noun
bike, bicycle
B1
Velo = 'bike/bicycle' in Swiss German; standard German uses 'Fahrrad'. It's a neuter noun in the data (das Velo), plural Velos. Common collocations: mit dem Velo fahren (to go by bike). Regular declension; regional term mainly in Switzerland, often used in everyday speech.
Examples
Der Kurier reparierte das Velo, bevor er die Lieferung am Nachmittag auslieferte.
The courier repaired the bicycle before he delivered the package in the afternoon.
In der Stadt ist das Velo oft schneller als das Auto.
In the city, the bicycle is often faster than the car.
Ich fahre Velo.
I ride a bike (Swiss German).
Details
Mnemonics
Imagine a compact city bike with a sticker that says 'Velo' on the frame.
das — picture a neutral-colored bicycle sign with the word 'das Velo' to remember the neuter article.
Notes
Swiss German word for 'bicycle' (standard German: 'Fahrrad'). Common in Switzerland; plural often 'Velos'.