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Re: Which treads have an advantage?

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Originally Posted by Cory
...see Team 60's 2005 robot.

They cut their wedgetop so that the elongated side of the diamond was facing forward. I imagine they did it more for better wear characteristics than for better traction.
Exactly. We found that putting the elongated side of the diamond "sideways" caused the tread to wear out much quicker. As for the supply for our tread, I am not sure, but the "wedgetop" tread seems to work well for our type of wheels.
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