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Unread 31-03-2008, 15:33
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Re: pic: What Happens When You Go Too Fast...

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Originally Posted by EricH View Post
We weren't the only ones...

They failed in exactly this way, too. All six spokes would break right at the hub and we'd have no wheel. Mostly on the practice robot, but we did lose one or two to fractures in competition. And yes, it was sideways force that broke them.
Same thing happened for our team, last year and this year on our practice bot (has the 07 wheels from last year's practice bot... that's a lot of wear!) This year, we're prone to tipping right when we take the turns fast, and we just broke another right wheel last night.
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