The Legitimiser
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Southampton, UK
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Bikes: Gazelle Trim Trophy, EG Bates Track Bike, HR Bates Cantiflex bike, Nigel Dean fixed gear conversion, Raleigh Royal, Falcon Westminster.
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Small tyres wear out quicker because every patch of tread hits the road more often per mile travelled, simple as that. My son put himself neatly over the bars of my DT Mini the first time he applied the brakes, so I don't really accept the brake thing. The only other thing I'd expect is that the very long seat and stemposts would be more prone to breakage. That aside, I'd expect my Downtubes to last as long as any aluminium bike of comparable quality. Wheels, if anything, should be tougher.