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Re: ball shifter vs wcp ds

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Originally Posted by BenSterling View Post
I would recommend belts over chain. Direct drive the center wheel with a gearbox and 2 or 3 cim motors and connect the outer two wheels to the center wheel with belts. A wet coast drive is a great choice.
Of course we need a wet coast drive for the water game!

But in all seriousness, why belts over chain? We have never used belts (never in our team history), and are considering wcd, so is there any particular disadvantage for chain?
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