Mecanum wheel size

[Mr. A]

Originally Posted by alicen

The 6", we had problems with the plates deforming and digging into the carpet, killing our turn ability completely.

We had the same problem with the 6" wheels for overdrive, but I saw the new wheels at Ramp Riot and the are much beefier. Did anyone use the heavier ones last year for Lunacy?

Originally Posted by alicen

the two different wheel sizes handle differently i'd say (i drove for Overdrive, and had practice with the 8" mech robot). But that's probably more to do with the fact that they're designed differently, and so they function slightly different.

Would you say one was any more maneuverable than the other?

Did you or anyone else try the 6" on a ramp?

Thanks