Birdy is a sub-brand of Pacific Bicycle Company, designed by two German university students, but eventually born out of Taiwan, and is a well-known "bird car" in the mouth of folding bike enthusiasts. Birdy hasn't developed a dozen frames with different uses like the big banks, but Birdy's folding bikes are very versatile, and almost no folding bike can have so many advantages at the same time as the bird's car: small folding volume, high rigidity frame, comfortable suspension, light body, and stylish styling.
Birdy released the first generation of bird cars in 1995, with the iconic front and rear wheel longitudinal folding system, through the front and rear wheels respectively backward and forward longitudinal flip to the middle, forming a three-stage folding, compared with the mainstream two-stage folding, its folded volume is more compact, and the main part of the frame does not participate in the folding, the frame is more rigid. In the folding mechanism, the Birdy cleverly incorporates the suspension system with little to no extra weight, which has been one of the features that the Birdy has been talking about for more than two decades. Although it is not intentional, the sturdy and shock-absorbing body of the bird car has earned it the reputation of "the mountain bike of folding cars".
Birdy undergoes a major upgrade every 10 years, and the Birdy folding car has come to the third generation, released in 2015, almost condensing the latest technology and design in the field of folding cars, and car enthusiasts call it the "Bird Three". Like the Porsche in the car, the bird car can maintain a classic appearance every time it is changed, and the layman will not be able to see the difference at a glance, but the improvement and innovation are all in the details.
On the basis of the second-generation model, the design team has made more than 100 improvements, drastically adjusted the frame geometry design, lowered the center of gravity of the vehicle to the level of road cars, greatly improved stability and handling, and also reduced the folding volume. With the addition of new technologies such as 3D forging, CNC machining, and hydroforming, the Birdy team was able to shape weak parts such as the head tube and fork from round tubes to square tubes to enhance bending resistance.
This design philosophy of continuing the tradition and striving for excellence has made Birdy a top brand in the field of folding cars. Its "New Classic" model is priced at about 10,000 yuan, and its straight frame design is very retro, and it also has almost all the characteristics of a bird car, and the price is within 10,000 yuan, which is very worth buying. The "Bird Three" is the latest masterpiece, priced at about 13,000-16,000, and is one of the most worthwhile models for advanced fans of folding cars.