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Last year, we used both screws and epoxy to attach tread to our wheels, so we might have to do that again.

I'll talk to Bill about the legality of the screw usage.

Thanks John! They ain't as snazzy as some other teams' wheels, but I think they're nice.

We performed some rudimentary coefficient of friction testing on the HDPE (which we thought would be the most important surface to be able to grip to [take a wild guess at what we're planning to do]) with the 254/60 tread and with two different variants of the tread we used last season (I can't find a picture that really does it justice, but it was used by 192 in either 2001 or 2002 [faulty memory]). I can't remember any of the values we got for the coefficient of friction for them, but I seem to recall they were about the same (keep in mind the fact that they were rudimentary tests).

We figure that if we ever get in a pushing match on the wire mesh, we'd definetly have to replace the tread on the wheels, if we use the tread we used last year (see this image's description). However, we are going to have at least a few backup treads on hand, just in case this stuff gets torn up (see ChrisH's post in this thread).

ajlapp: I'll definetly have to talk to Bill about this, after seeing his post in the thread you linked...

Joe: Good points. I'll be sure to perform some tests (press down on the wheel as hard as I can, and see if the screws touch the HDPE / carpet [which I'm sure they will, depending on how the belting walls bend]).

PyroPhin: I'm not quite sure what it's made of (besides rubber and fabric), but according to a previosly linked thread, it's made by Brecoflex, though I can't find any online catalogs, on a cursory inspection.
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