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ducttapedude
09-01-2009, 22:48
[cdm-description=photo]32281[/cdm-description]
MrForbes
09-01-2009, 22:49
Truly a work of art! What coefficient of friction do you get with them, on textured gelcoated fiberglass, for example?
Thermal
09-01-2009, 22:49
Any certain reason you guys decided to go with these wheels over your regular KOP wheels or AM Plactions?

Tis' an interesting choice, do tell the benefits!
David Brinza
09-01-2009, 22:50
Did the pink color fade prematurely?
nuggetsyl
09-01-2009, 22:56
Its a funny angle because they do not look as wide in the pic. But it could also be the lack of sleep i am getting.
smurfgirl
09-01-2009, 23:06
Wow, what an innovative solution! I can guarantee that no other team will have wheels like that :p

At first when I saw the title of this, I was debating whether it meant two hundred and thirty three wheel, or the wheels belonging to FRC 233.
lenny8
09-01-2009, 23:10
this is true innovation dean would be proud.
hillale
09-01-2009, 23:11
does anyone else wish they gave you the option of different sized rover wheels?
Josh Goodman
09-01-2009, 23:19
NO WAY! We have the same ones! I feel truly proud to be sharing the same wheels with 233 :P
andrew348
10-01-2009, 00:08
I was wondering who was going to do this first
A_Reed
10-01-2009, 00:30
Did the pink color fade prematurely?

hmmm...I wonder if acetal/delrin would accept a dye bath like some other plastics will. Without changing the characteristics of the wheel anyway outside of the rules of course:D
dlavery
10-01-2009, 01:27
Given that "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery," I am sure that you will be quite flattered to know that many, many teams will be copying your wheel design. :)

-dave




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bduddy
10-01-2009, 01:52
Huh-I always thought they had "corners" between the sidewalls and flat "tread", like the old ones. I'm guessing this change is to provide a smaller contact patch, therefore generating less friction?
danshaffer
10-01-2009, 03:41
do they come in other colors?
GaryVoshol
10-01-2009, 06:24
Did the pink color fade prematurely?

do they come in other colors?

For the right price, I'm sure AndyMark would do a special run with non-friction dye in the material.

And posted by ducttapedude - 233 is right on the cutting edge of FRC technology this year.
Doug Leppard
10-01-2009, 06:46
If these wheels are good enough for Pink they are good enough for Exploding Bacon. It is a gamble but Pink is never wrong, we are going with those wheels also.

Thanks for the heads up.
Dan Richardson
10-01-2009, 11:04
Here is my obligatory sarcastic yet mildly funny comment.
A_Reed
10-01-2009, 11:11
For the right price, I'm sure AndyMark would do a special run with non-friction dye in the material.

Or you could take a piece of Acetal/Delrin and attempt to dye it in a dye bath (http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3825/is_199907/ai_n8867845) to see if it takes, if it does you could make you wheels as pink (or any other color) as you want. I am not sure of how legal it would be within the rules, but it would be an interesting showpiece regardless. Maybe slap them on an off season demo bot.
Jibs
10-01-2009, 11:17
Tch, my wheels are better than that. :D
jsasaki
10-01-2009, 14:54
isn't that just the regular 2009 KOP wheel that you can use or do you get options :yikes:
David Brinza
10-01-2009, 15:15
isn't that just the regular 2009 KOP wheel that you can use or do you get options :yikes:
Welcome to CD, where sarcasm and mis-information abounds...;)

(It is a KOP wheel).
Tetraman
10-01-2009, 15:37
Wait till you see my team's speed controlers!
BandChick
10-01-2009, 15:42
Here is my obligatory sarcastic yet mildly funny comment.

Man, Dan, you took the words right out of my mouth.... ~_^