18-12-2015, 10:19
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Re: Treaded wheels vs Solid rubber
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Originally Posted by JesseK
Cutting treads for more traction should probably warrant testing similar to how AM did their traction testing this year for the new treads. I bet the extra stress would decrease the life of the plastic hex bore in VEX's Colson wheels, similar to the original 4" knobby VEX wheels with the plastic square broach (or the large green VEX gears before there was a metal hub option)
Remember, VEX's Colson wheels have yet to be tested in live, repeated defensive pushing matches. IMO spares are a good idea for this year.
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I honestly think there's no reason for concern whatsoever - the hub is solid and thick plastic, the hex is a very tight fit, and teams have run hex bore plastic hubs in drivetrains before. I'm quite confident the guys at Vex wouldn't design an entire product line of drive wheels that couldn't stand up to basic defense.
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