tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2823816027080391290.post4064911150700817701..comments2023-04-13T18:56:35.219+02:00Comments on Miscellaneous Bicycle Wisdom: 26" vs 700ciikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08044746367328550812noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2823816027080391290.post-16910990906174249792015-11-09T11:12:31.826+01:002015-11-09T11:12:31.826+01:00You've missed a couple of points.. All things ...You've missed a couple of points.. All things being equal the 26" wheel and tyre will be 10% or so lighter - and this weight is at the rim where it's effect is far greater on acceleration. So the 26" wheel will accelerate better. The other thing is that as the 26" wheel is considerably stronger than the 700c - you can get away with fewer spokes - a 32 spoke being stronger than a 700c with 36. As these sokes travel through the air at twice the speed of the bike at the top of the wheel the resistance does not follow the simple formula you propose and the difference will be greater to the advantage of the 26" than you would expect (no I'm not doing the math because it would be very complex!). <br /><br />Personally I strongly suspect (and given my experience with roll-down tests) that the difference between the two is so small as to be insignificant. If it were otherwise we would find track speed records being held by bikes using 27" wheels or larger and that is simply not the case and as many tri-athletes will swear by 650c wheels as 700c. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13302261919254218057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2823816027080391290.post-5625070158369451762015-06-03T08:26:59.340+02:002015-06-03T08:26:59.340+02:00If I have to choose from 26' and 700c then I w...If I have to choose from 26' and 700c then I will choose 700c <a href="http://www.carbonspeedcycle.com/" rel="nofollow">carbon wheelset</a> because it have bigger wheels.<br /> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12802412680658083426noreply@blogger.com