You take a folding bike everywhere: onto the train, into the car, into the lift. That is exactly when you do not want chain oil on your trousers, your hands or your car seats. That is why the STRIDA has run without a chain since its very first design in 1985, with a belt drive.
Belt or chain: the differences
- Clean: a belt needs no oil, so no black marks when you fold or ride.
- No rust: rain, salt and winter do not harm the belt.
- Quiet: no rattling of steel on steel, just a soft hum.
- Long-lasting: the belt is reinforced with Kevlar and hardly stretches.
- Low maintenance: no lubrication, just check the tension now and then.
Why it matters even more on a folding bike
You leave an ordinary bike in the bike shed. A folding bike you handle: when folding, lifting and rolling it along beside you. A folded STRIDA even rolls on its wheels through the station or the supermarket. Without a chain your clothes stay clean and the bike can come into the living room, the office or the boot.
Looking after the belt
Rinse the belt with water now and then if it is dirty; it needs no oil or grease. Check the tension from time to time: adjusting the belt tension of a STRIDA explains how. After many thousands of kilometres a new belt is due. Belts, sprockets and all other parts for your STRIDA are in stock.
Which chainless STRIDA folding bike suits you?
Every STRIDA model has a belt drive:
- STRIDA LT: the entry model with 16 inch wheels.
- STRIDA 5 QR+: 16 inch with aluminium spoked wheels and a quick-release seat clamp.
- STRIDA SX: 18 inch wheels, a little bigger, faster and more stable.
See all STRIDA folding bikes, find out which STRIDA suits you or build your own STRIDA.
