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Re: Standard vs. Custom Frame

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Originally Posted by Viper37 View Post
The kit bot material is weak. Wack 2 pieces togeather and note the fat chunk of aluminum missing. That is what happens to low quality aluminum stock such as what we are provided with.

On another note, last year bumpers were few and far between, seeing as just about everyone couldnt make it up the ramp with bumpers.

Im not saying this on baseless grounds. Pleanty of people agree with me.
??? What competition were YOU involved in? I would say most of the teams we competed with (through 2 regionals and the championship) had bumpers, and I don't recall seeing ANY team that couldn't make it up the ramp because of them. In fact, being traction limited on the diamond plate ramp probably made the bumpers an asset because of the added weight.

Andy already commented on the "low quality aluminum" - 'nuf said.

Time to take a breath and get ready for next season. I recommend you do some detailed research and not make such quick judgments about major components. Most of these decisions are not black and white, they are shades of grey, so making such generalized statements about these are all good or these are all bad is pretty much "baseless".
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