A closer look at Five Bigās website makes it easy:
AFG-C-65T - 65 teeth - āa tree with three branchesā
AFG-C-60T - 60 teeth - āa tree with just two branchesā
Correct?
A closer look at Five Bigās website makes it easy:
AFG-C-65T - 65 teeth - āa tree with three branchesā
AFG-C-60T - 60 teeth - āa tree with just two branchesā
Correct?
To BSA,
Exactly!
All right, thank you !
youāre welcome
Hi,
i know this is kind of an old āstoryā but what about the freewheel, is that FW-Trial or FW-BMW from your site?
Thank you
Hi joeadrian,
unfortunately left Victoria Five Big a while ago, but Iām still in contact with this company.
You need just one of the freewheels - and in Europe, I guess?
I need a chainwheel with 65T, crank 175mm, axle SQ (of course for Strida) in black color.
smtbike.com.tw/en/products/? ā¦ il&aid=141
and 2 freewheels (a 16T and a 18T). I measured today the freewheel inner circle and it seems that it is a standard 34.92mm freewheel and its width is 20mm
I already send them an e-mailā¦ but i don;t know how to get JUST these pieces in Europe for me, and it is not really clear which freewheel did they use (in the pictures above)
(do you have a larger order from them time to time, do you have a shop in Austria?)
Thank you
I seeā¦
Well, usually they donāt really like to sell single units, but theyāre making exceptions, too.
Letās wait a few days for a reply - maybe itās possible directly.
Not large, but orders sometimes - and I donāt have a shop, still private.
(I do have support of local and international dealers, but thereās no commercial interest from my side.)
Please let me know what you find out
(Guess weāll meet them at the Eurobike/Friedrichshafen, donāt you want to attend us? )
really thank you for your help Blackstridaaustria
I hope I will one of their exception (for 3 pieces) if not, i will ask them if they have a dealer in Korea because I have a friend thereā¦ and if they don;t have than I will ask you if you can help me.
I have a new job (and a new style of bicycling = Strida) and for sure I can come in August to the EXPO ((((((
I have a cousin not to far from that cityā¦ maybe through his eyes I will be thereā¦
Hej, no reason for thanks, so far I did nothing
I donāt know anything about the contacts of Five Big, but Korea seems goodā¦at least itās much closer to them. OK, if that doesnāt work please tell me - then Iāll try to import a few to Europe on my own risk - donāt worry, youāll get it, itās just a matter of time I believe
I think to understand; too short in the new jobā¦anyway it is much more important than the fair - wish you have much success
ā¦ and for sure I canāT come in Augustā¦
sorry for that
and Iām really really want that 65T chainring
So, with the help of FB-Strida, Blackstridaaustria and P***** from Five Big I successfully get and made the change on my Strida 5 with 18 inch wheels. I bought the 60 teeth and 65 teeth chainring and also the 16 and 18 teeth freewheel just in case Iām to naive that I can handle the 65-16 ratio (4.06).
Regarding the ratio, it is a huge upgrade from 3.3 (belt) to 4.06 and in straight line you will really feel that , in my case it comes with an idiot smile on my face.
Yes, I know, with this ratio you need more power (and time) to start from a red light, or climb a hill or anytime you have to stop/start, but in my daily 18km to work and back there are more straight lines than red lights/hills.
I tried also the 65-18 and it is easier when you stop/start again, but in my case the winner is definitely the 65-16 teeth.
If you donāt need higher speed you just want to get rid of the belt, the 60-18 teeth version is the exact ratio as with the belt.
There also some disadvantages like you have to be careful with the amount of oil you put on chain because if you put to much it will arrive directly on the rear brake disk.
Will I ever go back to belt? ONLY If this upgrade, in time, will be to messy, yes.
It looks great, congrats !
And welcome to the (very selective) club of chain-enabled Strida owners !!
Iām a little lateā¦
I wanted to upgrade my Strida SX to chain.
Is Five Big still active? How much does a 65t chainring & 16t freewheel cost?
I managed to track down the chainring- not sure if its the sameā¦aliexpress.com/item/Chain-W ā¦ .75.MTCLSm
Do I need to by crank arms too? Can anyone recommend any?
Thanks~
Never too lateā¦
You meant to downgrade?
- sorry, plz ignore this.
Regarding Five Big:
I think yes but their main target was never to produce Strida specialties.
No idea, never ordered a chain kit.
But of course Iāll try to reach them - this may take a few days.
Regarding crank (arms):
In theory, you could use any crank - as long as itās suitable for a square taper axle.
But many really big chainwheels (>60 teeth) were produced to fit 5 arm spiders with 130 BCD while, for example Strida cranks, have 4 arms and a (chainwheel) bolt circle diameter of 104 mm.
Be also prepared to adjust the chain line; most likely you need washers for the chainwheel bolts.
@Vandetta, yes thatās the chainwheel, i ordered the full kit from them. The link you sent is 100% identical with what i bought, and the price was also something like that, and yes you need a crank for it. It is not necessary to buy from them. One of the major problems after upgrade is that you will not be able to use the kickstand because of the crank from 5bigā¦
Hi Adrian,
thatās very interesting, what exactly is the problem with the kickstand?
Just today Iāve got a pic from David (FiveBig) showing a chain-Strida - including kickstand.
Edit:
Regarding pic - it is the same Strida shown at the beginning of this thread:
Cheers,
Chris
I canāt show you with a picture because Iām 2000 km from my Strida BUT i will try to explain.
The shape of the original belt Strida crank is a little bit āroundedā to go for exterior from the chainwheel, while the crank from fivebig is more strait.
Now, yes, you can set the crank not to hit the kickstand but then the chain (in my case) was way to loose and hit the frameā¦ so i can not use the kickstandā¦ I tried different type of chains (two) but not the chain is the problem, the problem is that the kickstand will follow the hub setting, and with that hub you set the chain how tight or loose should beā¦ soā¦
Thank you very much!
I believe to understand without pictures; the mentioned kickstand-excenter problematic applies also to the Evo as we know meanwhile.
Hmm, do you think a halflink chain could help?
I mean the main issue is the adjusting of the chain length.
Huarrrrgh - and it WOULD be so easy!!
Ming just had to refurbish an already existing proprietary part for the kickstand