Lexm, you are 100% right. Three things:
- The Strida is a brilliant design.
- There are two dopey things in the current Ming version.
- the unsprung saddle - like you I switched to coil suspension for the saddle - pretty obvious with small wheels and no chassis suspension (cf Moulton).
- the fast-wearing plastic rear sprocket. The aluminum ‘upgrade’ sprocket should be standard for practical life of the drive train.
- The Strida is a brilliant design. If it was mediocre, it wouldn’t be worth pointing out its very few (but annoying!) deficiencies.
cheers,
Minkair.