I think instead of the Strida bag and/or tools+belt I will choose an additional 20 Euro note in my purse for a taxi.
Hopefully the snapping belt is a rarity…
Bietrume’s explanation and the mowerforum post are meeting the point most exactly, I think.
Just the last phrase of the post I don’t understand:
From HK Strida Club:
Thank you!
You’re right for sure, but what circumstance could be the initial cause for the belt to turn around?
The snubber itself could not twist the belt, I believe.
I think there must be an additional component.
The last comment of the Russian post said: “The problem was found easily, is necessary to adjust the belt tension by turning the carriage around their offset axis.”
I do also believe that something like that could happen only, because (first) the belt tension was too low.
What do you think about that?
Yes, when the belt tension is too low and without the snubber hold it, it will very easy to bounce. So it may be twist if the belt bounce to the edge of the freewheel that cause the belt cannot “landing” to freewheel in horizontal position.
The belt “climbs” up the edge of the freewheel, due to low tension, then it “lands” half turned, and the next step would be a full turn.
And the snubber bearing could not prevent that because it was too far away from the belt.
We think in equal direction, if I understood correct, thanks again for the affirmation.
Hopefully the German Strida fan will come back to the forum soon, I’m very curious what he could find out.