181 Brook St, Providence, RI Open Wednesday to Saturday
Tern GEN3 GSD R14
$10,999.00
Every option Tern makes, on one bike. Rohloff E-14 electronic shifting with a 526% gear range, running on a Gates belt: fourteen sealed gears you shift with a button and almost never have to service. Bosch Cargo Line on the Smart System with an 800 Wh battery and a second bay, Bosch ABS, and a Cane Creek suspension seatpost. 463 lb gross vehicle weight on a 220 lb rear rack.
At eleven thousand dollars this isn’t most families’ cargo bike, and we’ll tell you so in the shop. It’s the right one if you ride year round, load it every day, and want to stop thinking about the drivetrain entirely.
RI residents: the Erika Niedowski Memorial E-Bike Rebate pays $350 back on this bike, up to $750 if you income-qualify. You apply yourself after purchase, and we'll show you how. How it works
Since 2018, nobody has returned a bike. We take the time to get it right.
A year of free unlimited tune-ups and labor, then 20% off labor for life
Bosch and only Bosch since 2018, using Bosch's own dealer diagnostic tool
Fitted to you, with kid seats and racks set up before you ride away
Why the R14
The one with nothing left off
Rohloff E-14 with a 526% gear range and electronic shifting, on a Gates belt. Fourteen sealed gears, shifted by a button, that will outlast the bike. Add the 800 Wh battery, the full Smart System, Bosch ABS and the Cane Creek post and there’s no option left to tick.
It’s also eleven thousand dollars, and most families don’t need it.
Who buys one
People who ride year round and never want to think about the drivetrain again. Trades and delivery use, where downtime costs money and an exposed chain is a liability. Long hilly commutes where one 800 Wh pack beats managing two 500s.
If you want ABS and the Smart System but not the Rohloff, the S10 does that for three thousand less. If you want the belt drive but none of the electronics, the P00 does that for five thousand less.
What’s on it
Bosch Cargo Line on the Smart System, 85 Nm, 400% assist, with eBike Alarm, GPS tracking, eBike Lock, Hill Hold and over the air updates. PowerPack 800 Wh, dual battery ready for 1600 Wh total. Rohloff E-14 with Gates belt. Magura four piston discs with Bosch ABS. Cane Creek suspension seatpost. 463 lb gross vehicle weight, 220 lb rear rack.
Ride one on Brook Street
Rohloff shifting is strange until you have used it, and hard to give up afterward. It’s worth ten minutes of your Saturday to try it. 181 Brook St, Providence.
Tern GSD (Gen 3) features
A minivan alternative
The GSD can stand in for a minivan on a lot of trips, with no gas and no sitting in traffic. It carries up to 2 kids, from toddlers to teens, for school runs and getting from one activity to the next. It’ll take an adult passenger too.
Fits your needs
Tern makes a lot of accessories for passengers, pets and cargo, so you can set the GSD up for what you need to carry. That could be kids in any weather, gear for a gig, or pizza and a 12 pack for game night.
Carries more than ever
The GSD has a stronger, stiffer frame and updated geometry to handle its biggest load rating yet: a max gross vehicle weight of 210 kg (463 lb), which Tern says is best in class.
Committed to your safety
The GSD passed stress testing by EFBE Prüftechnik GmbH, with forces scaled up to ensure the frame and fork can reliably handle its 210 kg (463 lb) weight rating as specified in the German DIN 79010 cargo bike safety standard. Its whole Bosch® eBike system, including the motor, battery and charger, is certified to UL 2849 for fire safety.
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