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Originally Posted by nuggetsyl
Yep I said it but not for the reasons you think. I brought this subject up to a few people at kickoff. First IMO can't keep a 6 week build season if they want to grow first. We are killing the worlds supply on items and its only getting worse. This year will be the year of no / short supply for pneumatic tires. This issue will also happen again next year to another part or item. IMO if we want to grow first we need to change. While the challenge of building robot in 6 weeks is a good experience not have any parts for 3 of them is not only unfair but a buzzkill. Also how many millions of dollars is wasted on overnight shipping becasue of a 6 week build?
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1) we aren't running the world out of pneumatic wheels. Pneumatic wheels specifically compatible with andymark/versachassis parts are in short supply because they usually aren't this popular. There is no world shortage of wheels, nor will we ever cause one.
2) not much should be spent on overnighting parts, if you're buying the parts you'll obviously need beforehand (yknow, like bolts and hubs and chain and lexan). Amazon Prime also makes this a lot easier. We do spend some money on priority shipping, but it really isn't frequent.
Yes, the unprecedented demand for pneumatic wheels has been an issue, but that isn't justification for lengthening build season. There's so many other implications of an extended build season that have nothing to do with part shipment that it's hardly logical to conclude that, because people wanted wheels, build season should be longer.