# Wheel Talk
**URL:** https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/wheel-talk/1205
**Category:** General
**Created:** [June 24, 2020, 2:39pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/wheel-talk/1205 "2020-06-24T14:39:18Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@andy\_smoke](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/andy_smoke)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2020, 2:39pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/wheel-talk/1205/1 "2020-06-24T14:39:18Z")
I’ve been riding those Bones STF wheels after reading about them on the old forum - pretty sure it was Spanky bigging them up.
They’ve been amazing; wore down evenly, and didn’t cone - despite half my trick-bag being skids and shit.
BUT having skated Jimvo’s board briefly last year, I fell in love with the idea of softer wheels.
Bones do a filmer wheel - 80a - but they are too soft. Terrifyingly fast.
I’m currently on some Spitfire 92a’s. They’re pretty good - smooth roll, still skidable - but coning quickly.
Do you have any recommendations?
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### Author:  [@Les\_Zeppelin](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Les_Zeppelin)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2020, 2:47pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/wheel-talk/1205/2 "2020-06-24T14:47:45Z")
Ricta clouds.
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### Author:  [@anon90826813](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/anon90826813)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2020, 2:55pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/wheel-talk/1205/3 "2020-06-24T14:55:58Z")
Surely the SPF are just a slightly softer (park) version of the STF’s? Could be wrong.
Or is slightly softer not enough soft?
I have had STF’s for the past how many years and they have been amazing every time
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### Author:  [@nedertron](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/nedertron)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2020, 3:16pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/wheel-talk/1205/4 "2020-06-24T15:16:44Z")
Wayward
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### Author:  [@deegwaad](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/deegwaad)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2020, 3:17pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/wheel-talk/1205/5 "2020-06-24T15:17:31Z")
Just had a look on their website and now you can get 99a stf’s. Not sure how long they have been available, but they are a fair bit softer as the originals are 103a. Bit difficult to compare the spf’s as they are on the B scale and I’m not sure how that translates to the A scale? I had a set of spf’s before I switched to the stf’s and they felt harder. Pretty unforgiving ride on the streets.
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### Author:  [@dontcomply](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/dontcomply)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2020, 3:23pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/wheel-talk/1205/6 "2020-06-24T15:23:24Z")
just pulled the trigger on a set of 56mm waywards, will see how they turn out.
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### Author:  [@Mark](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Mark)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2020, 4:19pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/wheel-talk/1205/7 "2020-06-24T16:19:16Z")
Bones do a softer Street wheel but not as soft as filmer. Had a set and didn’t get on with them at all. Will try to find out what they were
Edit\* they only do 104, 103, 101, 99, 80a
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### Author:  [@Mark](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Mark)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2020, 4:40pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/wheel-talk/1205/8 "2020-06-24T16:40:03Z")
They were the 80a ATF Bones wheels. I hated them, way too soft, basically bought the wrong thing.
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### Author:  [@anon90826813](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/anon90826813)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2020, 4:44pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/wheel-talk/1205/9 "2020-06-24T16:44:53Z")
But how are the Thunders?
sorry but not sorry for crossthreading
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### Author:  [@Mark](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Mark)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2020, 4:46pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/wheel-talk/1205/10 "2020-06-24T16:46:41Z")
I’m on hols at the moment, haven’t got them yet. I _think_ they’re waiting for me at the post office near home, will be back there on Friday, will hopefully be able to report back at the weekend
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### Author:  [@anon90826813](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/anon90826813)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2020, 4:53pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/wheel-talk/1205/11 "2020-06-24T16:53:04Z")
Ah, I must have misread, thought you already had them on. I’m intrigued to hear how a straight swap goes for a balance boy.
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### Author:  [@andy\_smoke](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/andy_smoke)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2020, 5:00pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/wheel-talk/1205/12 "2020-06-24T17:00:50Z")
had one set of Rictas a long time ago.
the cores cracked, and the wheels folded in on themselves. dismal
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### Author:  [@andy\_smoke](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/andy_smoke)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2020, 5:02pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/wheel-talk/1205/13 "2020-06-24T17:02:49Z")
I bought those. they’re so smooth, but most unresponsive.
and actually terrifying on hills
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### Author:  [@dontcomply](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/dontcomply)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2020, 5:16pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/wheel-talk/1205/14 "2020-06-24T17:16:04Z")
I remember around 08/09 seeing a few people who had the chrome cores end up having the whole core just pop straight out. another fella i know randomly spotted some god awful purple and yellow cored Ricta’s in a charity shop.
Had a set of the Natural’s last year, they were skating pretty decently until this happened on flat..
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### Author:  [@2\_fiddy](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/2_fiddy)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2020, 5:34pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/wheel-talk/1205/15 "2020-06-24T17:34:37Z")
Yeah that happened to both my friend and I around that time. For me, the purple chrome core broke off after a couple weeks of use and then I couldn’t get the bearings out of one of the other wheels. Waste of money. Not really heard to many good things about Ricta since (other than the soft wheels).
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### Author:  [@deegwaad](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/deegwaad)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2020, 6:00pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/wheel-talk/1205/16 "2020-06-24T18:00:42Z")
Not had any rictas since early 2000’s. Awful. Core came away for me too.
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### Author:  [@h\_palmer627](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/h_palmer627)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2020, 6:36pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/wheel-talk/1205/17 "2020-06-24T18:36:00Z")
I’ll add to the cores popping out, happened to a friend
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### Author:  [@BvS](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/BvS)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2020, 6:46pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/wheel-talk/1205/18 "2020-06-24T18:46:20Z")
Same, I had a pair of Rictas in about 2004. The core came out of two wheels on the first session
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### Author:  [@Chopper](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/Chopper)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2020, 6:59pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/wheel-talk/1205/19 "2020-06-24T18:59:43Z")
Bones blank stf for me, never flatspotted. Skated them from 52mm down to 40-42mm coned with one at 38mm. If it ain’t broke …
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### Author:  [@anon90826813](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/u/anon90826813)
#### Post date: [June 24, 2020, 7:07pm UTC](https://ukskateforum.co.uk/t/wheel-talk/1205/20 "2020-06-24T19:07:02Z")
Ricta’s were a terrible wheel. they might be better nowadays with clouds but i’d never try them again.
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