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06-24-2009, 07:52 AM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tax Nation
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|  Cable Bridges
I know there is no official rule but, what is the normal width (cable to cable) for a 2.2 cable bridge? (Such as those at Nationals etc)
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06-27-2009, 10:43 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: North Idaho
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I have only seen a couple, but all have been the width of a 2.2, right in the middle of the tire.   |
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06-27-2009, 10:48 PM
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| www.team3sixrc.com Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scalerville
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Even though I understand the challenge of it all. Why in the heck is thier a cable bridge in RC crawling when you would never see it in real rock crawling? just curious is all.
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06-27-2009, 11:05 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: sittin in the sky
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06-28-2009, 12:59 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: North Idaho
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They are there to be just another thing I have troubles getting over, through or around.... |
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06-30-2009, 01:36 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: on a Big Rock
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| Dealing with man made obstacles is not my favorite part of ROCK crawling for the very reason this thread was started. At WCC I knew there would be cables, so I had some thicker hexs to deal with my narrow track width. I decided not to install them, and as you can see my truck barely fit on the cables.  Last edited by Fishmaxx; 06-30-2009 at 03:25 PM. |
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06-30-2009, 01:46 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: kansas city
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persanaly i dont like the idea of having to roto-hammer all these beautiful rocks
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06-30-2009, 02:53 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Pacific Ocean
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06-30-2009, 03:10 PM
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| Keep Crawling in Crawling Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Commerce City
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The downfall I see to cable bridges are the widths they are built at. The rules state you can be 12.5" wide or you can be as narrow as you want. If a cable bridge is built to be centered on a Losi width rig then a berg with rig will have problems being centered and possibly not fit on the cables. I understand the reason a cable bridge is put into a course but I do not think it is a fair assesment of skill do the possible widths of a rig.
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06-30-2009, 03:10 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tax Nation
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we ended up using 10" and it worked pretty good. I agree with the above that they should not be in rock crawling but, I was out voted. I think only maybe 3 trucks managed to get across the bridge without problems (Luckily I was 1). Even with the cables stretch tight, the wind would catch the trucks and get everything rocking. There needs to be a standard established if they are to be used in major comps. We ran into problems because 1 person would have a narrow Axial and then the next a wide Berg. The 10" worked because it was on the outside of the narrow and the inside of the wide. |
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06-30-2009, 03:38 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Pacific Ocean
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The course designer just needs to insure that the gates involved can still be progressed even if the rig falls off. The only penalties being more time or a gate penalty therefore giving a reward to those that are able to cross it without falling off. It would suck if your run ended because your righ did not fit on the cable bridge.
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06-30-2009, 03:48 PM
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| Ultimate RC Decals  Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: San Antonio
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one of our comps last year we set up two cable bridges, one was a tight bridge and the other we kept loose. the loose bridge was alot more difficult to get through. if you want it challenging try a loose bridge.  cables were set to the width of the tires center to center. |
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06-30-2009, 04:13 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Henderson/Las Vegas, NV
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i see cable bridges as more of a spectator thrill than a challenge, certainly not necessary. do they belong in rock crawling? maybe not, but i think they're fun. here in vegas the only man made obstacle we've ever involved in a comp was an old burnt out mattress we found in the desert.  |
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07-01-2009, 10:22 AM
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| Colt Python/SR9c  Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: out in the shop, reloading ammo!
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 I know my truck would fall through that When I set up cables, they are set at 8.5" mark based from a 10 1/8" wide truck. Narrower trucks can make the obstacle, along with some wider ones as well. The only time we had a problem is when Josh(carbonuts) was running the bullies(pre-release) and I think he was near the 9" width, which only allowed him 1/4" on each side.. | |
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07-03-2009, 06:54 AM
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| Gettin’ back on the horse Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hoonsville
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I think the whole cable bridge thing may become pretty difficult with the diversity of rig widths out there. SO who's width do you base the width on a losi? My super wide berg? or a axial? And how would this be fair to make a decision on width? The rules state a rig can be no wider then 12.5 inch and a gate can be no less then 16" so isnt a cable bridge braking the rules in some way? | |
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