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Originally Posted by artdutra04
// Although as a word of caution, even 56mm Banebots with hardened carrier plates and welded pins for the planetary gears, won't last more than two or three competitions. Now if your team doesn't attend more than this number of competitions per year, you can use the Banebots without problems. But if you attend multiple regionals, or have a busy off-season circuit, you'll most likely end up replacing the Banebots every 2-3 competitions. (Which in the end, can cost more than just buying AndyMark single speeds outright, not to mention the grief and frusteration...)
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We had our own carrier plates made that have lasted us since we put them in (about week 4 of build season). They've been through 2 regionals and 3 off-season events.
But if you have the capability to make those carrier plates (try cutting that double-D hole with a CNC) then you have the capability to make your own transmission.
Between the 2007 provided transmissions and designign your own, I'd definately say design your own. Those 56mm Banebots transmissions didn't cut it. The smaller ones worked great, we've been using them since build season throughout all of our competitions without problems.
2005 and 2006 kit transmissions were fantastic and I'd say go with them if you didn't decide that a shifting transmission was necessary. However, that's not an option anymore.
And everyone else has already said what needs to be said about buying transmissions.