03-02-2010 08:57

johnr

Re: pic: Bumper Velcro 2

I may be wrong, but if that is your main bumper i thought the only contrasting color that could be seen would be the team numbers. If that velcro was blue then maybe but not sure. Also in your other picture, don't you have to take bumpers off any way to change color? If yes, why not have second set?

03-02-2010 12:53

KC1AJT

Re: pic: Bumper Velcro 2

if you are using velcro to hold your bumpers on you are going to have some major issues

03-02-2010 12:55

Daniel_LaFleur

Re: pic: Bumper Velcro 2

I think they are using the velcro to hold the bumper covers on ... and I think they will have major issues with that as well.

03-02-2010 12:57

EricH

Re: pic: Bumper Velcro 2

Like <R07-I> explicitly saying you shouldn't use Velcro.

03-02-2010 12:59

BrendanB

Re: pic: Bumper Velcro 2

EDIT: forgot the rules about velcro.

03-02-2010 13:01

Daniel_LaFleur

Re: pic: Bumper Velcro 2

Since I was talking about bumper covers and not the bumpers themselves, <R07-I> doesn't apply.

... and as I said, I still think they will have major issues.

03-02-2010 14:55

EricH

Re: pic: Bumper Velcro 2

Take a look at the other picture of the velcro bumpers. This one, probably OK. The other one shows what appears to be Velcro as an attachment for the bumpers--if it isn't, you've got the entire perimeter of the plywood with about half an inch to an inch of Velcro to attach to.

03-02-2010 16:03

Daniel_LaFleur

Re: pic: Bumper Velcro 2

Ahhh, Now I see where you are coming from.

If picture 1 is an attachment to the frame then it is not secure enough and will not/ should not pass inspection.

If picture 1 is just the cover attachment and we are not yet seeing the frame attachment then they should be within the rules (although I'd still be concerned about the covers coming partially off and incurring penalties, etc).

03-02-2010 18:57

Imadapocalypse

Re: pic: Bumper Velcro 2

Repost:

i hope you guys arent thinking we're gonna use velcro to put the bumpers on the robot. We plan to use the velcro for the bumper covers. ideally making two sets would be the plan but we probably will not have enough room for two sets when we fly to regionals

03-02-2010 21:19

EricH

Re: pic: Bumper Velcro 2

OK, you're probably good, unless it comes off mid-match. Just that a) there wasn't anything obvious to say otherwise and b) this would have been a good thing to note in the caption of the picture, something about "For attaching covers to the bumpers".

04-02-2010 10:41

johnr

Re: pic: Bumper Velcro 2

Do most people feel that velcro attached on the outside/seen part of bumpers are legal? I didn't see anything in rules against it or a specific Q&A about it.