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Is this the perfect hand-built bike?

January 10, 2012 in Moulton, Moulton in the Media, New Series / Pylon

Moulton makes cycles unlike any other, with the small-wheeled stance of a fold-up bike, but with a unique stainless steel frame and quality and performance to put most modern rivals to shame. Despite first appearances, the latest line of Moulton bikes don’t actually fold up, but they do have a neat party trick. They also offer some of the most innovative designs currently on sale.

The latest line of bikes from the high-end cycle manufacturer all boast several distinctive features in common. The Moulton Double Pylon, the Moulton Speed and the Moulton SS stand out from regular bikes by virtue of their relatively small (at 20 inches) wheels – a concept close to the heart of the manufacturer, and one that Moulton claims leads to better performance.

According to Moulton, the more compact wheel size results in a “low moment of inertia, so acceleration is quicker and handling is nimble and fast”. Moulton goes on to say that “cycling requires less effort thanks to the low aerodynamic drag of the small wheels”.

The small wheels gives Moulton’s cycles the look of a fold-up bike – almost like a larger and less compromised Brompton. The latticework of stainless steel tubing that comprises the bike’s frame also sets the latest models apart from rivals, and although the bikes don’t actually fold, the frame is designed to split in the middle.

This won’t benefit you on the daily commute, but it does make the Moulton a lot more versatile, making it easy to pack in the boot of a car in seconds, without having to remove the wheels or seat.

The innovation doesn’t stop there, as Moulton has also used Hydrolastic suspension – a fluid filled rubber mount that’s more similar to a car engine mount than regular cycle suspension, giving better damping without sapping forward momentum. Innovative anti-dive rubber damping at the front, along with those smaller than average wheels, help to create a ride that most cycle manufacturers would kill for.

Features include custom CNC-made brakes and Campagnolo gearing, with a range of different handlebar styles. Moulton will also sell you an array of hand-made luggage bags and carriers to go with the bike, making it practical as well as distinctive.

The cycles are hand-finished with an impressive amount of quality and attention to detail, with the intricate and slender polished stainless steel frame worthy of a place in the Tate Modern. Can you imagine buying a Moulton, however, or do you prefer a more conventional big-wheeled bike?

From: Humans Invent | Innovation, Craftsmanship & Design

Ex-Bradford on Avon mayor rides home after charity trek

September 26, 2011 in Bradford on Avon, Moulton in the Media

Cllr Martindale rode a Moulton Jubilee bike, which is based on the AM22 model. It was customised for her journey along the mountain tracks by being fitted with larger than normal tyres. Steve Harvey, a spokesman for the Bradford on Avon-based Moulton Bicycle Company, said: “It is a wonderful achievement and we’d like to congratulate Isabel, as well thanking her for riding a Moulton bike. “We are very impressed with how it performed as hers was the only bike on the journey not to have any mechanical or tyre problems.”

via Ex-Bradford on Avon mayor rides home after charity trek From Wiltshire Times.

‘This Is Design’ celebrates iconic pieces at Design Museum

September 23, 2011 in Moulton in the Media

After 5 years of careful cataloguing and conservation, many of the highlights of Design Museum’s collection are being re-unveiled tomorrow as part of new show ‘This Is Design’ (to January 22). Celebrating the impact these pieces have had on the modern world, the exhibition showcases the importance of design in shaping all aspects of both our lives and contemporary culture – with everything from prototypes and drawings to mass manufacturing innovations on display. Featured among the vast showcase are the Candlestick Telephone, the Anglepoise Lamp, the original Mini and the Moulton Bicycle.

For info, see This is Design listing.

via ‘This Is Design’ celebrates iconic pieces at Design Museum – Now. Here. This. – Time Out London.

Brit Brands Commit to Domestic Manufacturing

September 23, 2011 in Moulton in the Media

via Bicycle Retailer and Industry News.

One difficulty in handbuilding bikes domestically is finding highly skilled craftsmen to delicately braze frames. What was once a common skill in the 1970s and ’80s is now rare, said Shaun Moulton, who runs his uncle Dr. Alex Moulton’s revered folding bike brand.

“We don’t make things in this country anymore. We don’t have those skills anymore; we don’t teach those skills,” Moulton said. Pashley builds Moulton’s entry-level TSR range, but the high-end frames are made at Moulton’s headquarters at an old English manor in the quaint village of Bradford-on-Avon. There, brazers spend 70 hours on one frame, sometimes working with tubes as thin as a half-millimeter in diameter.

Meet the manufacturer: Shaun Moulton of Moulton Bicycles | BIKEMINDED

August 4, 2011 in Moulton, Moulton AM / Esprit, Moulton in the Media, New Series / Pylon

The Moulton is engineered to give the most comfortable and efficient ride, but structurally we like to think that it is a work of art which can be used for super-long distance we have completed Race Across America, speed events the bicycle holds a world speed record and commuting will soak up pot-holes due to its suspension, whilst being able to out-sprint many large-wheeled alternatives and it separates into two halves in less than a minute to go in the boot of a car or take on a train or plane.

via BIKEMINDED | Meet the manufacturer: Shaun Moulton of Moulton Bicycles | BIKEMINDED.