Http://strida.com
This bike sells for $700.00 so far the only drawback i see is the normal size is for people 5 foot 4" to 6' 4" everyone underneath this size gets the "mini" which comes in only one color.
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04-09-2009, 02:04 PM #1
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Strida - curious new bike design
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04-09-2009, 03:00 PM #2
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I've only seen them in white. They seem like they would be good for short jaunts to the Metro. But I haven't tried one out, so I really don't know.
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04-09-2009, 03:04 PM #3
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They were also featured in a NY Times blog on design yesterday:
http://arieff.blogs.nytimes.com/2009...age=2#comments
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04-09-2009, 04:14 PM #4
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I'm sorry but that's one of the ugliest bikes I've ever seen.
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04-09-2009, 04:28 PM #5
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I like it and can envision it as extremely useful and practical.
Must investigate further. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVVgsQt1DK4Last edited by Zen; 04-09-2009 at 04:54 PM.
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04-10-2009, 07:29 AM #6
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Ok maybe I lack imagination a little... but how do you ride this thing???
The handlebar looks awfully close to the seat, not sure how would someone sit on it... is it made for us to practice yoga while cycling?
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04-10-2009, 07:40 AM #7
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The video is helpful- she is rather upright in posture, but seems comfortable for short jaunts to the train, etc. I think I saw on Velo Orange's blog that he was going to start carrying these.
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04-10-2009, 08:15 AM #8
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Seattle TE'ers, if you want to see one in person, the Design Within Reach store downtown on 1st Ave has one. At least, they had one a couple of weekends ago when I last wandered through.
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04-10-2009, 08:18 AM #9
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I saw a guy at the station who had one, it folds extremely quickly, it's a singlespeed though but the main advantage is the chainless system (well it's a belt, not a chain) - no lube, no dirt on either your trousers or when you carry it. It's definitely made for commuting door-train-door.
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04-10-2009, 08:22 AM #10
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This thing fits in a Smart car.
http://www.strida.com/upload/Image/News/17112007729.jpg
Which means it wouldn't take up much space in a small apartment. I can see the appeal.
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