Originally Posted by
chainstrainer
The 5.0 freewheel is at the rear hub instead of at the crank, as in the 3.2 and 3.3, which I understand makes it more efficient when coasting.
As posted on
http://www.foldsoc.co.uk/Mike/strida3.html
Originally Posted by Mark Sanders
The Strida 5 has the freewheel at the back, but any savings due to the belt not turning when freewheeling are offset by the 1:3 ratio turning the front freewheel - lost when it is at the back. This change was more due to being able to use the now more available disc brakes (cf drums), and a conventional crank.
Not sure if that's actually true, but it has some logic to it.