Except Kyosho, every company made the switch to hex wheels at some point in time. Unfortunately there are various sizes, like the historical small AE 4WD/Losi fronts and the stupid 14 mm on the Durangos and Xrays...
When the original B-Max2 was developed, AE's standard was drive pins in the rear, which meant pin-style wheels were available everywhere. Meanwhile it has become harder to get pin wheels, and 12 mm (IMHO finally) are easy to get ALMOST EVERYWHERE. As I didn't like pins from the start, I converted my Yoke when I first built it one and a half years ago. I hope there'll be a Yokomo 12 mm front end set soon... Maybe there'll be a bright future some day with 12 mm handout wheels at bigger events! I really envy touring car and 1/8th scale buggy drivers of their industry standard wheels.
