Originally Posted by
wphamilton
Talking about wheel size, rotational velocity is higher for the smaller wheel, but where the rubber meets the ground, tangential speed is the same for both wheels. Therefore the (linear) speed of the spokes through the air is the same at the rim, top and bottom.
I'm not so sure.
The smaller wheel must rotate faster for the same tangential speed, so the linear speed of the spokes on the smaller wheel should be faster.