Hi all, What never before happened to any of my bikes, now is the case with my Birdy within three years. In fact it was clearly noticable within two years of ...
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R.A. Bird
birdy@...
Feb 3, 2001 2:56 pm
... From: Frank van Ruitenbeek <fvruit@...> To: birdybike@yahoogroups.com <birdybike@yahoogroups.com> Date: Saturday, February 03, 2001 9:12 AM Subject:...
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Bob Gelman
annelyse@...
Feb 3, 2001 7:28 pm
Dear Frank, In all of our previous Birdy messages I can't recall anyone reporting this happening; so I don't think it is a "replacement as necessary service". ...
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Si
s-r-d@...
Feb 4, 2001 12:38 pm
Hi I was in the position of choosing between a birdy and a brompton a couple of years ago. I went for the brirdy as my commute is train then six miles...
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Bob Gelman
annelyse@...
Feb 5, 2001 9:31 am
We've gotten a bunch of Japanese text messages lately that seem to be from a mail ISP concerning ashimada@.... I don't read/write Japanese but I...
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jody muelaner
J.Muelaner@...
Feb 5, 2001 12:03 pm
Who has heard about continuously variable camming drive systems? They look like they might be very suitable for practical bikes with very simple contstruction...
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Philip Davis
Philip.Davis@...
Feb 5, 2001 11:29 pm
In this months Cycling Plus (UK publication), there is an advert for a new product from Carradice (quality bag manufacturers) for what is described as a ...
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Michael Roberts
mikeroberts@...
Feb 6, 2001 12:13 am
... From: Philip Davis <Philip.Davis@...> ... It is mentioned in the latest newsletter of The Folding Society. ...
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Martin Donnelly
martind@...
Feb 6, 2001 12:13 pm
Frank, Obviously as an individual I don't have as much experience of bottom bracket failure as your local bike shop, but most bottom brackets made in the last...
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Gunnar Fehlau
Gunnar@...
Feb 6, 2001 1:33 pm
Dear Birdyclists, after a long time of waiting our first English katalogue is published now. It is focused on the Birdy and introduces all modells, all...
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Bob Gelman
annelyse@...
Feb 6, 2001 2:51 pm
If anyone in our group gets one of these English broschures and can scan it and upload it to our Birdybike files area, that would allow those of us in the USA...
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Bob Gelman
annelyse@...
Feb 6, 2001 2:56 pm
Dear Martin, I've asked about how R-M was able to get the weight of the new Birdy Black down so much. We in the USA haven't seen any of these. Do you have ...
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Gunnar Fehlau
Gunnar@...
Feb 6, 2001 4:21 pm
Hello in the meantime I ask our ad-designer for an PDF, so just wait a few days and I will attach it. Greetings Gunnar...
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CYCLEAD@...
Feb 6, 2001 6:12 pm
Just a quick question. I have a birdy blue (I got it in December 1999) and I am wondering if the 3x 7 gearing uses a cassette or a freewheel? If it is a...
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Bernd Holzum
nc-holzumbe@...
Feb 6, 2001 9:22 pm
... From: <CYCLEAD@...> To: <birdybike@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 7:12 PM Subject: [birdybike] Cassette or freewheel??? ... Its a...
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Peter de Leuw
peter@...
Feb 6, 2001 9:44 pm
Hi Steve, ... [...] ... It uses a cassette, fitted with standard shimano type tool. Peter ... Peter de Leuw Hamburg www.pdeleuw.de...
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"嶋田 新"
ashimada@...
Feb 7, 2001 3:07 am
Dear Bob I'm terribly sorry to send Japanese text message to the group. This is only my mistake. So, please delete such a message. Did I make myself clear? I'm...
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Bob Gelman
annelyse@...
Feb 7, 2001 2:38 pm
Dear Ashimada-san, No Problem! This sort of thing happens to all of us. Now that I know it probably won't be an ongoing problem, I've restored your...
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Martin Donnelly
martind@...
Feb 8, 2001 1:30 pm
... off? Bob, R&M will know much more about that than me, I can't even read the specification! When I try on the web pages I get an error message "openWindow...
Wow, we are talking about gramms now! But first of all the Birdy is a bike to use, to ride, to fold, but also to carry! So low weight makes sence. However in...
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jody muelaner
J.Muelaner@...
Feb 8, 2001 5:03 pm
Also conected to saving weight was my comment about camming drive systems, has no-one heard of them or do you just not wish to reply? They uses rods or cable...
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Martin Donnelly
martind@...
Feb 8, 2001 6:26 pm
... Actually I don't think my Birdy with light components feels any better to ride on, apart from the tires and the personalised range of gears. I strongly...
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Martin Donnelly
martind@...
Feb 8, 2001 7:26 pm
... Jody, I've never ridden a cam drive bike so I know nothing about them that would help you. But I have been involved in experiments with (very) elliptical ...
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Michael Roberts
mikeroberts@...
Feb 8, 2001 8:35 pm
... From: jody muelaner <J.Muelaner@...> ... I would be very interested to see such a system working. If you want something to research there was an...
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DJansenson@...
Feb 8, 2001 9:38 pm
I recently tried to obtain the A to B cover for my new Birdy, with no luck (got an e-mail that they're not being made at this time). Any other sources or...
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jody muelaner
J.Muelaner@...
Feb 8, 2001 9:58 pm
thanks for the info martin, just out of interest later race versions of biocam bikes did use two cam profiles which were adjustable by use of a cable shifter. ...
