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12-09-22, 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by pastorbobnlnh
...notice what could be a Brooks Professional on the one Dr. Moulton is pushing.
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Originally Posted by pastorbobnlnh
No need for springs in the saddle--- 
---when there's full frame suspension!
Kurt, your Moulton needs to distance itself from the Huffy stigma and emulate the group ride photo in tcs post. I vote for GB drop bars, double cages with aluminum cork-topped bottles at the head tube, and notice what could be a Brooks Professional on the one Dr. Moulton is pushing. Classy and British through and through.
---when there's full frame suspension!Kurt, your Moulton needs to distance itself from the Huffy stigma and emulate the group ride photo in tcs post. I vote for GB drop bars, double cages with aluminum cork-topped bottles at the head tube, and notice what could be a Brooks Professional on the one Dr. Moulton is pushing. Classy and British through and through.
Drop bars are for 531, Bob, and I've had my fill for now.
To be quite honest, the Moulton Mk.1's build construction is worthy of Huffy status and shouldn't have drop bars. If it's not stamped, it's bulge-formed on this thing, and where it's not bulge formed, it's crudely welded together (or brazed; not sure - it is messy enough to be ground-down stick welds. It is obvious it was built by BMC for Moulton and not a specialized bicycle manufacturer.
I'd probably be more satisfied with a Raleigh-built Mk.III for build quality, but I'm just not keen on the revised frame (or the fact that they raided the Twenty parts bin for everything when they built it).
-Kurt
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Originally Posted by pastorbobnlnh
I vote for GB drop bars, double cages with aluminum cork-topped bottles at the head tube, and notice what could be a Brooks Professional...
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Originally Posted by tcs
Otherwise, yours look pretty original. So many were subjected to Mods back in the day.
Here's my favorite Moulton-themed image of pop culture. Peter Sellers and Goldie Hawn on the backlot of Shepperton Studios (trivia: The model-era of Thomas the Tank Engine was shot here for 25 years) while filming There's a Girl in My Soup. Moulton Super Deluxe Mk.II with a Dynohub.
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A gathering of Moulton enthusiasts...in Japan!
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Originally Posted by tcs
Top factory spec F-frame Moulton S Safari
I'm also curious - does the RD require a lot of overshift with that length of chain between the upper jockey wheel and freewheel cogs?
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Originally Posted by tcs
Top factory spec F-frame Moulton S Safari
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Originally Posted by pastorbobnlnh
I'm drooling over the "boot" and "bonnet" bags. I can make those.
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Originally Posted by cudak888
To be quite honest, the Moulton Mk.1's build construction is worthy of Huffy status and shouldn't have drop bars. If it's not stamped, it's bulge-formed on this thing, and where it's not bulge formed, it's crudely welded together (or brazed; not sure - it is messy enough to be ground-down stick welds. It is obvious it was built by BMC for Moulton and not a specialized bicycle manufacturer.
*Yes, that's a thing.
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Originally Posted by tcs
Quality is all over the place. The top models S Safari and S Speedsix were handbuilt in the stable block behind the Hall (Dr. Moulton's mansion) and were as finely crafted as anything being turned out of a contemporary small custom shop in the UK. Some of the subcontracted entry-level machines are cursed to this day by Moulton rebuilders* who have to grind, patch and rebraze the ~60-year-old machines to make them safe and reliable for a new generation of owners.
*Yes, that's a thing.
*Yes, that's a thing.
I'm not surprised the subcontracts are a mess. The dropouts on my Huffy Mk.1 are brazed only on the bottom and the inside - the top is a void on both sides. Intentional. Swingarm tube mount is only welded halfway around too; just a mess all around and definitely worthy - if not below - Huffy status.
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