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Ashford Polycord Turbo Kit
$41.25
Price per kit. Canadian shipping only
A cool little conversion kit for single-drive wheels with cotton drive bands, converting them to a polycord belt with much less slippage. Works for a nearly any wheel out there. This comes with 2m (78″) of 2mm clear fusable polycord, a special wooden guide block to hold the cord while it is being fused (with a flame) and instructions. Customers that have made the switch have told us this kit is real dandy.
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4 in stock
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