Aluminium would be great. Though, I had them on when I got my board, plus, the tires were in great shape, by buying aluminium ones I would not be able to use the tires…
Agree that aluminium hubs are way to go… bearings ‘‘rattle’’ in these plastic hubs, as they does not fit perfectly into the bearing hole / place. I think evolve riders actually experience something similar… they call it ‘‘rattle snake’’ as that’s the sound it makes in some cases.
Our Superstars have alloy spokes and a plastic rim. This has proven to be the best design. Top spec plastic is more flexible and will go back to shape after deformation. Alloy would need to be quite thick and would be heavy.