Hello, good morning, or good evening everyone.
I’m a Japanese person who just joined this forum.
I brought back an old and interesting black thing to me in the middle of this week, and I’m also a beginner at STRiDA too.
I was feeling really down so I went for a mid-night pottering trip with my STRiDA Mk1.
My CATEYE OMNI5 arrived in the evening, and while I was checking out it and the Panasonic headlight that arrived a few days ago, I ended up going quite a distance to the very far convenience store.
Ah, I really love this funny black silhouette…
When I ride the STRiDA for long distances (even though it’s only single digit kilometers), my butt hurts a lot, probably because the saddle is small…
Also, maybe because it’s an old bike, or maybe for some other reason, there’s a pretty loud creaking noise around the crank
The BB bearings? The ratchet, or maybe the frame fixings…
I’d like to solve this problem if I can.
Good evening to Japan!
Very nice to have another friendly and polite Japanese member here!
I’m very glad to see you enjoying your oldtimer.
Well, you may have noticed; I’m more a technic freak and always highly interested in improvements
Saddle; if you’re thinking about an exchange - then read first why not all saddles fit.
Crank noise; everything is possible on such old lady
Most important are the terms Fauber bearings and special tools, do you have already the manual?
(It is too big to upload it - 16.4 Mb - here, if you can’t find it online, just PM me.)
Hello Blackstridaaustria-san,
I’m grad to join this forum and nice to meet you here
I just had a quick look around the forum and saw a number of your posts and replies, and I thought you were definitely a very technical person!
Please let me rely on you when I’m in trouble.
I think it will be roughly the same shape as the current one, but I’ll look around the forum for the saddle, keeping in mind that it may be slightly different from the mk1.
Exactly as you say.
As time passes, deterioration of resin and fatigue of metal are inevitable problems… (I’ve been living with a VW manufactured half a century ago.)
I was able to find the Mk1 workshop manual by tracing it through the forum.
I also found a PDF version (probably uploaded by Amuro Lee-san, a member of this forum?) which I was able to download, thank you.
I wish to ensure that this Old Lady is able to end her life quietly and peacefully with me.
As mentioned in the quoted topic, 3D data for the plastic parts of the Mk1 has been provided, so in the unlikely event that something happens, it looks like we can use the printing service DMM make in Japan.
You can choose from a variety of plastic materials, and other materials including gold, silver, aluminum, and titanium(If ignore the cost), but I think PA12GB, a nylon + glass bead material, would be best (similar materials are also used for the stocks and grips of airsoft guns).
As for drum brakes, there’s nothing I can do if the drum body wears out beyond the specified limit, but it seems like you can do something about the shoes by having a brake shop re-lining them.
As for the BB, I think it should be possible to do something about it if I use a generic Shimano ratchet, and equivalent standard parts for the bearings and races.
The crank is one with the shaft… I don’t think there’s anything that can be done about that…
This is what the Panasonic tail-up saddle light (I ended up choosing this product, part number NSSS046) looks like with the seat post metal fittings removed and from the side.
It might need to be remove the plastic cover on the back of the tip.
My ideas and fantasies (and online shopping) are progressing well, but the rainy season has started in Japan, so unfortunately I won’t be able to maintain or ride my bike for a while.
I was really stressed so I took a nap early and got up. I changed the original seat, which hurts my butt, to Panasonic’s NSSS046 tail-up saddle light, so I went for an early morning bike ride on my STRiDA to try it out.
Since having to look back check behind me frequently with the narrow handlebars could be dangerous as it could cause me to lose my balance or become unsteady, I added a small rear-view mirror in addition to the bell and Panasonic light that were previously equipped.
