Rome has cobbles, hills and heavy traffic: combining a bike with the metro is often the fastest way around. Folded, your STRIDA travels with you on metro, bus and tram.
Metro, bus and tram (ATAC)
Folded folding bikes may travel on metro lines A, B/B1, C and the surface network every day without time limits; without a Metrebus pass you pay a ticket for the bike. Folded, a STRIDA measures approx. 113–115 × 51 × 23 cm.
Source: ATAC, can I take my bike?
By train (Trenitalia)
On national trains a properly folded bike travels free in the luggage space.
Source: Trenitalia, bikes on board
Your employer and tax
In Italy we know of no national tax benefit for a bike through your job (October 2026). Some employers offer a bike as a staff benefit (welfare aziendale) within the fringe-benefit limits, and some municipalities pay an allowance for kilometres cycled: ask your employer or your municipality. Know a scheme? Let us know.
Which STRIDA suits Rome?
On cobbles the SX with 18 inch wheels is the most comfortable; the LT and 5 QR+ fold the most compact. A STRIDA has one gear: on the steepest streets you get off and roll it beside you. All three run on an oil-free belt.
STRIDA LT
Tough, sporty and great value
- 16 inch composite wheels (glass fibre reinforced)
- Kickstand available as an extra
- Standard seat holder
- Composite rear rack
STRIDA 5 QR+
The lightest, with spoked wheels
- 16 inch aluminium spoked wheels
- Kickstand as standard
- Quick release seat clamp
- Aluminium rear rack
STRIDA SX
18 inch: extra speed and luxury
- 18 inch aluminium spoked wheels
- Kickstand as standard
- Extra quick release seat clamp
- Aluminium rear rack
Maintenance in Rome
No chain to oil and a long-lasting belt: a STRIDA needs little maintenance. Our manuals cover tyres, the belt and brake pads, and every part is in stock. Prefer a workshop? We help them with advice and parts.
A STRIDA needs little maintenance: no chain to oil and a belt that lasts a long time. And what does need doing, you can mostly do yourself: the wheels are mounted on one side only, so you change a tyre without taking the wheel out of the frame, and our manuals guide you step by step. Still stuck, or no time? Give us the name and e-mail address of a bike shop near you: we will introduce ourselves and help them with advice and parts.Put us in touch with your bike shop →
Checked on 19 October 2026. Rules of transport operators and tax authorities can change: check them before you travel or make arrangements. STRIDA is not liable for outdated or incorrect information.