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Re: Tiny wheel

Just be sure that you bring spares if you are running wheels that small.

All your tread wear will be focussed to a smaller surface area of tread so a 2" wheel's tread will burn off twice as fast as a 4" wheel's and three times faster than a 6" wheel. After seeing photos of some post-competition racing slicks I would shy away from anything smaller than 4" and even then I would be worried.
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