I've an unexplainable lusting for a mini velo, just to ride the damn thing on inappropriate trails. They just look fun and daft. I'm 6ft and I'll look more ridiculous than I did on a 26" wheeled bike.
I still want one though
I think it's a great idea - go for it and post pictures here! 😃
Lol, think you've come to the wrong place to be talked out of a bike purchase!
Get it bought!
Thread is 7 hours old. Have you ordered one yet?
Whatever you do, don't ride one, you'll probably want one more. (A friend has a Cannondale Hooligan, an absurd bike, and it's a complete riot.)
I can vouch for how much fun 20" wheels are for 6' riders - rode mine across Wales this summer (obviously it's not a BMX!)
Definitely read this thread about the Mini Velo experience then. Yep, that'll definitely dissuade you.
Actually @cokie we could do with the final installment of the YouTube series about it.
Yes they do look fun.
Far less ridiculous than the Mini BMX I bought a while back, but at least that was cheap! Ridden it four times.
Do it!
Sorry, cant help. I think they are great and thst you should buy one.
I cut my MTB teeth riding an Airnimal Rhino 20” FS. Bit like a mini velo. Rode it all around Swinley weekly. Sadly it was stolen. Was a lot of fun, but in accordance with the other thread, decent off road 406 tyres are rare.
Get one!
Have you bought it yet?
Thread bump.
My custom build has been ace. A set of 2.6” nobblies has taken me across the ridgeway and single track, whilst a set of Schwalbe 2.4” slicks makes it fast and comfortable around town and roads.
Odd mixture of feeling stable yet playful.
Little autumn edit- yes, I lack the skills but it was bloody good fun.