| Launched in the year 1995 by the award | | | | 1. Frame Aluminum foldable frame (weighing |
| winning German design firm Riese and | | | | 23.1 lbs) with Hydro Forming 2. Forks |
| Müller, the Birdy bikes are lauded in the | | | | Aluminum folding fork with spring suspension |
| international market because of their | | | | 3. Derailleur Shimano, RD-F700SGS 4. |
| innovative design and performance. The | | | | Brakes Shimano, BR-M420-S 5. Shifter |
| revolutionary dual suspension design of a | | | | Shimano, SL-F700, 9 speed 6. Chainwheel |
| Birdy folding bike introduces that smoothness | | | | Sunrace, PR-06, 56T chainring 170mm crank |
| to each ride that is otherwise characteristic | | | | length 7. Rims Alex, DV-15, 18" FV 24 H |
| of expensive full-sized bicycles only. | | | | anodized ground side walls 8. Headset |
| | | | DiaCompe, STS, Diacompe STS- 1-1/8" |
| The first fully suspended folding bicycles, | | | | |
| the Birdie bikes make use of one-piece solid | | | | Birdy Ice Blue Foldable Bicycle |
| yet lightweight aluminum frames. The | | | | |
| suspension pivots take care of the folding | | | | 1. Frame Aluminum foldable frame (weighing 26 |
| mechanism in the absence of the mainframe | | | | lbs) with Hydro Forming 2. Forks Aluminum |
| hinges. This clever designing together with | | | | folding fork with spring suspension 3. |
| the use of 18" wheels make the bikes very | | | | Derailleur SRAM, Dual Drive 8 speed 4. |
| stable and sporty. | | | | Brakes Tektro, 834AL, V-brake w/90 degree |
| | | | pipe 5. Shifter SRAM, Dual Drive, 24-speed |
| The Birdy bicycles fold in less than 30 | | | | w/clickbox 6. Chainwheel Dotek, PRO6-210, |
| seconds without the use of any tools. With | | | | 56T chainring 170 mm length 7. Rims Alex, |
| the folded size of a Birdy bicycle being some | | | | DV-15, 18" FV 24 H anodized ground side walls |
| 30" x 23" x 11", it is quite easy to store | | | | 8. Headset DiaCompe, STS, Diacompe STS- 1-1 |
| them in small places and carrying cases. The | | | | 8" |
| lightweight frames (mostly weighing around 24 | | | | |
| lbs) make the Birdy bikes very portable. | | | | Birdy-BionX Foldable Electric Bike |
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| The different gearing options, firm framing | | | | The Birdy-BionX combo makes use of a BionX |
| and dual suspension design of Birdy folding | | | | electric conversion kit, which works in |
| bikes render them suitable for being used for | | | | tandem with the folding bike from Birdy. Be |
| many purposes other than commuting. Use them | | | | it to ride up steep hills and mountains or |
| for pleasure rides and touring as well as for | | | | ride (rather glide) beyond your pedaling |
| sporting use. | | | | capacity, the Birdy-BionX bikes are just |
| | | | unmatched. |
| Famous Birdie Models | | | | |
| | | | Distributors |
| Some of the most popular Folding Birdy Bikes | | | | |
| are: | | | | The ultimate in comfort when it comes to |
| | | | riding on any terrain and that in spite of |
| Birdy Red Foldable Bicycle | | | | its compact folded size, the Birdie bikes are |
| | | | a great favorite among bike-enthusiasts |
| 1. Frame Aluminum foldable frame (weighing 24 | | | | across all continents. Sale of Birdy bicycles |
| lbs) with Hydro Forming 2. Forks Aluminum | | | | is not limited to Europe (distributed by |
| folding fork with spring suspension 3. | | | | Riese und Müller), instead they are |
| Derailleur Shimano, RD-MC20-S 4. Brakes | | | | distributed by different dealers in various |
| Shimano, BR-M420-S 5. Shifter Micro shift, | | | | parts of the world: |
| D60-8R, index, 8-speed 6. Chainwheel | | | | |
| Sunrace, PR-06, 56T chainring 170mm crank | | | | 1. In Australia by PED Bicycles Pty Ltd., 2. |
| length 7. Rims Alex, DV-15, 18" FV 24 H | | | | In Japan by Mizutani Bikes, 3. In Singapore |
| anodized ground side walls 8. Headset | | | | by Two Wheel Action Pte Ltd, 4. In the USA |
| DiaCompe, STS, Diacompe STS- 1-1/8" | | | | by C.M. Wasson Company, David Black and |
| Birdy Silver Foldable Bicycle | | | | NYCeWheels (they ship all over the place). |
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