Was about to buy an EVO, would love a C1 but it has no gearing & for a hard rider, I need gears.
Own a couple of SX’s, true racing Stridas but for the gears.
Reluctant to invest $1300 for an EVO, then $200 in pedal upgrades, etc.
Was searching on craigslist for used stridas and found a link for ebay stidas and then speed drives/gearing.
Which one would you guys recommend, they are Taiwanese but say they are the same German engineering?
Do I need to replace more than just the $280 components?
Is it complicated, could a bike store do it or do they need specialized tools & parts?
Here they are, all 3 seem slightly different;
This one is for $280
ebay.com/itm/Schlumpf-Speed- … SwCQNWf4v7
This is for $400 but seems to have a whole lot more
ebay.com/itm/Schlumpf-Speed- … SwmrlUugHw
This one is for $480 but it talks about an ebike application
ebay.com/itm/Schlumpf-Speed- … 1491338172
Has anyone had any recent experience with these companies?
Does it make that much of a difference, having a second gear?
What are the real advantages?
Correct would be Suisse engineering, btw…
“… as an enthusiastic owner of a Strida 5.2 I would be highly interested in where to get a speed drive and in knowing the costs of the precious piece. Sharp, possibly not really competent, tongues here in Austria claim the Strida MAS (=ATS drive) does not operate properly.”
“The sharp tongues are not totally wrong: years ago we made a licence agreement with a Taiwanese company.
Presently, these gear drives are mounted into the Stridas - unfortunately with little success since the quality leaves a lot to be desired. For this reason we decided to produce a tailor-made alternative including the excentric fitting for the Strida, which is now available and works faultlessly. However, with “made in Switzerland” and 5 years full warranty this part is also a little more expensive.”
From here:
Re: Has anyone retrofitted a schlumpf on their strida?
If you mean your first two links:
They seem to be complete, but without tools.
The third link is a longer version which is not suitable for Strida (no beltwheel, no belt, no eccentric bottom bracket).
I’ve done a lot of work just to help Strida riders to judge about this delicate and personal question.
Re: Has anyone retrofitted a schlumpf on their strida?
Nobody else than YOU can tell if it will be complicated for YOU.
An experienced shop must be able to do; they will already own most of the required tools.
Just a short, not productive mail contact with bikegang.
My opinion telegram style:
One gear - much too less.
Two gears, heel gear shift - cool, but still too less.
Three gears, backwards pedaling gear shift - not my style, well, Ok…
Seven gears - now we’re talking
Shifting by heel kick during pedaling forwards .
As always, a fantastic answer from Blackstridaaustria!
While I can do almost anything, it seems;
At $400 for a Taiwanese kit
Without buying the specialised tools
Then the Labour costs
It’s much cheaper to buy an EVO.
Moreover after reading what the inventor suggests, deep in those threads, about $650 plus, it makes even less sense.
THANK YOU!