Problems with Vex Pro mecanum wheels

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Originally Posted by Calvin Hartley

We used them this year and were very satisfied. Of course it will be slower sideways, but I don't recall exactly how slow it is for us. (We also used 1 cim to each wheel, but I don't remember the gear ratio)

The robot with our homemade wheels is also certainly noticeably slower sideways vs. forwards/backwards, but as slow as the vex wheels. I can't remember how the andymark wheels performed exactly, but I do recall they were better than these vex wheels.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0XN6iSvCXo

^This is the kind of speed I am hoping for...