Old 05-09-13 | 05:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Cfiber
I never stated that larger wheels accelerate faster than smaller ones. I stated just the opposite. However, once you get going, larger wheels hold their momentum better and are better able to maintain a higher speed.
I was complaining about the info in the link (and pointed out that it was opposite of what you had said).

The whole point of this is that the size of these effects (big wheels, small wheels) is very tiny. Lose a couple pounds and you'll see more improvement as different wheel sizes.
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