Originally Posted by
big john
I don't think there is any way to prove or disprove this theory.
Run the same course back-to-back some number of times and see if there's a trend showing one is faster?
Originally Posted by
big john
What it does show is the viability of the bigger wheels.
I don't think anybody doubted that 32 inch wheels would work (not much differently than 29 inch wheels). Anyway,, they really have to be more than just "viable".
Originally Posted by
big john
Certainly you agree that wheel size can make a difference? Would they have gone as fast on 14 inch wheels? Would 14 inch wheels work as well in rocky terrain? Of course not.
Certainly, you can agree that 14 inch wheels are more than 50% smaller and 32 inches is 10% larger than 29 inch wheels and that one would likely see a much larger difference with the 14 inch wheels. Certainly, there is no reason to expect that the benefit from going to 14 to 29 and 29 to 32 to have the same
rate of improvement. Certainly, you can agree that there is going to be a fall-off of returns for ever-larger wheels.
Originally Posted by
big john
Originally Posted by
big john
Certainly you agree that wheel size can make a difference?
I don't think there is any way to prove or disprove this theory.
??? If there isn't any way to "prove or disprove" it, how can you be "certain"?