Strida

It was inspired by the Maclaren baby buggy which folds into a thin form, with its wheels together at the end, so that it can be rolled instead of being carried.

In 1985, Industrial Property Rights Ltd, (run by James Marshall,[8] former manager of golfer Greg Norman) licensed the design.

In 1988, production moved to Long Eaton in Nottingham (near the Raleigh Bicycle Company factory, which by then was in decline).

With Mark Sanders, Bass began development of the Strida 3 as described by The Open University course 'Design and designing' (T211).

[13] In 2002, in order to meet increased demand, Bass moved production to Taiwanese manufacturer Ming Cycle.

Ming began to establish distributorships in Korea, Japan, Netherlands, France and the U.S.A. Development of the Strida 5 started.

In November 2006, a Strida 3 was featured on the UK television programme The Gadget Show,[14] alongside the Sinclair A-Bike.

A 2-speed gear option was added in 2009, based on the cableless, Schlumpf front crank operated epicyclic gearbox.

The U.S. version of this patent was filed in 1986[16] and expired in 2006,[17] which means only the mechanism used in Strida 1 and 2 of the product is now in the public domain.

[23] Ming Cycle continuously prosecutes importers of these non-genuine and intellectual property right infringing products.