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Originally Posted by Ekcrbe
We used black roughtop on 4x1.5" and 4x2" IFI wheels, and they're still running strong after five competitions and ~18 demos. The tread on our center wheels is worn considerably, but they're not bald and the robot still drives fine.
I also second the point on cutting tread with the band saw.
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Where do you get black roughtop?
We've used wedgetop on both our 2011 and 2012 robots. 2011 experienced a lot of wear and tear over the course of a pre-season scrimmage, extensive driver training, regional, and championship. In 2012 we had to replace some tread during our second competition and then again before our first off-season event. Looking back, roughtop sounds like it would have been a better fit for 2011 in terms of wear but 2012 we would have stuck with wedgetop because it didn't slip on the bridge. In the future we are looking into Colsons because they are cheaper and last longer.
Brandon, you guys should get more wedgetop to finish out the season and you'll find uses for the leftovers down the road!