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Old 05-20-05 | 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Zuliah Ningsih
Yes, as I've understood it. The rotating weight is the weight that really counts. But only when accellarating.

I think that's easy to comprehend, to some extent anyway.

And you have to accellerate a little even to just keep the speed you know. (if you are not riding in vacuum, and non friction floor and hubs)
It is my understanding that larger, thinner wheels has less rolling resistance.
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