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Old 12-24-2014, 05:52 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by tacopower View Post
Thanks for the response CapriRacer. So, You're saying that the gearing advantage of the larger diameter 245s will offset their greater weight and width?
Weight is not the best way to determine the difference in rolling resistance. There are too many other variables that have a much greater effect.

And even if you consider weight as part of the inertia to get the vehicle moving, it is a tiny percentage of the whole vehicle - so largely undetectable.
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