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Half the bikes on a sample of 130 units is not simply anecdotal.
I dunno, it's one experience documented by one person (who to me is an internet stranger) from a specific point in time at a specific place with a number of units that is a small sample compared to the overall production figures. I'm not really sure what conclusion I can draw other than I'd need to do some more research if I really want to know what is going on, if anything. Which I tried on Google but couldn't really find anything. That might be because despite the internet being universally populated by well educated complainers that Tern GSD owners just happen to be the sort of person who cannot internet (really?!), or don't actually care, my Google fu is weak, or it might mean something else. So I can ask around if you like?
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You do you, boo. Just make sure you ask whichever shop you buy from if they addressed the issues mentioned before you take it home. If they give you a confused look or try to tell you it's normal for the brakes to rub on a new bike, go to another shop.
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That was a tl:dr version of my post... Unlike the frame failures Tern folders are famous for, long term durability issues and shoddy assembly would not be obvious to the average buyer, especially since a lot of that stuff would be sorted during the PDI.
I'm not telling anyone not a buy a Tern GSD (which is by all accounts a good design), in the same time I think it's good to have some feedback from a forum member who works with cargo bikes every day. Anyway. Moving on.
JVBulman
Lolo
Half the bikes on a sample of 130 units is not simply anecdotal. It may be trivial to you (because the dealer can sort a lot of that out during a PDI, know they know what to look for), but personally I'd like to know, because IMO you can tell a lot about a brand from how the bikes are straight from the box.
It would also be fair to say that a good chunk of the target market is unlikely to understand half of the stated issues and to have an account on cyclingbikeradarroad.cc to complain.