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Originally Posted by Invictus3593
Mecanum wheels are 1) hard to use correctly and 2) very expensive. Not every team has the budget to buy an up-to-$500 set of wheels. |
Remember, Vex's wheels are a bit less expensive:
http://www.vexrobotics.com/vexpro/wh...um-wheels.html
$40 for a 6" wheel and $60 for an 8". We used the 6" ones this year and were very satisfied, though our rollers started to break post-season. I'm not sure if this was due to normal wear-and-tear or if they were driven on a poor surface.