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Re: Andymark Performance Wheels: How Were They in 2013

Like the others on this thread, we found the regular zip tie mounting method inadequate. We ended up zipting the tread down to the rim of the wheel.

I suspect that if the tread was as wide as the slot and the zip tie didn't have to do a 90* turn to go into the hole on the wheel, it would have been much easier and stronger to put together. I hope we see a more 971 like design from AM, where the tread is quite wide and the zip tie runs around a central hub without twisting.
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