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Old 11-24-09, 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by asgelle
I heard it was more like 1800 g off the bike.*


* the correct answer is 300g of the wheels is equal to 300g off the bike.
Actually, the correct answer is somewhere around "300 g off the wheels is equal to 301g off the bike. There is rotational inertia, but it's a very small affect at our speeds. But that doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
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