if i showed you a set of 16" rota slipstreams in flatblack and told you that it's sw388, how can you tell if i'm BS'ing or not? in other words...what's the cosmetic difference between the authentic and replica?

 

you would be shot for treason


dont even ask this because we all know ur gonna buy rotas and tell us their Spoon

 

btw theirs engravings and small differences from pics but in person totally noticable

 

does it have 'spoon' engraved on the inside? is that how i check for authenticity?

 

no, something else


cant think of top of head.. wait for soemone w/ spoon to respond..

 

Its very easy to tell if they are not Spoon wheels. You can check the back of the SW388s. They say "Made in Russia" if I can recall correctly the Rotas will not say that. Plus the finish is very easy to tell the difference. Plus the Spoon wheels will have a Desmond sticker on there too.

These wheels are made for Spoon by Regamaster and I just double checked and they are stamped "Made in Russia" on the back.

 

doesnt it have a desmond sticker on the inside of the rim?

 

The Rotas are gloss finished, while the Spoons are flat black. Thats the easiest way to tell.

 

You can get rotas in flat black.. The old rotas had holes where the hub area of the rims were. They have now stopped making the holes and they look just like Desmonds without the stickers and engraving.

 

so the engraving and the stickers is the only way huh? i've never seen neither in person so i ask. and no, i'm not trying to get rotas and call it spoon. i was just curious because they look so identical unlike many other replicas.