Originally Posted by
asgelle
Because drafting or not at reasonable speeds you're fighting aero drag so anything that reduces you're effort, even in a pack, will result in less fatigue later.
The fastest accelerating wheel will either be the one with lowest drag or lightest weight (regardless of how that weight is distributed) depending on rider power and road grade. The same as for riding at constant speed since bicycle accelerations are so low.
Um, in a pack, aero drag is relatively negligible, and the air is quite dirty (turbulent) around the height of the wheels, so that's highly debatable.
As for aero drag having a significant effect on acceleration, that's an interesting question, but it would only apply at higher speeds...
And the distribution of mass in a wheel has no effect on acceleration?! Lol. You must be smoking better stuff than me...