are spalding never flat balls good for outdoor playing?

[Funnyfuka]

what are you guys using to play on the playgrounds?

http://static.letsbuyit.com/filer/images/uk/products/original/2/58/never-flat-spalding-basketball-258287.jpg

it says you dont need to inflate em before one year of use...but then what? can you inflate it like a normal ball?

i know most of these products are designed to wear after sometimes automatically so the consumer buys a new one (like most electronics too) .

can you tell me what ball /brand you use to play outdoor which costs below 40 bucks and can last at least 2 or 3 years (being used only during summer intensively)

[Funnyfuka]

what you guys think of this:

http://www.bestcovery.com/best-outdoor-basketball

[Halcyon]

http://www.bestcovery.com/spalding-official-size-nba-street-basketball

thats what i have, works great, doesnt tear

[JohnWall2]

looks like a good indoor ball
i had a ball like dat n it eventually became flat

[Funnyfuka]

http://www.bestcovery.com/spalding-official-size-nba-street-basketball

thats what i have, works great, doesnt tear
how long you ve been using it?

[Halcyon]

a few months maybe, but long enough that i should get another, they are cheap

[gorbo]

yes! they're the only ones i buy now

they'll last you almost a year (i played almost everyday on concrete)

amazon has a good deal: neverflat $31 shipped (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FF3E3U?ie=UTF8&tag=songgallery-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000FF3E3U)

and yes, you can inflate them. there's a hole that is sealed by a cover. i had one that truly went 'flat' only because it ran over a prickly thorn thing.

[Funnyfuka]

and how long do they last once you start re-inflating them by yourself after a year?

[Horde of Temujin]

They are not good balls. Go with the Spalding Xio or even the Tacksoft

[OMG its McLovin]

they are definitely NOT worth it. instead you should buy a regular spalding tf1000 or a molten composite ball

[SayQueensbridge]

I have one. Got it at sports authority with a 1 year warranty. Plan on taking it back. It doesn't bounce as much as I'd like it to but it's a okay ball. Not worth the price IMO. Gonna prob go with something else next time. My cousins ball is usually game ball. Not sure what kind it is, I'll let you know later.

[gorbo]

and how long do they last once you start re-inflating them by yourself after a year?


err by that time you'll be worried about getting a new one because of the street wear on the ball surface more than how long it inflates :lol

you pretty much never have to pump it

[bdreason]

Get the Spalding Zio Excel. Great ball for indoor and outdoor for 24.99.