pic: 1493 Drive Train 1

[MikeDubreuil]

Originally Posted by Dan-o

The design is a wheel that sells for 80 bucks on some guy's website. This guy thinks it's a good idea to post his cad of the wheels he designs as it will help him sell more. Fortunately, due to water jet machines, and the lack of adequate patents, we were able to make the wheels for just $15 a piece. Frugality mixed with some creativity usually heeds desirable results.

I don't think Mr. Baker or Mr. Koors would appreciate you making them look incompetent; our team is a customer of theirs and we certainly don't appreciate it. Perhaps, they are generously offering their design for everyone's free use, rather than being stupefied by the patent process. For instance, my team would rather pay to have them manufacture components than devote a mentor's time to it.
As someone who ripped off their design the least you could do is say that you took the plans from AndyMark.biz and manufactured your own parts and that you appreciate their generosity in helping your team expedite the build process.