Overview of a geek bicycles


    More
    than the old wife scold: I do not want to be the mistress of the sea,
    I want to be a cyclist,
    On which everyone looks back!


    My wife wanted a new bike. Prior to that, she had a Start-Highway from KhVZ (too uncomfortable landing), Auchanobike (too heavy), Merida (too many speeds) ... Shopping trips ended in the same vein - too small saddle, too much take-out, too bright color ...

    I despaired of pleasing her and calmed down during the autumn-winter period. In winter, a problem suddenly became clear with the transport accessibility of the new office: there are no free parking spaces, public transport is far away, and you can’t walk to the nearest 5 km train (although this is useful). I began to look for a way to quickly overcome the last couple of miles. Taxis are expensive. Sportbike (like a scooter) is not for public roads and sidewalks. A motorcycle due to parking is comparable in price to a taxi. The bike remains. Immediately drew attention to the Strida (and even tried to ride it) and its analogues A-bike, Citybike, McFly. So there was a basic requirement - compactness.

    About the price


    Prices for Strida LT in Russia start at $ 600. I did not want to buy Strida's wife to find out that she had grenades of the wrong system. Even if you take it for yourself, it’s scary to leave such a mobility at the checkpoint. Made a decision: buy an analog.

    If the wife likes it, she will stay, if not, I myself will go to work in the summer. She wants Strida - she will be Strida, but this will already be a meaningful desire.

    I accidentally saw an analogue of $ 120 on FOB on the expanses of Chinese Internet - I became interested, I searched for the keywords folding bike 16 inch, I found out that the price range “with them” ranges from $ 100 to $ 150 depending on the configuration (MOQ, bag, wheel size, spokes or alloy wheels, etc.). But delivery eats up all the buyer's interest. With delivery comes out 300..360 $. Already found on the expanses of our Internet an acceptable option and ...
    bought.

    First impression


    The bike was a surprise for his wife. He brought it, she sat down, rode and fell in love with him. Even complaints about the hard saddle were quite constructive - replace the saddle (the saddle is no longer native in the photo). A cheerful little red one, it weighs little (about 11 kg), takes up little space, and, apparently, the main thing - no one in our city has this!



    Since it was not possible to take a new toy from my wife, I had to buy a second, black one, for myself. Therefore, do not be surprised at the presence in this review of photos of two bicycles.



    Packaging


    The bike is packed in a huge box (1150x300x600mm) with a volume of 0.2 cubic meters - you can pack a full-sized bike in the same box. Weight Net Gross about 15kg.



    Foam inserts are used for cargo safety. For reliability, the bike in the box is wrapped with polyurethane foam tape.



    My package includes
    • box, with packing inserts and winding
    • bike
    • trunk (already installed and with red reflective light)
    • call (some offer it as a gift)
    • carrying case
    • silicone stickers (already pasted)
    • tool bag (four hex wrenches 4mm, 5mm, 6mm, 8mm)
    • instruction (cheers! in English).


    Overall dimensions when folded are 1120x500x280.


    Limitations


    The characteristics stated the growth of the cyclist from 145 to 190cm. Apparently these are Chinese centimeters and should be treated with caution. For cyclists up to 160 cm in height, the saddle must be lowered as much as possible, which will make it impossible to install the boot. Those. in the growth range of 145..160cm, the trunk cannot be used without modifications, because the lower emphasis of the trunk cannot be fixed due to the bending of the frame (shown by arrow).



    A cyclist with a height of 190 cm, regardless of the location of the saddle, can reach the wheel with his knees. With my height 180, I sometimes touch the steering wheel with my knees in a bend.



    So before you remotely buy such a bike, try to find it in real life and try on yourself.

    Folding and plastic pedals. It is forbidden to stand on the pedals, ride the pedals, jump onto the curbs. Also in the instructions it is forbidden: to ride in ice, slide down the stairs, ride on the rear wheel.

    When driving uphill, the drive belt may slip. If necessary, adjust the tension by moving the pedal assembly. The arrows indicate the screws that secure the assembly to the frame.


    This is a city bike, Karl!

    Doping


    Traditionally, before traveling, it is necessary to check the brakes and, if necessary, adjust them.
    The left and right (front and rear) brake drives are “mixed up”. Pressing the right handle causes (on a motorcycle) the front brake to work, the left - the rear. You can throw the cables, but for this you need to get them out of the frame.



    4 saddle mounting screws have a thread length of 30mm and are damped with plastic locknuts. In the process of changing the height of the saddle, I bent them a little, and then spinning, I torn the lock nuts through and through.


    I’m not going to change the height of the saddle anymore, so I replaced the screws with 20mm, putting it on glue for reliability to fix the threaded connection. Now the screws do not protrude. In the photo, the upper shortened screw, the lower one as it looked before.



    My wife complained about an uncomfortable saddle. I had to replace him. Caution: Seat tilt is not adjustable.


    When folded, the joint rubs against the frame. In Strida in these places there are special linings. The purchased bikes have a 0.5mm thick silicone pad. Its thickness is not enough, in addition, it shifts. Not only the blue electrical tape will help us avoid scratches.



    As a result of inaccurate combat readiness, he dropped a part of the bicycle with pedals to the stone. The blow fell on a plastic sprocket, from which a piece broke off. By the way, the photo shows the only Great Wall brand. No further brands or labels found.



    Summary


    The bike rides well along the asphalt or forest path. Worse on paving stones and gravel. Sand and slush cannot tolerate. In rain, water enters the belt chain , which can cause it to slip.

    You cannot develop great speed on this bike: the windage of landing, the landing itself interferes. 20km / h maximum
    Long train: landing features. The steering wheel is sharp. Walking at 2 o’clock is a pleasure, you are already straining more.
    The wheels are relatively small - 16 inches. Because of the collapsible frame design, you can’t jump on the curbs.

    But, he is very small. Throwing 3 bicycles into the trunk (though one of them is classic for children), without removing the wheels, to go to the park is easy!

    Bicycles are pleasing. Cheer up. Passers-by look around.
    Excuse
    In the process of writing a review, not a single passer-by was injured. The author does not receive commercial benefits from the publication, but simply shares his impressions.

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    • 83.1% No 1,033

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