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Re: Perfect Drive?

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Originally Posted by Ether View Post
John, if you are lurking, could you please shed some light on what are the physical contributors to this "Speed Loss Constant"? The only thing I can think of off-hand would be the rolling friction and the friction in the wheel bearings, since all the drivetrain friction should already be included in the "Drivetrain Efficiency" number, n'est-ce pas?
I can't find the post at the moment, but I believe both the default drivetrain efficiency and speed loss constant are anecdotally derived scale factors for torque and speed respectively.
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