Welcome to the land of the flying triangles !!

Nice colour ! Did it come from that chap in Wembley ?
After years of me blathering on about how underated Strida is (at least in UK), a mountain biking mate got a Strida5 fake off eBay (maybe from the same source as you?). He is another convert but now he won't stop going on about it (and how little he paid for it £128). I have gone over it (admittedly trying to find fault compaired to my proper 5 ) and I must say it's not bad at all !! (and for that price I may have to eat my words about how bad fakes are).

The only faults I could find were 2 slightly loose spokes, and the lower joints (front & rear) were a bit loose. The front 'pin' has built in movement where mine is solid, and the rear allows the pulley tube to drop too freely - both can be tightened, maybe with more washers ?

I've heard of other fake stridas with brittle ball sockets which break instead of releasing if folded badly , as poster above, but his is pretty solid (and he has enough sense not to try and fold the front bit forward).

The attention can be a problem when you are in a rush to get a train - fast fold and disapear is the best for a fast exit plan. Enjoy !