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Old 07-07-16 | 08:56 AM
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OldTryGuy
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Originally Posted by jefnvk
................ When I am out on the road stopping every few minutes for traffic and control devices, the slight bit of extra that I am getting off that lighter bike is mostly just wasted.
Unless it is in the ROTATING MASS??? Accelerating heavier rims, tubes, tires, nipples does indeed make a difference. The farther away from the center of rotation, the more you feel it.
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