Originally Posted by
waddo
I picked up a smoothound second hand a few years ago because the seller didn't understand the pricing! Small wheels are very twitchy and I cannot imagine riding one for long distances, especially going down mountains.
I suspect that I'd really like it, if I could get stretched out enough. I always kind of lusted after some of the mini velos. I kind of like a twitchy ride. I remember seeing a break apart Dahon Hammerhead back in maybe 2008 or 2009 and thinking it looked interesting. I never toured on a small wheeled bike though. I did ride the ST from San Diego to Pensacola on a Canondale Crit bike and was very happy with the choice, but while twitchy it wasn't twitchy like a 20" wheel bike..