All,
Yes, I designed them.
IFI will begin selling mechanical products for the 2006 FIRST season. These wheels & aluminum sprockets will be one of our flagship products.
We will be posting them for sale, ASAP. Definitely before Christmas.
There will also be more details posted shortly including weight, cost, & CAD drawings.
Non-Quantitative Answer:
(They are light as a feather, and strong as a brick.)
The tread is riveted in place with 1/8" aluminum rivets or held on with screws (no hardware for attaching tread is included). This is the same method used by 229 (and many other teams) in the 2005 season.
Each of the side plates extendes beyond the wheel-rim a small amount (.08") to provide reinforcement against side-loads on the tread.
#35 Aluminum sprockets will be 1/8" thick, in a variety of tooth counts (ranging from 22 to 96).
The contents of the 2006 kit will not be released until January 7th. No information can be released until that date.
"This is how we roll..."
-JV