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Originally Posted by Gregor
If you're asking this about what drivetrain wheels to use, I'd recommend you steer clear of Banebot wheels. They are not nearly durable enough for drivetrain applications, and they'll get ripped to shreds fairly quickly.
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2449 uses Banebot wheels for drivetrains. They do wear quickly, especially if you're using them to their full potential.
Plan on having at least 2 full sets for a competition weekend. And another set for testing. If you use them again the next year, your old competition wheels become your testing wheels.
A mild cost-savings after the initial sticker shock.
That being said, we tested the cF of the green material to be nearly 2.5 on FRC carpet. Of course, the material in the green wheels begins to structurally fail at 2.0. The oranges fail structurally around 2.4, but are traction limited at around 2.1. We drop oranges in the center, and use greens on the outers for added pushing force. It works great for us.
When I say "fail structurally", I mean that the rubber is not strong enough to hold the traction force being applied, and will shear away from itself, leaving what looks like pencil eraser shavings on the field after hard pushing matches.