A different breed
 

Sorry for the terrible picture. I'm excited to have this back on the road. Purchased from a fellow bf member. Moulton Stowaway with a 4 speed hub.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...psbezrpyfa.jpg

Such a cool little bike.

Your pic is fine.

Welcome to you and the Moulton to the BF!

Nice classic Moulton! :D

I always thought those were the coolest things when I saw them for sale back in the day.

Definately go for more now!

the only marque i know of which is estate bottled...

Picked this one up at the Dump, several years ago...

http://www.mytenspeeds.com/My_TenSpe...FullRtSide.jpg

And traded it, straight across, for this NOS Brooks Pro saddle which I still have to this day...

http://www.mytenspeeds.com/My_TenSpe...SaddleSide.jpg

To be honest, I never could figure out the appeal of these Moulton bicycles but that is just me.

I rebuilt my 1965 Huffy/Moulton from this to this. The hardest thing for me to find was a good 4 speed shifter. Roger

So,.... for those of us not Estate Bottled, how does the bike ride?

I love to be politely told how limited my cycling experience has been on lightweight, diamond framed, geared, skinny-tired bicycles. Elucidate for us.

afterthought - if I wanted a folder it might be like OP's.

@ Randy: I totally understand your pov. These little bikes aren't for everyone. After just a few rides I can say that it is my kind of bike. I've owned a Miyata 1000. I think this suits the purpose of commuter/tourer much better. It handles well both under load and without. I realky like the low center of gravity. The steering is very (some might say overly) responsive. It weighs slightly more than the Miyata, but accelerates faster due to the tiny 16" wheels. The suspension is taking some getting used to. I'm not a masher so I think it suits me pretty well. The gearing is on the low end, but I don't intend to ride very fast.

Wildwood Moultons do not fold. The size it is is the size it stays. The ones in the pictures are called "F" frames and were used as shopping bikes in England. I said the hardest part to find was the shifter but forgot I still have not found a front suspension rubber bellows for mine yet. Anybody got one of those laying around?? I use it often for getting the mail and going to the ice cream shop. The ride is very good as it is a full suspension bike. The builder Alex Moulton was a suspension engineer for MG among others so making a bike/car ride right is what he did for a living. Roger

Randy, that dump of yours is a magical place. Who knew that people in Thunder Bay had such nice bikes in the first place, let alone threw 'em out on a regular basis?