Who makes their own wheels?

[Fusion_Clint]

Originally Posted by Chris is me

And I don't think people are objecting to that, really, they're objecting to when you asserted that everyone who doesn't make that decision is opting not to teach their students!

Chris, I was asking clarifying questions to the troll post of

Originally Posted by Gregor

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See my post below

Originally Posted by Fusion_Clint

So 2056 doesn't teach students or collaborate with other teachers in the offseason? I agree that making custom wheels during the build season is not an ideal expenditure of time.

However, I thought my job was to educate students. Which I do year round. If my students know how to design and make a wheel, they will understand how to select the best wheel for our application.

I guess we could go the route of copying what the best teams do, but I prefer my students to understand why we do things.

I know that 2056 and all of the top teams teach their students the how and why, they have too. You can't pick the right COTS part without understanding how it works.

The implication I took from the troll post was "don't worry about design and copy what 2056 does."