Very cool rescue! The 3D printed top joint is a nice solution to a very common issue. For my mk1, out of frustration of trying to find a replacement, I originally designed a ball joint in steel that fits to the original mechanism and doesn't rely on the plastic 'stem', only requiring a 'hollowed out' version of what you had printed as a cover to retain its original appearance. But before I got to fabricate it I happened upon a consignment of original Strida parts, including a few of the top joints! Have fun with it, it's a beautiful bicycle!
I've just bought / overpaid for a very early one. Frame 006402. By pure chance the chap I bought it from was a plastics engineer for the Strida project. Anyway, mine was in shed-stored state and a mini restoration is underway. I did briefly try it before stripping it down and the seat moulding broke. I'm about 70kgs so no huge. I think that 1980's plastic had become very weak, but when you look, the moulding is unbelievably thin for the work it's doing. That was with the seat fully forward and on a smooth bit of road, so I'd be wary about moving seats back very far. As it happens, I suspect you'd risk over-balancing rearwards on a steep hill if the seat was very much further back than stock. I've built a custom aluminium seat-support which will at least have a more friendly mode of failure in event of over-loading: it'll just start to bend rather than outright failing. Anyway, hoping to reassemble the newly restored bike this weekend!
Congrats! Interesting connection to the project. Honestly I'm surprised my seat assembly is still OK. The aluminum seat support sounds like a good idea. Good luck with the restoration! I look forward to seeing the finished product.
I just purchased and received delivery of a knockoff version of this bike yesterday. The box that it came in was torn badly and there wasn't any instructions in the box but surprisingly the bike wasn't damaged but the chainring, disc brake roto and one peddle had rust issues where there are screws. I will be able to replace this issues myself however since the bike was purchased as new, I shouldn't have to do this. I have to December 31st to return the bike but I think that I will just keep it instead of going through the return hassle. I did a test ride on it yesterday and it rides and preforms just as my other single speed blkes with the exception that it is a belt drive bike. I was able to climb the same hills with this bike as I'm able to with my other single speed bikes. Standing up and peddling on a Strida or a knockoff bike is possible but it will take a little practice but it doesn't improve much power so it is just best to peddle seating while peddling up hills.
Very cool rescue! The 3D printed top joint is a nice solution to a very common issue. For my mk1, out of frustration of trying to find a replacement, I originally designed a ball joint in steel that fits to the original mechanism and doesn't rely on the plastic 'stem', only requiring a 'hollowed out' version of what you had printed as a cover to retain its original appearance.
But before I got to fabricate it I happened upon a consignment of original Strida parts, including a few of the top joints!
Have fun with it, it's a beautiful bicycle!
I've just bought / overpaid for a very early one. Frame 006402. By pure chance the chap I bought it from was a plastics engineer for the Strida project.
Anyway, mine was in shed-stored state and a mini restoration is underway. I did briefly try it before stripping it down and the seat moulding broke. I'm about 70kgs so no huge. I think that 1980's plastic had become very weak, but when you look, the moulding is unbelievably thin for the work it's doing. That was with the seat fully forward and on a smooth bit of road, so I'd be wary about moving seats back very far.
As it happens, I suspect you'd risk over-balancing rearwards on a steep hill if the seat was very much further back than stock.
I've built a custom aluminium seat-support which will at least have a more friendly mode of failure in event of over-loading: it'll just start to bend rather than outright failing.
Anyway, hoping to reassemble the newly restored bike this weekend!
Congrats! Interesting connection to the project. Honestly I'm surprised my seat assembly is still OK. The aluminum seat support sounds like a good idea. Good luck with the restoration! I look forward to seeing the finished product.
Wow, you actually got to talk to the founder! Awesome!
I know him through the Facebook I love my Strida folding bike group. He's quite helpful and available there.
I just purchased and received delivery of a knockoff version of this bike yesterday. The box that it came in was torn badly and there wasn't any instructions in the box but surprisingly the bike wasn't damaged but the chainring, disc brake roto and one peddle had rust issues where there are screws. I will be able to replace this issues myself however since the bike was purchased as new, I shouldn't have to do this. I have to December 31st to return the bike but I think that I will just keep it instead of going through the return hassle. I did a test ride on it yesterday and it rides and preforms just as my other single speed blkes with the exception that it is a belt drive bike. I was able to climb the same hills with this bike as I'm able to with my other single speed bikes. Standing up and peddling on a Strida or a knockoff bike is possible but it will take a little practice but it doesn't improve much power so it is just best to peddle seating while peddling up hills.
Thanks for the video! How much does it weight?
You're welcome! About 23 pounds.
Did you add the rear rack?
I did not! That's built-in!