I have had my Tern Vektron Q9 now for three months. I love it!
Here’s why:
- Rides like a bike
- Folds to go in train for my 2 day/week Melbourne-Geelong commute
- Can ride from train to work in suit pants without working up a sweat
- Comfortable on fat wheels
- Big panniers make load volume pretty much not a consideration, and don’t have to remove them to fold the bike
- Doesn’t matter about weight: carry lap top without thinking
- Yarra trail 14km commute to CBD 3 day/week: largely over 25Km/h – when assistance cuts out – so still getting workout.
- Assistance up a hill, in traffic from lights, or out of a roundabout, is a beautiful thing
- Can decide on level of assistance depending on appetite and situation, ranging from none to ‘wow’
- I now ride every day without using the excuses that regularly landed me on the train to CBD instead: no longer sardined under someone’s armpit, and I can sing if I choose!
- Good distance coverage: a single charge gives me three trips in and out 14km each way to work, then recharges in 3 hours; I leave on charger overnight
- Folds at work: take into my office next to shower, rather than into bike area
- Large load from Farmer’s market: I now have every Saturday scheduled as to where the local market is, and the morning outing planned. These are further away than I would have ridden to on my non-electric bike, and weight is not an issue for the homeward ride
- More attractive to ride it the 3 blocks to local supermarket and park outside than to take the car
- Lorne: folds to take in car, then able to push up big hills easily, usually for me too steep to ride without walking
- Incorporated electrics and lights are great
- Low centre of gravity feels safe
- A useful third vehicle in a family with three teenagers all wanting to get about
- Easy for family to interchange to use: have recorded their seat preferences and they easily manage
- My environmentally-conscious children love it, and it feels pretty good to me too!
