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Re: Molding Custom Wheels?

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Originally Posted by EricH View Post
They make the whole wheel... And they're one of the few teams to be in both Behind the Design books. 2006 details their wheels; 2007 goes after everything else. As I recall, they also went for a patent on the linear slide (which isn't UHMW; it's urethane, polyester, and a molybdenum compound molded into shape).
I thought the patent was for their battery holder.

Meh, it's in the book which is at home.
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