That’s right, the designers at Strider Bikes have finally done it… They’ve created a full carbon balance bike, the ST-R! There’s now an option for parents who want to pass down the same level of light-weight performance they have, to their kids.
photo & video c. Strider Bikes
From the ground up, the Strider ST-R is built with speed and ease-of-use in mind. It gets carbon fiber rims, seat post, fork & steerer tube, frame, and handlebar. But they didn’t put the lid on the sauce yet! They’ve included a smooth Cane Creek AER headset along with a set of 12×2.0″ Schwalb Big Apple tires. The complete build weighs in at 5.6lbs, or 2.55kg for those UCI racers, and comes with the additional 293mm seat post for growing riders.
Other specs include:
- 22.2mm grips
- Forged aluminum stem
- Aluminum thru-axle
- 10-spoke aluminum hubs
*Face palm
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Dentist with small kids, rejoice ……
why does everyone say dentist? I know plenty of people who buy high end bikes who aren’t dentists.
No power meter option? OK lame joke, this is obviously a stupid thing to buy but it has an even stupider paint job. If you are buying something like this you obviously want to show off its full carbon-ness. Why not a clearcoat finish? Also starving kids in Africa.
who cares about the Strider, I want to see more of the car behind – ’69 Lincoln?
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A lot of people are overlooking that this solves some real problems for people… It’s a carbon bike that’s short enough to leave permanently attached to the roof rack without fear of hitting the garage.
The 1% market segment 😉
I see nothing wrong with this. I think it’s fun. No, I can’t afford it, and I don’t have kids either. I just don’t see the what the big deal is.
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The strider is fine but I’m much more into that Lincoln in the background…
I’m in…if they could produce the data behind the bottom bracket deflection number. Don’t want that back wheel brushing the chainstays in a sprint.
Can’t tell if serious….
I’m disappointed they installed a bespoke bar but a regular stem. If this is a halo product, where’s the one-piece cockpit?
I like it, even though it’s stupid expensive. I have people judging me for having a $100 kids bike, my dad likes to remind me the last bike he bought cost less than the seatpost he bought me when I was ten. Things get expensive, deal with it. It just needs a brake, hey.
it’s awesome
painful to have a direct mount saddle/post combo – not having the right saddle angle can put kids off riding their runner bikes. Would rather a real seatpost than a carbon bar.
Needs aero wheels, cmon!
Needs a dropper for the gnar.
The Kidimoto Karbon has been around for about 2 years. and is a good deal more striking than this!
https://www.kiddimoto.co.uk/product/balance-bikes/carbon-fiber/karbon/
…but is it tubeless???
screw that – get the islabike strider – way better bike, barely heavier – comes with a great brake and cost 250 bucks….
If the wheels aren’t full carbon aerospokes, is it even worth it?