Does having bigger wheels on skateboard Mae you go faster?

Answer 1

Okay, first we need to clarify the difference between "tire" size and "wheel" size. Tires come in various sizes so depending on the rim size you select you can end up with the same exact wheel height (diameter) by combining a large rim with a low profile tire as you would with a smaller rim and a tire that has a wider sidewall to it, in which case they'd be no difference in speed since the wheel's diameter wouldn't change. Thus when we're talking about "bigger wheels" what we're really talking about is the wheel's overall diameter, or width size (think of it as the difference between a dime and a nickel). That said, if you switch to bigger wheels your car will go faster than what your speedometer reads because the distance covered by spinning the rotors one revolution (say from 12 o'clock to 12 o'clock) is greater the bigger the wheel is, which means you cover more distance per rotor revolution (for example, if your speedometer reads 55 mph you actually might be going 65 mph or faster depending on how much bigger the new wheels are). For this same reason, taller wheels actually save gas, not waste more gas. Think of it this way: If you compare two identical cars going down the highway at 65 miles per hour - one with smaller wheels, and the other with bigger wheels - the one with the bigger wheels will require less depression of the gas pedal to get to 65 mph than the one with the smaller wheels (since the speedometer on the car with the bigger wheels will actually be reading slower than 65 mph). And we all know the deeper you press your gas pedal the more gas you send into the engine, and the faster you burn up gas. So bigger wheels use less power than smaller wheels at any given speed when you compare two equivalent vehicles side by side.

Answer 2

Well obviously, whereas if it wasn't for the wheels, modes of transportation will mean nothing to modern society

Answer 3

yeah buddy