People do want to support their local skate shop but sometimes there's none near. My closest skate shop is like 30 minutes away pushing 40 with traffic.
The oldest skate shop here where I live got some rip-off Spitfire F4 last year at the peak of the pandemic... even the reputable skate shops can fall for this!
Yep, if someone rings them an says I got a load of surplus stock if you want it cheap they could easily be tempted and might not click that it could be fake..
Killer content man. As a 32 year old skateboarder trying to learn new tricks I can relate to your videos.wish I was as comfortable on my board as you are
I appreciate promoting the awareness of fake product out there. A few years ago, I intentionally bought a set of fake Bones Swiss out of curiosity. They weren’t bad on bigger wheels (60mm), however, on smaller street wheels, not so much. I also appreciate the raw trick progression footage. I was rooting you on, on every attempt!
@@TheePossumm its almost as if the vast majority skateboarders aren't old people and have a very miniscule chance of dying of the coronavirus. Just a thought
@@parallelparkerrr ...who likely live with others or come into contact with others who can assuredly die of the virus. The whole point is that this pandemic isn't about you, it's about the collective. Ben is being irresponsible and immature. He's a grown man with a family; he should be wearing a fucking mask.
Dude thank you SO much for this! I paid 27$ for Bones Swiss bearings on EBay and Really thought nothing of it until you made this video. Went to check the sellers reviews and found out they were indeed selling fakes....luckily for me I haven’t even taken the clear plastic wrapping off of them so I can now get my money back~ You’re the man Ben!!!!
You can get your money back from them either way. Notify the seller. It is likely they are aware that they are selling fakes and they will promptly refund your money.
If I couldn't get to my local shop, I always shopped on CCS for almost 20 years. And since I moved to Atlanta and I really don't know the skate scene I've been ordering everything from CCS or Skate Warehouse.
Amazon wouldn't know any different.. it would be up to the likes of Bones and Spitfire to report the counterfeit goods to Amazon and/or prosecute the sellers. They should have a team for this.
@@LUZ-zv6pq And it wouldn't change. The shady Chinese companies would create a new account and be back to flooding Amazon/ebay with the same fake goods within minutes.
@@jregulatori4672 I agree, it could be a never ending game of cat and mouse but it is up to them to pursue. I bought 200 hoverboards to sell a few years ago coming up to Christmas and every couple of days my add was removed because segway complained and various outlets did not check their claims first. The only mention of them in any of my adds was that we are in no way affiliated with segway llc and after a couple of weeks my add stood. The point is they were all over it, and if we had have broken any copyright laws they would have had us in court in a flash. It was actually quite impressive how on the ball they were. The likes of bones and spitfire etc make more than enough money to be able to put teams together for this, it's protecting their customers and protecting their brand. Even an add campaign to say buy local, buy genuine or whatever. Use a unique code on each packet, then verify legitimacy online? They could do all sorts of things but at the end of the day, they're doing nothing. Instead Mr Degros is over here informing people there are fakes out there..
I actually looked up to buy one set of Spitfireweels of Aliexpress a few weeks ago. I was skeptically about this though. Fortunetaly some seller over there told me the truth after I asked about if he has 43mm, without even asking if there are real. After the first seller, I asked one other seller i contaced if the weels were original Spitfire. And he responeds with "They are very good clone ones". So I can confirm what Ben is saying :D. But Some People want to make money on the amazon Maketplace... Thanks for making the information-video :)
Friend, this happens because the Dlux distribution does not provide the ease of supplying the skate shops, it is difficult to find these products in countries, which makes many purchases in alexpress, and cheap sale of bones, it is good to let the parent distribution know that serve all the existing Skate Shops, now it is easy to obtain the store through social networks, greetings 🙋🏻♂️
I literally bought those exact radial slims with the snake on, if only this video came out a little earlier😔 they were £40 as well so not far off what they usually cost in the UK, so frustrating
“I don’t feel like trying too hard today”... “I could probably back 180 nose grind this chunky ledge, if I try hard enough” haha. Gotta love it. Sometimes just getting out on your board is the only motivation you need.
This dude. Just seems to nice. I bet he is cool AF to hang with. And he is a way better skater then he gets credit for. Dude shreds. Guess the old saying about how nice Canadians are is true.
One time I was scrolling through Facebook and I saw a diy tutorial and it ended up being Ben doing the tutorial. And it was for like drywall patches or something, not skateboarding related at all.
Totally agree about a shortage of them in skateshops , I bought a set of 52mm classics & because of their rarity at present they're charging $80 aus, which I was fine with . Keep well Ben.
Thank you. I almost bought a set of wheels and 4 sets of bearings off this guy for a questionable price. But I decided not to cause I thought they might be stolen and didn't want to support that. Appreciate the video.
How can we be sure that other skateshops didn't get swindled by the guy you talked to on the phone? I'm glad you were able to pick up on his deceit, but I could see other shops innocently striking a deal, and before you know it they're selling fake bearings and wheels.
Your videos are awesome man! Very good to create awareness around these scams. Love your skating too, very nice control and very pleasing to watch! You’re definetly one of my very favourite youtubers. Keep it up! Love from Norway
My brother and I usually get each other a small thing for Christmas and this year I told him that I wanted to try conical fulls. He got them for me, clearly online, and something seems a little off about them. I don't blame him because he doesn't skate, but I hate to think those scammers got his money. It could all be in my head though and the weirdness could be because I always skate skinny wheels.
@@bendegros I'm only one session in on them and clunky is the exact feeling I got. Super smooth though so I'm sure they're the real deal, the lack of traditional spitfire stripes on the side threw me a bit too. Now that I've got my preferred board size/truck combo sorted out I guess it's time to mess with wheels a bit more.
Thanks Ben your awesome. Your videos are what made me skate again. I really hope that boy of yours is taking notes because this channel and the just keep skating channel are just too good to not carry on for as long as possible. Shoot maybe even Vancouver Carpenter, if he ends up a carpenter that is.
I would not trust fake wheels could get scary 😳. Where I have a small engine business I have a great relationship with one of my local industrial supply house, they sell bearings and all kinds of related items for industrial applications. I order my bearings from them for my skates and my scooters. They are very high quality and have been working extremely well. I actually set up my buddy when he had his skate shop in Halifax with that supplier and he sold a lot of those bearings when kids needed a couple bearings to get them going again or when they couldn't afford a new set of bones or other skate bearings. The generic stuff on Amazon is scary.
i buy first bones bearings like 8 years ago on aliexpress and i have them more then 6 years before they were completely gone in one week ( and i skate a lot ). the secong one i bought them one year ago, and they are still rolling good :)
There's counterfeits for just about everything any more. Good warning and smart not to divulge the details that gave it away. Looks like UBC has some great skate spots. Most of my skating takes place on a campus close to me. I just figured out heelflips this week. Got a break in the snow and a day of sun to bring the temp up to about 35° and dry the sidewalks. I'm so excited because it clicked for whatever reason and I was able to repeat it. Down side is I learned which muscles it takes and walked like a Grandpa for a couple days, but the winter weather is giving me opportunity to recover. Best sk8 pain ever.
would you make us a video about your worst skate injuries, it would be really nice to know what was going on behind the scenes! btw great video man, stay safe!
Thanks for the heads up re: the wheels and bearings. I could honestly imagine you saved a lot of people some trouble. I had a similar experience with car parts recently. Be careful if you ever find a deal that’s too good to be true on Denso brand oxygen sensors lol.
such a timely video, ordered spitfire slims from ebay, seller lied about their location and when wheels arrived they got stuck in customs, came from china (not eu) AND I have to pay tax (I won't).. cant stand shit like this
I understand you not telling what is different because you don't want them to improve upon the fakes but how can I tell if the $40 formula fours I was going to order on Amazon are real
Theyre over $40 anyway when you add shipping $13.94 and taxes , so its not even an issue. Bones Swiss to one side for a minute, the brands I see on here are the ones who have moved their manufacturing to China. So how fake is fake if the real thing is made next door ?
I was thinking the same about the Bones Swiss. Amazon is so lame to sale this. But some well known skateshop was selling some bad wheels for the price of pre- pandemic SpitFire F4. I saw some Girl skateboards wheels for 50$ can, but in fact it’s the soft cheap wheels they put on them kids completes. It’s so ridiculous.
On holiday in Vietnam I bought a "the north face" backback for €20, worth €120. Because the company produces in Vietnam. I bought Bones reds in local shop, made in china printed on them. Bought a creature board at another local store, made in china too. Sourcing out production to china to increase profit seems legit for companies. Selling b-ware for half price or less seem legit for asian production facilities.
For example now 1kg bananas around 1usd=80 rubles. Spitfire F4 set around MSRP 6000 rubles(75usd*1kg of bananas = around 75kg of bananas (another way to calculate 6000rub:80rub=75). White rice pricing per 1kg will work as calculate comprasion too
Love the content. I would really appreciate a quick review of "huh" bearings. I know a couple of people who use them and their boards seem to roll really well they're very affordable but don't seem to have quite the same endorsement as bones Reds but they're in the same price range and I thought it would be a cool video for a comparison
Amazon is probably the worst place to get any skateboard items. Some people were selling a single pack of Diamond hardware for like $22 usd! They sell it at shops for $5!
They make 1:1 Rolexes, they are more than capable of making 1:1 Skate wheels. The manufacturers are well aware of the differences, it's more about whether they bother or not... they really don't need you to tell them where the differences are, but consumers do. Cos guess what, if consumers don't know they could in fact by fake Spitfires for full price. Them being cheaper or more expensive isn't a true indicator on whether or not the product is real.
yup, was gonna buy bones reds off amazon until i saw the reviews. So many ppl said they weren’t authentic. Ended up just buying them on skate warehouse.
In Cad Amazon, I saw a skateboard brand that was closing its stores, and there boards were only 50$ canadian. I already bought 2 baords from them. They were crazy cheap.
I wonder if they made higher quality the sales still wouldnt be enough to cover the manufacturing... oh and the ridiculous profit margin they get from ripping off the brand and consumers might be too good.
Can you compare a "fake" and a skate shop distributed spitfire 4mula4 and a bones swiss? I really interested about what's the difference between "same" wheel and wheel and "same" bearing and bearing.
Dude how could we find out if theyre knockoffs? Anyway to email you? Im a beginner skater and i got a minilogo that had "made in china" stickers on it after the ad i got it from said "made in the usa with real canadian rock hard maple" I bought my last REAL brand deck at cowtown this past wednesday after rolling my ankle coming out of a 360 flip on the china board and tbh it rides waaayyy better, i replaced my trucks with indy 149s too.
wow is it that non wintery there, so much snow here in finland, i'm gonna have to wait at least 2 months still to even have a change to skate... don't even have a parking hall here where I live.... your channel keeps up my motivation and thoughts on skating. :D
“Pretty crumby people doing some lame things”. So Canadian. So relateable.
We are too kind
You guys are way nicer than us and I’m from Minnesota the nicest state. Canada is way cooler than usa
@@wesktit5225 Yessir. Canada gang. All the skaters here are the nicest people in the world
Nah if you live close to Toronto it's "you a waste yute buktee fuck you fham" 🤣
So chinese.
Ben's hair cut is way to good to be true.
I think its fake 😆
his hairline is nicer than mine and i’m 19
@@jinandjuic3 I think it's a Alien Beaver sitting there controller he's brain. And that's why he's a great Carpenter.
Its too good
I bought it on Alibaba
Ngl id buy the knockoff spitfires if they were rebranded as "Shitfires".
😂 I would buy them too. Just to put on display
Shitfires 😹😹😹
Spitfire cheapshots are only $10 too
@@_Maxten but there not formula 4s
@@yevinsohn3402 he is talking about bearings not wheels
All of those grinds sounded great but you were right about the one being "the best". Very satisfying for my ear holes.
🙂
Nothing better than riding over bricks. Always make me think I’m in a skate video
video idea - build a complete from the bootleg parts and see how well or bad it skates
Imagine if it was almost as good as the real.
Good idea!
Some spanish dude did that, he broke the "independent" truck in 2 days, he bought complete set from Aliexpress
Always support our skater owned skate shops in the skate community! We take care of each other!
People do want to support their local skate shop but sometimes there's none near. My closest skate shop is like 30 minutes away pushing 40 with traffic.
Boo hoo
@@jgrullon32I don’t have one in my whole country and you’re complaining about not having a skate shop in front of your house
The oldest skate shop here where I live got some rip-off Spitfire F4 last year at the peak of the pandemic... even the reputable skate shops can fall for this!
Yep, if someone rings them an says I got a load of surplus stock if you want it cheap they could easily be tempted and might not click that it could be fake..
Killer content man.
As a 32 year old skateboarder trying to learn new tricks I can relate to your videos.wish I was as comfortable on my board as you are
age has nothing to do with your skate ability, if anything makes you progress faster
@Tendo Pain im not new i just never learned many trucks when I was younger.but overall I could really give a fuck less what YOU think
@@seancrutcher525you seem real pleasant. What a jerk for no reason..
Fake Bones swiss print back on package “Pro choice since 1983”
genuie Bones Swiss since 1981
The fakes say 1981 also
@@JN-vi9iv yeah they fixed that but every other mistake they made is still there
if u cant go to a skate shop, u are way better off going to somewhere like zumiez than getting them off amazon
@Tendo Pain dude some people dont have skateshops near them and better skate than nothing
@@sxndra.y543 i only have decathlon 💀
I appreciate promoting the awareness of fake product out there. A few years ago, I intentionally bought a set of fake Bones Swiss out of curiosity. They weren’t bad on bigger wheels (60mm), however, on smaller street wheels, not so much. I also appreciate the raw trick progression footage. I was rooting you on, on every attempt!
The one dislike is the person selling the fake wheels
Nah, I dislike it because Ben is an adult man being irresponsible during a pandemic, in a group setting with no mask on.
@@TheePossumm its almost as if the vast majority skateboarders aren't old people and have a very miniscule chance of dying of the coronavirus. Just a thought
@@parallelparkerrr ...who likely live with others or come into contact with others who can assuredly die of the virus. The whole point is that this pandemic isn't about you, it's about the collective. Ben is being irresponsible and immature. He's a grown man with a family; he should be wearing a fucking mask.
@@TheePossumm did you get all your boosters?
@@maga_skater4207he's probably passed away by now 😆 that's why there's no reply.
This is why I don't go to my local. He even sells fake reds.
what shop?
I think I got fakes too. They were not the special ones I was expecting
Dude thank you SO much for this! I paid 27$ for Bones Swiss bearings on EBay and Really thought nothing of it until you made this video. Went to check the sellers reviews and found out they were indeed selling fakes....luckily for me I haven’t even taken the clear plastic wrapping off of them so I can now get my money back~
You’re the man Ben!!!!
You can get your money back from them either way. Notify the seller. It is likely they are aware that they are selling fakes and they will promptly refund your money.
If I couldn't get to my local shop, I always shopped on CCS for almost 20 years. And since I moved to Atlanta and I really don't know the skate scene I've been ordering everything from CCS or Skate Warehouse.
Def recommend stratosphere skateshop
@@vampiro1018 what do i do if my local sells these...
Amazon really needs to start taking responsibility. There needs to be a better process, so people are not allowed to sell counterfeit goods.
Amazon wouldn't know any different.. it would be up to the likes of Bones and Spitfire to report the counterfeit goods to Amazon and/or prosecute the sellers. They should have a team for this.
@@LUZ-zv6pq And it wouldn't change. The shady Chinese companies would create a new account and be back to flooding Amazon/ebay with the same fake goods within minutes.
@@jregulatori4672 I agree, it could be a never ending game of cat and mouse but it is up to them to pursue. I bought 200 hoverboards to sell a few years ago coming up to Christmas and every couple of days my add was removed because segway complained and various outlets did not check their claims first. The only mention of them in any of my adds was that we are in no way affiliated with segway llc and after a couple of weeks my add stood. The point is they were all over it, and if we had have broken any copyright laws they would have had us in court in a flash. It was actually quite impressive how on the ball they were. The likes of bones and spitfire etc make more than enough money to be able to put teams together for this, it's protecting their customers and protecting their brand. Even an add campaign to say buy local, buy genuine or whatever. Use a unique code on each packet, then verify legitimacy online? They could do all sorts of things but at the end of the day, they're doing nothing. Instead Mr Degros is over here informing people there are fakes out there..
It’s a lot of fake stuff on Amazon, watch out for 3rd party sellers
Shamely, some local skate shops buy this items for cheap to sell them like they are authentic :/
I think my local does
These products have been sold in Japan same price as real one on the Internet market.
I’m calling all my grinds doinkers now 😂
I love that papaw Ben warns us for scams in skateboarding goods, not only he reviews products but also takes care of his audience
Love the PSA and the fact you couldn’t resist following up with some skating. Lol. You never disappoint Ben.
I actually looked up to buy one set of Spitfireweels of Aliexpress a few weeks ago. I was skeptically about this though. Fortunetaly some seller over there told me the truth after I asked about if he has 43mm, without even asking if there are real.
After the first seller, I asked one other seller i contaced if the weels were original Spitfire. And he responeds with "They are very good clone ones".
So I can confirm what Ben is saying :D. But Some People want to make money on the amazon Maketplace...
Thanks for making the information-video :)
43mm is ridiculous.
I wouldn't buy anything at all from AliExpress
@@the6ig6adwolf Why do you think so? Too small, too large?
Friend, this happens because the Dlux distribution does not provide the ease of supplying the skate shops, it is difficult to find these products in countries, which makes many purchases in alexpress, and cheap sale of bones, it is good to let the parent distribution know that serve all the existing Skate Shops, now it is easy to obtain the store through social networks, greetings 🙋🏻♂️
One time I bought those really expensive bones bearings, but I starved to death before I could ride them.
For the last year I’ve only been riding soft wheels. I’m so hooked to them now.
I literally bought those exact radial slims with the snake on, if only this video came out a little earlier😔 they were £40 as well so not far off what they usually cost in the UK, so frustrating
F
Thank you for bringing this to light someone needed to say it out loud
What has this world come to? Knockoff skate stuff! This is horrible. I miss the days when it was all made in USA and Canada
That's what happens when you vote for Joe biden
Glad you did this video.
Never buy from AliExpress they have only fake counterfeit Spitfire , Bones, and skatebord companies decks . Boycott that crap
“I don’t feel like trying too hard today”... “I could probably back 180 nose grind this chunky ledge, if I try hard enough” haha. Gotta love it. Sometimes just getting out on your board is the only motivation you need.
This dude. Just seems to nice. I bet he is cool AF to hang with. And he is a way better skater then he gets credit for. Dude shreds. Guess the old saying about how nice Canadians are is true.
One time I was scrolling through Facebook and I saw a diy tutorial and it ended up being Ben doing the tutorial. And it was for like drywall patches or something, not skateboarding related at all.
You can get fake Indys off Ebay too. I don't think it helps that we've sent all our manufacturing abroad, makes it super easy for them to fake stuff.
Thanks again, always looking out for us. Getting counterfeit wheels would suck. Skating really good too, back 5-0's must run in the family.
8:30 From now on, "SB" will stand for "Skateboard Batman."
10:10 cab noseslide nollie heel was amazing!
great vid as always ben loving the street footage, makes me want to go out and skate street
This shit happens in all of my hobbies, knock-off guitar strings, knock off FPV equipment and knock-off skateboard parts.
Totally agree about a shortage of them in skateshops , I bought a set of 52mm classics & because of their rarity at present they're charging $80 aus, which I was fine with .
Keep well Ben.
I hope this man lives an amazing life
Thank you. I almost bought a set of wheels and 4 sets of bearings off this guy for a questionable price. But I decided not to cause I thought they might be stolen and didn't want to support that. Appreciate the video.
This is the perfect example of a Canadian rant.
Obviously annoyed yet still very polite haha
Thanks ben, this is true. There's a lot of cheap items out there. Check the reviews first.
How can we be sure that other skateshops didn't get swindled by the guy you talked to on the phone? I'm glad you were able to pick up on his deceit, but I could see other shops innocently striking a deal, and before you know it they're selling fake bearings and wheels.
Your videos are awesome man! Very good to create awareness around these scams. Love your skating too, very nice control and very pleasing to watch! You’re definetly one of my very favourite youtubers. Keep it up! Love from Norway
My brother and I usually get each other a small thing for Christmas and this year I told him that I wanted to try conical fulls. He got them for me, clearly online, and something seems a little off about them. I don't blame him because he doesn't skate, but I hate to think those scammers got his money.
It could all be in my head though and the weirdness could be because I always skate skinny wheels.
If they are legit they should still feel great. I love conical full. They are a little clunky but one of the smoothest rides out there.
@@bendegros I'm only one session in on them and clunky is the exact feeling I got. Super smooth though so I'm sure they're the real deal, the lack of traditional spitfire stripes on the side threw me a bit too. Now that I've got my preferred board size/truck combo sorted out I guess it's time to mess with wheels a bit more.
Thanks Ben your awesome. Your videos are what made me skate again. I really hope that boy of yours is taking notes because this channel and the just keep skating channel are just too good to not carry on for as long as possible. Shoot maybe even Vancouver Carpenter, if he ends up a carpenter that is.
I would not trust fake wheels could get scary 😳. Where I have a small engine business I have a great relationship with one of my local industrial supply house, they sell bearings and all kinds of related items for industrial applications. I order my bearings from them for my skates and my scooters. They are very high quality and have been working extremely well. I actually set up my buddy when he had his skate shop in Halifax with that supplier and he sold a lot of those bearings when kids needed a couple bearings to get them going again or when they couldn't afford a new set of bones or other skate bearings. The generic stuff on Amazon is scary.
I was thinking abt buying the $12 Bones Swiss online because in rl its like $50 which is the price of my whole skateboard set-up ☠️
I got real swiss ceramic bearing from china for 99cents...
i buy first bones bearings like 8 years ago on aliexpress and i have them more then 6 years before they were completely gone in one week ( and i skate a lot ). the secong one i bought them one year ago, and they are still rolling good :)
u got me addicted to the sound of copingless grinds on concrete lol
There's counterfeits for just about everything any more. Good warning and smart not to divulge the details that gave it away.
Looks like UBC has some great skate spots. Most of my skating takes place on a campus close to me.
I just figured out heelflips this week. Got a break in the snow and a day of sun to bring the temp up to about 35° and dry the sidewalks. I'm so excited because it clicked for whatever reason and I was able to repeat it. Down side is I learned which muscles it takes and walked like a Grandpa for a couple days, but the winter weather is giving me opportunity to recover. Best sk8 pain ever.
would you make us a video about your worst skate injuries, it would be really nice to know what was going on behind the scenes!
btw great video man, stay safe!
Powell said they were identical, just not marketed/made officially.
Thanks for the heads up re: the wheels and bearings. I could honestly imagine you saved a lot of people some trouble. I had a similar experience with car parts recently. Be careful if you ever find a deal that’s too good to be true on Denso brand oxygen sensors lol.
Also that sunset looks very similar to the ones we get down here in Arizona 🙏
such a timely video, ordered spitfire slims from ebay, seller lied about their location and when wheels arrived they got stuck in customs, came from china (not eu) AND I have to pay tax (I won't).. cant stand shit like this
that bs 180 nosegrind was great
I understand you not telling what is different because you don't want them to improve upon the fakes but how can I tell if the $40 formula fours I was going to order on Amazon are real
As soon as i got my shipping notice from "china" I knew my Bones were fake. I called them on it and got a refund in like 5 min... Lesson learned....
7:23 , Ben, try using Concrete RUB. THEY ARE 15.00 AT HOME DEPOT. THEY WORK
I'm generally pretty happy with just a doinker myself 😉😃😆😂
Good looking out. Thanks for showcasing this info! Also, now that Satori has revamped their wheels have you thought about doing reviews of them?
Theyre over $40 anyway when you add shipping $13.94 and taxes , so its not even an issue. Bones Swiss to one side for a minute, the brands I see on here are the ones who have moved their manufacturing to China. So how fake is fake if the real thing is made next door ?
I was thinking the same about the Bones Swiss. Amazon is so lame to sale this. But some well known skateshop was selling some bad wheels for the price of pre- pandemic SpitFire F4. I saw some Girl skateboards wheels for 50$ can, but in fact it’s the soft cheap wheels they put on them kids completes. It’s so ridiculous.
good filming sesh gave me some ideas for filming myself cruisin around
always soo good ben loving the spots at ubc much respect my dude
I rolled up to ubc that same day they rented out the skatepark. It was the most uncalled for situation.
I’ve bought a fake bones super reds bearings with half price last month, but actually it’s good😂, much better than the real bones reds bearings😅😅
Same! I feel like the fakes roll faster to be honest! 🤣
Tons of them from China on DHgate , AliExpress, Alibaba
Thanks for the headsup glad i just buy my stuff from a skatestore
why is amazon so messed up yet one of the biggest companies in the world
If we all bought from local skateshops this issue wouldn’t even exist
@@fnord2005 agreed
Foos just need to stop being cheap, buy the stuff in regular price and support these companies!
I just found a pair of F4 classics for $20 at the vans store!
On holiday in Vietnam I bought a "the north face" backback for €20, worth €120. Because the company produces in Vietnam. I bought Bones reds in local shop, made in china printed on them. Bought a creature board at another local store, made in china too. Sourcing out production to china to increase profit seems legit for companies. Selling b-ware for half price or less seem legit for asian production facilities.
The spitfire wheel set in Brazil costs 65 Coca Cola of 2 liters.
Its f4 wheels? What pricing for Bones STF and Ricta top line wheels as Speedrings not something cheap as sparx
@@acgwestsidesb6410 63 Coca Cola. And speedrings reds bones gold is 40 Coca Cola.
@@Gmaaa Ricta Speedrings 40 coca cola 2L?
@@Gmaaa i heard 1kg bananas good comprasion for pricing in different countrys. So any foreigner can calculate products by quantity of bananas(in kg)
For example now 1kg bananas around 1usd=80 rubles. Spitfire F4 set around MSRP 6000 rubles(75usd*1kg of bananas = around 75kg of bananas (another way to calculate 6000rub:80rub=75). White rice pricing per 1kg will work as calculate comprasion too
Love the content. I would really appreciate a quick review of "huh" bearings. I know a couple of people who use them and their boards seem to roll really well they're very affordable but don't seem to have quite the same endorsement as bones Reds but they're in the same price range and I thought it would be a cool video for a comparison
buy from your local / online trusted skate shop
Whao whao whao...wait..WHAT?! They're making fake Spitfire Wheels? And Bones?!?!
This guy looks like he's been running on fake boards the whole time 😄
what is the official website of bones?
Smacked my shin on coping😥 watching all your vids for the next week 😂
Dude it’s insane the shortage!! Luckily the store I work at have crazy amounts of spitfire. But they range 38-45 a set US.
Hey man I got my Swiss bones on Amazon for 25 bucks and be honest with you they been going hard as fuck and for like four years already
Same I got cheap one off ebay and they are the best bearings I have ever had! 🤣
Amazon is probably the worst place to get any skateboard items. Some people were selling a single pack of Diamond hardware for like $22 usd! They sell it at shops for $5!
Ive seen some of these on ebay. I immediately new they were fake because it was a slim radial branding on a classic shape.
Loads of these on eBay in the UK. I'm sure people buy them thinking they're getting good quality for cheap
They make 1:1 Rolexes, they are more than capable of making 1:1 Skate wheels. The manufacturers are well aware of the differences, it's more about whether they bother or not... they really don't need you to tell them where the differences are, but consumers do.
Cos guess what, if consumers don't know they could in fact by fake Spitfires for full price. Them being cheaper or more expensive isn't a true indicator on whether or not the product is real.
yup, was gonna buy bones reds off amazon until i saw the reviews. So many ppl said they weren’t authentic. Ended up just buying them on skate warehouse.
In Cad Amazon, I saw a skateboard brand that was closing its stores, and there boards were only 50$ canadian. I already bought 2 baords from them. They were crazy cheap.
Piss fire wheels when they're knocked offs
I wonder if they made higher quality the sales still wouldnt be enough to cover the manufacturing... oh and the ridiculous profit margin they get from ripping off the brand and consumers might be too good.
That last mossy green ledge you skate looks sooo much fun
Can you compare a "fake" and a skate shop distributed spitfire 4mula4 and a bones swiss? I really interested about what's the difference between "same" wheel and wheel and "same" bearing and bearing.
Dude how could we find out if theyre knockoffs? Anyway to email you? Im a beginner skater and i got a minilogo that had "made in china" stickers on it after the ad i got it from said "made in the usa with real canadian rock hard maple" I bought my last REAL brand deck at cowtown this past wednesday after rolling my ankle coming out of a 360 flip on the china board and tbh it rides waaayyy better, i replaced my trucks with indy 149s too.
wow is it that non wintery there, so much snow here in finland, i'm gonna have to wait at least 2 months still to even have a change to skate... don't even have a parking hall here where I live.... your channel keeps up my motivation and thoughts on skating. :D
Most of canada is very snowy. The coast is much more temperate. We don't get snow very often. Just endless rain.
@@bendegros that’s interesting how much the ocean does. Does it get as warm in the coast as like more in to the land in summer?
@@upisarhemaa3201 Nope. It stays cooler here in the summer. really nice actually
Just contact the manufacturer and ask if the store is an authentic dealer. Bones has a search bar you just put in the shop to see.
Wait why am i in the background of this video LMAOO
what are the difference between a fake spitfire and a knockoff?
Ive tried and it was the worst bearing I’ve ever tried