Glad you are still ‘in the fold’ - I’ve got several folders including a brompton and a strida, and each has their own ‘sweat spot’ … Brompton’s is its great build and amazingly small cubic fold … its the one I take if I need to stow in a locker. All here know Strida’s benefits (light, quick fold, wheelability, simplicity and about 1/2 price)… but the one thing I guarentee you’ll miss is when you get a rear flat on the brompton … its an absolute pig to fix, but with no forks, about as easy as you can get on a Strida… I guess with a string of punctures you already know that 