Originally Posted by
Easy Peasy
Does the person with a larger wheel diameter go faster?
Slower - the taller tire presents more surface to apparent wind.
Originally Posted by
Easy Peasy
Does the person with longer leg length cover go faster?
Slower, same reason.
But neither enough to explain "slow". To go faster we have to spin the pedals faster. Seriously: no gearing, no leverage, no relative proportions will make someone faster. It's a matter of power applied to the pedals.