# Equipment Thread
**URL:** https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295
**Category:** Equipment and Reviews
**Created:** [April 3, 2019, 8:01am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295 "2019-04-03T08:01:20Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 175
### Author:  [@jimvo](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/jimvo)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2025, 8:34am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/3589 "2025-05-10T08:34:16Z")
Are Wayward wheels any good? Slam have some at £15 at the moment
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### Author:  [@jimo](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/jimo)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2025, 8:47am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/3590 "2025-05-10T08:47:41Z")
Not really but they’re probably worth £15.
The only wheels that are good are Formula 4s and Powell. Everything else will flat spot.
I can’t think of any reason to buy Powell over Formula 4 because the Spitfires are slightly better.
So the only wheels worth buying are Formula 4s.
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### Author:  [@jimvo](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/jimvo)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2025, 9:54am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/3591 "2025-05-10T09:54:51Z")
I have to agree really. Tried some OJs a while ago and they just didn’t feel safe, like I didn’t know how they’d respond in any given turn / slide. Ran back to f4s begging forgiveness
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### Author:  [@jimo](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/jimo)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2025, 10:18am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/3592 "2025-05-10T10:18:16Z")
Yeah those OJ Elites are treacherous. I do know a few super good skaters who like them because they’re really fast and they slide like mad, but most people aren’t gonna get on with them.
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### Author:  [@Mike](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Mike)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2025, 10:41am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/3593 "2025-05-10T10:41:45Z")
They actually sound really good for Stoke Plaza. That place is far too grippy for 99 F4’s as there is just no give in the concrete. Then again I’ll (try and) jump onto a waxed ledge and probably slip out 😄
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### Author:  [@jimo](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/jimo)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2025, 10:46am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/3594 "2025-05-10T10:46:52Z")
Yeah if you’re only skating a weathered outdoor wooden mini or grippy old concrete (as long as it’s pretty smooth) they’d be ok. But you’d still be better off buying harder F4s.
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### Author:  [@Mike](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Mike)
#### Post date: [May 10, 2025, 10:49am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/3595 "2025-05-10T10:49:36Z")
> [@jimo](#):
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> But you’d still be better off buying harder F4s.
Yeah, wouldn’t dispute that, probably worth grabbing someone who is on F4 101s and trying first. At least I know the F4 are highly unlikely to flat spot.
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### Author:  [@ParmoViolets](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/ParmoViolets)
#### Post date: [May 13, 2025, 6:21pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/3596 "2025-05-13T18:21:29Z")
Is a twin nose egg a thing? I’ve got a brand new set up 8” popsicle looking forlorn in the garage for the last year, awaiting the flip trick come back that’s never happening. Might try the egg scene
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### Author:  [@nav](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/nav)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2025, 10:10am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/3597 "2025-05-18T10:10:04Z")
Lots of symmetrical eggs.
Think the main egg shape Heroin makes is a symmetrical 9.5.
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### Author:  [@ParmoViolets](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/ParmoViolets)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2025, 11:03am UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/3598 "2025-05-18T11:03:57Z")
I got the same as Ned in the end. Love it
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### Author:  [@Sleipnir](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Sleipnir)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2025, 12:02pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/3599 "2025-05-18T12:02:36Z")
I’ve missed out on the whole egg thing so far. Then again I was late to switch from the old shaped boards to popsicles. What’s the benefit of the egg shape/big size?
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### Author:  [@ParmoViolets](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/ParmoViolets)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2025, 12:11pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/3600 "2025-05-18T12:11:30Z")
Not used mine yet but standing on it it feels like, given that I’m 3 stone heavier and have hardly any balance any more compared to teenage years, the wider middle gives more stability but the narrower nose and tail mean the board is still nimble enough to try tricks.
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### Author:  [@franc](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/franc)
#### Post date: [May 18, 2025, 2:46pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/3601 "2025-05-18T14:46:11Z")
Eggs \> pointy tail + pointy nose \> might make tricks you scoop like 360 flips or backside 360s easier
Wide popsicles \> round tail + round nose \> better for noseslides, crooked grinds, tailslides and manuals
Now which shape would be better if you want to try a pop shove-it (a trick you scoop) to nosewheelie (a trick for which you need a good nose or tail to get maximal balance)?
I’d say the popsicle is quite the ATV, but it’s really personal.
Eggs are fun but not the most functional shape in my opinion. If I only had one setup, it probably wouldn’t be an egg. This said, I’m always happy to skate one.
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### Author:  [@doowyrag](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/doowyrag)
#### Post date: [May 24, 2025, 6:02pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/3602 "2025-05-24T18:02:03Z")
My Egg & Curb.
Hold tight Instagram.
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### Author:  [@darthpunk](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/darthpunk)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2025, 1:22pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/3603 "2025-05-26T13:22:10Z")
Anyone replaced out the bushings in their Slappy trucks?
Got the stock in there but way too soft for my supple frame and seem to squish and cut easy, got some purple khiros that fit, pretty rock solid, thought I’d look for something in-between, tried Bones hard but they don’t fit the kingpins too well without a hammer
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### Author:  [@Lazy](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Lazy)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2025, 1:55pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/3604 "2025-05-26T13:55:23Z")
Looks sick. What are the specs and how does she ride?
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### Author:  [@Sleipnir](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Sleipnir)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2025, 3:30pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/3605 "2025-05-26T15:30:23Z")
> [@darthpunk](#):
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> Got the stock in there but way too soft for my supple frame
I won’t ask your weight but I’m 12 1/2 stone and I have a set of Slappys I ride at factory settings. Slappys are like Ace and Lurpiv in that they come with soft bushings designed to be ridden loose. If you tighten them down they’ll squish.
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### Author:  [@Lazy](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Lazy)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2025, 4:31pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/3606 "2025-05-26T16:31:04Z")
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Hate to say it but I’d actually love one of these:
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### Author:  [@jimo](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/jimo)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2025, 5:56pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/3607 "2025-05-26T17:56:16Z")
Just bubble wrap your normal board.
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### Author:  [@doowyrag](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/doowyrag)
#### Post date: [May 26, 2025, 7:00pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/equipment-thread/295/3608 "2025-05-26T19:00:38Z")
It’s a Heroin (obvs) Bail Gun Gary - 9.75.
Trucks = Indy 169’s.
Wheels = 52mm Spitfire Soft Slidings.
It’s a barge and I’m quite happy with it (probably because I don’t ollie much these days).
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