Originally Posted by
RustyJames
Wow! I seem to see 1T OA to 1 gallon H2O as the norm. I mixed up some (relatively) strong stuff but didn’t have much success so I assumed I was off on the ratios. Maybe my expectations were too high for the really scaley rust I was attempting to remove.
Let's call mine the "No Patience Mix."
Originally Posted by
AdventureManCO
Seriously though nice work. It's got me curious to pick one up to try.
A Moulton, or a rusty frame?
Take the rusty frame. Leave the Moulton.
The elastomer rear suspension may be essential to this thing not breaking apart, but it requires a low cadence to keep the whole thing from bouncing. Not as bad as a Wal-Mart mountain bike, but there's no real dampening whatsoever. This is a shopping bike, period. The Raleigh Twenty weighs twice as much* and easily bests the Moulton Mk.1's for a tolerable ride. I know nobody wants to hear that, but that's my take on it.
The novelty of it being a Moulton does compensate, but -
in all dead seriousness - that Campagnolo-equipped Huffy LeGrande you're cooking up might actually be a more tolerable ride.
-Kurt
*Exaggeration, but a stock Twenty is a heavier beast by far