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Old 02-12-17, 03:15 PM
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A mini velo section?

I sent an email to Bike Forums suggesting this and asking what needed to happen to get a separate place for mini velos and nothing has come back to me.

Are there enough people here, who are interested enough to speak out for this? Would it be a good idea? How can we get this to happen?

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Old 02-12-17, 04:44 PM
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I don't think there is enough traffic/interest for a Minivelo channel, and many of the Minivelo issues are shared by the foldie owners. Perhaps the 'Folding Bikes' channel should simply be renamed 'Folders & Minivelos'.

Originally Posted by JohnRC
I sent an email to Bike Forums suggesting this and asking what needed to happen to get a separate place for mini velos and nothing has come back to me.

Are there enough people here, who are interested enough to speak out for this? Would it be a good idea? How can we get this to happen?

Thanks,
John
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Old 02-12-17, 10:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Abu Mahendra
I don't think there is enough traffic/interest for a Minivelo channel, and many of the Minivelo issues are shared by the foldie owners. Perhaps the 'Folding Bikes' channel should simply be renamed 'Folders & Minivelos'.
Agree .. at any one time there is usually only between 25 and 40 people on the Folding Bike forum (which contains Minivelo enthusiasts) at any one time .. by comparison, the road bike or classic bike forum will have well over 200 people viewing.. combining Minivelo with Folding bikes would make sense compared with a Minivelo only thread..
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Old 02-12-17, 11:36 PM
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I love Mini-Velos. I agree to a request for "Folding Bikes and Mini-Velos."
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Old 02-17-17, 03:23 PM
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I agree a "Folding Bikes and MiniVelo" title may be good.
Not sure but would "minivelo" pull up better web search results than "mini velo" or "mini-velo"?
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I also agree that this section should be renamed "Folding Bikes and Mini-Velos". It's what we do!!!
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Old 02-17-17, 07:04 PM
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I am with all those asking for a name change. I like to make this group as inclusive as possible to make everyone feel welcome.
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Old 02-18-17, 02:08 AM
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Folding bikes and Mini-Velos are a romance.



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Originally Posted by ttakata73
I agree a "Folding Bikes and MiniVelo" title may be good.
Not sure but would "minivelo" pull up better web search results than "mini velo" or "mini-velo"?
Anybody who will research minivelos will eventually get to this forum because we have an extensive content of every minivelo existed. I'm sure all minivelo fans who speak English are all here.
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