Hi Birdy-Fans! After quite a time - my little 10 months old son absorbs most of my free time :-)) - I finished the translation of my Birdy Red impressions...
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Kevin Pfeiffer
pfeiffer@...
Aug 9, 1999 3:36 am
Bernd mentions on his web site how he installed a side-generator on his Birdy (Felgedynamo?). I've always wanted to try installing another type that rolls on...
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Tim McNamara
timmcn@...
Aug 9, 1999 4:43 pm
... Mine rattle like crazy, to the point that I 've taken them off. They are too flimsy and bounce around; on the front, this actually causes damage to the...
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Martin Donnelly
martind@...
Aug 9, 1999 9:42 pm
Tim, Kevin, I use "ordinary" mudguards made for 18" wheel cycles, with one pair of stays at the front and two pairs of stays at the back. The stays at the ...
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Simon Batterbury
simon.batterbury@...
Aug 10, 1999 5:28 pm
Fenders are essential when it rains because with the small wheels, spray is a real problem. I bought the standard Birdy ones that just bolt on in one place (24...
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Simon Batterbury
simon.batterbury@...
Aug 10, 1999 5:34 pm
Just returned for vacation with the following musings. My girlfriend rode my Birdy and found it fine for the rolling terrain of the Dordogne region, south-west...
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Mike Hessey
mike@...
Aug 10, 1999 7:33 pm
I'm interested to see that your fender damaged the front fork - so did mine. I must say that this worries me considerably - the fork has certainly been ...
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Tim McNamara
timmcn@...
Aug 11, 1999 9:26 am
... I actually noted this on your Web site around the same time that I bought my Birdy, so I was on the lookout and was able to take steps to protect the fork...
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K Pfeiffer
pfeiffer@...
Aug 11, 1999 3:54 pm
Oder wir koennen einfach "Schutzbleche" sagen! (Let's just use the German word "Schutzbleche") ;-) -K...
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Enrico Segre
segre@...
Aug 12, 1999 12:00 pm
Hi list, surprising to hear that someone is having so many problems with the fenders. I'm rather happy with the r-m original ones, save their price. I guess...
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Kevin Pfeiffer
pfeiffer@...
Aug 13, 1999 5:37 am
... Yes, the Birdy being so light, I find that I'm quite fast and my only limitation being the seven gears. I do like the very low gears, though; I find ...
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Alister Sharp
Alister.Sharp@...
Aug 13, 1999 6:32 am
... no dealers either, ... When I was touring in France, admittedly several years ago now, I was frustrated by the limitations on carrying bikes on any but the...
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Mike Hessey
mike@...
Aug 13, 1999 6:28 pm
I'm glad that my experience enabled you to identify the problem before any real damage was done. On my bike a significant groove was worn in the fork before I...
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Enrico Segre
segre@...
Aug 16, 1999 5:39 pm
Hi all, I would like to open a new thread: how do people bag a birdy? I'm particularly looking for a solution to check in the bike as normal airplane luggage:...
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Daniel Wood
DrDBWood@...
Aug 16, 1999 6:28 pm
Hi, Enrico and All -- Boy, what a good question, and one I am considering as my homebuilt Folder progresses (I hope to have the brazing done by Christmas,...
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pfeiffer@...
Aug 16, 1999 8:25 pm
Dan wrote: original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/birdybike/?start=271 ... 26" ... Last time I spoke to the Burley folks (US importer) I asked them...
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Simon Batterbury
simon.batterbury@...
Aug 16, 1999 9:46 pm
Birdies go smaller if you take the wheels off - you can create a slightly smaller package or carry the wheels and saddle separately as hand luggage. I use a...
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Tim McNamara
timmcn@...
Aug 17, 1999 2:30 am
... For daily use, I use the very fine A to B Magazine Birdy cover, which just slips over the folded bike with an opening at the top to rech in and grab the...
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Tim McNamara
timmcn@...
Aug 17, 1999 2:34 am
... Airlines used to offer an escort service in which someone carried your item out to the plane, rather than entrusting it to a system designed primarily to...
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Kevin Pfeiffer
pfeiffer@...
Aug 17, 1999 3:12 am
This reminds me - I remember seeing what looked liked a well-made "folding pedal" once. I imagine this was in Germany but (as with the hardcase) "details ...
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Enrico Segre
segre@...
Aug 17, 1999 2:54 pm
Nice to see that people answer! ... I thought that the only good compromise between space saved and ease and speed of unmounting/remounting is to remove the...
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Tim McNamara
timmcn@...
Aug 17, 1999 5:29 pm
... My V-brakes have a release method (removing the noodle from the clip) and the 105 brakes on earlier Birdys should have a QR on them, as well. ... On my...
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PdeLeuw@...
Aug 17, 1999 6:29 pm
Hello All, ... "details ... There are folding pedals availlable for the Brompton. Of course, they will fit to every bike. These pedals are very expensive, I...
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PdeLeuw@...
Aug 17, 1999 8:14 pm
Hello Enrico, ... I mounted a quick release to my handle bar. It is just a quick release lever from the seat post. I have shortened it and had to cut a longer...
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PdeLeuw@...
Aug 17, 1999 8:14 pm
Hello, ... I have only seen Birdys with Shimano Exage brakes without quick release. I have changed to an old 105 dual pivot with quick release. The reason for...
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Jfreewheel@...
Aug 17, 1999 9:55 pm
With the airlines getting stricter with their check in luggage, finding a bike that technically fits into the metal template at the X ray ( I think it's 22 x...
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Martin Donnelly
martind@...
Aug 18, 1999 11:16 am
For me the Birdy has slightly missed its target, because I haven't yet dared to take it on holiday by air, as I'm too afraid something will get damaged enough...
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Bob Gelman
annelyse@...
Aug 19, 1999 4:00 am
I found that a folded Birdy fits in a 32 inch soft sided case. The picture of the hard sided case in the US Burley catalog, I am told, is NOT going to be sold...
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annelyse@...
Aug 19, 1999 4:43 pm
I bought a pair of (cheap; ~ $25) folding pedals and was told by a few bike shop people that they were not very reliable. I confirmed this after a few weeks...
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VELODROOM -- urban mo...
velodroom@...
Aug 20, 1999 7:20 pm
Hi all, there is only one Brompton folding pedal and that's a left one. A right one does not exist because it doesn't make sense on a Brompton. But there are...
