Love some Classic fulls again.
Also, why don't they market Lil Smokies more? I see them in online shops priced anywhere from $20 to $49... Those things are little gems for the BPSW curious, if you can get them for the right price. They put some out in a radial shape at some point.
Agreed on the Classic Full shape, although I probably have a lifetimes worth still and have been riding other shapes more commonly on smaller setups, but the sets of 56 and 58 mm Classic Full wheels I have are just so good on bigger boards or setups I used more for big transition or going fast type boards. I just don't skate much of that any more. The couple of sets of 54 mm Classic Full wheels are still going nicely on smaller setups I skate on my mini ramp, so I could see that size being a bit more common, but they are not that far off the other Classics, compared to these bigger ones that are way wider overall.
Eg
52 33 18
53 33.5 18.5
54 34 19
54.5 35 19.5
56 37 22.5
58 38 24
* The 54.5 were the Cardiel specials, just in case anyone was confused.
As to the Lil Smokies, I think it comes down to the fact that they are a cheaper pricepoint wheel that is made from rejects, as others had said, which makes sense, so it is not so much a standard line or product that they want to advertise, but something that has come about more from the need to find a use for wheels that might not have made it for whatever reason in the usual sizes and batches. In doing so, they are still making use of the product, but as there will never be a set size, shape, colour or whatever, it is just down to the random extras that end up on DLX or associated distributors B2B sites and put on completes, or a smaller cheaper option of a Formula Four wheel, for those who want them.
Besides the usual natural colour, some of the more recent ones include various colours including black, pink, pale blue, green swirl and come in Classic, Conical, Conical Full, Radial, Tablet, etc so it is cool they are mixing them up a lot as well, just to make a few more options.
I have a few sets, more just to put on random setups or that came on custom pro completes, but for the tech people who like small wheels, they are really good and keep some guys happy who just can't get small wheels anymore like they used to, so it covers that area of the market too.