Hi Chris,
thanks for the quick reply. Just to be clear: the problems described in the gear shifting section are not the same as what I have.
If I really need to replace the gearbox, that would be quite a disappointment. I have no technical knowledge, that’s why I bought a zero-maintenance bike… It’s still under the warranty, so I hope the dealer (Strida-Roma) will handle it for me (I wrote them today), but that will mean I don’t have a bike for some time. Also, if the gearbox just breaks like that, what is the likelihood that it will happen again?
It’s already the second time the bike breaks in barely nine months. Previously the ball-joint popped out, even though I was not doing anything crazy with the bike. I also had quite a few minor issues. So far I had a lot more to do with this zero-maintenance bike than with any normal bike I’ve owned.
Mathijs