The new Stridsland Boom Boat is designed around a steel frame and fork, 20 x 2.8″ tires, a low center of gravity, and short overall length. This makes it perfect for commuting, apartment living, or retired BMXers. Learn more about it here…

I dove deep into the history of mini-velos in my Velo Orange Neutrino review, but to summarize, portable bicycles have been used in the military and by apartment dwellers and city commuters, and their low center of gravity makes them surprisingly capable cargo haulers as well. Not to mention, smaller wheels are impressively strong.

Matias of Stridsland in Denmark has been teasing the development of a small-wheeled bicycle of his own for a few years now. He’s gone through several rounds of prototypes, posting dozens of videos showcasing its ability to jib, jump, manual, and exist as a “commuter BMX,” as Matias puts it. Named after the tiny, maneuverable industrial logging boat, the Stridsland Boom Boat is finally ready for pre-order.

The Boom Boat is built around a 4130 Chromoly steel frame and fork and is designed around 20 x 2.8″ tires. It uses boost hub spacing front and rear, a 73mm threaded bottom bracket, and stainless steel rocker dropouts to accommodate singlespeed, fixed, or geared setups. It has a 1 1/8″ headtube, a 31.6mm seatpost with stealth dropper routing, and IS disc mounts front and rear with 160mm rotors recommended.

The Boom Boat comes in three sizes (S,M,L) that should serve folks from 5’3″ right up to 6’5″ tall. It has a short overall length (1,027mm wheelbase for size medium) that Matias says makes it nimble enough for trains, apartments, and elevators, but the big 2.8″ tires offer plenty of grip, soak up bumps, and accelerate quickly. All sizes feature a 72° head tube angle, 74° seat tube angle, 390mm chainstays, and a 35mm bottom bracket drop.

Stridsland Boom Boat Geometry

Here’s how Matias describes the Boom Boat, “The Boom Boat is my take on a commuter BMX: Ride it to the train, to the grocery store, to the skatepark, or through a mid-life crisis (and maybe even solve one). Perfect for retired BMXers, or those who never became one! Anyone looking for small wheels and big smiles, really. Whether you want a minimalist singlespeed build, a practical basket bike, or just something to bounce around skateparks and alleyways, the Boom Boat is ready to mash. It’s a little workhorse, a city toy, a light tourer, and a grin machine. Basically, the most fun bike I could think of.”

The Boom Boat is available in two colors, Marine Tangerine or Deep Sea Splatter, and pre-orders are open now. The ETA to Denmark is May 2026 (plus shipping/processing time). The pre-order is for framesets only, but Stridsland has also collected some key parts together that are available as add-ons, including 20″ tires, dropper posts, and SRAM 10-speed short cage derailleurs and shifters. The Boom Boat costs 8,800 Kr ($1,373 USD for folks overseas, or €1,473 including VAT for EU folks). US customers can expect to pay 20 percent in tariffs as well, because the Boom Boat is made in Taiwan.

Pre-orders are open now from Stridsland.com.

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