Originally Posted by CampioniShop

I would tend to agree with the mantra you get what you pay for. Many people believe the Forgestars are actually forged.

Forgestar made compromises to offer forged wheel like options (widths, offsets, finishes) but with drawbacks that can be important to customers (lead time, hub rings, new bolts, etc).

I'm saddened to hear this story and will fwd the thread to Forgestar, we'll see if it will help.