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YOUR RESEARCHSharkWerks now a Fikse Wheels Dealer
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They're DOT legal, used a lot for club-racing (so we know they're strong) and very light.
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They are recommending Fikse and HRE Comp as you do Alex.
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They stopped recommending Kinesis wheels and are on a wait and see pattern regarding their quality and customer service.
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i'm not too enthusiastic about the ownership change either, but these types of acquisitions happen ALL THE TIME.
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I figured I'd let you folks know that as of today Shark Werks is now a Fikse wheel dealer. I know many of you have associated us with Kinesis wheels (and rightly so) in the past but as you've all by now read that the company as we knew it is no longer and is owned by Lexani. It was as much a suprise to me as it was to you guys but that's the nature of the business I guess. Anyways, I'm actually pretty happy because it's given us the opportunity to try something different and in fact partner up with Fikse USA, who have for a long time been making light, strong and stylish wheels. I don't see much on the boards about them (usually HRE, Champion etc...) and seeing as they are not readily available from most vendors I figured I'd let you know that you can indeed get them from us and we'll happily help you out. Way before we ever became a Fikse dealer we actually bought a set for our 996 wide-body project car (see pictures) and I've always liked them. They're DOT legal, used a lot for club-racing (so we know they're strong) and very light. As usual there's a plethora of finishes available...
A few different choices include:
Profil 10s
http://www.sharkwerks.com/products.php?pid=29
Profil 13s
http://www.sharkwerks.com/products.php?pid=100
FM/10s
http://www.sharkwerks.com/products.php?pid=97
Eric, I really enjoyed working with Kinesis for about 3.5 years and it's a change that I'm not keen on myself. I'm going to go with Fikse as they have always seemed to be from the same mould in terms of being very Porsche-centric. In other words you won't see Fikses on a Caddy yo!
Hence I'm sticking now to only three wheels.. Fikse, BBS (the motorsport wheels) and HRE for their C-Series (Competition wheel). All of those are super-light and strong so they'll do the job nicely going forward
hey shark, other than the ownership changes, what indications have you received that Kinesis will be changing? Their site is still the same.
just curious
Steve
Hi Steve.. good question but once the found/owners had left and I went to
www.lexani.com
that was really enough for me to realize that it was not going to be the same for me, my customers or most of the people we know... Call me picky but
Hey Eric,
Would a Lexani Infinity spinner work for you? Imagine the enhanced handling possibilities of these at the track. And they bring absolute bling on P-Cars... Check 'em out.
(Sorry Alex I couldn't help myself, I wish you great success in selling Fikse wheels)
ROFL! And thanks for the kind words. I'm really set on the Fikses, BBS and/or the HRE Competition Series.
http://www.sharkwerks.com/products.php?pid=76
This is all I'm carrying... Not a lot of choice but hey
http://www.sharkwerks.com/products.php?cat=Wheels
The sales manager of the local Toyota dealership has a 99 996 with 19" chrome wheels. I cringe every-time I see his car in town.
I spoke to Wheel Enhancement this week about a track wheels for my SC. They stopped recommending Kinesis wheels and are on a wait and see pattern regarding their quality and customer service. They are recommending Fikse and HRE Comp as you do Alex.
Chromies for ma' homies eh
? Were you talkng to Allan? He used to be at Kinesis and he would likely know more than I do but I'm sticking to these for now and the forseeable future
stop w/ the implied racist commentary man. y'all know what i mean. i know you've been around here and all for a while, but you're sounding like a bigot w/ your post there.
i'm not too enthusiastic about the ownership change either, but these types of acquisitions happen ALL THE TIME.
Ease up there Choi. Obviously you can't play in the sandbox so just stay out. As for racism. There has been ZERO racism in this thread. Stereotyping? Of course. Racism? Not a chance. You're really grasping on that one. So what race was I referring to? Last time I checked there was NO mention of race in my post (or by anybody). Get over your PC self.
Fikse is a timeless classic, and everything on the wheels are done IN HOUSE!! one of if not the best race/street wheel out there IMO.. Here are some pix of the 19" FM5's on my 996
