A Site for people who own or are interested in the Birdy Folding Bike. Group Manager: birdybike-owner@egroups.com To subscribe, send a message to...
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mark@...
May 3, 1999 8:16 pm
Hi to everybody. Is there anybody who sells the Birdy tires and tubes in NYC? I know they are available from the Burley people in Oregon, but they seem to have...
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Ken Li
kenli@...
May 3, 1999 8:45 pm
I'd order it through a bikestore like Bicycle Habitat or Larry and Jeff's Bicycles Plus. I got mine through Larry and Jeff's (on 2nd Ave). ask for casey. he...
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annelyse@...
May 4, 1999 4:37 am
Hi Mark! Nice to meet you. What is it with you "publishing world" guys in NYC and the Birdy ? Seems like your the 3rd one i've met ;) Burley doesn't sell to...
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annelyse@...
May 4, 1999 5:16 am
From: "Ken Li" <kenli@...> To: "Bob Gelman" <annelyse@...> Hi Bob, I wanted to log some time and mileage on the bike before responding...
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annelyse@...
May 4, 1999 3:44 pm
Dear Peter, I hope you don't mind that I am posting this on the new Birdy Discussion Board as well as sending it to you directly; I didn't see your name yet...
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Bob Gelman
annelyse@...
May 4, 1999 4:15 pm
Group, This is a test to see if an e-mail attachment gets posted. ... eGroup home: http://www.eGroups.com/group/birdybike http://www.eGroups.com - Simplifying...
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annelyse@...
May 4, 1999 5:21 pm
I just did a successful test of how to send an attachment to the group. Do NOT go to www.egroups.com/group/birdybike to post your message. Instead, DO send...
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annelyse@...
May 4, 1999 8:17 pm
As a final step in creating this discussion group I have vaulted some Birdy pictures, etc. that I have been collecting during the past year on the main page....
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mark@...
May 5, 1999 1:55 am
Does anyone know which backpacks the Birdy will fit in? The one mad by Reise and Muller is not available in the USA. ... eGroup home:...
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PdeLeuw@...
May 5, 1999 5:32 am
Hi Bob, Hi Group, I am a new member of this list. Bob has sent me an email, telling me about this mailinglist. My name is Peter de Leuw, I am living in...
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Bob Gelman
annelyse@...
May 5, 1999 12:49 pm
Dear Geoff, I have two Metallic Green Birdy 7 speeds. I recently bought a Silver ("Elox" actually just a clear coat on the aluminum) 3x7. I have two kids....
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Bob Gelman
annelyse@...
May 5, 1999 12:58 pm
I've not seen the "Birdy Backpack". Birdy has two items they sell for carrying the bike. Besides the Backpack there is a cover that, when folded up, attaches...
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Ken Li
kenli@...
May 5, 1999 2:15 pm
Hi Mark, I think you may be able to order the one made by R&M through a bike shop. But, while it can attach to the frame (in a collapsed form), it has no ...
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Bob Gelman
annelyse@...
May 5, 1999 3:15 pm
Dear Peter, I think your english is excellent! I don't believe there has been any successful belt-driven bicycle here in America that I've heard of. I guess...
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Ken Li
kenli@...
May 5, 1999 4:58 pm
Bob, do you know if the Birdy would fit in the Brompton back pack bag? Not sure what the measurements are, but you can see the bag at www.bromptonbike.com. The...
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Bob Gelman
annelyse@...
May 5, 1999 5:35 pm
Ken, Don't think so, or at least not easily. I walked into a luggage shop once and the Birdy fit nicely into a size 32 inch piece of luggage without requiring...
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Bob Gelman
annelyse@...
May 5, 1999 6:18 pm
Dear Birdybike Group, Burley (who distributes the Birdy in the USA) has made a very high quality catalog for the Birdy. A lot of people have asked me about it...
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Bob Gelman
annelyse@...
May 5, 1999 6:31 pm
I hope I can figure out how to put this in the "Vault" someday. So far I have been unable to figure that out -- the pages did not load properly there. So...
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PdeLeuw@...
May 5, 1999 7:35 pm
Dear Bob, I don't know, but the Bernds folding bike (from Germany, too) seems to work good with the Belt drive. The belt does not run on a pulley but on a...
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Tim McNamara
timmcn@...
May 6, 1999 7:17 am
I'm amazed at the number of participants this mailing list has gotten in such a short time! I find a few Birdy-friendly messages in my mailbox every time I...
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Hiroki Ono
onohiroki@...
May 6, 1999 7:46 am
Hi, Bob, Thank you for the information of this list. I am happy to hear that you opened this list. My name is Hiroki Ono. I live in JAPAN. My folding bike is...
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PdeLeuw@...
May 6, 1999 11:25 am
Hello Bob, hello group, thank you for posting the Birdy catalogue. It took me less than 5 minutes to download (56k/V90 modem). I am surprised! The Birdy bikes...
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kyris@...
May 6, 1999 11:32 am
<37304f09.2ed-@...> wrote: Original Article: http://www.egroups.com/list/birdybike/?start=12 ... good morning from germany, i intend to buy a birdy blue...
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Ken Li
kenli@...
May 6, 1999 3:46 pm
Hi Hiroki, glad to see you on the mailing list. Your web page helped me decide to get a Birdy. Kenneth Li NY Daily News tel: 212-210-2124 fax: 212-643-7826 ...
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annelyse@...
May 6, 1999 4:55 pm
It was really surprising to go into a number of bike shops and learn that the salespeople there really didn't know how to fold/unfold the Birdy. There is a...
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PdeLeuw@...
May 6, 1999 5:00 pm
Good evening Marcus (from Germany to Germany), ... differs ... That's the difference beetween german and american Birdies. The prices do not differ very much:...
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Bob Gelman
annelyse@...
May 6, 1999 5:28 pm
On the subject of Birdy pricing and my $800 3x7: I shopped around here in the San Francisco area a bit before I bought the bike. There are only a very few...
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Bob Gelman
annelyse@...
May 6, 1999 6:16 pm
Dear Peter, I know the older Birdy models and many not sold in the USA do not have an adjustable height for the handlebars. Besides being able to adjust the...
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onohiroki@...
May 7, 1999 6:41 am
Hi: The following is the new folding bike information. GIANT Japan shows 2 prototypes of folding bike on their web page. ...
