Thread: What's the performance difference between 15 inch, 16 inch and 17 inch tires (all else equal)?
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Default What's the performance difference between 15 inch, 16 inch and 17inch tires (all else equal)?
On 07/19/2017 01:01 PM, Mad Roger wrote:
"Even more bad news is that in the real world, air resistance is actually a
square function! (2x more speed means 4x more air resistance!). This means
you would actually probably need at least 4x more energy..."


Even worse news... Drag is a square, horsepower is a cube of velocity.
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