Originally Posted by honduraz10
there is a alight benefit for 26 wheels as stated above but wouldnt the increased friction produced by hubs rotating at a higher rpm cancel it out?
Off course your reasoning is right to some extent but I don't think the hubs increased speed friction will be noticable, though the bearings will wear out a little bit faster.
No the big wheels advantage is the ground will relatively towards the wheels be more flat if the wheels are bigger. And that is very noticable. We all know a flat road is faster than a rough one.
But I also think the lesser inertia with smaller wheels is noticable. But it's only when starting and a little bit when accelerating and uphill.
Off course you are rolling all the time and only accelerating sometimes...