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Re: Ideal Wheel Diameter: 4 or 8 Inches?

I will start you off by saying consider the weight and space that each wheel takes up.Then consider the weight and space that the specific gearing for each wheel takes up.

Hint: Smaller wheels take less gearing to achieve the same speed as larger wheels
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