The Optare MetroRider was a midibus built by Optare between 1989 and 2000. Optare based the original design on the MCW Metrorider after Optare bought the rights following a decision by MCW to end bus production. This model also replaced the less successful StarRider. In later years, the MetroRider could be ordered with a one-piece rather than a standard two-piece windscreen which, in turn, became standard. Among the most popular version was the basic model, with short length, standard door and no blind-box. The successor of the MetroRider is the low-floor Optare Solo.