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on the picture to see a folding demo
The Birdy is a fully-functional Folder and is made by riese
und müller in Germany (the frame is made in Taiwan).
My Birdy is a Birdy
Black Bj. 2001 and weighting only 9.8kg it's the lightest version
of all Birdys. The Shimano XT 9-Speed derailleur with a SRAM shifter is
working very well on a bike used most of the time within an urban area.
I replaced the standard Avid V-Brakes with Magura HS33 hydraulic-brakes. Additionally there is a VDO Cytec C10 bike-computer with a wireless sensor fitted to my little black beauty.
The Magura hydraulic rim brakes will only fit on
the Birdy, because Magura last year released a Stahlflex-tubing
kit. The normal tubing will not work for a long time on the Birdy because
the folding puts too much stress on the tubes.
The Magura brakes offer two major advantages over the normal V-brakes.
First is the better control of the brake-power and the second is that
the brake is maintenance free. Last but not least I like the look of the
red Maguras on the black Birdy.
The VDO bike-computer works very well with the wireless sensor in spite of the large distance between the handlebar and the sensor on a Birdy. The sensor is easily fixed to the front brace of the fork.
The folding of the Birdy is not affected by the modifications in any way.
The text and the pictures are © by Detlef
Beyer, Cologne
The Birdy is made by
the Riese und Müller
GmbH
The brake is made by
Magura and the bike-computer by VDO
(I'm no reseller of any of the parts!)
My Birdy was build by the
Nippeser Radlager
in Cologne.
