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Spitfire F1 Classic Street Burners – 52mm

“I don’t know how many of you wannabe’s out there know of, or have seen the 1986 skate feature called Thrashin, if you haven’t, then technically you’re not really a skateboarder, you are merely the spawn of a trend that flushed over you whilst you had your dick in your hand and felt compelled to be part of something better than the masturbating club you loved so much!

Now, for the fucks out there who does know this masterpiece where Corey Webster leaves his hometown in preparation for the ultimate downhill in Los Angelas, ‘The L.A. Massacre’, you might remember a lot of things like skate jousting, ramp burning, Bozo’s cabriolet, Venice Beach trickery etc, but the one thing I always remember is when the owner of Smash Skates tempts Corey with a sponsorship deal by bouncing a Kryptonite 78A wheel in front of him like a tennis ball and then saying ‘Son, in the event of a nuclear bomb, this will be the only thing that survives!’.

It gets me every time and in many ways, I feel that Spitfire is that wheel, they’ve been around forever and I know they’ll be around for as long as we need wheels to ride skateboards!”

It’s not the first time I’ve rolled up a set of Spitfires and it wont be the last either, I’ve always backed the best in skateboarding for my own reasons, they fucking rule and they are responsible for this industry constantly moving forward.

Like most skate products over the years, every now and then a company send some of their goods to a surgeon of sorts and they come up with new ways to better the current lines, in this case, spitfire separated park wheels from street wheels and the results are phenomenal. Basically, these wheels are 100D and really tough. They slide nicely on any surface but I wouldn’t recommend riding them a too smooth surfaces as they wont grip and you’ll be the one sliding! I thought they would flat spot easily, but to my surprise, they haven’t yet and I’m about a month in already! They are a bit loud, but amongst traffic you’re merely a spec in the noise that pollutes our cities.

If you hit the streets often enough and feel that softer wheels hold you back, I would highly recommend these, they’re sick and you can be too!

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