Originally Posted by
Ultralight
Not a bike, but you are looking for a solution that serves a FUNCTIONAL purpose for 1-3 miles, and is small/easy to take in store. For that type of short distances, I would use a Xootr Scooter. Probably just as fast or faster. (10mph is not hard) Cheaper. Less than half the weight. Smaller. I think that would serve the function you need best.
UL
+1
I have my Xootr and use it more than my Brompton! The Xootr is more dangerous so be careful where that front wheel goes.
The Strida was a bargain years ago at $295.00 dollars. I can’t believe how expensive it is today but they did make it better and stronger. It doesn’t ride bad at all and much faster than a Xootr. I find that rolling that bike everywhere gets a bit tiring after a while. It’s easier to roll a Strida than a Dahon bike any day of the week.
The Strida is not the bike you take into a mall where rolling long distances gets old fast. In a supermarket, the bike would go inside a shopping cart.