FAQ

The bike is great to check on commercial airlines. unlike most other bicycles:

1. no derailleurs or brake calipers to bend,
2. no cables to get tangled,
3. no stem to remove,
4. no sharp edges to tear through packing material,
5. no chain to get everything greasy,
6. and no bike fees to pay.

the bike in the bag resembles a set of golf clubs and never gets a second look. once you’ve arrived, the bike is easy to put in the trunk of a cab, or store in a hotel closet.

No, STRiDA features a 100% greaseless exterior. In addition, cables and brakes are internal. No fuss, no muss. A big plus on a crowded subway, or in your car trunk. Arrive home early, with clean clothes.

STRiDA is designed for riders who want clean, convenient and portable transportation available on a moment’s notice. it is ideal for boaters, pilots and anyone with short commutes, island hopping, city life, getting around campus or any time you need a whole new way to move.

It’s fantastic. The short wheelbase allows for outstanding maneuverability and quick acceleration. Automatic-style disc brakes deliver strong predictable braking, even in wet conditions. STRiDA’s heads-up riding position allows a rider a commanding view of surrounding traffic and terrain. Injection nylon seat mouldings suspend your body, giving you a smoother ride.

Every single STRiDA is made in Taiwan by Ming Cycle Industrial Co., Ltd.

STRiDA is the only folding bike that is greaseless, corrosion resistant, and virtually maintenance free. It’s also the world’s lightest folding production bike and can easily be rolled when folded. Through design and manufacturing leadership, we are able to back the strida with the strongest warranty package in the bike business. This bicycle stows almost anywhere, while folding quickly and easily without having to remove parts or use complicated tools.

EVO 3 speeds gear system is assembled inside of BB parts on the frame, the specification of EVO frame is different from the other single speed models, so the others can’t be upgraded to EVO 3 speeds.

While no bike is completely rustproof, STRiDA is as rustproof as a bicycle can be.

• Instead of a chain, STRiDA uses a greaseless kevlar belt drive.
• The entire frame of STRiDA is 7000-series aluminum, which is the same material found in sailboat masts.
• Moreover, hardware of STRiDA is all either stainless steel or treated steel;cables are all completely encased in protective and lubricated cable housing;
• Most of the cable is itself inside the frame.

Bitter End Yacht Club in the British Virgin Islands kept two STRiDA at their premise:

After a year in sun and salt air, they reported no significant rusting anywhere on the bike.

Kevlar is used to make combat helmets and bulletproof vests. our belt has been high-torque, high-heat, and high-speed tested in automobile engines to last 50,000 miles. that’s a lot of riding. (they can also be found in auto parts stores.)

STRiDA’s frame is very strong. STRiDA uses nature’s strongest geometric form: triangle. The bike easily surpasses all frame strength criteria developed by the British Standards Institute and Consumer Products Safety Commission(CPSC).

You can refer to the following ways:

1. Refer to Product Description
2. Contact with your local distributor at Distributor
3. CONTACT US
4. Mailto: contact@strida.com.

According to different region and dealers,the goods sent to the destination will not be the same time.

• You can go to Distributor to find your local distributor.

STRiDA has standard 16′ tire tubes, available at any bike shop.

You can refer to the following ways:

1. Contact with your local distributor at Distributor
2. CONTACT US.
3. Use E-mail to contact us : contact@strida.com.

Please contact and check with your local distributor!

• You can refer to distributor.

Not at all, unless all you do is climb steep hills. STRiDA travels easily across short distances at an average speed of 10-12 mph (15-20 kph). As Paul Taylor, editor and columnist of Financial Times, observed about our bike:

It is quite easy to ride once you get going. gears would help on hills, but i did not find their absence as much of a handicap as i had expected.

You can refer to the following ways:

1. The Operating video under our home page.
2. Goto User Manual and read the operating manual.

STRiDA will fit in your car trunk. If you have a small car trunk, we recommend a STRiDA fitted with our Taper-Lok® folding handlebars, which reduce folded dimensions from ’45 x 20 x 21′ to ’45 x 20 x 11′. As the CEO of zipcar (of npr, cnn, inc. magazine fame) wrote in an email newsletter to all members:

STRiDA bikes fit easily into zipcar trunks (even the beetles) and  are the perfect commuting accessory to reach cars that are not right next to [boston public transit] stops.

Of course !  The strida was designed to be the ultimate intermodal bike. It’s greaseless and can be wheeled, instead of carried. during the summer of 2001, the chicago transit authority in conjunction with mit incorporated the strida into pilot program promoting the folding bike/transit link.

While the bike is unusual, most of the components are standard. The beauty of the strida is its simplicity. Few standard parts fail, and even fewer non-standard parts fail. In addition, many common ailments of a standard bike (loose headset, worn chain ring teeth, gear trouble, etc) have been engineered out of the strida. You pedal, you go.

Once we brought a STRiDA folding bike to our favorite local shop, one mechanic mused and said:“ Well, it doesn’t leave much for us to work on, does it?” Yet we do recommend that you bring your STRiDA to a professional bike mechanic for a quick checkup once each year.

We provide One-year warranty. Case where non-human external damage,you can free repair.

• Except consumables,ex: Tires and Tubes.

Notice:

• Please remember to fill in the warranty card when buying a car.
• Original warranty card strictly personal! (Please bring warranty card when you repair.)
• You can go to Warranty to register you warranty card.