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Re: Wheel Types: What's best, and why?

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Originally Posted by Wiifi View Post
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The 2010 wheels are not as accurate simply because the way the tread is placed.

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Tread on Pneumatic wheels
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With the pneumatic wheels the frisbee can fit under the rubber and still have traction while the 2010 cannot.
Has anyone tried using a thicker (as in tread width, not diameter), non-pneumatic wheel for a shooter? Given that tread placement relative to the frisbee seems to be a major factor, a thicker wheel might work better, right? My team is working on a prototype with the VEXPro traction wheels widened to 2" vs the stock 1", but I was wondering if any other teams have done so already.