pic: FRC488 -- Fall Project

[BrendanB]

Originally Posted by AllenGregoryIV

Have you thought about how you would replace the versawheels? We have run 6 competitions this year and are on to our third set. I really like them but they do ware. Overall they are still very cheap even when you add in replacement costs. If it works out that they can just drop out the bottom even when fully assembled, that would be perfect.

+1

We too had to replace our versa wheels typically once an event for a full set and then half-way through the event we would replace the middle ones.

We switched to AM HiGrips for IRI and while they might not start with as much traction compared to a fresh "cleat" like versa wheel they do last much longer. We are still running the same wheels (minus two that broke during our fall in Semi 1.2) after a ton of drive practice and we haven't noticed a drop in performance whereas we could tell when our versas were worn down.

With the current design, would you have to remove an entire drive assembly to remove a wheel?

[Madison]

Originally Posted by AllenGregoryIV

Have you thought about how you would replace the versawheels? We have run 6 competitions this year and are on to our third set. I really like them but they do ware. Overall they are still very cheap even when you add in replacement costs. If it works out that they can just drop out the bottom even when fully assembled, that would be perfect.

Originally Posted by BrendanB

With the current design, would you have to remove an entire drive assembly to remove a wheel?

You ought to be able to remove the axle bolt and drop the wheel out of the bottom. Since the idler gears on either side of the wheel should be free-spinning, I don't think there'll be any issues with sliding the gear out, but I am having some trouble visualizing that.