u/LiGuangMing1981

Better drive side photo than in my original post.

Thus proving that my mini velo can indeed climb.

Finally got a bunch of new photos of my brand new custom titanium minivelo from Waltly. I've now ridden it nearly 150km and it is even better than I had hoped for - it's an absolute hoot to ride. Not quite as fast as my full size road bike, but not far off either.

Full specs in the original post, here: https://www.reddit.com/r/minivelo/comments/1uyz3wp/new_bike_day_waltly_custom_ti_mini_velo/

Received my new custom titanium frame (with travel couplers) from Waltly yesterday. Finished building it up today.

* Frame, fork, seat post, stem - Waltly

* Drive train - Wheeltop GEX electronic, Sunshine 11-45 13 speed cassette, VXM 58t chainring, SUMC flat top 12 speed chain, Geoid PM500 spider power meter, Senicx 165mm cranks

* Pedals - Shimano PD-M520

* Wheels - Silverock 5 spoke carbon, 451

* Brakes - Juin Tech F1 cable actuated hydraulic discs

* Tires - Schwalbe One

* Saddle - Giant Fleet SL

* Bar - Uno flared gravel bar, 40cm

* Tape - Tosuod Year of the Snake snakeskin

* Bags - ULAC

First time owning a mini velo, but certainly not my first experience with small wheels - I have an 18 year old Dahon that still gets frequent use. However, this one is a completely different beast - it very much feels like riding my full size (also Waltly custom Ti) road bike, whereas with the Dahon you'll never forget you're riding a folding bike. Can't wait to get in a lot more riding on this, especially travelling places for riding (the main purpose for this bike).

Just rolled over 20000km today on my steel Seaboard CX01 commuter bike that I built up in January 2024. It's primarily a commuter, but I've also done some international travel and a couple of multi-day bike trips with it as well. Looking forward to thousands of kilometres more!

I am working on a design for a 451 mini-velo with a z-coupler in the downtube and a split seatpost for use as a travel bike - I want something quick that I can fit in a regular sized suitcase, and I think this will be just the thing. This will be running standard drop bars and road components. I've got the design back from Sumi and it looks good to me but I was hoping to get a few sets of eyes on it to see if there's anything I'm missing before I give the go-ahead for construction. Any comments / thoughts / ideas are welcome. Thanks.