On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 2:26 PM, Al Knoll <anasasi@gmail.com> wrote:
> As Evan mentions below, the change in effective wheel/tire diameter gives
> less 'thrust' at the road surface since the torque is acting over a greater
> moment arm (distance from the center of the wheel to the ground). �There is
> also the inverse problem, the braking force/torque is also reduced by the
> same amount, so your braking, already a bit iffy sometimes gets worse.
> Pensionerd. (Al Knol)

I don't understand the reduction in braking force, can you elaborate?

mike