Evening,
Sorry to open up and old thread, but I have just bought an SR D1 kit from SE Finecast and was invoiced for a set of Scalelink wheels that are on back order. I called Squires and advised that I asked for the Markits set, to which the replied "we can't get them anymore". Fair enough (I thought) and I cancelled the wheel set as I felt this wasn't like an online food shop where they substitute your favourite food items for some other inferior brand, and figured I could probably get a set of Markits wheels elsewhere.
Is this the case? Are Markits wheels getting difficult to source? I have Gibsons for another D1 that I acquired as a cheap auction item, and figured that I may use a set of those if push came to shove, as reading on the beginning of this thread, the Scalelink wheels are prone to being deformed? Is there improvement in them since 2017 and should I go for them if I can't get Markits in the size required?
Sorry if it sounds like a moan, but I just wondered if the given alternatives are worth a punt (I've been out of kit building in OO for a long time and always trusted the Romford/Markits wheels).
Cheers,
Tim