You will find the answers here
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If we look at the progress china has had in the esk8 world over even the last 2 years, it’s clear that with the right know how, they are more than capable at reproducing or even improving products that exist. Jeff / Ride.Neo is a prime example of this.
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they exist, but are still far and few in between
That does actually answer my questions Lee, not sure how I missed it, thank you.
My impression from the vid is: -
Thane feel = probably typical China clone flywheel thane formula. Lee appears to have ridden on cycle paths and other good paved surfaces in London city. So poor tarmac = no unless you are a masochistic Dentist.
The price remains at the early bird special meaning that is probably where the market sees their value at.
The glow stuff is probably phosphorescent meaning it need to be charged under UV sunlight in order to glow in the dark, not sure if that came across in the review.
I guess I’ll find a way to fit the 107 flywheels
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I’ve recently come across in-line skaters with lit wheels - ie they light up with some sort of LED contraption in them. for a brief moment I felt I really wanted these on my ride as well.
imagine TB110 72As lit as well - THESE would be lit. 
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They don’t need to be charged but they only glow back at the angle the light hits them at. So a camera flash makes them glow really bright but normal lighting doesn’t unless it happens to be coming from behind your head, they were too hard for me and I didn’t like them
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Have you seen these?
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Well after buying these glow wheels at a builder price which remains the same over a year later & finding out that I essentially own another set of 97mm clone wheels with a luminous decal, I’d rather go with the SR 120mm foam wheels or the iwheel clone of that for just under a $100 delivered.
Otherwise Abec 107 will be fiiiine!
Thank you tho for pointing out whatever that is
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Much better than 107s for me, FWIW. Also, Nexus is considering a GB for Cloud wheels at the moment, in case you didn’t see it.
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No doubt Bill but the problem is clearance, now imagine this deck as the platform with 228/220 hangers and cloud boobs.
You can see it bejazzled in the pic with Abec 107s below in @Scepterrs sweet, sweet assemblage.
I can see problems adding more diameter without skyscrapering the platform, no want that, 1/2” max just like Mrs Bill.
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I’d like Haggy wheels but that’s not going to happen on a HyperBeast even tho the spiral bevel drive comes with the correct adapters.
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Yup, didn’t consider.
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Where can you get them for under $100 delivered?
ok $107…ish
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Dunno if you missed this, but if you can wait it’ll probably be a better price
And I’d rather have Nathan (I think I’m thinking of the right person…?) Than some random Alibaba store, he would probably be more open to helping his customers.
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Just came across this on the site that appears to be the OEM for the SR foamies. 105mm cloud wheels on deck.
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Ben. He totally knows what he’s doing, so I agree.
Nathan=esk8 supply
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Right, thanks 
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For clearance issues with Foamies, be aware that there probably are no actual 120mm foam core wheels in existence. It’s just blatant false advertising, and I assume part of their elaborate little scheme to pawn off their puny 118.5mm wheels to us unknowing suckers, and take that extra, sweet 1.5mm profit to the bank. 
Seriously though, the actual diameter of my Foamies when brand new are:
- 118.5mm at tallest point at center of tread
- 114.5mm at third tread level (where you’d have a decently wide contract patch after the first two narrow tread levels are worn away)
- 105.5mm at inside/outside edge of wheel/tread
So, if you can make 107s fit with no wheelbite, you should also be able to get Foamies to fit, or at least be really close to fitting, especially after they’re broken in and the center tread is worn down a bit.
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After I bought and tested 3 different sets of wheels recently (97 Evolve, 83 SR, 80 Kegel) and compared them to my previous wheels (90 TG, 105 TG, 107 Abec, 110 TB, 120 Fomies), I can say 3 things:
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Harder, small wheels feel great if you enjoy that OG longboard feeling. They are great for sliding and ton of fun.
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Can’t recommend to go smaller than 90mm (preferable not smaller than 97mm) on dropped flex decks to get around town. There is just to less clearance to the enclosure and to less buffer for obstacles.
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Go with Foamies
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