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Re: Compact 3CIM Single Speed Gearbox Review

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Originally Posted by Dave McLaughlin View Post
I would be interested to know if Griffin has considered the pros/cons of shifting and decided against adding that capability. If so, would you mind sharing your thought process?
Shifting gearboxes are very game specific, if you don't need it, why go through the trouble of using one? My team has consistently used Kitbot the past few years, so we decided a single speed WCD was a good place to start and easier for newer students to design.

We do however have a WCD 2CIM Dogshifter that we built in a previous year, so I've become familiar with its capabilities. But for an offseason gearbox/drivetrain that is being used for teaching and entry point into WCD, single speed was sufficient.
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