Those are sliders?? jeez,
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I have never, ever seen a set do that! The sliders I have used had octagon shaped inner weights. Where did you get them? I don't think I would use that brand anymore if the housing is plastic. Did they eat up the ramps in your variator?
At any rate, you definitely got your use out of them!
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100 miles is usually past the life span of sliders or rollers in a buggy. In a street scooter, yes you can get high mileage out of a set, they can last quite a while but with the off road demands of a buggy, they go quick! The tremendous strain on the cvt and the constant up down shifting wears them down fast. When we compete, I figure 3 or 4 sets of rollers for one weekend depending on what we are doing.
I never got the same performance out of sliders that I got from rollers. They wouldn't shift as high as rollers [top speed].and wouldn't down shift as fast either. I have my own measured 1/10th mile oval banked test track so we spent a lot of time testing different weights and brands of rollers and sliders to find the perfect combo. You have to go up a gram or two in slider weight to get the same effect of a roller of a particular weight. 11/12 gram sliders equal 10 gram rollers.
Imo, I know a lot who swear by the sliders but I know some of them were replacing worn out rollers with fresh sliders so anything would seem like a big improvement! There is no real right or wrong. It boils down to your particular preference and driving style.