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4550 angus_macdonald@...
disporan Offline Send Email
Aug 1, 2004
9:41 am
I will be out of the office starting 30/07/2004 and will not return until 02/08/2004. I will be out of the office through till Wednesday 30 June. For urgent ...
4551 Thomas Savarino
savarino Offline Send Email
Aug 1, 2004
5:17 pm
does anyone know if expedition racks available from any dealers in the US? best Tom...
4552 Bob Gelman
AnnelyseRobin Offline Send Email
Aug 1, 2004
6:07 pm
I've just noticed that Channel Wasson, who has been the exclusive USA distributor for Brompton for many years (out of Palo Alto, California) is now selling...
4553 Ian Charles
iancharlesuk Offline Send Email
Aug 1, 2004
8:58 pm
That's splendid news for people in north America - Channell has been an enormous asset to Brompton, and not just in the USA. I suppose there's been an...
4554 Bob Gelman
AnnelyseRobin Offline Send Email
Aug 1, 2004
10:36 pm
The Distributor for each region gets to pick the color of the frames they receive from Pacific, the manufacturer of ALL BIRDY FRAMES in Taiwan. It has been...
4555 Thomas Savarino
savarino Offline Send Email
Aug 1, 2004
11:00 pm
Well, Channel is more or less down the block from me (I live in San Jose), so that'll be handy I decided not to wait for Birdy's marketing moves, and I bought...
4556 Ian Charles
iancharlesuk Offline Send Email
Aug 2, 2004
6:24 am
I also bought my Grey, and Sue's Red, at AVC after a not very productive experience with a much more local shop in central London. I think it would be...
4557 Martin Donnelly
martindnl Offline Send Email
Aug 2, 2004
9:48 am
I used to lubricate the chain with Pedro's Ice Wax. This leaves the outer surface of the chain so dry that you can handle it wiithout getting dirty hands. It's...
4558 Martin Donnelly
martindnl Offline Send Email
Aug 2, 2004
9:49 am
Marijk has a child seat behind the handlebars of her shopping bike. Her knees have to stick out sideways to clear the seat. I haven't tried it but it looks to...
4559 Bob Gelman
AnnelyseRobin Offline Send Email
Aug 2, 2004
3:31 pm
I've always liked and have been using Tri-flow spray lubricant for many years (I use the non-spray version for putting a drop of oil here and there). Spraying...
4560 Bob Gelman
AnnelyseRobin Offline Send Email
Aug 2, 2004
3:31 pm
Dear TS, You'll end up being able to fold or unfold in 10-20 seconds easily. The main thing is to remember to put the chain on the smallest rear sprocket...
4561 Bob Gelman
AnnelyseRobin Offline Send Email
Aug 2, 2004
3:31 pm
Yes, Martin, there is a lot of room between the bars and seat on Birdy. I have my handlebar pack facing me rather than forward (I have a Two-Fish brand water...
4562 Thomas Savarino
savarino Offline Send Email
Aug 2, 2004
4:29 pm
that's been my experience as well, Richard (actually, everyone in the shop we've dealt with) has given us A+ service at every juncture, and I would recommend...
4563 Thomas Savarino
savarino Offline Send Email
Aug 2, 2004
8:10 pm
Dear Bob well, I can get it about 99% folded, until the last part when an extra tuck is necessary to get it into the suitcase. That seems to require moving the...
4564 Ian Charles
iancharlesuk Offline Send Email
Aug 2, 2004
8:27 pm
... I haven't had a problem with the fold but I never managed to get my Grey (maybe it was the comfort stem that caused the problem?) into the Birdy hard case,...
4565 Thomas Savarino
savarino Offline Send Email
Aug 2, 2004
10:13 pm
wow, that's too bad. It took some self esteem mixed with some wheat flavored beverge, but I found the Grey (and the Black, for that matter) , to just fit in...
4566 Ian Charles
iancharlesuk Offline Send Email
Aug 2, 2004
10:36 pm
... - I must have been drinking the wrong brew - ... - a different bike. Just decided to use my Airnimal chameleon or Brompton (either of which - the brommie...
4567 Thomas Savarino
savarino Offline Send Email
Aug 2, 2004
11:03 pm
I'm glad you brought up the train. are you accustomed to folding the birdy up and putting it on a British Rail train? For example, on the train from London to...
4568 Pete Daley
peterjedaley Offline Send Email
Aug 3, 2004
1:15 am
... I take* mine on the train from Windsor to Waterloo every day. It's too big to fit behind the seats, and too much hassle to slide it under, so I leave it...
4569 Ian Charles
iancharlesuk Offline Send Email
Aug 3, 2004
3:37 am
... According to a leaflet produced by Brompton on taking your bike by train, that attempts to unravel the different rules now existing, ALL train companies...
4570 andy_harvey Offline Send Email Aug 3, 2004
6:09 am
Is it common on Birdies to have a knocking from the bottom bracket? It's more of a click than a clunk, but there's something amiss down there! Is it a sealed...
4571 Peter de Leuw
pdeleuw Offline Send Email
Aug 3, 2004
6:39 am
Hi Andy, ... no ... ... I don't think it is broken. But the noise is not good. ... Yes. ... No, not adjustable. It is a complete unit, I think from Shimano. ...
4572 Marty Chin
marty_chin Offline Send Email
Aug 3, 2004
2:29 pm
I enjoy reading the Birdy Group posts. I think we can make them easier to read by deleting the pervious message content before replying or writing a new email...
4573 Bob Gelman
AnnelyseRobin Offline Send Email
Aug 3, 2004
4:31 pm
I've got this damn "clicking" on my 3x7 Elox now too. These creaks and clicks are really really hard to locate. Of course, once you find one they are usually...
4574 Thomas Savarino
savarino Offline Send Email
Aug 3, 2004
4:54 pm
well, here in california, the commuter train (Caltrain) actually has a bike car, where half of one car (or two) has no seats and racks along the walls to lash...
4575 chopwales Offline Send Email Aug 3, 2004
5:21 pm
Hi all, Unfortunately my Rohloff special was nicked by a taxidriver in Dublin, please watch out for it. A reward will be paid to the finder. ...
4576 tallgrasswinds Offline Send Email Aug 3, 2004
7:39 pm
The new US distributer for Birdy is David Black. The website is: http://www.rad-innovations.com/ He has expedition racks in stock and David is good to work...
4577 tallgrasswinds Offline Send Email Aug 3, 2004
7:51 pm
... If you look real close at the specs for a Birdy White in Europe it isn't exactly the same as the Birdy Silver in the US. The Birdy Silver here is slightly...
4578 John
jmm20344 Offline Send Email
Aug 4, 2004
12:07 am
... It makes me smile to think how ridiculous this must have looked to bystanders, but on more than one occasion I have resorted to the following: A cheap...
4579 andy_harvey Offline Send Email Aug 4, 2004
6:22 am
Sometimes a context is needed... ... easier to read by deleting the pervious message content before replying or writing a new email to the group....
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