Ive bought 6 mini's now. 5 mini t2.0s for my kids, my dad, and myself. My wife had to be different and wanted the mini B. We built a nice clay track in our backyard and it's been a blast!
Do you have a backyard? If so build your own track, it's a great hobby. If not maybe with Facebook or something you could connect with people that have that same interest and build one somewhere close to home
I would love to see other companies introduce their own 16th scale buggies. This would help reduce the challenges of opening an indoor track. Ive looked at lots of spaces that are just a touch too small for 10th scale but would be find for an 18th scale track
This is a great spec vehicle to get into carpet racing. On smaller carpet tracks, this thing is very tunable. More tracks need to consider this as a way to introduce the hobby to more folks.
My son bought me the Mini-B 2.0 brushless so we could run together at the HRCR carpet track. Can not get enough of this car and want to be on the track more. I would love to see you carpet race this and go over detailed setup. I have yet seen any content creator going over detailed setups for carpet with the Mini-B. If I can get the Mini-B down, I might jump up to 1/10 scale and start racing. Addictive/fun stuff. Like your RUclips content, have learned some good setup stuff. Thank you!..
I myself “stumbled across” your videos and am pressuring myself into racing. Used to bash as a kid but am old now. Novice class is where I assume one starts but I don’t wanna be “that guy” that is the only old guy on the racers stand in the novice class! Thoughts I am interested in the 4WD buggy class as I just want a 4 WD car. Selfish I know! Great videos thank you!
Glad to see an extremely reasonable price point for this. I recently found myself downsizing to 1/28 scale since the winter weather has our local outdoor track clsoed for the season. I was really surprised that there's another, almost completely separate community involved with the smaller stuff. It's been really great and it's definitely a segment worth exploring if you're looking to broaden your horizons and knowledge of all things RC.
What 1/28 did you get? If you got the associated. I promise you you’ll be impressed if you get a gt24b. Kits 99. Brushless 4wd w/slipper tire options. And it HAULS. 2s is almost unusable in the house
@@zacbrewser I purchased a couple different brands. The Atomic AMR and AMZ touring cars caught my eye initially because they were more similar to the 1/10 scale cars that I'm used to with double wishbones, CVDs, etc. Since then, we've added an AWD Mini-Z that my son races in the drift car class and we also picked up another AMR and AMZ for a total of 4. The track we race on is a road course, but recently they've talked about adding some jumps and starting a class for the 4WD buggies. I would actually be up for that too since it's not so different from running 1/10 scale offroad cars on carpet. Like I said before though, I'm just really thankful to have anything local to race in the winter months here in Iowa!
I am the EXACT person you described in your video. January I bought three of these to get back into racing after 30years (before xxx) and I love how little you can spend to get a great platform especially knowing I needed everything, not just the car. After not even a year I’ve dove in so much I have plans on going to the biggest Mini race in the nation at R/C Madness in Ct, in March (I have to fly in). My local track has not stepped up to the plate fully so I really hope you can help promote this platform even more, Thank you. BTW - weight….. go ahead and add too much then take out what’s not needed. Ssshhhhhh, don’t tell anyone though. Lol
The rtr has been perfect for kids just getting started. Everything in the box and inexpensive. This looks really good to make mod mini B's. Fun little buggy. All the brands should be looking at this
I bought mini-ts for my two nephews, brother and dad last year and then upgraded them to the brushless combo this summer. I didn't time it, but those 50C dynamites gave us runtime of more than 20 minutes per charge pretty easily. Although they were really hard to drive on the indoor carpet at RCMADNESS without a lot of suspension tinkering...and those dang rear dogbones disappeared, because with a good smack the rear camber arm pops right off and your driveshaft gets ejected at speed. I feel like I was always working on one of the 4 mini-ts - then again, the nephews are under 10 so it's not like they were pro drivers, RYAN. :P
More mini B footy please! Need to prep and sauce those tires and loosen up the slipper and you’ll be golden. Been running the mini with my 22 5.0 at my local carpet track and having a blast. Though going from one to the other is quite a challenge for a lap or two. Great content as always!
This is great, here in Scotland we run the Tamiya M-chassis as a budget racing class and I love it! I also race 2wd, 17.5 TC and F1. You asked for a suggestion of what to do with it? Why not do a video with a nephew/niece or friend's kid and introduce them to the hobby with a little track in the garden or local park?
Just got the brushed version for Black Friday. Amazing price. Amazing setup out of the box for what it is. I really wished there was some classes for these things here in DFW, TX.
Hey Ryan, great video I have a mini B myself. And of course I upgraded it for my local rc race track as well. The hopups I put on it are: alu steering rack, hobbywing Pro Stock spec esc, Carisma racing sensored 4650kv motor and alu slipper plates, proline tires (wedgeFront/prism Rear) and it rips at the track. But the tip I want to give you is replace your standard plastic slipper plates for the aluminum plates (LOS312007). The plastic plates will wear considerably faster with that 6k kv motor or even melt in high traction conditions. Hope the tip is of some use to you.
I was wondering when Losi was going to release something like this. Now they just need to release a better servo and the T/B will be even better. Sweet video!
You def found your groove after a lap or two. Looks like fun! That dynamite power package sure seems like the ONLY way to go! All videos I've seen with cars using that setup really seem to boogie!
Super cool to see TLR/Losi coming out with a buggy version. I remember when the mini T was super popular years ago. Would love to see a mini T Pro version. Awesome vid Ryan. I might have to pick one of those up this holiday season.
Your delivery style and layout of this video is on point! Obviously you know your stuff but still come across very down to earth. To see you slinging this thing around the track was awesome! How I miss our indoor 1/10 clay track here in Houston
My friends and I used to go to a park in Seattle with short course trucks and make a figure 8 track around a couple of trees and race all day. It was super fun to slide them around in the dirt and have loose racing competition. It’s the first thing I thought of when seeing the mini and I think they would be perfect for park bash racing!
All the local carpet tracks near me run these now as a class. Some tracks even run a stock and mod class. I have 2 already but I’ll be getting this new roller to be my mod buggy. HackFab makes some really cool parts for this platform. 👍
I bought a regular brushed mini-b for my son. Probably the biggest issue with it for kids is that it's actually a bit more difficult to drive than larger vehicles. It has proven to be quite durable though. On his the ball cups popout somewhat easily, but that also prevents other things from breaking. I do have the brushless motor for it, but my son isn't ready for that kind of speed. With the brushless it is very nearly as fast as stock 17.5 buggies.
BUY EXTRA DOGBONES. Those rear camber arms pop off and spit the shafts out, and they're small and painted black - almost impossible to find in the grass at dusk.
Mini b was my training wheels for a few months before going 10th scale. Been out of the hobby for 25 years until this car. Second and third race nights on 10th scale and I made the A main (one b bump), finishing 5th and 6th out of roughly 25. If you can learn to drive with this thing, 10th scale will come easy (it’s much harder to control than 10th scale). One word of warning, that aluminum horn will eat your servo alive (the moment arm design is bad). I had to rebuild 25 times before designing custom mounts for a reefs 99 micro, which is THE servo to get. Also, Facebook has a ton of groups for this with thousands of members…come on by!
Hey Ryan, I too live in Florida and have had an interest in the "mini" racing scene but had a few concerns first, that you may be better geared to answer - 1.) Any Tracks here locally race any "mini" classes - if so, which? 2.) Are "minis" ROAR/Regulated? 2a.) If regulated, what's the specified scale to be classified as a "mini"? 1/14th, 1/16th, 1/18th? As I see multiple models rocking these scales, claiming "mini". *Your vid answers this* 3.) What's the Difference between Mini-B RTR and Pro-Roller as they're almost the same cost - the pro kit has better parts I'd assume? Thanks for all your help!
Hey brotha just wanna say I’ve been binge watching your stuff since I got back in to rc. I really thought you had a lot more subscribers due to the quality and consistency of your content. I was surprised to see you don’t have 400k+. You will soon keep it up
Ive been contemplating a losi mini for about 2 weeks and you come out with this today! Just gotta figure out which one is right for me. Really been diving in to your videos lately and enjoying them. Good stuff Ryan!
glad to finally see Losi pushing the Mini-B and Mini-T 2.0 to drivers/ influencers! We love racing these at our local track. Mini Nationals coming March 2022!
Ended up buying a knockoff brushless motor because the Dynamite system seems to be out of stock literally everywhere. Instead of upgrading my existing Mini B to this level, I think I'm going to make my current one a basher/practice car and use this as my track car. Thanks for showing how it competes against the 1/10 scale cars, that was fun to watch!
These look sweet... we have a carpet track coming to my area, and they may possibly race these minis... never done carpet before so we will probably check it out, but these might be a cheap way to start out, and would make a great way to practice driving at home with less space needed for a home track...
Looking at picking a few up for some Kids in church to come out and have fun giving rc a try. Hope the local track will run some club racing with them.
My Losi Mini-b showed up in the mail yesterday. It's a fun vehicle, I'm not entirely sure where I'll get to use it beyond the driveway. But the suspension seems very competent, but the ground clearance makes it a little small for driving in the grass in my yard.
I got the truck because I had a mini mamba I knew I could thrown in... DIDNT KNOW there was already a roller.. Anyways great video as always. getting back into racing so I'll be seeing you around !
We have 4 losi minis in my house 2 Ts 1 B 1 jrx2 they are a blast man. I built a track in the backyard and run it almost every day multiple battery packs. The girlfriend, the kid any guests that come over I got extras. All of them are kept brushed the brushless are just too fast for my track. I think if you make them too fast and run them on too big of a track, it loses the point Minis are one of the most fun things in RC in my opinion.
Thats a great 2.0 roller! it looks like it has a nice low centre of gravity. i have the mini t 1.0 with aluminum hop ups Losi are so cool! they always make a nice professional bit of kit I really wish they would re-release the micro 1/36 series they are one of coolest fastest micro Rc car on a brushless setup I have ever come across! pure power in the palm of your hand! 👍
I’d love to see you mod this out. It looks very light !!!!! Maybe some brass or lead weights added in all the right places ? The front end needs to stay planted more on take off. Supper awesome 👏 I would live to get this for my son he’s 8 years old.
Ryan , you think you could give us a vid on the mini b for indoor carpet setup ? Seems to be a growing class be cool to see how you would go about setting it up. Thank you for your time!
Hobbywing 7800kv system for 63.99 is best bang for buck. 6000kv dynamtie system is 100 Canadian. Used the extra cash to buy the servo. And 7800kv with stock gearing will do 40 mph
FYI that dynamite combo 2-in-1 motor seems like it'd be a great fir for other similar-sized cars...I fit one to my WLtoys 959, which I foolishly converted to full metal (frame, running gear, everything) and it's basically gutless from a standstill. The 6000kv rating doesn't give it much torque on the low end, so they're not much good for anything over 1/18th scale
What we've found is as fun as they are they aren't the best option for beginners. The extreme twitchiness, lack of durability, difficulty driving could ruin the experience for somebody brand new to RC racing. Running a heavier 1/10 scale will be much more manageable. The other issue depending on the track is visibility, they very quickly disappear behind track lining, marshals, etc and if you crash often times the marshals won't even see you. I once had to get down off the driver stand and walk out on the track to get my car mid race.
Those little things are just a blast and half at the track normally I’ll normally go in between rounds and have some fun and I wish I could bring it to the Florida carpet champs but there wasn’t enough room but there a blast
Hello from Guatemala! Nice channel, I was hoping you could help me, I have a question, I just bought a Losi mini t 2.0 brushless, can I use the components in it to finish building the Losi mini b roller pro if I where to buy one? Thanks I’m advance and keep up the good job
Hey Ryan, since your becoming a dirt oval guy. There's a class in the north east that uses the mini b in dirt oval form. Just a thought for another video. Good luck and love the videos. I run dirt oval in the northeast and u you should come to the motorama in PA in February..
Hi Ryan! Love you channel, just found it because of the Mini-B. You have great content and really connect well with your audience :-) I like the last name too, haha. Anyway, I have one coming tomorrow. I run the Kyosho Mini-z buggy now, indoors on hard tile floors (think marble). I have to use super soft compound foams to get the traction I need with the little guy. To be honest, its heaven as it pretty much performs like a true 1/8 at a fraction of the size. It's unreal. I am getting the Mini-B because I want to see how it performs in the same location. BUT, I already know the stock tires are not going to work. I tried searching and I am surprised to not find any foam options for it? Do you know of any? It's been out now for about a year so hoping someone would have jumped on this. I did find some harder compound foams for the mini-T, but that would only work for the rear tires of the buggy. and, its likely a hard compound for street use. :-( What do you think, as you know tire compound is everything, lol. The point of me getting the mini-b is because my Kyosho Mini-z (while amazing in everyway) is VERY hard to get parts for, and is very complex. Its also not really sealed well for anything outside.. so, having one buggy that can possibly do both would be great for me.
That looks like such a blast! At my local club races, two guys busted out some old school 2wd Nitro Trucks that seem to be way smaller than the normal SCTs, I'd love to see your Mini B race against one of those things, but I haven't a clue what they're even called!
I just got the normal lost mini B but then upgraded it with the motor, shocks, battery and the pin tires from the mini T, 100% worth it :) Can I put more upgrades on it?
Maybe you could answer this in a better way then everyone else I asked about this car... Should a small "track" in the backyard on mowed grass work for this..? Or is grass just too tall for this thing to be effective on it?
Hey Ryan what tires should I run on my mini b on my smooth concrete floor basement for better traction thanks for all the great videos that got me back in this hobby after 10 years
Very cool anything to get people into racing, also great at smaller tracks where a 1/10th may not quite be suitable due to the smaller size track. It looked fun but maybe a tad overpowered, a lower kv motor may have made it a little more driveable, you can even also get small sensored systems as well.
Ive been wanting the Mini T for quite some time and always kept putting it off then getting something else. Today i ended up buying the Mini B roller which is practically the same thing. The main sale point was they are having a $30 off the Mini B roller and i got it. Ive got 16 other RCs that include 1/5 scale so this one will be my smallest. I want to put the Castle Creations Mamba Micro X and 8200 (?) Kv motor combo in it. I would like the sensored setup but i feel like the 2850 kv (max kv sensored combo i can find) would require a large pinion to get the same speed as the 8200 unsensored combo. Sensored systems are great, but i dont intend on racing, currently at least. Which combo would you suggest because i want to get the system ordered asap? Do you feel like i would be better off getting the sensored and gearing up or just getting the 8200 unsensored and using a mild sized pinion? The only connection i have with small scale is the 1/18 Traxxas Teton and Prerunner that i purchased for my nieces. Also curious as to whether the servo horn that comes with the roller is 20T as i got a servo in mind for it. Dont have my heart set on servo either and am open to suggestions. Probably better off just getting the Spektrum servo tbh but am open to other options. Castle System is definite, just indecisive as to motor choice.
Wonder if it came with the new version of the front control arms. The cup around the hinge pin isn't very thick and it breaks easily. Got 2 mini B's a few weeks ago for vets day and they're awesome. Already got a build list for them, ones a track car and the other is going to be a whatever happens happens car.
Love your videos ! Just got the pro roller and I’m putting in the DYN 6000kv motor esc combo. I’m looking for thoughts on batteries? Any help cus there a just sooooo many out there. Thanks and keep up with the awesome content
You can shove a reefs micro 99 in there but need to drill wholes 4mm forward for it. Hobby wing has a 4600, 5200, and 7800kv motor set. Also some brass weight kids and carbon shock towers by hack fab and a guy that designed his own
Ive bought 6 mini's now. 5 mini t2.0s for my kids, my dad, and myself. My wife had to be different and wanted the mini B. We built a nice clay track in our backyard and it's been a blast!
I wish I still had a local dirt track. Great video Ryan!
Don't you have a BMX track to take these to?
@@Petriefied0246 BMX track hit different
@@Petriefied0246 i dont have any track near me
lol
Do you have a backyard? If so build your own track, it's a great hobby. If not maybe with Facebook or something you could connect with people that have that same interest and build one somewhere close to home
I would love to see other companies introduce their own 16th scale buggies. This would help reduce the challenges of opening an indoor track. Ive looked at lots of spaces that are just a touch too small for 10th scale but would be find for an 18th scale track
I think that's why 1/12 buggy racing is the future :)
@@W1DO too rare! Rarer than this scale
18th? Geez thats kinda tiny isnt it?
@@gigi9467 typo, meant 16th
@@trevorfurlotte oh ok, yea i have a 1/14 reflex that is a blast!
This is a great spec vehicle to get into carpet racing. On smaller carpet tracks, this thing is very tunable. More tracks need to consider this as a way to introduce the hobby to more folks.
Definitely agree. Especially from a price point perspective!
I am new to the rc racing game and the local carpet track is getting a mini class going. I have a "B" with a Surpass brushless 7200 kv, its a blast
And 1/12 drives kinda like 1/10 but you can get a race car and a spare for less than a 1/10 roller.
@@W1DO I have 2 mini's and a 1/10 so I know exactly what you are saying
My son bought me the Mini-B 2.0 brushless so we could run together at the HRCR carpet track. Can not get enough of this car and want to be on the track more. I would love to see you carpet race this and go over detailed setup. I have yet seen any content creator going over detailed setups for carpet with the Mini-B. If I can get the Mini-B down, I might jump up to 1/10 scale and start racing. Addictive/fun stuff. Like your RUclips content, have learned some good setup stuff. Thank you!..
Didn't think the mini racing scene was getting this big, awesome stuff!
You should see the mini onroad scene. It's quite large. Glr and atomik dominate and took over the miniz class.
I myself “stumbled across” your videos and am pressuring myself into racing. Used to bash as a kid but am old now. Novice class is where I assume one starts but I don’t wanna be “that guy” that is the only old guy on the racers stand in the novice class! Thoughts
I am interested in the 4WD buggy class as I just want a 4 WD car. Selfish I know!
Great videos thank you!
Glad to see an extremely reasonable price point for this. I recently found myself downsizing to 1/28 scale since the winter weather has our local outdoor track clsoed for the season. I was really surprised that there's another, almost completely separate community involved with the smaller stuff. It's been really great and it's definitely a segment worth exploring if you're looking to broaden your horizons and knowledge of all things RC.
What 1/28 did you get? If you got the associated. I promise you you’ll be impressed if you get a gt24b. Kits 99. Brushless 4wd w/slipper tire options. And it HAULS. 2s is almost unusable in the house
@@zacbrewser I purchased a couple different brands. The Atomic AMR and AMZ touring cars caught my eye initially because they were more similar to the 1/10 scale cars that I'm used to with double wishbones, CVDs, etc. Since then, we've added an AWD Mini-Z that my son races in the drift car class and we also picked up another AMR and AMZ for a total of 4. The track we race on is a road course, but recently they've talked about adding some jumps and starting a class for the 4WD buggies. I would actually be up for that too since it's not so different from running 1/10 scale offroad cars on carpet. Like I said before though, I'm just really thankful to have anything local to race in the winter months here in Iowa!
I am the EXACT person you described in your video. January I bought three of these to get back into racing after 30years (before xxx) and I love how little you can spend to get a great platform especially knowing I needed everything, not just the car. After not even a year I’ve dove in so much I have plans on going to the biggest Mini race in the nation at R/C Madness in Ct, in March (I have to fly in). My local track has not stepped up to the plate fully so I really hope you can help promote this platform even more, Thank you.
BTW - weight….. go ahead and add too much then take out what’s not needed. Ssshhhhhh, don’t tell anyone though. Lol
The rtr has been perfect for kids just getting started. Everything in the box and inexpensive. This looks really good to make mod mini B's. Fun little buggy. All the brands should be looking at this
Upgrading these are way more affordable and convenient for the curious beginners and th have a fun car if they stick with racing or not
This is a great little buggy! I bought 2 for my daughter and I. Our closest track is not full sized and these are great on the smaller track.
I bought mini-ts for my two nephews, brother and dad last year and then upgraded them to the brushless combo this summer. I didn't time it, but those 50C dynamites gave us runtime of more than 20 minutes per charge pretty easily. Although they were really hard to drive on the indoor carpet at RCMADNESS without a lot of suspension tinkering...and those dang rear dogbones disappeared, because with a good smack the rear camber arm pops right off and your driveshaft gets ejected at speed. I feel like I was always working on one of the 4 mini-ts - then again, the nephews are under 10 so it's not like they were pro drivers, RYAN. :P
More mini B footy please! Need to prep and sauce those tires and loosen up the slipper and you’ll be golden. Been running the mini with my 22 5.0 at my local carpet track and having a blast. Though going from one to the other is quite a challenge for a lap or two. Great content as always!
This is great, here in Scotland we run the Tamiya M-chassis as a budget racing class and I love it! I also race 2wd, 17.5 TC and F1.
You asked for a suggestion of what to do with it? Why not do a video with a nephew/niece or friend's kid and introduce them to the hobby with a little track in the garden or local park?
Just got the brushed version for Black Friday. Amazing price. Amazing setup out of the box for what it is. I really wished there was some classes for these things here in DFW, TX.
Hey Ryan, great video I have a mini B myself. And of course I upgraded it for my local rc race track as well. The hopups I put on it are: alu steering rack, hobbywing Pro Stock spec esc, Carisma racing sensored 4650kv motor and alu slipper plates, proline tires (wedgeFront/prism Rear) and it rips at the track. But the tip I want to give you is replace your standard plastic slipper plates for the aluminum plates (LOS312007). The plastic plates will wear considerably faster with that 6k kv motor or even melt in high traction conditions. Hope the tip is of some use to you.
I was wondering when Losi was going to release something like this. Now they just need to release a better servo and the T/B will be even better. Sweet video!
Swap it with a Savox. SH-0265 works great for me, theres a conversion package on eBay
@@michaeljanert I just screen shot that thanks 👍
The HiTec HS-82MG is also a good inexpensive option.
The savox 0257 also drops right in works awesome aswell
Wish we had more rc tracks throughout America. We buy these because of what we see but in reality, most of us just go out in parks lol
Me too!! I gotta get out of NJ... We don't have ANYTHING cool like this.. don't even a have a drag strip anymore (for 1:1 cars)... 😡
You def found your groove after a lap or two. Looks like fun! That dynamite power package sure seems like the ONLY way to go! All videos I've seen with cars using that setup really seem to boogie!
I love my mini b. I put a castle mamba micro x system and have the carbon fiber front and back shock tower and other fun stuff.
Super cool to see TLR/Losi coming out with a buggy version. I remember when the mini T was super popular years ago. Would love to see a mini T Pro version. Awesome vid Ryan. I might have to pick one of those up this holiday season.
Your delivery style and layout of this video is on point! Obviously you know your stuff but still come across very down to earth. To see you slinging this thing around the track was awesome! How I miss our indoor 1/10 clay track here in Houston
I have two,.. I think I’m enjoying racing them more than my 1/10’s atm 🤭
I would love to see you take this car through a full race day. This is the first buggy I’ve ever raced and had a blast with it.
My friends and I used to go to a park in Seattle with short course trucks and make a figure 8 track around a couple of trees and race all day. It was super fun to slide them around in the dirt and have loose racing competition. It’s the first thing I thought of when seeing the mini and I think they would be perfect for park bash racing!
Those losi aluminum shocks are much better than stock. Stock springs too short, not enough tension.
They are really smooth and damp well.
All the local carpet tracks near me run these now as a class. Some tracks even run a stock and mod class. I have 2 already but I’ll be getting this new roller to be my mod buggy. HackFab makes some really cool parts for this platform. 👍
I bought a regular brushed mini-b for my son. Probably the biggest issue with it for kids is that it's actually a bit more difficult to drive than larger vehicles. It has proven to be quite durable though. On his the ball cups popout somewhat easily, but that also prevents other things from breaking. I do have the brushless motor for it, but my son isn't ready for that kind of speed. With the brushless it is very nearly as fast as stock 17.5 buggies.
BUY EXTRA DOGBONES. Those rear camber arms pop off and spit the shafts out, and they're small and painted black - almost impossible to find in the grass at dusk.
We had a mini class in slc years ago, it was super fun, you are spot on for fun with it.
I've seen people tape brass battery weights on the bottom of the chassis to help give it some weight on carpet, may work for grippy clay too.
Mini b was my training wheels for a few months before going 10th scale. Been out of the hobby for 25 years until this car. Second and third race nights on 10th scale and I made the A main (one b bump), finishing 5th and 6th out of roughly 25. If you can learn to drive with this thing, 10th scale will come easy (it’s much harder to control than 10th scale). One word of warning, that aluminum horn will eat your servo alive (the moment arm design is bad). I had to rebuild 25 times before designing custom mounts for a reefs 99 micro, which is THE servo to get. Also, Facebook has a ton of groups for this with thousands of members…come on by!
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Great driving! I like how it can jive with 1/10 on the track.
Woah that thing looks really good! I have a Mini B and seeing it look this good is amazing!
Hey Ryan,
I too live in Florida and have had an interest in the "mini" racing scene but had a few concerns first, that you may be better geared to answer -
1.) Any Tracks here locally race any "mini" classes - if so, which?
2.) Are "minis" ROAR/Regulated?
2a.) If regulated, what's the specified scale to be classified as a "mini"? 1/14th, 1/16th, 1/18th? As I see multiple models rocking these scales, claiming "mini".
*Your vid answers this* 3.) What's the Difference between Mini-B RTR and Pro-Roller as they're almost the same cost - the pro kit has better parts I'd assume?
Thanks for all your help!
You’re so good at making videos. Great beat sync and lighting.
Very nice footage! I would love to see more of you racing this mini buggy!
I just got one with a hobby wing 5200 kv kit. Can’t wait to get it out. Just waiting on the servo and a battery.
Just got the Mini-T 2.0. Love it!!
Man I just saw these 15 mins ago for pre order.... WANT!!!
Thanks for sharing, not a lot of people in the RC hobby share much advise.
Dude you were ripping that thing!!
Just shows that all that really matters is the driver behind the wheel.
We’ve been racing them every Tuesday at hobbytown hobbyplex in Omaha it’s a blast!
Hey brotha just wanna say I’ve been binge watching your stuff since I got back in to rc. I really thought you had a lot more subscribers due to the quality and consistency of your content. I was surprised to see you don’t have 400k+. You will soon keep it up
Looks impressively fast! Thanks for sharing rayn
Ive been contemplating a losi mini for about 2 weeks and you come out with this today! Just gotta figure out which one is right for me. Really been diving in to your videos lately and enjoying them. Good stuff Ryan!
glad to finally see Losi pushing the Mini-B and Mini-T 2.0 to drivers/ influencers! We love racing these at our local track. Mini Nationals coming March 2022!
Ended up buying a knockoff brushless motor because the Dynamite system seems to be out of stock literally everywhere. Instead of upgrading my existing Mini B to this level, I think I'm going to make my current one a basher/practice car and use this as my track car. Thanks for showing how it competes against the 1/10 scale cars, that was fun to watch!
These look sweet... we have a carpet track coming to my area, and they may possibly race these minis... never done carpet before so we will probably check it out, but these might be a cheap way to start out, and would make a great way to practice driving at home with less space needed for a home track...
I love my mini b, I have so much fun when I drive it!
Me, too!
Me, too!
Looking at picking a few up for some Kids in church to come out and have fun giving rc a try. Hope the local track will run some club racing with them.
My Losi Mini-b showed up in the mail yesterday. It's a fun vehicle, I'm not entirely sure where I'll get to use it beyond the driveway. But the suspension seems very competent, but the ground clearance makes it a little small for driving in the grass in my yard.
I got the truck because I had a mini mamba I knew I could thrown in... DIDNT KNOW there was already a roller.. Anyways great video as always. getting back into racing so I'll be seeing you around !
We have 4 losi minis in my house 2 Ts 1 B 1 jrx2 they are a blast man. I built a track in the backyard and run it almost every day multiple battery packs. The girlfriend, the kid any guests that come over I got extras. All of them are kept brushed the brushless are just too fast for my track. I think if you make them too fast and run them on too big of a track, it loses the point Minis are one of the most fun things in RC in my opinion.
Haha the transponder looks huge in that mini.
Thats a great 2.0 roller! it looks like it has a nice low centre of gravity. i have the mini t 1.0 with aluminum hop ups Losi are so cool! they always make a nice professional bit of kit I really wish they would re-release the micro 1/36 series they are one of coolest fastest micro Rc car on a brushless setup I have ever come across! pure power in the palm of your hand! 👍
✌🏻😎🏴That thing needs a wheelie bar 😂. It would be cool to see it race more against bigger vehicles once you get it dialled in.
I have one (T-Bone Racing) on my Mini B. It really did need it!
What gearing did you use on the brushless?
I’d love to see you mod this out. It looks very light !!!!!
Maybe some brass or lead weights added in all the right places ?
The front end needs to stay planted more on take off.
Supper awesome 👏
I would live to get this for my son he’s 8 years old.
Ryan , you think you could give us a vid on the mini b for indoor carpet setup ? Seems to be a growing class be cool to see how you would go about setting it up. Thank you for your time!
It took me a while...but I finally figured out how to convert my roller into a slider. Now she slide sooo nice.
Curious, would you recommend a 2wd brushed traxxas rustler, or this mini-b to dip a toe into 2wd racing.
This needs to become a class haha!
Very cool Ryan!!... HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!
Hobbywing 7800kv system for 63.99 is best bang for buck. 6000kv dynamtie system is 100 Canadian. Used the extra cash to buy the servo. And 7800kv with stock gearing will do 40 mph
FYI that dynamite combo 2-in-1 motor seems like it'd be a great fir for other similar-sized cars...I fit one to my WLtoys 959, which I foolishly converted to full metal (frame, running gear, everything) and it's basically gutless from a standstill. The 6000kv rating doesn't give it much torque on the low end, so they're not much good for anything over 1/18th scale
For carpet Ryan what tyres would you run on the losi mini b? I enjoy watching your channel 😊
What we've found is as fun as they are they aren't the best option for beginners. The extreme twitchiness, lack of durability, difficulty driving could ruin the experience for somebody brand new to RC racing. Running a heavier 1/10 scale will be much more manageable. The other issue depending on the track is visibility, they very quickly disappear behind track lining, marshals, etc and if you crash often times the marshals won't even see you. I once had to get down off the driver stand and walk out on the track to get my car mid race.
your custom body on there is the cutest thing i’ve ever seen😂😂
Thank you Ryan, great video. This chassis hooks up nice at my local carpet track. Keep doing your thing brother!
P.S. your voice is soo soothing!
Bring it next time you come up to Adrenaline! We have a massive class for it now!
Those little things are just a blast and half at the track normally I’ll normally go in between rounds and have some fun and I wish I could bring it to the Florida carpet champs but there wasn’t enough room but there a blast
very nice spec vehicle great video ryan
Hello from Guatemala! Nice channel, I was hoping you could help me, I have a question, I just bought a Losi mini t 2.0 brushless, can I use the components in it to finish building the Losi mini b roller pro if I where to buy one? Thanks I’m advance and keep up the good job
Hey Ryan, since your becoming a dirt oval guy. There's a class in the north east that uses the mini b in dirt oval form. Just a thought for another video. Good luck and love the videos. I run dirt oval in the northeast and u you should come to the motorama in PA in February..
Is there an assortment of 1/18th tires and inserts available for different track conditions?
There’s a bunch of different treads even for sand
Hi Ryan! Love you channel, just found it because of the Mini-B. You have great content and really connect well with your audience :-) I like the last name too, haha. Anyway, I have one coming tomorrow. I run the Kyosho Mini-z buggy now, indoors on hard tile floors (think marble). I have to use super soft compound foams to get the traction I need with the little guy. To be honest, its heaven as it pretty much performs like a true 1/8 at a fraction of the size. It's unreal. I am getting the Mini-B because I want to see how it performs in the same location. BUT, I already know the stock tires are not going to work. I tried searching and I am surprised to not find any foam options for it? Do you know of any? It's been out now for about a year so hoping someone would have jumped on this. I did find some harder compound foams for the mini-T, but that would only work for the rear tires of the buggy. and, its likely a hard compound for street use. :-( What do you think, as you know tire compound is everything, lol. The point of me getting the mini-b is because my Kyosho Mini-z (while amazing in everyway) is VERY hard to get parts for, and is very complex. Its also not really sealed well for anything outside.. so, having one buggy that can possibly do both would be great for me.
That looks like such a blast! At my local club races, two guys busted out some old school 2wd Nitro Trucks that seem to be way smaller than the normal SCTs, I'd love to see your Mini B race against one of those things, but I haven't a clue what they're even called!
I just got the normal lost mini B but then upgraded it with the motor, shocks, battery and the pin tires from the mini T, 100% worth it :) Can I put more upgrades on it?
Maybe you could answer this in a better way then everyone else I asked about this car... Should a small "track" in the backyard on mowed grass work for this..? Or is grass just too tall for this thing to be effective on it?
Hey Ryan what tires should I run on my mini b on my smooth concrete floor basement for better traction thanks for all the great videos that got me back in this hobby after 10 years
Very cool anything to get people into racing, also great at smaller tracks where a 1/10th may not quite be suitable due to the smaller size track. It looked fun but maybe a tad overpowered, a lower kv motor may have made it a little more driveable, you can even also get small sensored systems as well.
Ive been wanting the Mini T for quite some time and always kept putting it off then getting something else. Today i ended up buying the Mini B roller which is practically the same thing. The main sale point was they are having a $30 off the Mini B roller and i got it. Ive got 16 other RCs that include 1/5 scale so this one will be my smallest. I want to put the Castle Creations Mamba Micro X and 8200 (?) Kv motor combo in it. I would like the sensored setup but i feel like the 2850 kv (max kv sensored combo i can find) would require a large pinion to get the same speed as the 8200 unsensored combo. Sensored systems are great, but i dont intend on racing, currently at least. Which combo would you suggest because i want to get the system ordered asap? Do you feel like i would be better off getting the sensored and gearing up or just getting the 8200 unsensored and using a mild sized pinion? The only connection i have with small scale is the 1/18 Traxxas Teton and Prerunner that i purchased for my nieces. Also curious as to whether the servo horn that comes with the roller is 20T as i got a servo in mind for it. Dont have my heart set on servo either and am open to suggestions. Probably better off just getting the Spektrum servo tbh but am open to other options. Castle System is definite, just indecisive as to motor choice.
Another good video thanks, I'm thinking this could make a great little skatepark basher :)
Did you paint that body or buy it like that? Looks sooooo good
sensor motor and ESC would be great for this class
That's freaking awesome Ryan.. thanks for sharing
This car is great for the guy who wants another losi product on his shelf that you can’t get parts for
That’ll be sick, I’m telling you 💯
When is Losi going to re-release the Kinwald XX-CR?
But dam that does look like a nice fun little car FOR SURE
Mine leaks a film of oil of the gear box ... I have already tried to tighten all the screws ... What can I do? Thank you!
They should make a carpet version for all those small carpet tracks where 10th scale buggy feels cramped.
Do u think it’s fast enough?
Wonder if it came with the new version of the front control arms. The cup around the hinge pin isn't very thick and it breaks easily. Got 2 mini B's a few weeks ago for vets day and they're awesome. Already got a build list for them, ones a track car and the other is going to be a whatever happens happens car.
Love your videos ! Just got the pro roller and I’m putting in the DYN 6000kv motor esc combo. I’m looking for thoughts on batteries? Any help cus there a just sooooo many out there. Thanks and keep up with the awesome content
High quality videos my guy. if u wernt into rc's you would have 1m subscibers by now lol. much respect
You can shove a reefs micro 99 in there but need to drill wholes 4mm forward for it. Hobby wing has a 4600, 5200, and 7800kv motor set. Also some brass weight kids and carbon shock towers by hack fab and a guy that designed his own
I have a TLR 22 5.0 and the Mini-B, and i don´t know why, but i like driving the Mini-B little more 😋 Greetings from Germany 🖐
check out mip upgrades, they have a slipper clutch, ball diff, and a stand. Also check out HR, they have a very nice motor mount plate
also check out the j concepts tires!