Vintage Compact Moulton Mini, All Original, Great Condition, JUST SERVICED, CHEAP PRICE!!

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I have an all Original Moulton Mini would like to sell. The condition is very good and all original. for its age. I just pumped up the tyres and off it went!! It has all the features typical of the forward thinking Alex Moulton that you will find listed below.

I found this info at The Moulton Bicycle Club/ if you would like to read more.

The original Moulton Bicycle
Twenty years before the first spaceframe Moulton bicycle, the original F-frame Moulton bicycle was launched. Alex Moulton, an engineer with experience in the automotive industry, and a recreational cyclist, decided to go back to first principles and question every aspect of the design of bicycles.
Questions such as :
Why had the design of the bicycle not changed in any fundamental sense since the ' safety bicycle ' was developed, replacing the Penny Farthing in the 1880s.
Why, when the wheel sizes of most road going vehicles had reduced with the improvement in road surfaces, had the bicycle wheel remained so large?
After 5 years of development, the original Moulton Bicycle was launched and it was a revolutionary design. The concept consisted of a number of key principles :
Small wheels were found to be stronger and lighter than large wheels. They produced less wind resistance, could be more easily accelerated.
Small wheels provided no more rolling resistance than large wheels, provided that high pressure tyres (which in 1962 meant 60 psi) were used. The optimum wheel size was found to be 16-17 inches.
Small wheels provided a more bumpy ride on paved roads, so the use of suspension was essential.
Additionally, the following features are common to the Moulton bicycle range:
The low stepover height compared to the standard bicycle was safer for men, and more convenient for women. It was also safer in the event of a crash insofar as the rider was not ' trapped ' with one leg either side of the top tube.
The ability to carry luggage low down on the centre line of the bicycle, providing more stability.
The separable frame, which does not compromise stiffness or stability compared with the non-separable frame, and featured in the f-frame Stowaway model (and in most of the spaceframe models) allows for easy transportation and storage.
The new bicycle was a revolutionary design, and for a while Moulton was the largest bicycle manufacturer in Britain.

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11/22/2024

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