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Old 05-31-2013, 12:33 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Old Tele man View Post
...inertia is good for flat-land coasting, but you pay a price getting up to speed.
And the way physics are, you can never get that energy back for the full 100%.

So, it'd pay not to put in this extra energy in the first place, and use lighter wheels.


There is of course a practical limit to this, as very lightweight wheels come with a very heavy price tag ...
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