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Old 09-04-14 | 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by VegasTriker
More than you think. The lighter bike is likely to have much lighter wheels which physics says requires less effort to move from a stop
Wrong. The amount of energy needed to spin your wheels is trivial. Common sense can quickly prove this to you: hold the back wheel off the ground, spin it up to super speed, and then hit the brake - stopping will be instant.
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