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Help! Talk me out of a bike purchase

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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

 
Posted : 05/10/2025 12:00 am
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I think it's a great idea - go for it and post pictures here! 😃

 
Posted : 05/10/2025 3:28 am
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Lol, think you've come to the wrong place to be talked out of a bike purchase!

 
Posted : 05/10/2025 5:44 am
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Get it bought!

 
Posted : 05/10/2025 6:17 am
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Thread is 7 hours old. Have you ordered one yet?

 
Posted : 05/10/2025 6:20 am
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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.)

 
Posted : 05/10/2025 6:45 am
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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!)

 
Posted : 05/10/2025 6:52 am
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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. 

 
Posted : 05/10/2025 8:24 am
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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.

 
Posted : 05/10/2025 9:34 am
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Do it!

 
Posted : 05/10/2025 3:15 pm
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Sorry, cant help. I think they are great and thst you should buy one. 

 
Posted : 05/10/2025 5:25 pm
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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!

 
Posted : 05/10/2025 9:07 pm
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Posted : 05/10/2025 9:12 pm
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Have you bought it yet?

 
Posted : 07/10/2025 7:17 am

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