Originally Posted by
TurbineBlade
Next question: When people say that you should ride 700c vs. 26" because they roll "a lot faster" why don't they also demand that we go from 700c to 27" for the same reason?

Because the change from 559 to 622 is big enough to make a noticeable difference(although not a huge one if tires/gearing are comparable) while the change from 622 to 630 is too small to be used for anything but argumentation and brake reach issues.