Colson 101

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Originally Posted by SuperNerd256

So on a standard 27x54 flat carpet field, what advantages will Colsons give over regular treaded wheel?

Everything is an engineering trade off in some way, wheel selection is no different. "Absolute Advantage" is subjective.

Pros that we've found for the Colson Performa wheels:
- Low Cost
- Never change tread
- Approximately match Roughtop on Carpet (un-grooved)
- Outperform on other surfaces (Plexi, HDPE, diamond plate)
- Some Shock Absorbing capability
- They "warm up" during a match (gearheads may find this interesting)
- COTS dead axle hubs available (this was previously the barrier to entry for most teams)

You can get CAD Models from the Colson Website. You may have to download the entire caster then save just the wheels, this is typically what we have done. I do have a model for the 4"x1.5" on my home computer if needed.