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Re: 4" vs. 6" + 8" Diameter Wheels

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Originally Posted by Ether View Post
Does anybody have mass and moment of inertia data for comparable 4", 6", and 8" wheels?
Roughly speaking, it will increase with the square of the radius. (I say roughly, because the different sizes aren't scaled versions of each other; some things, like hub size and rim thickness, tend to be driven to a large degree by other design constraints.)