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Re: Belts are out Wheels are in?

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Originally posted by Kevin Ray
I'm curious because we went with Brecoflex belts this year and are extremely happy. We are able to spin on a dime (pirouettes) and have excellent traction (a bit obvious). Probably the biggest advantage though is the fact that in Auto-mode we seem to be very accurate as to where we want to go. We seem to have very little slop and sway as we may have had with wheels. Slight bumps such as the bottom and top of the ramp have negligible effect on our dead reckoning.

Also, I would have thought that on the ramp and the HDPE teams would have wanted the extra surface area of a belt.
Wow, that's exactly what we thought. We're using brecoflex belts too.
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