Originally Posted by
Trakhak
By the way, I suspect that whatever benefit was conferred by the use of the heavier wheel, the effect would have been the same regardless of whether the wheels were heavier than usual or not, as long as the overall weight of the bike was still 21.6 pounds. Or maybe not. No idea whether the flywheel effect is significant at the rotational speeds and weights encountered in such circumstances.
There's no maybe -- it's not the same.