Originally Posted by
SparkyBeacon
Birdy:
I think there is a high-speed shimmy. I am not 100% sure because I rarely ride on long downhills where I hit high speeds. Nevertheless, my confidence in the bike is diminished, which stinks, because I consider it to be my road bike. Conversely, my Bike Friday New World Tourist has proven itself on the downhill portions of the Hilly 100 bike ride.
Have only had one instance of shimmy. That turned out to be caused by the outer part of one side's fork pivot bolt having disappeared - no idea when or how long before it was noticed. Not exactly pleased since the bike had only done 300km and not even been folded half-a-dozen times - so that wasn't the cause of it coming loose.
My two complaints with the Birdy.
1) No fitting to hold a water bottle - I have an ABUS folding lock on the stem.
2) My fault, but I chose matt black.