Strida 5.0 Folding Bicycle Sheds Weight, Improves Overall
The folding bike continues to evolve, and here’s one of the best, the Strida 5.0. Its folding mechanism is about as simple as you can get, collapsing in seconds into a size that fits easily into a car trunk or under your desk. It’s a significant improvement over version 4, with disc brakes instead of the less-effective drum brakes. Most of it is made of cast aluminum, and instead of plastic wheels it now has alloy rims and hubs. Best of all, it’s lighter than its 22-lb predecessor at just 19.4 lb. Shipping on October 25 in silver and red, early December brings even more colour choices. Simplicity and feather weight have a heavy price, though, it’s $799. [Strida, via Treehugger]
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Bike looks cool, so where do I buy one in Australia?
Oh that’s right, you can’t.
After an exhaustive search, the nearest reseller I could find of the Strida 5 is in Singapore :(
Dicky – You can buy them in Australia now.
Check out http://www.stridaaustralia.com/
The best price I’ve found is Strida Bangkok, where the aluminium 5.0 costs about $160.00 US, and the aluminium “ladies’ bike” with 14 inch wheels is substantially cheaper. The Bangkok office is in Ladprao, about 160 Baht by taxi from central Bangkok (Embassy Suit Gallery near the US embassy). Search for “Strida Bangkok shock price” and you’ll find them. If you phone, you’ll talk to the office manager, Ellen, who is a gem. Her office doesn’t have a large stock, so you may not have much colour choice, especially in the 16-inchers. They do have bike bags, lights, etc. if you want genuine Strida accessories. By the way, Embassy Suit Gallery, which customers call “Roger’s new place,” is probably the best tailior in Bangkok. Noth the cheapest, but excellent value for top quality goods and widest choice of fabrics: silks, woolens, etc. Highly recommended!