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Old 05-04-2022, 05:57 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by alexshock View Post
- Honda Civic Hybrid 15" (aluminum alloy) weigh 7.0kg
Not bad! The material being farther away from the center of rotation has a multiplicative effect on the moment of inertia, but if the overall diameter of the wheel is larger (and spinning more slowly) that partly negates it.
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