Originally Posted by T-Mar

The Rekord 7x series were entry level racing bicycle popular with club racers. The Strada was an entry level recreational touring model. Both used the same tubeset but the Strada has slightly more relaxed geometry. Often, it can be difficult to detect the geometry difference via pictures. The most readily visible difference are the chromed fork blade ends on the Strada versus the fully painted fork blades on the Rekord 7X series.