IFI Traction Wheels V2 Testing Results

[Justin M.]

We used the IFI wheels last year. I was not happy with them. We completely destroyed one, although it was a direct hit with no protection. I'll give them that, it was more our fault. But the treads came off 4 times in normal match play. One time the tread came off it caught in the chain which put us out of commission for one match. Finally we had to rivet the treads down to the wheel to keep them from coming off....

Good idea but needed work...we'll keep it simple and grippy with the AndyMark KOP wheels, which are nice this year.

[lukevanoort]

Originally Posted by Justin M.

Finally we had to rivet the treads down to the wheel to keep them from coming off....

Er, someone correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this the way the tread is supposed to be attached on an IFI wheel?

[ChuckDickerson]

Originally Posted by Justin M.

Finally we had to rivet the treads down to the wheel to keep them from coming off...

Uhh, I believe that is why the treads come with rivets in the first place? IFI even tells us how to do it properly. We used the IFI wheels last year and had no issues. We lost one tread in one practice round on Thursday because we didn't rivet it properly but after we properly replaced it we had absolutely no problems. I am looking forward to the new and improved versions this year.