Joined: Jan 2009
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From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
I'm a road bike kind of guy, so I prefer 700c. I'm not saying it's an ideal size, just that it's the size that comes on my favorite style of bike.
vol, good question. I imagine small tires would wear out faster, all things being equal, but all things rarely are equal.