Founded by Markus Riese and Heiko Müller, it designs and makes suspended bicycles.

[2] It was founded by Markus Riese and Heiko Müller, who had met studying mechanical engineering in Darmstadt in 1988.

Less than a year later, Müller read about the Hesse Innovation Prize and built an aluminum prototype in ten days (and nights).

[3] The Birdy was showcased under the company name riese und müller at Intercycle in Cologne and Eurobike in Friedrichshafen in 1993 and 1994.

[3] George Lin had founded Pacific Cycles, an original equipment manufacturer (OEM).

In 2008, the company began incorporating motors, including electric versions of the Birdy and their Delite model.

The company subsequently focused on electric bikes, with all model ranges except the Birdy converted solely to pedelecs.