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Old 10-04-2005, 05:08 PM   #3
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that rotating mass is much much more significant in terms of acceleration than non-rotating mass. IOW, the weight savings in the wheel is much more noticeable off the line than a small paunch.

I relaly liked this argument, but it doesn't work well at my house, either.
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