Architecture & Design Mag DEZEEN interviews Strida bike designer Mark Sanders

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DEZEEN, one of the most popular and influential architecture and design blogs on the internet, interviews Mark Sanders, the Daddy of Strida!

Here's the interview http://www.dezeen.com/2008/02/03/interview-strida-bike-designer-mark-sanders/:  a very interesting read on the history with original sketches and drawings from Mark. 

Treehugger is the leading media outlet dedicated to driving sustainability mainstream and partial to a modern aesthetic, it strives to be a one-stop shop for green news, solutions, and product information.  Check out its "From Sketchbook to Street: The Evolution of Strida Folding Bikes" by Colin Dunn (Design & Architecture) http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/02/from_sketchbook.php

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hmm.... sticks figures... kekeke.... he is more of a mechanical engineer than a industrial designer which I first thought he is a ID. Sort of like a familiar sentence I heard from some Italian car designer that the main aim of the whole design is its function. The form which follows it just happen to be beautiful as the result of pursue of the functions. The final form is a deliberation from exploring of all the possibilities from the basic concept. But one can certainly see that it is a major leap forward when he abandoned the scissors design inspired by the folding baby stroller. One interesting note, one can still certainly see most of the modern lightweight stroller looks similar to the final design.

Just curious. What happen to the ladies/small version of the strida? This certainly looks like it is designed for people who are big in the groin department and possible damage from ebraking is certainly minimal.