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03-31-16 | 09:25 AM

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rhm

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Bikes: 1940s Fothergill, 1959 Allegro Special, 1963? Claud Butler Olympic Sprint, Lambert 'Clubman', 1974 Fuji "the Ace", 1976 Holdsworth 650b conversion rando bike, 1983 Trek 720 tourer, 1984 Counterpoint Opus II, 1993 Basso Gap, 2010 Downtube 8h, and...

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Originally Posted by trentschler

I have two Moultons - one with 17" wheels (ISO 369) and one with 20" wheels (ISO 406). They are the most comfortable, best handling bikes I own. Among the fastest, too. They are not twitchy. ...

I used to have two Moulton F-frame bikes, the ones with ISO 349 wheels, and still have one (which I mean to sell soon). They are comfortable, but I do find them twitchy. I don't think he got the fork geometry quite right on these.

But on the subject of tires versus suspension, it's interesting to note that Raleigh opted for plush tires for the RSW-16, the model they introduced in 1965 to compete with Moulton's F-frame line. 16 x 2 tires that look remarkably like Hetres:

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