Hello, some time ago I told you about r + m's new way to build rear wheels. It was difficult, but today I got my Sapim nipples. I bought them from a local...
Hi Birdyists, especially Tim McNamara and John Ironside! Thank you, Tim, thank you, John! Your translations are really helpful to me. Now I can go further to...
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PdeLeuw@...
Jul 3, 1999 3:00 pm
Hallo, on friday evening I rebuilt my rear wheel: - 14 gauge (2 mm) spokes from Sapim and the poly-ax nipples from Sapim - all spokes on the drive side...
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MAPaceBike@...
Jul 3, 1999 3:48 pm
In a message dated 7/3/99 10:00:51 AM Central Daylight Time, PdeLeuw@... writes: << on friday evening I rebuilt my rear wheel: - 14 gauge (2 mm) spokes...
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PdeLeuw@...
Jul 3, 1999 8:32 pm
... Dear Mark, I do not mean the opposite of the describes pattern. On the right side, where you habe the cog(s) the spokes are usually steeper and more...
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Simon Batterbury
simon.batterbury@...
Jul 7, 1999 10:44 am
The rear swingarm on my two year old Birdy just cracked. The crack is on the gear mech side, and is situated just to the rear of where the back square-section...
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Robert Gelman
annelyse@...
Jul 7, 1999 4:47 pm
Dear Simon, Here in the U.S. the frame and fork have a "two year warranty". I hope the situation in the UK is the same for you!!! Bob (near San Francisco) ...
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Graham McDermott
graham.mcdermott@...
Jul 7, 1999 4:47 pm
I would certainly suggest you return the bike to your dealer and ask him to send it back to R&M for repair under warranty. I certainly thought the frame had a...
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Georges Bammens
georges.bammens@...
Jul 7, 1999 4:55 pm
Because your Birdy is only 2 years old, the bike should be repaired under warranty. If I understood correctly the defect is on a part of the frame. Riese und...
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Simon Batterbury
Simon.Batterbury@...
Jul 7, 1999 11:13 pm
I bought my bike in April or May 1997 from J Gaerlan So J, what do I do? 2 year warranty is up. ... eGroups.com home: http://www.egroups.com/group/birdybike ...
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Georges Bammens
georges.bammens@...
Jul 8, 1999 5:57 am
I don't understand why the warranty should be over after 2 years. I have the original (German) catalogue from Riese und Müller '99 in hands. On the page...
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Simon Batterbury
simon.batterbury@...
Jul 10, 1999 12:23 pm
This was a "Jeep" Birdy purchased in the States. The importers did not offer such a good guarantee. ... Dr. Simon Batterbury Dept. of Geography & Earth...
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Martin Donnelly
martind@...
Jul 10, 1999 4:21 pm
Simon, In case you don't get a free replacement, it is possible to repair it. The recommended filler rod for welding 7005 to 7005 is any of 5183, 5356 or 5556...
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Bob Gelman
annelyse@...
Jul 10, 1999 5:34 pm
Dear Simon, A point of clarification. The two year warranty I previously mentioned runs from Burley (the current US distributor of the Birdy) for bikes ...
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John Ironside
john@...
Jul 10, 1999 9:35 pm
Thanks to Simon Battersby for bringing this problem into the open, and to Martin Donnelly for his repair/reinforcement suggestions. I'd like to know how to...
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Simon Batterbury
Simon.Batterbury@...
Jul 10, 1999 10:53 pm
Crack location Moving from the front of the swingarm to to the rear, you first encounter the place where the elastometer rests when riding. To each side of...
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PdeLeuw@...
Jul 11, 1999 11:24 am
Hello everybody, thank you, Simon for describing the crack location. About one cm from this position is weldes the plate for mounting the carrier. I have...
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Simon Batterbury
Simon.Batterbury@...
Jul 11, 1999 1:52 pm
Ahaha! Let me know how you get on. I have also done 4000-5000km. Tell us if you have to send them the damaged component to get a replacement. I may have to...
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Bob Gelman
annelyse@...
Jul 11, 1999 4:20 pm
It really has nothing to do with any cracking of the swingarm, but I have glued a small square of inner tube rubber to the place on the swing arm where the...
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Simon Batterbury
Simon.Batterbury@...
Jul 12, 1999 10:43 am
I have located a 'customer returned' swingarm at a shop. One that takes caliper brakes like I have now. Cost - 80 pounds ($124). It is the wrong colour. Seems...
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Martin Donnelly
martind@...
Jul 12, 1999 10:57 am
... An ugly solution is two ... Simon, It is becoming clear that Birdy frames are not all identical. On mine it would not be practicable to reinforce the...
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Nigel Shindler
BatchellorKirk@...
Jul 12, 1999 9:52 pm
Is there really such a person as Dr. Simon Batterburdy, or is this all a joke ;-) Nigel (rather a lightweight Birdy enthusiast). ... eGroups.com home:...
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PdeLeuw@...
Jul 12, 1999 10:20 pm
Hello Martin, hello everybody, I have an "old" swingarm with the greater dimensions. Originally the bottom bracket had a spacer mounted on the right side of...
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Simon Batterbury
Simon.Batterbury@...
Jul 13, 1999 8:29 am
I exist. Do you? ... eGroups.com home: http://www.egroups.com/group/birdybike http://www.egroups.com - Simplifying group communications...
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annelyse@...
Jul 17, 1999 7:20 am
I had previously noted that the LINK in Birdybike Group to the Brompton Folding Bike FAQ was down. It has now been put up again. It has a lot of very useful...
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PdeLeuw@...
Jul 18, 1999 2:55 pm
Hello, exactly one week ago (11th of July) I wrote an e-mail to r-m concerning my cracked swingarm. I haven't got an answer, yet. Today I sent a fax, hoping ...
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Tim McNamara
timmcn@...
Jul 18, 1999 4:41 pm
I usually use my Birdy for commuting to work, but I decided last Wednesday to take it out for a recreational ride. Partly I wanted to compare riding the Birdy...
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PdeLeuw@...
Jul 18, 1999 6:23 pm
Hello Timm, ... It seems that the clamp srew was not tightened carefully. If there is only one pivot pin, both scews were not tightened enough. So look at both...
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Tim McNamara
timmcn@...
Jul 19, 1999 3:13 am
... I had never tightened them down- they were "as is" from the factory. There was no difficulty in loosening them to reseat the pivot pin, despite using a...
