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Old 10-23-2014, 09:32 PM   #16
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Originally Posted by WallsAndFoundations View Post
Can you explain please?
Rotational inertia increases proportionally with mass, but increases exponentially by the distance from the center of the wheel.
With identical weight,a smaller wheel is easier to spin than a larger one.

You're lightweight 18s need to be lighter to compensate for the larger diameter, and even lighter to reduce rotational inertia.

Someone might correct me but:

I = m × d²
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