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Re: 2363 Triple Helix week one prototypes

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Originally Posted by PayneTrain View Post
Todd, have y'all played around with the drop or pressure on those at all?
This testing was primarily to see if our standard drop would work, or if we were in for a redesign. The tire pressures are whatever they ended up when pumping up with a hand bicycle pump. Next step is to use a compressor with a real pressure gauge. We'll play with the pressures in the center vs outside wheels to see how that effects the current draw when rotating in place. I can confirm that these wheels definitely scrub more than Colson wheels. We have Colsons on the way, too, and could switch to those, but we're liking the shock absorption of the pneumatic tires.
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