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I’ve heard people dispute whether rotational weight is real. Is it?

April 26, 2017dispute heard I’ve people rotational weight

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I’ve heard people dispute whether rotational weight is real. Is it?

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Yes. Image you are holding a long stick from one end with something skewered on the other end. If the object skewered on one end is a watermelon, it will be harder to wave it around than if the object is a lemon. This is an exaggerated example of what is happening when your wheel spins. The spoke is the skewer and the nipples/rim are the object. Here’s an external link with a more technical explanation of rotational weight.