A different breed
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From: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada - burrrrr!
Bikes: 1958 Rabeneick 120D, 1968 Legnano Gran Premio, 196? Torpado Professional, 2000 Marinoni Piuma
Picked this one up at the Dump, several years ago...

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

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

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

To be honest, I never could figure out the appeal of these Moulton bicycles but that is just me.
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"98% of the bikes I buy are projects".
"98% of the bikes I buy are projects".
#10
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From: Seattle area
Bikes: Bikes??? Thought this was social media?!?
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.
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.
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Vintage, modern, e-road. It is a big cycling universe.
Vintage, modern, e-road. It is a big cycling universe.
#11
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Bikes: 1983 Moulton AM7, 2004 Moulton APB
@ 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.
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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
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