PM: Is that a modded Oyster? If it is, that's nuts!!!! Would be interested in how you pulled it off. My hats off to you SIR! I hope to do a bit of touring in Thailand and Indonesia around Jan/09, sans some of your threads and pics. Should I take the birdy or the DT???

MULLEADY: I've got a silver circa 2000, and I've ridden another silver that's more recent (2005??). The birdy should not have stiffer steering (same compared to my DT FS, and other folder's I've tested).

MSINC: Thanks for reminding about notes with the folding bike. I will also be travelling soon, and did not even think about this. Nice bike by the way. I am just awful at folding the Birdy, so I can't even imagine what an inspector would make of it.