Yeah, they are a thing. Apparently a genuine thing back in the day.
There seem to be quite a few NOS regularly on eBay, same seller, so I don't know if they're originals or what. The plywood face looks quite fresh for what would be a ~25 year old wheel.
They started making the type you found within the last 5 or 10 years, as a sort of 'capitalisation of fixie culture' thing. They could be reissues of something the company made decades ago, but most probably are only a few years old.
Yeah, they are a thing. Apparently a genuine thing back in the day.
There seem to be quite a few NOS regularly on eBay, same seller, so I don't know if they're originals or what. The plywood face looks quite fresh for what would be a ~25 year old wheel.