Hello Karsten,
How is your Strida EVO coming along now? I would love to hear your feedback now that it’s been a few weeks.
I own 2x Strida EVOs - per my riding report on this forum so keen to see how it matches - given you are much taller than I and in different climates and country.
HERE is my riding report → [url]My Strida EVO]. 
Instead of clicking back 1-click which normally changes it to one gear higher till it hits gear 3 and drops back to gear 1… push through till you hear a 2nd click … it basically cycles… so often when I am approaching at fast speed to say a bridge or incline, I will be on GEAR 3. I push back for 2 clicks – to go to GEAR 2. ie., 3 → 1 → 2… Because I want to keep the momentum to go up the hill/bridge/incline but also wish to lower the gear (with Gear 1 TOO LOW). Not sure if this is the situation you are explaining?