Can an A-Frame Folding Bike with a Belt Drive Look Retro?
Strida’s bringing as much fashion as humanly possible to the folding bike surge. New designs include this beige neo-retro mini-bike with a knock-off Brooks seat and wood-looking fenders. If you haven’t seen one of these in person, the design and ride are surprisingly tight. I wouldn’t be thrilled about weaving through traffic on one—and a Crater-Lake-sized pothole could kill you—but this is the best you’re going to find for folding and ridability. A water-lubed belt drive means you grease on your pants and it folds in half in literally seconds. Still, not a great fit for people over 5ft 11in—maybe just stick with a real bike for now.
By Rocky Thompson- rockythompson
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April 24th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
The Strida is really a blast to ride. Now what you consider retro is based on your age. Strida’s been around since the late 80’s so if you’re under 20, the design bike IS retro. The upgrades on the Strida 5.0 are huge improvements that make the Strida among the lightest of folding bikes (they also make the bike stop faster and make it more durable).
For more about the Strida 5 including a movie I made while riding one in Cozumel, visit…
http://ridethisbike.com/products/Strida/version-5-o-folding-bike.htm
Larry
RideTHISbike.com
April 28th, 2008 at 3:34 pm
The old joke about ridding a moped and fat girls having in common works for this thing as well.
April 30th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
I think the rule about recumbant bikes and beards also applies.