Category: Moulton Models

Pashley at London Cycle Show 2007

Pashley are at the London Cycle Show (stand E11), as BikeRadar reports. The cycling world is obsessed with city bikes at the moment, and the more retro the better, so most of the coverage is of Pashley's traditional bicycles.

The TSR does get a mention however:

Pashley were showing their TSR Pashley Moulton range including this show special (although you can buy it if your pockets are deep enough) featuring a Campag Centaur rear mech matched up with a Miche Supertype aluminium chainset and HED Jet wheels. Nice.

Reaction to Pashley at Interbike

Pashley are at Interbike, showing off the TSR to the US market. BikeHugger has mentioned it twice so far, and Urbanvelo has posted a couple pictures.


Pashley had their super-cool folders on site as well. I'll try to get a few laps on one of those tomorrow.

...and then...


I posted yesterday about the Pashley travel bike. I got to take it out for a spin today. The bike is setup with full racks, and is still quite light. The whole thing is built by hand by a bunch of tradesmen in Strattford-Uon-Avon, England. I quizzed the guys at the booth on the "welder shots" in the catalog and they told me who each guy was and what they do - classic! You're hard pressed to find many manufacturers who can say that these days. Anyway, the bike was surprisingly solid. The low center of gravity was noticeable when swooping downhill, but the suspended fork make for some REALLY solid cornering. That same fork resulted in some goofy feelings every time I got out of the saddle, but I guess thats the trade off. Pashley has their travel bikes in range from ~$2400 - $3500 depending on the package you go for. Pretty cool option for a full-rideable travel bike.

I thought it was a pretty positive report. Pity about calling it a folder and missing the word Moulton though!

Urbanvelo posted a couple pictures too...

BoA 2007: Demo bikes

After the meeting, members could try out any of the Moulton models.

There were three samples of the Esprit, a Bridgestone, a Double Pylon and an older New Series...

The test track was just too small for the Metro...

This NS had nice narrow flat bars and indexed trigger shifters...

The Double Pylon looks even more exquisite in real life than in any photo you've ever seen...

Two Double Pylons in a corner...

New Style Flexitor unit of the Double Pylon. Having the forks outside the Flexitor unit (instead of inside as with earlier New Series models) gives more steering rake for a more stable ride.

The Demo bike had the softest of the available rubber compounds, so the soft lockout was engaged for demo riders...

BoA 2007: More details on the Esprit

The wider frame and narrower tubing give a frame that's lighter, yet stiffer...

HED aero wheels only 2 ozs heavier than standard wheels...

Shimano 105 chainring and rear mech, Capreo freehub and cassette, Ultegra front mech (except on the model with the Mosquito bars which had a single chainring)...

Mosquito bars, Shimano Dura Ace downtube shifer (used as a thumb shifer), Cane Creek reverse action brake levers and a newly blackened stem...

Tapered forks, but not like the 1980s...

The fixed frame frame was not on show... all three demo bikes were separable...