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Unread 18-02-2012, 02:15
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Re: Carpet at Competition

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Originally Posted by Hebrew View Post
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Is there anything we can do to fix the wheel problem fairly fast? We are going to a scrimmage tomorrow.
Thanks.
That's the good news. At the scrimmage there will be a lot of people who will be happy to help. They may even be able to supply the mentioned zip ties for you. Don't put the "fat" ends on the bottom!

BTW, the reason the zip ties work, is that they will act like little skis for sideways movement of the wheels and reduce the forward/backward traction an acceptable amount. The reason you're having difficulty steering is the traction between your wheel and the carpet is pretty much the same in all directions and turning tries to make the wheels to go side to side against that traction.
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