The only benefit I know of from the pandemic is being able to sit in my SE and watch close-up while Discount Tire (founded in Ann Arbor, BTW) swapped my winter tires onto the used Loop Spoke rims I bought that came with summer tires.
The Power Spoke rims, however, present tire shops with a balancing problem because they are asymmetrical. The cover has an arm that extends away from the center. The cover must be removed to put the rim onto the wheel-balancing machine. As one unhappy British SE owner discovered, after reinstalling the asymmetrical cover, the balancing performed without the cover is no longer valid and he experienced unwelcome deal-breaker wheel vibration.
The MINI Cooper SE's designers had to create a special accessory to make balancing possible. I believe the accessory should have been included so SE owners wouldn't have to go to a MINI dealer to get their tires changed. Fortunately, the accessory can be purchased. I waited for an online BMW/MINI parts vendor sale and got mine for about $21. The accessory clips onto the rim to simulate the weight of the asymmetrical arm of the cover. The bottom-right photo below has a phantom cover overlaid over the inside of the rim to show its position.
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I would like to retract something I wrote earlier. After looking at the Power Spoke cover, I see that the center cap is much more difficult to remove than when it's mounted on any other MINI rim. So I wouldn't suggest trying to transfer them from the Power Spoke covers.
