No, I am saying two things:

1. Let's get off GI because everyone around talks about inches when we should be talking about gain ratio. Do we all use the same length cranks? No. And especially when someone comes in talking about two different size wheels we need to talk about ratio.

2. I am saying that if you want to calculate what gear ratio you need to make it up a hill (for example) weight is a factor.

Ek = 1/2(m)(v)^2

in this formula: Ek is energy. m is mass. v is velocity.

This means that you need Velocity rims and Formula rims for this to apply to your situation.