09-01-2009 22:49

MrForbes

Re: pic: 233 Wheels

Truly a work of art! What coefficient of friction do you get with them, on textured gelcoated fiberglass, for example?

09-01-2009 22:49

Thermal

Re: pic: 233 Wheels

Any certain reason you guys decided to go with these wheels over your regular KOP wheels or AM Plactions?

Tis' an interesting choice, do tell the benefits!

09-01-2009 22:50

David Brinza

Re: pic: 233 Wheels

Did the pink color fade prematurely?

09-01-2009 22:56

nuggetsyl

Re: pic: 233 Wheels

Its a funny angle because they do not look as wide in the pic. But it could also be the lack of sleep i am getting.

09-01-2009 23:06

smurfgirl

Re: pic: 233 Wheels

Wow, what an innovative solution! I can guarantee that no other team will have wheels like that

At first when I saw the title of this, I was debating whether it meant two hundred and thirty three wheel, or the wheels belonging to FRC 233.

09-01-2009 23:10

lenny8

Re: pic: 233 Wheels

this is true innovation dean would be proud.

09-01-2009 23:11

hillale

Re: pic: 233 Wheels

does anyone else wish they gave you the option of different sized rover wheels?

09-01-2009 23:19

Josh Goodman

Re: pic: 233 Wheels

NO WAY! We have the same ones! I feel truly proud to be sharing the same wheels with 233

10-01-2009 00:08

andrew348

Re: pic: 233 Wheels

I was wondering who was going to do this first

10-01-2009 00:30

A_Reed

Re: pic: 233 Wheels

hmmm...I wonder if acetal/delrin would accept a dye bath like some other plastics will. Without changing the characteristics of the wheel anyway outside of the rules of course

10-01-2009 01:27

dlavery

Re: pic: 233 Wheels

Given that "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery," I am sure that you will be quite flattered to know that many, many teams will be copying your wheel design.

-dave




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10-01-2009 01:52

bduddy

Re: pic: 233 Wheels

Huh-I always thought they had "corners" between the sidewalls and flat "tread", like the old ones. I'm guessing this change is to provide a smaller contact patch, therefore generating less friction?

10-01-2009 03:41

danshaffer

Re: pic: 233 Wheels

do they come in other colors?

10-01-2009 06:24

GaryVoshol

Re: pic: 233 Wheels

For the right price, I'm sure AndyMark would do a special run with non-friction dye in the material.

And posted by ducttapedude - 233 is right on the cutting edge of FRC technology this year.

10-01-2009 06:46

Doug Leppard

Re: pic: 233 Wheels

If these wheels are good enough for Pink they are good enough for Exploding Bacon. It is a gamble but Pink is never wrong, we are going with those wheels also.

Thanks for the heads up.

10-01-2009 11:04

Dan Richardson

Re: pic: 233 Wheels

Here is my obligatory sarcastic yet mildly funny comment.

10-01-2009 11:11

A_Reed

Re: pic: 233 Wheels

Or you could take a piece of Acetal/Delrin and attempt to dye it in a dye bath to see if it takes, if it does you could make you wheels as pink (or any other color) as you want. I am not sure of how legal it would be within the rules, but it would be an interesting showpiece regardless. Maybe slap them on an off season demo bot.

10-01-2009 11:17

Jibs

Re: pic: 233 Wheels

Tch, my wheels are better than that.

10-01-2009 14:54

jsasaki

Re: pic: 233 Wheels

isn't that just the regular 2009 KOP wheel that you can use or do you get options

10-01-2009 15:15

David Brinza

Re: pic: 233 Wheels

Welcome to CD, where sarcasm and mis-information abounds...

(It is a KOP wheel).

10-01-2009 15:37

Tetraman

Re: pic: 233 Wheels

Wait till you see my team's speed controlers!

10-01-2009 15:42

BandChick

Re: pic: 233 Wheels

Man, Dan, you took the words right out of my mouth.... ~_^