Poor man's omnis (idea)

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Poor man's omnis (idea)

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16-02-2012, 09:07

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Re: Poor man's omnis (idea)

A simple idea is to wrap the wheel in zip-ties parallel to the axis of rotation. The zip-ties allow the wheel to slide side-to-side while maintaining some forward/backward traction. It's an old-school trick.

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