SpeedMind: Speed Color Wheels

Radio Control Car Action, Apr 2004 by Onorato, Paul

SPEEDMIND'S NEWSPEED COLORWHEELS are a perfect way to add style to your touring car. The wheels are a blend of Speed/Wind's superstrong K-28 Impact Master composites with a special color application technique to create wheels that can handle the rigors of racing and add flair to your car. The wheels have a BBS spoke design and are available in two series: with a chrome or white outer edge with the rest of the wheel colored in your choice of blue, black, red, yellow or full chrome.

I closely inspected the wheels, and the care that went into the manufacturing was obvious. The gluing surface is chrome-free to ensure a solid bond between the tire and the wheel, and the hub sockets are free of any color for a precise fit. Each color has a brilliant showroom shine, and the SpeedMind logo is painted on the outer edge.

I tested the wheels and found that they hold up very well except for during hard impacts against the boards. These scraped off some of the chrome and paint, but that is common for painted wheels. The paint did not chip off, and the wheels did not crack or break. - Paul Onorato

SpeedMind Speed Color Wheels-item no. varies with color; $2o/set of 4.

SpeedMind; distributed by Magma Intl. Ltd. (905) 886-1808; speedmind.ca.