Marijk's Birdy has mudguards. As reported a long time ago by Simon, the Birdy mudguards flap about a lot. In gusty crosswinds, she says the front mudguard...
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Batterbury,S
S.Batterbury@...
Nov 1, 1999 2:45 pm
Well, I have been folding my Birdy horizontally (ie starting with two wheels on the ground) for years now - just lift it off the ground and tuck the back wheel...
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bsalzber@...
Nov 6, 1999 9:38 pm
Hi Folks, Well, I called Burley, and now they seem to have at least heard of the new tire but had no plans to have them. I begged. They said the best way was...
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Bob Gelman
annelyse@...
Nov 6, 1999 10:59 pm
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Si
s-r-d@...
Nov 7, 1999 8:07 pm
Hi, On my birdy there is a bolt on the stem about 2 inches below the handle bar on the left side. Could some one put me out of my misery and tell me what it's...
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Si
s-r-d@...
Nov 7, 1999 8:07 pm
Hi All, It was recently mentioned on uk.rec.bikes (or some such) that sticking a shimano hub dynamo onto a birdy (especialy mine which has 16 inch rims) was a...
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Kevin Pfeiffer
pfeiffer@...
Nov 7, 1999 10:26 pm
... This happened to me more at first; I added a couple wraps of fabric tape around that chain keep peg to reduce the open space slightly. Now the chain ...
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Kevin Pfeiffer
pfeiffer@...
Nov 7, 1999 10:50 pm
Isn't this the handlebar height adjustment? Or - I seem to remember - the German bikes have a mounting bolt there for a front light, I think... -K ... -- Kevin...
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PdeLeuw@...
Nov 8, 1999 7:28 am
Hi Si, there is a hub generator called SON, Schmidt's Original Nabendynamo. It costs about 300 DM. It is available in two versions: one for 26"-28" and one for...
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PdeLeuw@...
Nov 8, 1999 7:29 am
Hi Si, this bolt is for fixing a front light to your Birdy. The rear swingarm has a hole to fix a generator. Peter...
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Andreas Oehler
Andreas.Oehler@...
Nov 8, 1999 9:09 am
... The drag of the Shimano NX-30 hub dynamo is already pretty high in a 28" wheel. If you use it in a 16" wheel the drag at 30km/h (19mph) will be about 20W! ...
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Bob Gelman
annelyse@...
Nov 8, 1999 4:27 pm
Si, Peter, My impression has been that the stem of the European and American Birdys is not the same. I haven't seen this stem bolt for a light here in the US....
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PdeLeuw@...
Nov 8, 1999 6:25 pm
Hi all, ... In Europe we have both. The non height adjustable stem, this is the standard stem for all Birdys but the Birdy green. The Birdy green has the ...
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Bernd Holzum
nc-holzumbe@...
Nov 8, 1999 6:53 pm
Hi Si ... You might see a picture on my homepage: http://www.netcologne.de/~nc-holzumbe Go to the "Birdy Light" page. Peter wrote: The rear swingarm has a ... ...
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John Ironside
john@...
Nov 8, 1999 9:06 pm
I used to have the "normal", sporty fixed height stem on my Elox. This had the bolt, and its definitely there for mounting a light . After I got cervical ...
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onohiroki@...
Nov 9, 1999 6:15 am
Hi: I have a 16" 1 3/8 front wheel with SON for my Birdy. It is very nice. andreas oehler <andreas.oehle-@...> wrote: original...
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Bob Gelman
annelyse@...
Nov 9, 1999 3:49 pm
Dear Hiroki-san, Nice to hear from you after a long while. There was today a link to your site on Brompton-Talk regarding the news that their T5 would now be...
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Bob Gelman
annelyse@...
Nov 9, 1999 3:58 pm
Sorry, this was the picture I was referring to. Bob...
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PdeLeuw@...
Nov 9, 1999 6:32 pm
Hello Bernd, ... I don't thak that it is because of the color of your Birdy. I think it is the age. My old swingarm (from 1996) did not have the hole, my new...
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markandslest@...
Nov 9, 1999 8:06 pm
Hi guys, here in England we seem to get the non height adjustable stem as standard fitment.This comes with a bolt hole for the front light. On my early model...
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PdeLeuw@...
Nov 9, 1999 9:05 pm
Hi, ... [...] ... Yes, it was a failure. Early models had a swingarm which was too weak. I bought my Birdy in late 1996 (one of the first Birdy green with belt...
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Batterbury,S
S.Batterbury@...
Nov 9, 1999 9:29 pm
Mine is a 1996 model and the swingarm snapped this year, close to the front near the welds. I paid 80 pounds UK for a replacement, but the R&M cost is more...
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Andreas Oehler
Andreas.Oehler@...
Nov 9, 1999 9:40 pm
... In a 28" wheel the no-load drag of the NX-30 at 30km/h is about 7 to 8W. 30km/h in a 16" wheel equals about 50km/h in a 28" wheel, where I measured between...
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Bob Gelman
annelyse@...
Nov 9, 1999 10:15 pm
Dear Simon, These things happen and nobody's perfect. Even Shimano, supplier of Lance Armstrong, had a MASSIVE recall of cranks recently -- the US Consumer...
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onohiroki@...
Nov 10, 1999 4:18 am
Dear Andreas: Thank you for your answer. I understood that about 3.7 W electrical output for 12 mechacial input when I use SON20 at 30 km/h with 16" wheel. I...
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onohiroki@...
Nov 10, 1999 4:58 am
Dear Bob: bob gelman <annelys-@...> wrote: original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/birdybike/?start=478 ... At Osaka cycle show, Mizutani...
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Gunther F. Allmendinger
gfa@...
Nov 10, 1999 8:10 am
Hi folks, has anybody tried to fix the super light weight hammer motor to a birdie? It's probably best attached to the front wheel. ...
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Bob Gelman
annelyse@...
Nov 10, 1999 8:40 am
Dear Hiroki, Thanks for the answers! Please send us an e-mail attachment picture to the group of the Mizutani rear rack when you get one, and let us know how...
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Bob Gelman
annelyse@...
Nov 10, 1999 9:54 pm
Dear Gunther, This looks like an interesting device. There is very little out there on the net on this one. I wonder how good it could be if nobody uses it?...
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Gunther F. Allmendinger
gfa@...
Nov 11, 1999 10:05 am
Thanks for your tips, Bob! ... This is indeed what I'm looking for. I think about designing some special bracket assembly, ... True its very expensive, but...
