Price: £2,757.00 (as tested) / From: Bird, bird.bike
Based near Swinley Forest [co-incidentally this issue’s Classic Ride – Ed] on the outskirts of the M25, Bird Cycleworks is run by a couple of long-time riders and racers, Ben Pinnick and Dan Hodge. Bird has only been around since 2013, making the company itself a relative newcomer to the industry.
Brimming with youthful enthusiasm, Pinnick and Hodge haven’t exactly been twiddling their thumbs over the past five years. The current line-up boasts a 130mm-forked hardtail (Zero TR), a 150mm-forked hardtail (Zero AM), a 120mm travel trail bike (Aeris 120), a 145mm travel all mountain bike (Aeris 145), and a big 150mm travel 29er enduro bike (Aeris AM9).