Noch was Gutes am Kauf des #Strida Mk1: Ich kann einen #Sattel mehr am #Brompton ausprobieren. 😊
Und Zufall: Mein letzter grade noch guter Brompton-Sattel und dieser eher günstig wirkende Selle-Royal-Sattel sind beide von 2011.
Der von #Veloplus netterweise geliehen bekommene Veloplus-Artemis-Sattel ist mir auf Dauer zu weich. Der Selle Royal ist in Sachen Weichigkeit bzw. Härte irgendwo zwischen dem 2011er Brompton-Sattel und dem Artemis, aber näher am Brompton-Sattel.
Bin meine heutige #BikeStreak-Runde (also die für Sonntag, Tag 98) mit meinem #Strida #Faltrad aus den frühen 90ern geradelt, weil das eine Brompton für die Fahrt zum #HOA2024 schon verladen und das andere wg. MountainDrive-Einbau beim Mech ist. Dabei ist mir aufgrund der eher gemütlich verzögernden Trommelbremsen (ja, Plural 🙈) auch ein Name für das Strida gekommen: #AlterFalter! 😜
Frage mich grade, ob ich das als reflektierenden Schriftzug schwarz auf schwarz drauf machen soll. 😁
Cc @thebinh
#BikeStreak, Day 83: An 1.5km midnight ride on the #Strida to test the battery lights I bought for it. It was immediately clear for me that a pair of #Knog Big Cobber are perfect for it as "be seen" lights: https://www.knog.com/products/big-cobber-bike-light-set
The "to see" light and especially its mount point were less obvious: I used a #Lezyne USB LED headlight I already had. First mounted it to the seat tube (!) to point downwards, but the steering tube gave the expected shadow. Now it's mounted to a brake Bowden wire. 🤪
#BikeStreak, Days 78-81:
#78 (Mon): Another test ride with my #Strida, 2× around the block (1.2km): Even after tightening the rear hinge screw, it's still wobbly. Got some advice at https://www.stridaforum.com/t/new-vintage-strida-owner/4510/2
#79 (Tue): Normal commute, 8.1km
#80 (Wed/Picture): Planned a "just around the block" ride, ended up with riding through the whole quarter and through the Käferberg forest. 11.5km #ZurichByNight
#81 (Thu): Normal commute in the morning, slight deviation for groceries in the evening. 8.9km
Grüezi Axel, welcome at Stridaforum 😃 Many thanks for your interesting and congenial message! In advance, I’d like to tell you that I do not own Strida bikes older than the 5.0 version - that means all the following is not first hand experience and there will be also some speculation in it. Unfortunately I’m not familiar with the old bottom steering joint, but I do not think that’s normal. I guess this part will be worn out, but I mean you could check that later. Here’s the replacem...
#BikeStreak, Day 76 + #NewBikeDay: A short ride with my new vintage #Strida Mk1 through the quarter. It's a quite groaning #foldingbike with all those plastic parts. But it's also very light. Something's also creaking if I pedal rather strong, maybe it's the freewheeling which is not in the rear hub but in the bottom bracket 🤪, i.e. the belt + chainring always turn if the bike is rolling. Also found a loose screw that overrun when I tried to fasten it. Probably need to replace it.
#NewBikeDay #Nplus1: I bought another #foldingbike. But one much more wacky (and more wobbly 🤪) than a Brompton. It's a #Strida Mk1 from the late 80s or early 90s. Also British. More and especially more pictures later.
And no, I won't stop riding Bromptons. 😉
Friend of mine recently invested in 3D printer and I asked him to print a wall hanger for my Strida LT foldable bike. I got it yesterday and mounted it today.
I wasn’t sure how it will turn up, but it works and looks great. Most importantly, my commuter is now standing vertically without any risk of falling down.
#cycling #bikestorage #Strida #StridaLT #foldablebike #smallspaces #bikestoragesolution #commuterbike #3dprinted #3dprinting #3dprintedhomeaccessories
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