Originally Posted by
poiuyt
When I tried in the store, when folded, the retention of the folding mechanism was easy to "disengage" when moving around (it was just a magnet), resulting in the bike opening. When moving around in tight spaces (there are narrow corridors to reach storage in my condo, with angles) it seems to be a problem, but a secondary one: it seemed easier to keep the bike unfolded, but then there are better products for the same price. The main problem of the Vektron for me was that it was not compact enough when folded for my requirements (I already have a Brompton), so I went to a non-folding instead.
Seems to me you didn't use all the latching guidelines Tern suggested. Just an FYI: almost all folding bikes are "too flimsy when folded" as the magnets tend to be weaker than required to keep to bike in the folded position when being moved (my Oyama CX16D is the ONLY folder that's the exact opposite, as I need to force it apart to unfold it). Here's the Tern Electron folding video. It might be a different model, but they all fold in a similar fashion.
My Tern Joe P24 does the "N' fold, and I use a bungee cord to keep it folded as well.