Thread: Tern Magnetix
View Single Post
Old 08-15-16 | 04:12 PM
  #10  
HGR3inOK
Senior Member
 
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 807
Likes: 2
From: Oklahoma, U.S.A.

Bikes: Brompton H6L-X, Dahon Curve D3

Originally Posted by velotrain
... My Dahon Speed P8 came with the "the plastic ball socket thingies", and based on advice here Iordered the Tern magnetix. I was a bit puzzled by what was in the mounting kit, as there didn't seem to be a secure way to mount the smaller magnet. ...
I have no experience installing the Tern part on a Dahon. Perhaps you should use the Dahon part rather than the Tern part. I think ThorUSA has both available.
Originally Posted by velotrain
... I also found a photo on a Euro site, showing what appears to be an alternate (earlier?) version. ...
This looks like the version that has been on all of my Dahons.
Originally Posted by velotrain
... the last photo: showing the Tern small magnet piece at a very distorted angle. ...
This may be because something is preventing the bike from being folded so that the magnet and the metal plate line up better.
Originally Posted by velotrain
... how do you keep the right-hand piece perpendicular with the mounting braze-on? ...
In the picture, the "right-hand piece" appears to me to be the magnet assembly. The spring around the bolt holding the magnet provides a small bit of flexibility. The circular plate attached to the front fork is mounted at an offset to allow some flexibility in the location of the plate.
Originally Posted by velotrain
... How do you install the Tern E-clip so that it doesn't go flying? They only include one, and I've had similar parts disappear and/or break in the past. ...
Sorry, but I can't help you with this one.


-HANK RYAN-
Norman, Oklahoma USA
HGR3inOK is offline  
Reply
0