Strida 5-type bike on ebay

[douglask]

Very reasonable buy now price of $264.99.
I wonder what the catch is?
ebay Item number: 130132670755
Doug

[rhm]

There was a post here about these yesterday, in which they seemed to be pretending it's really a Strida; that post was apparently removed by the moderators. Note that the description says the wheels are plastic, "exactly as pictured," and the photo shows metal wheels. Hmmm.

[makeinu]

Seems like it's probably a knockoff. The Strida is a very simple design. How much could they possibly screw it up?

I'll tell you one thing: If I didn't just buy two new bikes a few months ago I'd be all over this.

[geo8rge]

I emailed the seller about replacement parts. I was told if I bought it they would give me the name of the manufacturer in China. So if you buy one you should hope that it has parts interchangable with strida.

[lee_rimar]

The auction ended with a buy-it-now purchase. I emailed the buyer and invited them to comment about the bike here when they got it.

[makeinu]

The auction ended with a buy-it-now purchase. I emailed the buyer and invited them to comment about the bike here when they got it.

Great idea