decyph3r...


I find it very easy to pop a wheelie on my Birdy; however, I haven't dared to ride a wheelie for any distance.


On my daily commute in Chicago, there are 3 bridge sections on a street over the Chicago River that has very uneven pavement (where the bridge sections are suppose to line up).
When I used to have the stock 18 inch wheels with stock Birdy Matrix tires, stock Velo seat and stock suspension, I wouldn't hesitate to float over those bridge sections at full speed while siting down even!
But now, I have 20 inch wheels with thin high pressure Kojak tires, tightened up suspension and a harder road seat. So, with the new (faster and lighter) setup, when I go over those bridge sections, I'm off the seat and I kinda do a bunny hop... not a full on bunny hop, but just enough to get the front wheel off the road and then have very little weight on the rear wheel when it rolls over those sections.


All that said, I've never tried a full on, proper (both wheels off the ground) bunny hop on my Birdy though. I'm a hefty guy (6 foot tall and just over 200 pounds!) so I don't want to press my luck too far!

Standing while riding is no problem at all on my Birdy since I switched to 20 inch wheels and firmed up the suspension. In fact, I really enjoy sprinting on this bike... mashing the pedals from light to light on my morning city commutes. So much better than a cup of coffee!