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colin340 05-12-2013 14:20

rumor time: wheel size limited to 4"??
 
If you started reading the New Products page you will see a trend of 4" wheels, then there is this.

"The intent of this product is to use this tread for 4" Performance Wheels. It gives fantastic gripping performance and keeps the wheel within size constraints."
http://www.andymark.com/product-p/am-2611.htm

seems way to obvious to be real, its December so we are all crazy.

could be wheel width to?

wilsonmw04 05-12-2013 14:21

Re: rumor time: wheel size limited to 4"??
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by colin340 (Post 1308894)
If you started reading the New Products page you will see a trend of 4" wheels, then there is this.

"The intent of this product is to use this tread for 4" Performance Wheels. It gives fantastic gripping performance and keeps the wheel within size constraints."
http://www.andymark.com/product-p/am-2611.htm

seems way to obvious to be real, its December so we are all crazy.

could be wheel width to?

I think all these new wheels are intended for the FTC market. They are the one's who have a 4" wheel size limit.

Whippet 05-12-2013 14:21

Re: rumor time: wheel size limited to 4"??
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by colin340 (Post 1308894)
If you started reading the New Products page you will see a trend of 4" wheels, then there is this.

"The intent of this product is to use this tread for 4" Performance Wheels. It gives fantastic gripping performance and keeps the wheel within size constraints."
http://www.andymark.com/product-p/am-2611.htm

seems way to obvious to be real, its December so we are all crazy.

could be wheel width to?

FTC allows COTS wheels up to four inches in diameter this year. It's nothing really major.

colin340 05-12-2013 14:48

Re: rumor time: wheel size limited to 4"??
 
who in FTC is running Performance wheels?

Ben Martin 05-12-2013 15:35

Re: rumor time: wheel size limited to 4"??
 
The impression I got is that having this tread available makes it so teams can use plaction/performance wheels in addition to the other 4" wheels in AndyMark's line of products for FTC. This year, FTC has legalized any wheel 4" in diameter or under (and it's well worth it, too; our FTC teams are running the 4" HiGrip wheels right now, which have a much greater coefficient of friction against FTC tile than normal FTC wheels). We tested a VexPro wheel with both wedgetop and roughtop tread, and that had an even greater coefficient of friction than the HiGrip wheels.

CENTURION 05-12-2013 16:56

Re: rumor time: wheel size limited to 4"??
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by colin340 (Post 1308903)
who in FTC is running Performance wheels?

Whoever wants to, why shouldn't they?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ben Martin (Post 1308919)
The impression I got is that having this tread available makes it so teams can use plaction/performance wheels in addition to the other 4" wheels in AndyMark's line of products for FTC. This year, FTC has legalized any wheel 4" in diameter or under (and it's well worth it, too; our FTC teams are running the 4" HiGrip wheels right now, which have a much greater coefficient of friction against FTC tile than normal FTC wheels). We tested a VexPro wheel with both wedgetop and roughtop tread, and that had an even greater coefficient of friction than the HiGrip wheels.

We're running HiGrips this year too, so glad to not have to deal with those terrible Tetrix wheels.

EricH 05-12-2013 19:52

Re: rumor time: wheel size limited to 4"??
 
And the one and only time in recent memory (since 2001, or so) FRC limited wheel size, they specified that "Thou SHALT use this wheel, and only this wheel, in any quantity you desire".

MetalJacket 05-12-2013 20:01

Re: rumor time: wheel size limited to 4"??
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by EricH (Post 1309058)
And the one and only time in recent memory (since 2001, or so) FRC limited wheel size, they specified that "Thou SHALT use this wheel, and only this wheel, in any quantity you desire".

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BrendanB 05-12-2013 20:05

Re: rumor time: wheel size limited to 4"??
 
But isn't the new kitbot that is coming out for 2014 being made so the middle wheel is a direct drive 6in wheel? I remember reading that a while back so it would make more sense that they are stressing it for FTC purposes over releasing a kitbot that wouldn't be legal.

colin340 05-12-2013 23:20

Re: rumor time: wheel size limited to 4"??
 
AND ITS DEAD THANKS FOR SETTING ME STRAIGHT about this FTC stuff


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