Thread: Drive Wheels
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Unread 17-04-2013, 10:15
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Re: Drive Wheels

It would be hard to beat the performance vs cost and ease of use of VersaWheels. It doesn't get much cheaper than $5 per wheel, and they're easy to connect to the (also inexpensive) hubs, bearings, and sprockets. I wonder if Vex will investigate different polymer materials for their tread since some teams have somehow managed to wear it down. Our team wore down the two front tires after two competitions, but we will be able to spare the $10 to replace them at the Championship. We've been very happy with the traction we get - we ended up slowing the drive down, because it took a bigger gear ratio than expected to get them traction limited.

Has anybody compared traction and durability between AndyMark 4" FIRST Wheels and 4" VersaWheels?
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