Can We Use a Bicycle Tire and Rim?

[nexusmaster]

My understanding is that bike tires are indeed legal, but if your robot takes a solid shot to the side I think that there is a good chance that the bike tires will deform and become useless. The spoke design is one that assumes the outside forces will be vertical to and not perpedicular to the spokes. However, I could be wrong. It might be a good idea to stress test a bike tire and collect some data.