On a less joke-y note, I disagree with this statement, " In a perfect sporting situation, there wouldn’t be performance gaps based on the size of your wheel or the efficiency of your dampers. " - at least as it pertains to F1.
There are two championships at stake in F1, manufacturer and driver. It is absolutely as much about damper efficiency (and, well, everything else that goes in to building a racecar with the current formula) as it is about driver.
Pretend 29" wheels are double diffusers. If they're well and truly faster, you better get on 'em until they're banned, or you're going to be off the back. That's just how racing works.
As for the 'it looked rowdier on 26" wheels' argument.... eh. Maybe? Or maybe its just cause bikes 10 years ago weren't very good, compared to now?
June 9, 2017, 7:54 a.m. - Cooper Quinn
On a less joke-y note, I disagree with this statement, " In a perfect sporting situation, there wouldn’t be performance gaps based on the size of your wheel or the efficiency of your dampers. " - at least as it pertains to F1. There are two championships at stake in F1, manufacturer and driver. It is absolutely as much about damper efficiency (and, well, everything else that goes in to building a racecar with the current formula) as it is about driver. Pretend 29" wheels are double diffusers. If they're well and truly faster, you better get on 'em until they're banned, or you're going to be off the back. That's just how racing works. As for the 'it looked rowdier on 26" wheels' argument.... eh. Maybe? Or maybe its just cause bikes 10 years ago weren't very good, compared to now?