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That is solely your decision, depending on many very personal attributes.
Besides of the financial aspect, the local road situation (hills?) and other logical considerations Iβd recommend that you ask yourself questions like these:
Can I do simple maintenance by myself?
If not, as there is no Strida dealer near - is there another experienced and nice bike workshop within reach who could assist me?
Am I willing and able to install, for example, a kit of wider steering bars by myself?
Hello Karl, I think you are fortunate if you have a Strida dealer only 100 km away, as that is not the case in North America. When considering the three speed I also think it is important to consider how fast you want to go, the third gear does make more speed easier. I have published this post that may help, stridacanada.ca/shop/strida-bike/
I think another consideration is the choice of wheels. I have both Strida 5 and Evo 3. My 5 came with 16" while the Evo 3 came with 18".
The tire choices are so limited for the 18", essentially only 2 choices, and both are very narrow to avoid rubbing on the frame. While I am running 16/1.75 on my Strida 5 which simply soaks up the road bumps, the widest choice for 18 is I think 1.35.
Hello Bill,
you refer to stridacanada.
There I found the information i was searching:
βthe lower gear is the same as the LT, the middle gear is the same as the SX and the higher gear is faster than the SXβ
THX for this information.