IKEA made chainless & rear car bicycle "SLADDA" which can be attached easily, the main body has 25 year warranty

Instead of a chainBelt driveBy adopting IKEA's bicycle which does not require maintenance such as lubrication,SLADDA"is. The main body has 25 years, the belt drive has a 10 year warranty, and 15,000 km can run without problems.

SLADDA Bicycle - 26 "- IKEA
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30326728/

You can see what kind of bicycle SLADDA is from the following movie.

Il était une fois, le vélo SLADDA - YouTube


SLADDA is held by the man who came out of the house. Aluminum frame, two layers oflacquerPainting is given. The main body has a 25 year warranty.


There is a connection point in front of the bicycle ......


Easy to install basket.


With luggage in basket, men started running.


The rear wheel is equipped with a two-stage automatic transmission system.


The signal turns red ... ...


Sudden stop.


The front wheel is equipped with a disc brake. "Coaster brake" which operates by rotating the pedal in the reverse direction is adopted as the rear wheel.


Because it operates with a toothed belt without using a chain, maintenance such as lubrication is unnecessary. In addition, the belt drive has a 10 year warranty, and 15,000 km can run.


A man on a bicycle seemed to be meeting a woman.


SLADDA used by women has a rear car. The rear car can be easily connected to the connection point like the front bucket.


Unlike cars, bicycles have the problem of less luggage at one time, but if you attach a rear car, you can carry furniture by bike on the way back from IKEA.


Mr. Steve Howard, IKEA's chief sustainability manager (CSO), has a lot of opportunities to ride a bicycle from the beginning, "Bicycles that do not use money and do not pollute the environment and drive only their own power can go anywhere It is the form of ultimate freedom that can be done. "

SLADDA Steve Howard - YouTube


In the city, the number of cars is increasing and traffic congestion etc. occur, people's commuting situation is getting worse. IKEA thought that "It is possible to provide a better life for people" by smoothly moving on a bicycle rather than moving while being frustrated by traffic jams. SLADDA has been made from two aspects of environmental impact and improvement of people's lives.

The following movie talks about how SLADDA was developed.

SLADDA, or "How IKEA ended up making a bike". - YouTube


Furthermore, the person who actually purchased SLADDA is uploading a movie of assembly and test drive, and you can see what the real thing is like.

Sladda - my IKEA bike - YouTube


Like other IKEA furniture, SLADDA is unassembled and sold in a box.


Inside the box is like this.


How long will it take to assemble oneself? So that is actually being measured.


We will assemble the parts of the scattered ... ...


It took about 50 minutes to complete.


Another person who actually assembled and used SLADDA also said that the time taken to assemble is "about one hour", but it seems that it may take five hours depending on the person. As impressions of test drive, it is said that the silicone belt drive has less friction and the running is quite smooth and quiet, even though the road wet with rain, the front wheel disc brake has demonstrated power firmly It is done.

Ikea Sladda: bike review | Martin Love | Life and style | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/oct/30/ikea-sladda-bike-review-flatpack-observer-martin-love

However, SLADDA has a mechanism that automatically switches the gear, but there are also people talking that the gear has only two stages, high and low, and it is not good to automatically change to low when tired. Also, in the city without a hill, it seems that the two types of brakes, front wheel and rear wheel, worked without problem, but on the other hand, about "two-layer coating that is difficult to get scratched", when I was riding in England · Manchester " I found out there was nothing. "

On the road: Ikea Sladda bicycle review - 'Build your own Ikea bike? It's either masterstroke or a recipe for disaster' | Technology | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jul/02/ikea-sladda-bicycle-review-helen-pidd

IKEA first announced SLADDA in April of 2016. Sales in Europe have started in August 2016, and from February 2017 we plan to appear in the IKEA store in the USA.

IKEA cykeln SLADDA belönas med Red Dot Award | Press
http://press.ikea.se/ikea-sladda-cykel/

Ikea Announces New Sladda Bicycle | POPSUGAR Fitness
http://www.popsugar.com/fitness/Ikea-Announces-New-Sladda-Bicycle-42990179


SLADDA's price in the US is 499 dollars (about 57,000 yen), and the size is two kinds, 26 inches and 28 inches.

SLADDA Bicycle - 26 "- IKEA
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30326728/

The main body color is gray only.


This is the front wheel.


Belt drive of the rear wheel is like this.


Baskets etc. are sold separatelyThe basket costs $ 34.99 (about 4000 yen)so,Rear rack costs $ 24.99 (about 2900 yen).


Of rear carThe price is 169 dollars (about 19,000 yen)is.


Although selling in Japan is not done at the time of article creation, there are handling of optional parts in online store, there is also possibility to be sold in Japan in the future.

Bicycle & bicycle accessories - IKEA
http://www.ikea.com/jp/ja/catalog/categories/departments/ikea_family_products/35775/