Strida folding bike wins eight place

The British-designed Strida folding bicycle won eighth place in the 2008 People's Design Award.

As the name implies, the Awards, run by the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York, are voted on via their website. For details and comments go here.

Another design authority that thinks the Strida is a stand-out piece of design is I.D.Magazine. In their review of the Strida they say

...it's the mark of a good design that the Strida is
perfectible. Its bulk comes mostly from thick aluminum tubes and blocky
joints; a crackerjack frame designer could easily cut weight without
sacrificing strength. (Aluminum tube walls can be as thin as a few
business cards.) Minor tweaks to the frame could accommodate 20-inch
wheels. Those same tweaks could improve the hold points and weight
distribution, making the bike even easier to push when it's folded.
Sanders has actually proposed similar changes but says that Ming, the
manufacturer that now owns the patents, is wary of straying from what
already works. That's a pity: The Strida's frame is remarkable, but
with a few modifications, the bike could own the world.

Read the full review of the Strida folding bike by I.D.Magazine here.