The Pirate Ninja Eclipse X20 from Tern Folding Bikes
At Warm Planet Bikes we are always on the lookout for a standout bike. And in this case we shouted bike ahoy!! Tern seems to be smuggling just the right gear onto the San Francisco shoreline.
This one is more
than fast and light enough to launch a brigand’s attack on an
unsuspecting roadie, yet stealthy enough to slip – folded and shrouded –
into the subway unnoticed. The Eclipse X20 is as lithe and sleek as a
ninja. But with its super-wide 25-107” gear range and lightning-fast
Kinetix Pro wheels it’s got pirate-worthy swagger that demands
attention. Slice to the heart of San Francisco – whether you prefer a katana,
a cutlass, or both. A winning combination if there ever was one. Debate
settled.
Consider these benefits:
N-Fold Technology
The Faster Fold
Folding bicycle design hasn’t changed much in decades. N-Fold
Technology is a small but important change that results in a faster, and
more compact fold. N-Fold Technology includes new frame and handlepost
geometries and spins the front wheel by 180 degrees before the central
fold, resulting in a package 40 mm (1.5”) shorter. Using N-Fold
technology, our Eclipse and Castro bikes are only very slightly larger
than the typical small wheel folding bicycle. Bicycles with N-Fold
technology can also be folded – easily – in less than ten seconds.
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OCL Joint
Stronger, Better, State of the Art
The
OCL Joint is a new reference in
folding frame technology. It includes two new patents and everything we
know about making the safest, strongest, and most durable frame joint.
- Taller, Stronger, Stiffer — Making the hinge
taller and moving the pivoting surfaces outward from the center axis
more than doubles overall strength and stiffness and it’s a difference
you’ll feel from your very first ride.
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DoubleTruss
3-D = Stronger
Folding bikes have a sometimes deserved reputation for flexy frames.
All Tern frames feature patented DoubleTruss technology which turns the
rear half of the frame into a three dimensional truss so that it’s much
more resistant to torsional forces. That equals increased stiffness and
much better power transfer from the pedals to the rear wheel.
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Smooth TIG Welding
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Beauty Meets Function
The normal
TIG welding process for
aluminum bicycle frames is done by hand and involves the welder laying
down a series of small, overlapping beads covering the two parts to be
joined. The better the welder, the more uniform the beads. In the smooth
TIG process, the welder makes a “double
pass”, laying down a second layer of beads on top of the first. These
beads are then sanded down by hand in an intensive process that requires
extreme care. Done properly, the frame is strengthened because the
possibility of stress risers is reduced. And the result is a very smooth
weld joining the two tubes.
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Physis 3D Handlepost
3D-Forged = Even Stronger, Stiffer, Better Ride
The Physis has quickly built a reputation as the stiffest folding
handlepost on the market, but the Physis 3D takes it up a notch with 3D
forging technology. The Physis 3D is forged from a single, solid block
of aluminum. Only a small handful of factories around the world can 3D
forge such a complicated, large piece. Welds are eliminated and material
distribution optimized for strength. The result is a handlepost that is
2 1/2 times as strong as the original benchmark on rigorous EN tests.
Plus, it doesn’t look half bad either.
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Syntace VRO 47 Stem
Fitted to You
The
VRO 47 stem gives you all-important
adjustability so you can fine-tune your riding position for speed or
comfort. The stem is 47 mm long (14 mm longer than the standard
VRO)
and it’ll go anywhere from -45 degrees to +90 degrees or even backwards
if you want to reduce the reach. And it exceeds Syntace’s brutal
in-house test procedures for downhill gear. Custom-built for Tern.
Syntace is a German company renowned for their incredibly light but amazingly strong stems and bars.
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Ergon GS2 Leichtbau Grips
Grab Hold
If you’ve never ridden with bar ends, you owe it to yourself to give
’em a try. Stand up and climb or just haul ass, the extra torque and
control is like nothing you’ve experienced before. GS2 grips are bigger
with softer and more generous wings to reduce pressure on your ulnar
nerve and ease wrist strain. The soft kraton rubber main body gives just
enough while a textured rubber insert on top dissipates jolts and
vibration.
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Stasis Seatpost by Syntace
Ultra-light, ultra-tough
The Syntace P6 is one of the strongest and precisely engineered
seatposts on the market. We wanted the best so we worked with Syntace to
develop a 580 mm seat post with a variation of their 3D cold-forged P6
clamp. Made from ultra-light 7075 aluminum and hard-anodized (black
color option) for scratch resistance.
ERS
technology delivers loads of fore/aft adjustment for the saddle: you can
run the saddle forward for zero offset stiffness, or all the way back
like an offset seatpost. Two bolt micro adjust for infinite angle
adjustment.
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Kinetix Pro 507 Wheel
Light and Fast
The Kinetix Pro 507 wheels represent everything we know about making
the best possible wheels, costs be damned. We start with the best
ingredients: custom ultra-light American Classic hubs rolling on
stainless steel bearings; Sapim bladed spokes custom-forged to our
specific lengths; Niobium-alloy rims that are light but incredibly
strong. A master wheel-builder then hand laces each wheel to incredibly
strict standards as defined by the man, Rolf Dietrich. Each wheel is
laced and trued, de-stressed with our custom Black Box, trued again, and
de-stressed, before the final truing.
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Schwalbe Kojak Tires with RaceGuard Puncture Protection
Liven Up Your Ride
We’re pretty sure the folks at Schwalbe were thinking ‘70s American
TV when they named this tire because, yes, Kojaks are bald and more than
a little sassy. Comfortable and surprisingly fast, we like the
SpeedGrip multilevel dual compound for high levels of grip and low
levels of rolling resistance. And there’s the proven RaceGuard
protection belt, developed specially with racing in mind. Who loves ya
baby? Kojak does. Ol’ Telly would be proud.
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Magnetix 2.0
Better Together
Our first-generation Magnetix were good and sticky. They did a fine
job of holding a folded bike together. But in some situations – like
carrying a bike up and down stairs – the magnets just weren’t strong
enough. Our new Magnetix 2.0 increases the strength of the magnets by
300% to keep your bike folded even when being jostled and moved about.
The previous Magnetix had a pull force of 4-5 Kgf. The improved version
clocks in at 10-15 Kgf. We like the new Magnetix 2.0 a ton and think you
will too.
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Tern Tail Masked Paint
Super-fine Details
Getting this finish just right needed a
LOT
of work with our paint factory. It basically involves incredibly
meticulous hand-masking to achieve the final result. With the
silver/black finish, we hand-polish the aluminum frame to a mirror
finish and then follow that with hand-masked black paint. Detail: the
shape of a Tern’s tail is echoed in the paint masking.
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