Re: Wheel Sizes

[Robert Myers <rmyers@inetone.net>]

>	Most of the time I like big wheels and when we are overheating our
>tyres, remember that we have 3 inches more circumference for every 1 extra
>inch of wheel diameter - so more opportunity to dissipate heat and more foot
>print - small wheels fall into potholes. 

So do big tires and wheels and, with a shorter sidewall, they are more
prone to deform metal rather than rubber when the do so.  Just ask Mike
Spiers about his matching set of 17 inch diameter coffee table bases.

(Mike?  You still around?  Haven't heard from you in a while.)


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