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July 15th 18, 07:34 PM posted to rec.bicycles.tech
AMuzi
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29er "pedals easier"
On 7/15/2018 12:00 PM,
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I have a friend who just bought a new 29"-wheel Motobecane MTB and swears that, due to the larger-diameter wheels, it "pedals easier" than his old 26"-wheel MTB did.
Have you ever heard anyone say this before? I have.
Since the contention does not seem correct to me, I was just curious about how you gentlemen would respond to it?
Depends on the speeds and surface anomalies involved. For a
smooth board track a smaller wheel may well be more efficient:
http://www.tomsarazac.com/tom/opinions/wheelsize.html
But in typical riding conditions, a big fat 700x54 rolls
over depressions, rocks, debris, zombie bodies etc much
better than, say, a skateboard wheel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdwROHgPask
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