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Re: Tiny wheel

as Brian said earlier I have no idea where the small wheel weakness thing is coming from???

In fact I would argue in many cases they are stronger, as side-load has less of the lever effect on the axle interface. In the world of unicycles (spoked wheels) small wheels are often substantially stronger.

When it comes to tread wear I think people need to adapt more NASCAR philosophy. Run the compound that works well for you change it often, if you're going six cim a lot of smart people (610) will argue that traction limited drive is actually the way to go.
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