Yeah, you should look into the dirt scooter before you post about it like you know everything about it.
The hubs are aluminum, and so is the brake base.
How I deal with them is just go as fast as I can and get as close as I can too them, it will scare them, and their parent's(if they are there). and they will usually leave.
When I went there anything that I wanted to go to was at least 45 min apart. So I didnt really go anywhere.
I stayed in phoenix, near scottsdale. The mall was two hours away, even the closest nice restaurant was 45 min away.