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Old 11-28-2009, 02:47 AM   #39 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Christ View Post
My suggestion was streamlining the three wheeler, though. The initial RR loss would probably be insignificant until the extra weight of the chassis was shed, but as the project were to progress, it would take a better chunk of the RR away as well. IF you've got less weight on a tire, it's bound to have lower frictional loss.
RR doesn't change unless you swap in different tires, only the power needed to roll it due to whatever drop in weight. Technically, there may be a drop due to having three bearings instead of four, but I don't think it would be measurable.
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