glye

They are hydraulic, right? No adjustment, other than to check they are centered over the brake disk. The gap between the disk and the pads should be the same on both sides. Spin the wheel first to check that the disk isn't bent.

fatbikeGM

CEBEP Here are two pics of the pump:








It does not rattle or interfere with the fold.

glye

That pulling handle is a nice solution when you're not using the lowrider rack. Where did you buy the front elastomer? Unsure if I need it, but may want to try.

My tip to this thread is the SKS rubber front mudguard extension. It keeps the frame and chain clean. There was a huge difference after I installed it, zero spray from the front wheel now.

Before:



After:

CEBEP

First of all awesome bike you have there!

Thanks for the pictures. I’d be careful with zip toes as if they are not UV protected they can degrade in time and break one day without you noticing.

could you point me to the R&M "Carry Bag" you have as I couldn’t find it googling.

I also noticed on one of your pictures that you have the front light pointing way to the side? Or it seems like it on the picture.

CEBEP

yep, hydraulic. Stock brakes coming on R&M Birdy Touring, should be Schimano T6000.

CEBEP

Is it this one?

glye

No, it's a flexible rubber flap, to avoid breaking it if you roll the bike over a door frame for instance. This one, I think: https://www.allterraincycles.co.uk/s...guard-spoiler-

It comes in different sizes, but this one says it's for 42-45 mm, it's probably the one I have.

fatbikeGM

I prefer the pulling handle to the lowrider.
My bike came with the lowrider and I did not particularly like it: It needs to be moved slightly when folding the front wheel, adding half a step to the process.
Also in my case the bike sits lower to the ground that way so the cooling bag does not scratch the ground.

I bought the front elastomer here:
https://www.fahrrad-bruckner.de/prod...schwarz-32031/
Beware though, this is far from an optimal online shopping experience: They allow up to 1-2 weeks iirc after receiving payment before sending your package …

fatbikeGM

You have a sharp eye, the light was indeed bent Thank you!

In this shop are the best pictures of the carry bag i found so far:
https://brilliantbikes.co.uk/bags-ca...carry-bag.html

It is such an under-appreciated accessoire, i almost disregarded it and tried to buy the pacific cycles one at first which is similar but does not come with the frame bag with integrated handle.
I might do a few pictures and a small review at a later time.

Imho it is the seemingly secondary things that really make or break the folding bike experience. Examples:
- (working) mudguards
- dynamo lights
- ease of handling the bike while folded
- ability to take it _everywhere_ so no big lock is needed and probability of the bike being stolen is _smaller_ than with the best lock
- on-bike storage / luggage
…

CEBEP

Too bad Brilliant bikes don’t ship to Turkey. Also couldn’t find it anywhere else for whatever reason. Probably this bag is not all that widely available.

CEBEP

I think it’s a cover bag to cover Birdy when folded no? Or am I confusing something?

CEBEP

I think this is the frame bag to carry stuff in.

glye

Dahon also make bags that may suit you. I bought a "Dahon CarryOn Cover" 10 years ago for a Tern bike, I'm using it now for the Birdy. It fits nicely. It comes in a saddle bag, but can be brought in any kind of bag of course. It has a shoulder strap that you connect to the bike frame inside the bag, so it holds the weight securely. You can leave the easywheels outside, so you can still roll the folded bike while inside the bag. I don't know if this exact model is still available. Here's an article showing it. https://www.bikeradar.com/news/new-f...gs-from-dahon/

CEBEP

I think I didn’t express myself correctly. I thought it was a bag to carry things in it, not the bike cover. Frame bag seems logical to carry small things as it doesn’t effect the fold nor overalls dimensions when folded.

glye

The "Carry bag" is both: A frame bag to carry things in, and a cover for the folded bike, and a carrying strap.

CEBEP

I see. Can’t find it anywhere else, not on Amazon or eBay either.

fatbikeGM

It has 4 components, as described by brilliantbikes. I‘ll take a few pictures and write up a mini-review during the next few days.

fatbikeGM

Afaik this frame bag, sitting below the top tube interferes with the fold because it hangs where the rear wheel folds to (directly in front of the triangle in the main frame).

CEBEP

İ don’t think the bag is under-appreciates, it’s simply not available to buy anywhere to appreciate. Except Brilliant bikes which ships only to few countries.

Jipe

I think that all R&M deal can have the Birdy Carry Bag. Kemper Fietsen in the Netherland has it too.

I bought it and send it back because my main goal was to have a bag to carry the Birdy folded and this bag is very thin not very good to carry the Birdy folded inside.

There was a previous version of Birdy carry bag from R&M much stronger not available anymore but often for sale on .ebay-kleinanzeigen.de. Of course, due to the thicker material, this bag is bigger and heavier when folded.

CEBEP

My understanding is that these bags are mainly available while configuring order form for Birdy and not really are available as stand alone product. Link you’ve sent is for local dealer shipping to NL and Germany only, as far as I could understand. It would be good to have accessories widely available like bags for Brompton. That’s how you make bike popular, by providing accessories which are easily available for most users.

Jipe

The problem in Europe and US is that Riese & Müller doesn't do active marketing of the Birdy anymore focusing on ebike. Most R&M dealers do not sell the Birdy and have zero knowledge of it. There is only a wide network of dealers selling the Birdy in Germany.

R&M way of working for parts and accessories is to sell them via dealers, not online (for some parts, they even ask the serial number of the Birdy before accepting to sell the parts), but its a problem for the Birdy due to the small amount of R&M dealers selling the Birdy.

In Asia its totally different, Pacific Cycles does a lot of marketing around the Birdy, the Birdy is very popular as high end folding bike and its easy to find bikes, spare parts and accessories including from third party.

CEBEP

Fair enough, what I don’t get is why not allow Asian OEM producers sell these bags as accessory and earn money. Just as they sell frames and let OEM producers choose the rest of the components themselves. It’s not critical for me by any means to get exactly this bag, as there are billion bags available for bikes. I just don’t understand their business model. Why not make bag specifically designed for Birdy available wider, through the same Asian dealers if R&M don’t want to market themselves. It’s not a nuclear fuel where you need to control supply channels after all.

glye

At SPEZI 2013 I test rode a Birdy ebike. Likely R&M since it's in Germany. Anyway, if this is something they were considering as a product, then it appears they gave up on the idea. It was using a Nuvinci gear hub, a front motor hub, and a battery pack on the handlepost. Bolt-on solutions that don't require any changes to the frame. While the Pacific e-Birdy seems to be a singlespeed with a rear hub motor, batteries inside the hub. Neither are really good ebike solutions. To achieve that the frame must be designed for it.

jackyharuhiko

Yes. Here the Birdy is being viewed as a high end folding bike ranked with the Brompton but has a reputation of being faster and stabler in riding. It’s also very popular (although not as popular as few years ago since a lot of people ride road bikes now).Since except the front hub and the BB, the Birdy can be swapped with standard MTB or Road Bike parts. Nevertheless, there are a lot of accessories specifically made for Birdy and most bike shops offer modification of the Birdy.