http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdybike/ Birdy Folding Bike Group Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:59:06 GMT Bob Gelman http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdybike/message/8150 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdybike/message/8150 Jim Langley's Bicycle Beat ... From: Jim Langley's Bicycle Beat Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 11:31 AM Subject: Bicycle Repair & Bike FAQ Bicycle Repair & Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:56:50 GMT Andy Melville http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdybike/message/8149 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdybike/message/8149 Can't afford that bike but it looks gorgeous O_O ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:40:26 GMT Bob Gelman http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdybike/message/8148 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdybike/message/8148 Do Birdy's do this too ? ... From: weckdaniel To: BromptonTalk@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 2:16 AM Subject: [BromptonTalk] Brompton on BBC3 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:39:40 GMT Bob Gelman http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdybike/message/8147 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdybike/message/8147 http://bicycletutor.com/ TRUELY OUTSTANDING ! Bob Gelman ... From: Stewart Glaspole To: BromptonTalk@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 12:11 AM Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:59:42 GMT Bob Gelman http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdybike/message/8146 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdybike/message/8146 Hope that "new bike" is a Birdy ;) Bob ... From: metricdevelopment To: birdybike@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 3:35 AM Subject: [birdybike] Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:25:08 GMT Bob Gelman http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdybike/message/8145 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdybike/message/8145 Those reflectors that fit onto spokes are quite effective. They give them away free (they have boxes full of "take offs") at most USA bike shops. Bob ... Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:23:13 GMT Bob Gelman http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdybike/message/8144 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdybike/message/8144 Older Birdy's, like mine, didn't have a chain protector. I've always used a oval cut long-ish piece of bicycle inner tube glued onto the bike. I like a glue Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:07:50 GMT jaynebillford http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdybike/message/8143 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdybike/message/8143 Dear Members A NEW Page of great Freebies was just added ready for Monday 13th October. Visit Now! If you would like a veritable 'mountain' of free-stuff, take Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:35:14 GMT metricdevelopment http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdybike/message/8142 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdybike/message/8142 Highly customized Japanese model BD-1 Birdy folding bike. 2006 model, mods include a Nexus8 hub-gear. Photos and full specs at: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:58:55 GMT Adrian http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdybike/message/8141 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdybike/message/8141 hi While cleaning my Birdy the other day (after a couple of days somewhat muddy riding on a rail trail), the shiny steel plate on the chain side of the Sun, 12 Oct 2008 11:17:30 GMT juried http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdybike/message/8140 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdybike/message/8140 I did this today, had a Cateye cage and some large zipties spare. The Cateye cage works very well in this application, it has slots for the ties to go through Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:53:07 GMT energyandair http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdybike/message/8139 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdybike/message/8139 Hi Jur I recommend first trying a CatEye plastic bottle holder secured with zip ties. It costs less than $5, is quick, is completely reversable, is completely Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:21:45 GMT juried http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdybike/message/8138 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdybike/message/8138 While looking into suitable shim materials, I found most PET bottles are 0.25mm thick, and being plastic wont stuff up the anodising if you keep grit away. I Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:16:15 GMT juried http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdybike/message/8137 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdybike/message/8137 I have to admit I'm not going to do it. I don't know what came over me to even ask it! I have done it on a Yeah (rebadged Dahon Helios) with excellent result. Thu, 09 Oct 2008 11:50:15 GMT sharps11 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdybike/message/8136 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/birdybike/message/8136 Dear Martin, Thanks for your advice re the adjustable stem: it makes a lot of sense. No, I have the new bearings, but haven't fitted them yet (I've been