Tern Sammiches

karl_dandleton · February 4, 2020, 5:15am

honestly this is what bike share bikes should be but everyone is afraid of the truth

Crustradamus · February 4, 2020, 3:09pm

way ahead of you over here

iwillbe · February 4, 2020, 3:50pm

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oogens · March 21, 2020, 6:21am

jimmythefly · July 8, 2020, 8:55pm

Maybe I’m just grumpy but this bike really annoys me. It’s like someone got swindled into “building” up a custom bike from carefully chosen parts that were all installed wrong.

Saddle slammed forward on nice setback post.
Rear rack tilted back.
Mini-v brakes when you could have normal Vs and room for fatter tires and fenders.
Brake arms splayed super wide due to stacking the pad washers poorly.
Front brake noodle will foul on the rack when the arms move inward.
Bad front rack choice rides super high over the tire.
Poor silver/black component color mix. Dangler should be silver, or cranks+brakes+levers should be black.
Labels not aligned with valve stems.

adem · July 9, 2020, 4:12am

nah, you’re not alone, that bike is a collection of parts that could be good but were put together in a way that has very bad vibes

canti_lover · July 11, 2020, 12:33am

Check out this dumb bike and ad

cheese · July 11, 2020, 12:59am

flagged for being an asshole

Elliott · July 11, 2020, 1:20am

I’m not even mad that the build is horrible and the price is twice what I would call optimistic; but the fucking velocity hubs are making me livid. Nothing wrong with them of course, but you better have some Phils or bling shit track hubs on a overpriced stupid fixie like this.

canti_lover · July 11, 2020, 3:06am

Well I guess the fun is over

Gary_the_tennis_ball · July 11, 2020, 3:00pm

Since @cheese flagged the post I can’t say for certain, but I think this dude comes into the shop I work at…

cheese · July 11, 2020, 3:37pm

I didn’t want to ruin the fun but that seller needed to be checked

scott_dourque · July 12, 2020, 12:19am

What was the gist of the assholery

cheese · July 12, 2020, 12:31am

he* built a bike that only an asshole would build
the ad said something like ‘this ad is comprehensive, I won’t answer any more questions so don’t contact me, have all the cash in your hand when you come see it’

the seller doesn’t specify their gender but that is definitely a douchey man bike

jimmythefly · August 6, 2020, 6:35am

I hate this bike.

johnasavoia · August 6, 2020, 11:57am

I mean yeah I get that, but is also a tire/seatpost/pedals/hydros swap away from nearly perfect. Selling those paul levers would probably pay for at least two of those three too.

asterisk · August 6, 2020, 1:00pm

Seems strange to ball out but go so cheap on the rims.

LASER_BEIGE · August 6, 2020, 1:50pm

Classic custom surly

LASER_BEIGE · August 6, 2020, 1:52pm

Maybe you didn’t notice it’s sitting in front of an airstream

cheese · August 6, 2020, 2:15pm

all of it is a curious mashup of current ideas and outdated parts in ways that make the good stuff less good… but it is a surly and that’s par for the course