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Originally Posted by JamesCH95
The advantage of larger wheels is a larger contact patch, which generally means more grip. Remember that real coefficients of friction are generally inversely related to contact pressure.
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Do you really get a larger contact patch with a larger wheel? I mean, clearly you do with a a pneumatic tire that can squish, but what if we're talking something like an
AM Plaction wheel?
And great point about the low CG not always being a good thing! I hadn't thought of that.