The STRIDA has been around for more than forty years. British designer Mark Sanders designed it between 1983 and 1985 as his graduation project at Imperial College London and the Royal College of Art. It has been developed further ever since, but the recognisable triangle has stayed.
The idea: as few parts as possible
Sanders wanted a bike with as few tubes and joints as possible: fewer parts, lower cost and less that can break. The frame has three tubes, where an ordinary bike frame has about ten.
Folded, the STRIDA rolls along on its wheels, just like a folded pushchair. That was exactly the inspiration: Sanders saw how handy folding buggies were on trains, in shops and in car boots.
Then and now
Wheels, brakes and materials have changed over the years. The triangle and the way it folds have not: a STRIDA from back then is instantly recognisable next to a STRIDA of today.
An old commercial for the STRIDA 1
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