I have only just discovered this site but am already pretty impressed. Especially with the photo's of the new parts that R&M are introducing. Here in England...
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Bob Gelman
annelyse@...
Oct 3, 1999 5:37 pm
Dear Mark, Welcome to the group! There are further pictures in the VAULT area of the web site, along with some interesting LINKS and a MESSAGES log of all the...
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Bernd Holzum
nc-holzumbe@...
Oct 3, 1999 9:12 pm
Hi Birdy Fans! At last I got some time to tell more details. No, I didnīt take a new tire home. The show was on a sunday, reselling was not allowed (old...
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Daniel Wood
DrDBWood@...
Oct 4, 1999 4:24 am
Hello, Bernd and All -- Wow! Another wonderful report from the recent show; well done! Since I haven't seen the new lowrider front racks firsthand, I will...
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Bob Gelman
annelyse@...
Oct 4, 1999 3:31 pm
Dear All, Thanks for the info, Dan/Bernd. I went to thirdhand.com out of curiosity and found: Rivet Nutter Tool Want to add a second set of waterbottle...
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PdeLeuw@...
Oct 4, 1999 6:06 pm
Hello all, r-m uses rivnuts at two three other positions at the Birdy: - the pin, which holds the chain on the chainwheel is screwed in a rivnut - the screw,...
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Bernd Holzum
nc-holzumbe@...
Oct 5, 1999 6:31 am
Hi Birdy Fans! In the Vault youīll find a new directory, German r+m catalogue 2000. I uploaded scans concerning the Birdy from the brand new catalogue. The ...
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Bob Gelman
annelyse@...
Oct 5, 1999 11:22 am
Dear Bernd, Thanks for the new addition to the vault! Very stylish catalogue indeed. It inspired me to re-visit the R-M site, where I found info about...
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Martin Donnelly
martind@...
Oct 5, 1999 1:17 pm
Bob, Thanks for drawing my attention to the picture at http://www.r-m.de/h1k-www.html. It's the nearest I've seen to my own Birdy. I have an 80t chainring and...
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Bob Gelman
annelyse@...
Oct 5, 1999 8:10 pm
Dear Martin, Don't think I'll be trying any 113" gears here in hilly San Francisco! Still, that is quite an interesting bike.... I've got a Birdy 7 speed ...
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Bernd Holzum
nc-holzumbe@...
Oct 5, 1999 9:25 pm
Hi Bob ... yellow ... Some days (weeks) ago I posted a picture from a newspaper which showed the new r+m bike. Itīs not a folder, but quite revolutionary by ...
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Bernd Holzum
nc-holzumbe@...
Oct 5, 1999 9:25 pm
Hi Bob, ... indeed. It ... "Hockenheim", ... See: http://www.r-m.de/h1k-www.html ... Itīs about a 1000 km millennium ride on a famous German race track named...
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Bob Gelman
annelyse@...
Oct 6, 1999 2:45 pm
About a year ago I asked Steve Scharf what happened to his very excellent Folding Bike Information site, as I could no longer find it on the web. He told me...
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Martin Donnelly
martind@...
Oct 7, 1999 9:16 am
Bob, 1. Hoseclip The hoseclip method is certainly a good one (because easily done) for anybody wanting harder suspension. With incompressible elastomer it is ...
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Bob Gelman
annelyse@...
Oct 7, 1999 3:00 pm
Dear Martin, I believe the Spinacci, at least the ones from Performance, are meant to allow you to grip and steer, but are insufficiently robust to allow...
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Bernd Holzum
nc-holzumbe@...
Oct 7, 1999 5:25 pm
Hi Birdy Fans! I grabbed my phone and asked at r+m about the price of the new tire and itīs availability. I have been told that the new tire is available at...
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Bob Gelman
annelyse@...
Oct 7, 1999 6:42 pm
Dear Bernd, Some on the list have spoken of the possibility of retro-fitting the new "lower rider" baggage holder to older Birdys. I suppose an obvious...
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Riese und Müller G...
team@...
Oct 8, 1999 7:48 am
Hallo out their on the digital highway! First of all I want to introdice myself: I am Gunnar Fehlau and working for r-m since mid summer. Before that I studied...
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Bob Gelman
annelyse@...
Oct 8, 1999 8:57 am
Dear Gunnar & Team R-M! You are most welcome to join us and our group (there are now 80 members). To subscribe to the list, just send a message (no text...
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markandslest
markandslest@...
Oct 8, 1999 8:29 pm
Hello Gunnar and all at R&M Just a quick note to say welcome to the Birdy newsgroup. I have owned a 3x7 Birdy Blue since they were first launched in this...
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Wolf-Steffen Brumm
WStBrumm@...
Oct 9, 1999 12:59 pm
Hi everyone, nice that Gunnar, as a r+m pro, is now a menber of this list, his book "Das Modul-Bike " is very usual with german folder fanatics. It is a great...
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Hans-Peter Brall
Hans-Peter.Brall@...
Oct 9, 1999 1:35 pm
Hi Birdy fans, my name is Hans-Peter Brall and i live in Munich, Germany. I recently purchased a Birdy red. The frame has already the new 'Birdy' and 'riese...
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Martin Donnelly
martind@...
Oct 9, 1999 5:06 pm
Hans-Peter, I expect it depends on how much seitenschlag (axial run-out, in bearing jargon) you've got. The error may be partly caused by your bottom bracket ...
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Bob Gelman
annelyse@...
Oct 9, 1999 6:06 pm
... Dear Hans-Peter, I don't think this is "normal" -- none of the other Birdy owners have ever mentioned this as a problem to me. I have 3 Birdys, two of...
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Bernd Holzum
nc-holzumbe@...
Oct 9, 1999 7:48 pm
... Group members, Please excuse that I first answer in German. Short english summary see below! ... GERMAN Hallo Hans-Peter Etwas Ungenauigkeit beim vorderen...
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Tim McNamara
timmcn@...
Oct 10, 1999 2:06 am
It may be simply that the chainring is flexing a bit under load. If the problem only happens when you are climbing or otherwise putting a lot of force of the...
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Hans-Peter Brall
Hans-Peter.Brall@...
Oct 10, 1999 9:21 am
Thanks for all your comments. I will contact my dealer next week and will report about the progress (hope there is any). Hans-Peter...
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Wolf-Steffen Brumm
WStBrumm@...
Oct 11, 1999 7:45 pm
Hi, i just got the new tires from my LBS ! They look like REAL modern tires. I put them on my Birdy this evening and just ride a few kilometers. The new tires...
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Tim McNamara
timmcn@...
Oct 16, 1999 11:27 pm
Just checking to make sure that this finds its way to my new address. The e-groups Web site was a little uncooperative in cancelling my old address and...
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starcevic@...
Oct 19, 1999 4:48 am
Hi there, my wife and I just joined the birdy world with two BD-1's (we live in Japan). First test have been very satisfying, but there are two points, where I...
