Originally Posted by
Toddorado
Not at all - the smaller wheel will complete a full revolution, the bigger wheel will complete same distance travelled (rubber to road and all things being equal), but will have some 'wheel' left over.
All things being equal except the size of the wheel, one crank revolution will take you further on a larger wheel.
Using a 700x25 and a 26x1 with a 170mm crank and 52x13 gearing, the 700 takes you ~8% further per crank revolution.
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/gears/ (Use Meter Development)
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