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Old 02-10-2008, 07:33 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by trebuchet03 View Post
Wha? Smaller wheels - everything else being equal - have higher rolling resistance....
Well actually he said smaller tires.
I think he should have said skinnier tires, which seem to help FE but probably due to less aero frontal area. Maybe due to less road contact rolling resistance, but the higher pressures most/many of us are running kinda does the same.

Anyway, I think DAN needs to read the stickies first and get an understanding of what we have here first before becoming an instructor.
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