RSSNYC to Paris on Tern Verge X30h Folding Bike
Feb 13
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Tern Verge X30 folding bike
My weekend began by riding a Tern Verge X30h. It was my first commute home from work on a folding bike; Upper East Side of Manhattan to DUMBO, Brooklyn, roughly 10 miles. My first impression was the amazing acceleration this folding bike has! Wow! The Tern Verge X30h made me feel like a pro-cyclist because I wanted to do Time Trails or Sprints instead of “just” commute home. I was imagining myself next to Nick Nuyens riding from Brussels to Compiegne (where the Paris-Roubaix actually starts), though it’s also really easy to take the train with your Tern Vern X30h due to its N-fold Technology instead.
Tern Bike Kinetic Energy, what…
The Tern Verge X30h is nothing less than a speed demon. The frame is incredibly stiff, not just around the bottom bracket (every roady’s concern) but also on the top tube’s main hinge and in the front end. When I was out of the saddle and pulling on the equally stiff stem bar, there was no twist at all, only pure drive. The sprinting and climbing performance of the Tern Verge X30h folding bike, is simply put: awesome!
Another remarkable feature is that the Verge X30h combines stiffness with comfort levels I’ve only found on commuter-specific bikes. Everything from road vibration to bigger potholes is damped before it reaches any of the hinge folding points. It’s proof that in high-end folding bikes with the proper engineering you don’t have to give up smoothness to save weight and stiffness.
Verge X30h folding bike
The Tern Verge X30h folding bike rides on great quality Kinetix Pro rims and Schwalbe Durano tires. This makes for a folding bike that glides at any speed no matter what the road conditions. It’s stiff enough to make it to 30 MPH on flats, super light to be of no hindrance on climbs, and the handling is sharp enough to have fun on downhills without ever feeling nervous or unstable.
“Wanna race?”
Weighing in at a respectable 22.7 lbs, the light and stiff frame was rattle-free even over bumpy New York City roads. The 3×10 SRAM Dualdrive II rear hub paired with the Shimano Ultegra 10 speed rear derailleur meant flawless 30-speed shifting. The Tern Verge X30h is as much at home on easy Sunday morning group rides as it is fighting over the last slot in the gutter of a desperate race echelon. Stop by NYCeWheels to try out the Tern Verge X30h and put Nuyens in second place!
Watch a Tern Verge X30 video review.
