STRiDA drum brake wheels

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Hi, I have a customer with an older STRiDA bike, the type with drum brakes. He can’t get the rear wheel off the bike to exchange the belt I’ve sent him. I’ve received some photos, but I have never worked on the bike before.

Is there an exploded view of the old bikes like there is with the new ones?
Or does anybody have an alternative way to exchange the belt, without removing the rear wheel?

Thanks in advance!

/Markus @OddCyclist.com

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Hi Markus,

no problem, all the old documents are still available at Mark’s issuu page,
just scroll down and download the manuals, exploded views are in there :smiley:
https://issuu.com/mark77a

Edit:
Direct links;
Strida 1 manual
Strida 3 manual

I think you have to remove the rear wheel otherwise it is not possible to change the belt.

Best wishes,

Chris

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Thanks Blackstridaaustria! I’ve passed this on, and hope he’ll manage the belt exchange with these details!

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Hello there Strida community, I’m trying to replace the brake shoes for the rear drum brake on a Strida 3. I know of the korean supplier of the whole assembly, does anyone know where I might find the shoes? Or indeed who manufactures the hub brakes, I guess they might be sold for another application/product but haven’t found it.

The nearest I found are: Sturmey Archer Drum Brake Shoe Service Kit 70mm HSB356 but the STrida hub is 60mm diameter… :frowning:

All the best, AJ

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Hello AJ,

welcome at Stridaforum :smiley:

I’m in doubt that we can figure out who is the manufacturer of these brake assemblies - there is no company label ot whatsoever tagging visible on them.
And just out of curiosity - what is the reason for your wish?
For the price of one service kit you could buy TWO complete brake assemblies :neutral_face:

Kind regards,

Chris

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Thats a good point. I guess i was trying to source some nearer to home. I think i will bite the bullet and purchase the new assemblies. My bike won’t be safe without new shoes. Thanks for your help AJ

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Don’t worry, the Koreans were always fast and serious :smiley:

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I know this is an old topic, but i reckon more and more people will rediscover it as it’s pretty much impossible to buy brake shoes for the earlier model stridas. I just bought a sample MK3 from when they wanted to produce them in Suffolk. The brakes are fine, but the 3 parts that are pretty much impossible to get new if they break are the brake shoes, wheels and crank assembly. I’ve been thinking about the brakes…that should be the easy one. You already have the bare shoes, there are loads of companies that can refurb them, just google ‘Brake Shoe Re-Lining Service’. It would be about £30 - £40 to have done, but it’s probably worth it with drum brakes as they last. I’m assuming that small changes between the older and newer the became really proprietary as the inventor likely never stops creating solutions as they go on.

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