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MetroMPG · 01-18-2012, 09:57 PM

All were conventional steel wheels (all the 13's were in practically identical), except the RE92's which were on light aluminum wheels.

I didn't try to estimate how much of an effect this would have had, if any.

Keep in mind the testing: a couple of feet elevation change, meaning acceleration to & deceleration from a top speed of about a brisk walking pace.

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