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Re: FRC Drive Trains

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Originally Posted by AdamHeard View Post
Wouldn't using the kop wheels be equally reliable in terms of wear, but require less cost and effort?
Colsons are nice but I agree that if you are just going with a kitbot, why use colsons? The new Higrip wheels are superior to previous FIRST wheels but investing in Colsons is $180 for hubs and wheels. As a rookie or low resource team I'd rather invest that $180 into other parts of my robot considering I'm already given reliable/comparable drivetrain.

Maybe the future kitbot on steriods is upgrading to supershifters?
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