I think nothing dramatic in short term. After fiasco with toner shortage/outage KM is shaken and forced to release a "new" 1i models. The future will...
I used Transcend Jet flash and still use them occasionally but switched to another don't remember brand but it's short about an inch like and doesn't...
We just use the standard OEM feed tire (A00J563600). Remove the "rubber" from the standard feed hub and slide it onto the hub for the ADF Sep roller....
A Ricoh Service Tech for 7 year. A Konica Minolta Service Tech for 7 years. Now, KM service manager for 3 years.
My Ricoh knowledge is slowly dwindling away at this point. Many things have been lost to time...