Originally Posted by dbg
Doesn't have to be a heavy flywheel. Energy stored is directly proportional to the mass of the flywheel but the square of the speed (poorly worded). So a faster lighter flywheel potentially stores more energy than a slower heavy one.
Yes, but it would lose momentum more quickly as energy was bled off into the drivetrain.
If you don't want to pedal, take a bus.
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