Originally Posted by
Davy72
Hello everybody,
i come sadly to you because my beloved Birdy, bought second hand in France, had been pushed by a car, and the swing arm, or rear triangle is now not well..
Is it worth it to find a rear swing arm and replace it..?
i'm into sadness now....
I don't see your location in your message or profile, but:
(1) If you are looking for repairs or mods, I got very good service on my Birdy from Tromm Tweewielers in Amsterdam. Some bike shops only work "by the book", but they were clever at finding a a way to fit fenders on a older Birdy that wasn't designed to accommodate them.
(2) Another poster mentioned Taobao. I'm not in China, I don;t speak or read Chinese, and have bought things on Taobao, but it's not a "buy it now" website like eBay. It's more a forum for ads, like Craigslist, where you have to haggle on WeChat about the details of the transaction. If you aren't located in China and don't speak tro read Chinese, you will probably need to go through a "Taobao agent". You tell the egewnt what you are looking for, they find it (if it is availabel) and negotiate the price. If yoy agree to the price, thyey have the item delivered to their office in Cghian, and re-ship it to you. Better agents charge higher fees, but if you can't find the item locally, or the price difference is huge, it is sometimes worth it. I used this company in Hong Kong in 2017:
https://www.myobook.co