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Re: rumor time: wheel size limited to 4"??

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Originally Posted by colin340 View Post
who in FTC is running Performance wheels?
Whoever wants to, why shouldn't they?

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Originally Posted by Ben Martin View Post
The impression I got is that having this tread available makes it so teams can use plaction/performance wheels in addition to the other 4" wheels in AndyMark's line of products for FTC. This year, FTC has legalized any wheel 4" in diameter or under (and it's well worth it, too; our FTC teams are running the 4" HiGrip wheels right now, which have a much greater coefficient of friction against FTC tile than normal FTC wheels). We tested a VexPro wheel with both wedgetop and roughtop tread, and that had an even greater coefficient of friction than the HiGrip wheels.
We're running HiGrips this year too, so glad to not have to deal with those terrible Tetrix wheels.
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