This is your big chance to optimize bicycle crank and win supercool folding bike by Tern Bicycles!
The Challenge, should you accept it, is to optimize the existing crank of bicycle to reduce the weight but still maintaining the strength as well as nice design features. Tern is currently using Kinetix Supra crank set which does the job but is too heavy. Durability and manufacturability are also important aspects after weight.
The Challenge ends 1st of February and the winner will get a cool prize of Verge Duo, a foldable bicycle of 21st century. The Challenge specifications, rules and details can be found here. Please note that this time only private CAD models will participate in the contest.
Tern is dedicated to the goal of sustainable transportation. It designs and manufactures bicycles for urban transport with a focus on portability and utility. Rather than trying to maximize speed, team Tern is focused on safety, comfort, convenience, and portability. Significantly, every Tern bicycle is highly portable, folding to integrate seamlessly with mass transit systems and crowded urban spaces. But beyond that, team Tern has focused its energies on building bikes that work great unfolded — with the philosophy that if it doesn’t ride well, it doesn’t matter how well it folds because no one will want to ride it. Tern donates at least 1% of net profits every year to social and environmental causes.
