Originally Posted by
bettybl
I'm 5'2", female.
I live in a 6 floor walk-up apartment
I'd like to see a 5'2" woman carry most of these bikes upstairs more than a very few times. I'd suppose that <1% of women would be prepared to regularly carry a bike up six floors - if that.
The only bike for a situation like this is a Strida - and you won't like carrying that up six floor either. Most of the rest are none starters for regular use in this situation.
You can grip the strida in your right hand below the seat, take the left handle bar grip in your left hand, lift up your right hand to the shoulder and push the left down, and the bike up ends into a very portable state. No part gets in the way of your body, and it is great for going upstairs like that. I know this because one of my routes has a long outside staircase on it, and I do this most days.