Originally Posted by
fenny
Mini would be a tight fit to get wheel and frame, it would depend on the wheel-frame spacing, as well as the diameter of whatever you're locking to. Don't expect it to work every time.
That said, I prefer a mini because I can put it in the back pocket of a pair of jeans.
If you can fit the mini around the rim and a post, you can fit the mini through the spokes, around a chainstay and around the post (you can't lock the bike any closer than the chainstay will allow anyway).