Originally Posted by
cudak888
Let's call mine the "No Patience Mix."
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
I suppose there is a novelty factor to a smaller-wheeled bike that just gets me really curious. I grew up on BMX so I have a soft-spot in my heart for 20" (and a little smaller is okay too!). I know V-O has their little-wheeled contraption, and there are the Bike Fridays and the Bromptons.
Am I missing out?