This is why we are only now going back to the Moon after 50 years since the last attempt, and this attempt is no less fraught and over the bleeding edge of ability, sanity and safety. It was known decades ago that bigger wheels are faster wheels. Something called an 'angle of approach' or something similar. World record attempts used to be done on 36" wheels. Yes, bigger wheels make it easier to design a bike for an NBA player but that is NOT their only use case! I know 4'11" and 5'2" female cyclists that use 700C. If it were really necessary for a bikes wheels to have a proportion to the riders height, most women would be on 24" or 451 wheels. With what passes for "primo" pavement in 2026, Road wheels should in fact be at least 32". But because too many people don't have ANY ability to conceptualize, we get people arguing for 20" wheels or Plus or even FAT size tires, even when speed is the goal. Sigh.