Blather. Go take an introductory physics course.

L.W.(ßill) Hughes III wrote:

> Horsepower, or imagine the the force you would need to peddle your
> bicycle, now put your Jeep tire on the bicycle and peddle. E=mc². The E
> stands for energy. The m stands for inertial mass, which is similar to
> (but not the same thing as) weight. C squared stands for the speed of
> light multiplied by itself. I would say Lance Armstrong bike wheel are
> very light right about now in france, not like his mountain bike.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> http://www.billhughes.com/
>
> RoyJ wrote:
>
>>The reason you use a 13 pound flywheel is to allow maximum ACCELERATION
>>of the engine. The reason for lightweight tires is to allow
>>ACCELERATION. The reason to not take your girlfriend along is
>>ACCELERATION So what does weight have to do with steady state? (other
>>than the additional wear on the bearings?)
>>
>>L.W.(ßill) Hughes III wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Hi Dave,
>>> To keep something turning takes more horsepower the heavier it is,
>>>that's why the drag racers use a thirteen pound aluminum flywheel and
>>>lighter rims and tires. Of course, that flywheel also stores energy,
>>>that will made the stock V6 buick power CJ with it's fifty pound
>>>flywheel easily crawl over rocks that would easily stop a couple of
>>>hundred more horsepower in a 350" Chevy V8. I know taking your hundred
>>>pound girlfriend with you down the drag strip will cost you a tenth of a
>>>second. As far as sprung and unsprung weight, all I know is it makes a
>>>great deal of difference in their ride and cornering ability, like road
>>>racers need independent suspension to win.
>>> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
http://www.billhughes.com/
>>>
>>>Dave Milne wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I read somewhere that every lb of unsprung weight is worth 10 lb of sprung
>>>>weight ; don't know if that's true or not.
>>>>
>>>>Dave Milne, Scotland
>>>>'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ