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Old 10-20-25 | 11:55 PM
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Originally Posted by 50PlusCycling

I prefer a full-size bike for longer rides, as they are faster. But I’ve done some 70-80km rides on my Moulton. It runs a Dura-Ace/XTR 11 speed Di2 driveline, with a Dura Ace 7700 crankset. I’ll be using this bike for the Rainbow Bridge ride here in Tokyo in December.
THAT'S a small wheel bike where it's a feature, not a bug, even on long rides. A big clear Zipper fairing used to be de rigueur on racing Moultons, was supposed to be lower drag than full-size bikes, but not sure against modern 700c race bikes.
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