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i want these ^ i dont see them for sale anywhere in canada though
For us the classic formula wheels ~$50
F4s are about $60-65 CAD
is the price point more in line with what the classic formula wheels are?
The smallest i can easily find in f4s was 52mm actually and i was wanting to go smaller
those conical lil smokies from a couple months ago never hit europe. only saw them in australia and japan.
i did see a load of 50mm tablets hit EU shops again.
Re timeframe and releases of whees:
I think everything else takes a few months to arrive down here, so by the time we get anything in Australia, the next drop is already about to come out in US shops, so most likely these Lil Smokies were from the previous DLX stock, that just take a while to get here. Example, the Evan Smith wheels only just came out here, so all black Lil Smokies in both 99 and 101 duro could have been from the black Radial wheels that came out last drop or so, then retooled and shipped out a month or more ago and only now hitting shops.
The shops that get them most likely have standing orders for anything like that too, so they might not even make it up on to the B2B sites or be on offer for other shops to buy, but that is just pure speculation. It does seem like only a few shops get those wheels though.
Re price of wheels:
For AU shops, Formula Four wheels have just hit the $90 mark, some even more but most were sitting around $80 for a while, the Classic formula $70, up from $60 and the Lil Smokies about the same at $70 a set, but were more like $50 to $60 for a while.
Wheel prices have stayed fairly consistent for quite a while, just like a lot of other things, some shops keeping the price fairly even at $70 a set for Formula Four and $60 for Classic formula or so, minus whatever discounts, special % off deals or whatever, but I think the shortages and other issues with the pandemic put that price to bed for good, now everything going up and up and up.
I think other places round the world would be in a similar situation, everything taking a while to get to EU or other places besides USA, as well as prices going up considerably since the last two or so drops of stock. This is just how it is, not a worry there, but as some people have said, you either pay for the quality of the brand and product, or you get something cheaper that will almost always make you regret buying other wheels.
There does seem to be some ups and downs with specific stock, standard lines which become scarce, other products coming in (especially super wide wheels right now replacing smaller slim profile wheels) that all take time in the production process, but I think most of the favourites will come back at some point, maybe just not when some people would like, if they have not stocked up on them when they were out.
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