I have Tern D7i which I have bought about 1 ½ years ago. I came from 26 inch Gazelle Orange. The confort of course is a bit less compared to my huge city bike, still I can feel the bumps. I have got this particular Tern model because it compares to my Gazelle in terms of being a true city bike: good fenders, jeans protection, protected moving parts. The gear hub is internal and the chain is protected by a chain cage. Really low maintenance. I wished for some roller brakes and then would have been a miniature Gazelle J.

Our relationship did not start in the happiest of terms. I have opened a discussion about it and you can read all of it there https://www.bikeforums.net/folding-bikes/1138253-tern-link-d7i-unlucky.html. After changing myself some original parts (due to their faults ), being repaired in guarantee (crack in the rear rim), change some more because I’m a bit geeky and finally some personal touches here and there, I got to my perfect bike. My bike commute is about 15 Km/day and it will gets folded and then unfolded twice. I like the way it handles, the way it folds and, of course, they way its looks. All the components are quite standard so they can be easily repaired, replaced and upgraded. I have even went on touring with it, just about 300 km on a bike trail (flat that is).

I regret the decision to buy it? Yes! (unfortunately). However that’s not because of the bike. Personally I reckon that I would have changed the parts anyway (maybe not the rear rim as it is quite expensive). The customer service is a real pain, actually the lack of it. My dealer tried to contact them about 3 weeks for the rim with no luck (or so they say). At the end they have change it at their own costs (really felt sorry for them, but that’s not my fault either).