So is that strength the reason for the small wheels?
No. As I said above... long wheelbase for stability. Small wheels are that are motorcycle wheels. They don't make bicycle wheels and tyres that can deal with the speed Neil is aiming to do.
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So is that strength the reason for the small wheels?