұрын

I used to love conical shape. But now I’m open minded to shapes. I’m even riding Tablets and some Nomads by Oj and they both are square. But I also am riding some super wide wheels and some traditional slender rounded bones wheels. So idk anymore😢 lol they are all good. Spitfire, Bones/Powell and OJs all make good wheels. All the other brands I’ve tried just had break in period and less longevity

@jeffreycutts2393 5 ай бұрын

I skated Tablets for 2 years and love them, but I’ve recently switched to the 97a Bones Nano Cubics and they are pretty much the wheel of my dreams.

@justinstrickland5753 5 ай бұрын

you lost me at "sapp hire"

@andrewkissel741 5 ай бұрын

Formula 4 classics 54mm 99a

@7plyTherapy 5 ай бұрын

I ride SF classics F4, just because they are perfect for flips and street.

@ManakSkates 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the support and kind words, Zack. You rule dude!

@ZackDowdy 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the deck Jonny!

@ManakSkates 5 ай бұрын

Anytime bud!

@ganj9217 5 ай бұрын

Man you are living the dream. I have always wanted a miniramp in my backyard, looks like such a nice little neighborhood too. Hope to one day have my own place

@ZackDowdy 5 ай бұрын

You can do it too!

@willblackett4709 5 ай бұрын

When I make wheel wells, I put the trucks an wheels on, clamp them to each side and draw on to the deck with a pen, (around the wheels) On old decks I just draw a half circle around the wheelbite marks. then use a belt sander , then paint or clear coat.

@eyeswithoutaface01 5 ай бұрын

Can we please get Zack sponsored by Last Resort, Polar Skate Co., and Spitfire plz

@timmyle8741 5 ай бұрын

You forgot ace trucks as well 😂

@njits1017 5 ай бұрын

He gets wheels from spitfire so kinda flow

@leafskating 5 ай бұрын

I have never tried spitfire wheels before maybe I should get some. Right now I’m skating a set of 56mm pigs wheels and there really good. Really loving your content at the moment ❤

@TRAVIESO_NA 5 ай бұрын

Spitfire is definitely growing on me I love the formula four Tablets I’m skating these 48mm ones nice light and reactive wheels.

@rulehardgarage9740 5 ай бұрын

Yousta is a brand that sort of caught my eye supporting skate scene and unique skaters. Also there is a local company that makes their own wood and also supports community in big ways called Sapient.

@7plyTherapy 5 ай бұрын

I love what you stand for @ZackDowdy and I 100% agree that skate companies should do more for the skate community. Big reason for why I started my channel, I felt that the skate community doesn’t talk much about mental health, so I figured I could give/teach some free skill through it, and bring awareness to it; hoping to make more with it myself, like home made boards as well, just haven’t finished my press to start. Keep killing it man, your channel is one of a kind, which is what attracted me to it.

@ZackDowdy 5 ай бұрын

Much love homie!

@versnellingspookie 4 ай бұрын

I hit you up with a sub! Nice concept for a channel dude 🤠

@7plyTherapy 4 ай бұрын

@@versnellingspookie I appreciate that, my dude!

@beachtreegrove 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely love the side of the road skate spot you found and went back to. I remember as a kid all the spots i'd see from the car window that i wanted to skate - and dreamed how I could skate it. You get to do that as a kid and as a passenger! I'm just now getting back to it after being a dad and the driver for 25 years!

@gunfun7772 5 ай бұрын

I used to buy 54mms but got some 39mm wheels a s a joke recently. Turns out I loved them. Super light and fast pop. Really liked them. Now I got 52mm tablets because i'm riding a 8.6 deck. This way my lock in is closer to the edge of the board (because they are slimmer) and you can control/stabalize the grind a bit better. I like them and coming from a 39mm the speed and smoothness feels great.

@SoapworthyProductions 5 ай бұрын

17:44 looks like you slappy back 50-50 on that giant ledge up the bank. So sick!!!

@ZackDowdy 5 ай бұрын

Thanks!! Such a cool spot

@TRAVIESO_NA 5 ай бұрын

The Spitfire Tablets for me have been more nimble for me. And I’ll agree with you about having to be centered. Agree 100% But they add pop for me. And I am riding them on a square tail board.

@Clarke1982 5 ай бұрын

Great episode Zack!

@jacksonwallace6211 5 ай бұрын

I definitely agree with you on bearings. If you spent more than $30, you're just throwing money away. I've never tried shields-off, but I think the idea is to run them without lube for dirt to stick to. Skateboarding is so under the bearing's spec that running dry bearings probably works fine, but I've never tried it.

@brianwyoder 4 ай бұрын

Have you ever done a video on your mobility routine? I'm a skater around your age, always looking for ways to improve physical fitness. Thanks Zack!

@skatedad9794 5 ай бұрын

Nice vid bro. That bank with the parking blocks looks super fun

@skatemetal5062 3 ай бұрын

I used to make wax back in 2012 . I used 3 types of wax melted its in a metal bowl over a boiling pot of water . After some trial and error I had it down real good . Slipped sticky and didn't just melt in the sun 🙃

@LonnieHutchinson90 5 ай бұрын

You can use like four bearing washers on the inside of the wheel to space it out further to cover the wheel nut a little more

@ZackDowdy 5 ай бұрын

Good point! Little hard with ace's because the thread space is limited.

@Robebabu 4 ай бұрын

How would that work? The nut stops where it hits the bearing. Adding washers to the inside doesn't affect the profile of the wheel. It just makes your trucks feel wider.

@jumson7366 4 ай бұрын

i just got the lock ins full, waitin for new deck and be checkin em next day

@thickenstein 5 ай бұрын

I'm really digging Deathwish decks the last couple of years. Indy 144's, Spitfire Classics and usually Bronson G3 or Reds. As far as who is contributing to the life of the scene and skaters, I wish I knew more.

@arikuusela6716 5 ай бұрын

2:20 There was a one Polar board on sale with pretty bad graphics (nobody wanted to buy it) So I just re-painted it. Nothing wrong with the board, but.

@dneck 4 ай бұрын

❤ great video you're a SICK skater. all kinds of great clips and tricks in here

@diplenski 4 ай бұрын

i like bones v5 and v6 specifically, but generally i like wider wheels with a rounded edge. never owned spitfires but probably like a radial or radial full, the v5 and v6 are kinda similar but also side-cut like a conical

@rosscauvel8481 5 ай бұрын

I like to go middle screw, then outwards for my rails. I dig the swine sliders too.

@woundedworrierz 5 ай бұрын

Man that 5050 was so sick. Keep killing it

@love4boost 4 күн бұрын

Only reason I had a set of Swiss Ceramic’s is because I got them for free. I will say I had them for years till one of my friends borrowed my board and then lent that board to our other friend who moved across the country. I also found out about that by my friend sending me a picture of “his” board. So yeah I’m Reds or Bronson G2’s all the way and if I noticed I was having reliability issues I’d get Super Reds or G3’s. I doubt I’d have reliability issues with them though because I’ve used Reds for over 20 years after having major reliability issues with Black Panthers, Pig, and Lucky bearings.

@richardbrewis436 15 сағат бұрын

We use Jessup grip in Bxl's, capital of Europe! Love ur content Zack, legit!!

@orygun_kyle77 5 ай бұрын

that back 50 was so sick man, what a cool spot

@thestonedandstripped 5 ай бұрын

Black Label because John L is a founding father of graphics and 80's pro-skater.

@jamesb1412 5 ай бұрын

Sounds like great dimensions! I have very similar with a 14.5’ wheelbase. Would like to try 14.375’….

@ZackDowdy 5 ай бұрын

It’s nice and fast turning!

@andysguitar6687 4 ай бұрын

mini ramp in the backyard is sick

@maxpower7192 5 ай бұрын

i have been riding a manak 8.25 popsicle with the iggy graphic i like the board mine creaks alot but i have beat it up and its still soild but i dont skate as much or as hard as some one like you so its cool seeing someone skating a manak board and what they think

@ZackDowdy 5 ай бұрын

That's good to know! Glad you enjoy it.

@jonahs697 5 ай бұрын

You need to try the radial full and lock in full. They’re my favorites

@D.FRESH1 5 ай бұрын

Is the life boards you speak of in Muncie Indiana? I live in Indianapolis and see some of the life Team around Indy at the parks.

@quarter_cab 5 ай бұрын

They are, he has reviews on their decks

@D.FRESH1 5 ай бұрын

@@quarter_cab I thought so. Their boards look sick. It’s one on my list to get. They have decent selection on their site.

@ne3n-211 5 ай бұрын

I’m skating a 9”” polar deck and 60mm conical full 97a wheels

@toddt. 4 ай бұрын

I ended up with some 55mm rowan spitfire f4 Full radial not bad at all

@babyzoomer924 5 ай бұрын

Hi there! So about the brands I'm not aware of what any brand does on an ethical level that'll make me value them for it, but I do really like Heroin in terms of oddly shaped boards, and Krux with their creative trucks. Standard is dull, go weirdos!

@D.FRESH1 5 ай бұрын

Square. 54mm-56mm

@sdhayes 5 ай бұрын

Barrier Kult!

@trevorfacer8705 5 ай бұрын

Rad video and such a cool vibe. Love the idea of giving back to the community, especially when the world is in such a capitalistic mindset.

@michaellow3648 5 ай бұрын

You should try some nano cubics for slappy grinds

@gabriel__drake 5 ай бұрын

you should check out the spitfire lock-ins. they are a little wider and rounder but still squared off

@ZackDowdy 5 ай бұрын

I loved those! The riding surface is really big.

@TupDigital 4 ай бұрын

Superb video

@DavidKemp 5 ай бұрын

Beer City Skateboards is a cool remnant from the 90s still making superior quality boards

@ryanrowe1975 5 ай бұрын

Cool spot

@marmar2870 5 ай бұрын

Where’s that curb? Looks so fun

@gabriel__drake 5 ай бұрын

Try WKND! I've been having a great time on one of their decks

@pirateninjacat85 5 ай бұрын

Should definitely try the hazard conical wheels by Madness, super slidey

@TreyWay47 5 ай бұрын

Do you know any good places to buy last resort ab shoes because I can never get them online

@ZackDowdy 5 ай бұрын

Unfortunately I don't it feels like they intentionally make limited quantities in common sizes, it sucks.

@driftlessskater5475 5 ай бұрын

I absolutely hate the way the Tablets look on a board. I liked how they locked in for certain grinds, but also didn’t like them as much for flatground. If I wanted to have that lock in feeling, I’d just get the Lock-In shape, but I think I’ll continue skating the Classic.

@ezrhino100 5 ай бұрын

fortunately, I don't skate well enough to geek out like this. Spitfire Classics will do. 56mm.

@orygun_kyle77 5 ай бұрын

do you wear last resort vm003 suede?

@ZackDowdy 5 ай бұрын

This video was canvas vm3 mainly

@ghostpopper3320 4 ай бұрын

*PIG🐷 **_proline_** 53mm* have been rollin' my arse 'round lately. (I like 'em, okay!)

@BarcsikDani 5 ай бұрын

You shoud try santa cruz winkowski deck once :)))

@simonskating 5 ай бұрын

10.1 dead dave heroin deck with indy 2.15 and aj Nelson 101a speedlab wheels with bones super Swiss 6

@eyeswithoutaface01 5 ай бұрын

Oh and Ace Trucks😅

@LonnieHutchinson90 5 ай бұрын

Dragon wheels are the best but the second best is spitfire tablets! Both amazing

@huntersmith8724 5 ай бұрын

anxiety gang gang

@mikehemens9359 5 ай бұрын

I think ODB said it best.

@ethereal-fortress39 4 ай бұрын

Dragon 93a, 56mm x 36mm is best wheel

@Dfort_ 5 ай бұрын

Radial fulls

@manuelalvarran7042 5 ай бұрын

Had no clue Manik was still making boards.

@ZackDowdy 5 ай бұрын

They are good!

@ManakSkates 5 ай бұрын

We are not Manik Skateboards. We are Manak Skates. Manak is my last name, no connection to Marshal’s old board company out of Seattle.

@Mo11y666 5 ай бұрын

I found cutting those rails at the 4th hole reduces wheel bite on the rails. Not sure why they make them so long these days. waste of material really.

@ZackDowdy 5 ай бұрын

Good idea!

@1anteante 5 ай бұрын

can you try some slime balls?

@galvanizedgnome 5 ай бұрын

I'm so pissed you spray painted over his graphics. It's so disrespectful.

@malapoling8338 4 ай бұрын

Promo sm

@protestthisyouloser1093 4 ай бұрын

Tablets are meh. Lock ins are way better

@jamesholloway1951 5 ай бұрын

I’ve got a set of 99a Tablets on my Almost Rodney Mullen board and I’ve got to say they are really on point for flat ground tricks and Banks. I’ve skated them mostly in skateparks and they feel really precise! 🤏

@suckmygme-darck9996 5 ай бұрын

How much do you weigh man?

@Not-Even-Close-666 5 ай бұрын

Thanks Mr Dowdy from Germany, i ride 8.75 deck size with spitfire conical fulls. Have my second heroin board and love them. The razor edge is something i recommend trying 🫡🤙

@ZackDowdy 5 ай бұрын

Proper setup!