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Re: Breco?

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Originally Posted by Sairamluap View Post
For anyone who has used brecoflex for treads,
is there certian model that you perfered or
had more sucess with?
Any model made by Gates-Mectrol

Our team had plenty of success using treads in 2006, however we had terrible issues with our first batch of belts from Brecoflex. (Which eventually earned the nickname "Break-o-flex") That being said, if you have the budget go with the truly endless belts that have the steel cabling. These are least likely to snap during a match.

Still, there's no way I could refer anyone to Brecoflex without warning you that the three Niagara Triplets of 2006 snapped at least 15 belts. Once we switched to Gates-Mectrol, I believe we snapped no more than 2.

There are plenty of good threads discussing different belt types on these forums. A search of the archives should turn up many results.
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