The shoe laces came in so handy on my latest trip with my little pony. I had announced the tour here:
The Strida tried to unfold itsself everytime when I crammed it in suitable niches on my train rides. Though the magnet locking clasp is pretty strong. But I didn’t fold the handle bars, so every twitch at the handle bars unlocked the magnet clasp.
Luckily the shoe laces worked well. They held the folded Strida together.
The combo Strida, me and public transport will never perform very well. The folded Strida is too long and I never know where to grap it when I have to carry it. A folded Sridas also needs a lot of space.
In my opinion commuters are better off with a Brompton or the like. But I don’t commute and I 
love:heart: my Strida.