Press Release

Small bikes on bigger wheels

Urban Performance, Redefined — New 451 Verge Family makes 
use of larger 22” wheels and sets new size:performance ratio
 
TAIPEI, TAIWAN — February 08, 2017 — Urban transportation specialist 
Tern today announced the 451 Verge family. Featuring 451 
wheels, new T-Tuned geometry, and the latest 1X (“one-by”) 
drivetrains, Tern’s 451 bikes are the best-riding small-wheeled 
bikes available.

“At Tern, our design philosophy has always been grounded by one 
question: is this a bike I’d ride every day?” says Joshua Hon, 
Founder and Team Captain of Tern. “It’s one thing to design a 
compact bike. It’s a whole other order of complexity to design a 
compact bike that rides as well as a standard full-size bike. 
Thanks to three years of product development, and some 
significant technological developments in the bike industry, our 
new 451 Verge bikes deliver a better ride than any other small-
wheeled bike on the market."

Tern’s new Verge bikes begin with 451 mm (22") wheels, which 
offer 10% higher gearing than 406 mm wheels. That means the 
bikes achieve downhill gearing — up to 102 gear inches on the 
Verge X11 — using standard equipment. Since they’re larger, 451 
tires carry more momentum and deliver more comfort than 406, 
yet they’re small enough for convenient portability, punchy 
acceleration, and nimble handling. “Good design is always a game 
of optimization,” says Joakim Uimonen, Design Director of Tern. 
“Consumers traditionally believe that total folded size is 
equivalent to wheel size. One of the key insights with our 451 
bikes is that although the folded package gains an inch at the 
wheels, size is saved at the chainring. Overall, it’s an even trade-
off in size, but a huge boost for performance.”

Another technology at the heart of the 451 Verge family is the 
new generation of hyper-wide cassettes from SRAM and Shimano. 
With the current generation of 1X, it’s possible to achieve higher 
and lower gearing with a single chainring than ever before. A 1X 
has always been an ideal configuration for small wheeled bikes, 
because it reduces maintenance, weight, and complexity, but now 
it’s better than it’s ever been. With a 420% gear-range, the 
flagship Verge X11 boasts a wider gear-range than many standard-
issue touring bikes in the industry, without any complication or 
hassle.

The final advancement at the heart of the Verge family is the new 
T-Tuned geometry. Based on experiments that began during the 
development of Tern’s long-haul Verge Tour, the new Verge 
design boast a longer wheelbase, tweaks to fork rake and head 
tube angle, and a slacker seat-tube for a sportier riding position. 
The result is a small-wheeled bike that is remarkably fast and 
stable.

Recommended retail prices:
Verge X11: 2.499,- €
Verge P10: 1.399,- €
Verge D9: 949,- €

Download high-resolution images of Tern’s new 451 Verge Bikes 
here:

http://photos.ternbicycles.com/p792535355