Hello to all, I am looking for a front rack for my 2004 Birdy Grey. This is the older style frame. Are there different front racks for the old frame and the...
Thanks David - I'll call on Monday. Does that mean the new lowrider front rack will work on the old style Birdy frame? Thanks, Mark ... Thanks David - I'll...
My wife & I have 3 Birdys (black, yellow & silver). The silver one is old & a 21-speed. How can I find the years they were made? Been having a hard time...
Hello Bert 21 speed is likely 1999-2002 send over the serial number to be sure... Fenders racks etc..are easy enough to match up.. Email Anja for more...
I have a 2000 model year Silver Burley Birdy. The bike is fitted with a three speed rear hub and 7 speed derailleur and was sold with drop handlebars and STI...
1) There is not a wide range of producers, but Schwalbe produces a wide range of good 18" tyres, Maxxis one and (in Japan at least) Continental one, apart from...
Sorry, I was wrong. The 47 and 50 mm wide tyres only fit in Birdies from 2002 (Birdy Grey)/2003 on. The eye for the mudguard bolt, protuding beneath the large...
My question really goes about Birdy's popularity. Why is it that Birdy bikes arent popular these days? All I read is Brompton, Bike Fridays, Dahon, Tern,...
Dear Will, I think the folding bikes you list each fill a slightly different niche. I have a Birdy, a Brompton, a Bike Friday, and a Moulton. The Brompton is...
I believe the popularity of other brands named over the Birdy in the U.S. is a function of marketing dollars to promote the bike. In all the cycling magazines...
Dear Alister, Thank you for your prompt reply. You've presented it in well balanced manner. So if I donft do touring and want a smaller fold, then Brompton...
I agree 100% that popularity is a marketing issue. That's why I tend to ask the birdy owners first to know its edge in terms of ridability over the other...
The Brompton has limited gearing and 16" wheels for touring. The Brompton was designed for city commuting, not for racing or touring. My experience as a...
... I am an owner of both a Brompton and a Birdy. The Birdy ride is clearly superior, but the fold is even more clearly inferior. It's useful for putting in...
Hi RH, Thank for the heads up! I'd just like to clarify about your comments, when you mentioned "but other than that it doesn't have the convenience I want...
Conversely I also mtb and find the comfort stem almost unusable as it is so upright, not at all suitable if you want to ride the birdy as a performance bike. ...
I have a bikefriday NWT and a birdy. I agree with most that is said. I am tempted to buy a Brompton, but I ride in Brazil and always have bumps and road...
I strongly agree. Before my Birdy I only rode mountain bikes regularly. I am 6' tall but ride mainly 16" or 17" mountain bikes as I don't like a stretched...
Plus the UK distributor (Alan someone I think) is useless. When my main hinge bearings started to develop play I ordered some new ones from On Your Bike and...
I have a Birdy and a Brompton and both seem to fit me fairly well. Â I am just at Andrew's maximum height for Brompton riding, but I needed the extended seat...
I have Birdys, Bromptons and Moultons, and I wouldn't give up any of them except at gunpoint; I have had a Bike Friday but I sold it on as the ride was just...
"it's not quite so good on loner trips" but what about when you ride with other people ??!? I still say 5ft 9 - I don't think you can be classed as an average...
"Loner trips" indeed! Sometimes the 'g' key on my computer misses out - and I didn't mean 'goner trips'.... Andrew, you found the saddle wasn't quite high...
Dear Escudero, You ask a very difficult question: 'Among your bikes, which do you personally like best?' Besides my folding bikes, I have recumbents and...
the standard post - it was only about an inch too low for optimum leg extension when cycling. But I actually ride my mtb like this a lot of the time anyway as...
Strange. As a birdy alternative, I hear a lot about Moultons, but nothing about S&S couplers http://www.sandsmachine.com/ I have a mountain bike with couplers,...
