The non-Brompton thread

[FrankCrank]

I'm unsure of the long-term (or even short -term) durability of an aluminum framed single maintube bike.

There are Brommie clones now with aly frames, both 16" and 20" variants. I won't be rushing to buy one any time soon, or even later.

 

[Gunk]

This was donated to us, just given it a deep clean.

They’re a beautifully engineered bike. The detail is stunning.

It will be for sale in the new year so PM if your interested

 

[Drago]

Ooh, one of the high spec ones!

 

[Dadam]

I wasn't familiar with Birdy bikes at all and a simple search to find the model took me down a 15 minute internet rabbithole!
Oh yes, GPT suggests it's an aftermarket Rohloff conversion.

 

[Gunk]

Ooh, one of the high spec ones!

14 speed Rohloff

 

[Gunk]

Just had a cheeky ride on it, we’re asking a £1000 for it, I’m very tempted!

 

[Gunk]

I wasn't familiar with Birdy bikes at all and a simple search to find the model took me down a 15 minute internet rabbithole!
Oh yes, GPT suggests it's an aftermarket Rohloff conversion.

It’s not aftermarket, it’s a factory model. About 10 years old

 

[Dadam]

It’s not aftermarket, it’s a factory model. About 10 years old

Fair do's. I know nothing about these bikes, but it's AI, so it must be right innit!
One snippet:

There **is no known Birdy model that originally came from the factory with a Rohloff hub and V-brakes. All official Rohloff-equipped Birdy folding bikes that have been sold (e.g., under Riese & Müller or Pacific Cycles) use disc brakes

 

[Fastpedaller]

AI strikes again

 

[Drago]

Just had a cheeky ride on it, we’re asking a £1000 for it, I’m very tempted!

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Not a bad price in the grand scheme, although theres a very tiny market for expensive small wheeler thet aren't Brompton so I reckon itll linger like a cabinet ministers regrettable tweet from 2013.

 

[Gunk]

Not a bad price in the grand scheme, although theres a very tiny market for expensive small wheeler thet aren't Brompton so I reckon itll linger like a cabinet ministers regrettable tweet from 2013.

I tend to agree, we will stick it on eBay in the new year

 

[Exlaser2]

I tend to agree, we will stick it on eBay in the new year

That’s a great bit of folding bike porn and would scratch two of my bike itches. A folding bike and a a Rohloff hub.
But as I am not riding the bikes I do own already , unfortunately there is no way I could spend that much on something else I don’t ride . 😂😀