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Moulton Bicycles at Cycle Show 2010

The Moulton stand at Cycle 2010 had a stunning stand, as usual, with some new innovations on show.
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This New Series looks interesting. It is the first factory built Moulton to be fitted with a Rohloff Speedhub.
Unlike previous standard New Series models, it features the Flexitor/front fork design from the Double Pylon. The front forks run entirely outside the front flexitor assembly, rather than passing through it in the style of the older New Series models.

The flexitor pivot assemblies are redesigned featuring a narrower middle section on the two side tubes, rather like a double-butted spoke. It also doesn't appear to have a soft lock-out mechanism.

The New Series also features a threadless headset and a new variation of the Moulton Wishbone stem.

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The demo model has wide Continental City Contact tyres. Up to now, the NS tyre clearances were too small for all but the skinniest of available tyres. Tyre clearance is helped by the use of longer reach dual pivot brakes, which may be a custom Moulton item.

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There was of course the shiny belt-drive TSR-2 with 2 speed, Sturmey Archer S2C kickback hub.

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The gorgeous orange TSR-2 features the new leading link design.
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Moulton Speed, featuring the redesigned frame, as seen at BoA
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And it was nice to see the beautiful original chrome S Deluxe, owned by Mike Woolf of Moulton Preservation on show.
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Finally, a fully loaded TSR-30.
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Photos from Flickr users tredzweb and Jack999

Leica, Rolex, Moulton!

The Telegraph,  on March 10th, featured a £21,000 bicycle known as the Factor 001. The author wondered if anyone would buy such an expensive bicycle, and concluded...

Fairly ordinary people do, however, pay extraordinary prices for bicycles which they use quite normally. The latest Double Pylon model from Moulton costs £14,500.

One of its owners is the television scriptwriter Christopher Penfold, the author of Midsomer Murders.

Penfold bought his Moulton because, "I had always wanted one and had reached the stage in life where I felt I deserved a treat."

Penfold is riding round the coastline of Britain in stages and uses the Moulton because "it's so beautifully engineered and so comfortable, the perfect bike for my time of life.

"I have never for a second regretted the cost. You might as well ask why people buy a Leica or a Rolex."

via Riding the Factor 001 - it's a £21,000 bicycle! - Telegraph.

Better by Bike | Guardian

From The Guardian...

There was little sign of wallet tightening, particularly on the stand belonging to Moulton, the British manufacturer of full-suspension, small-wheeled bicycles. Pride of place was the £14,500 New Series Double Pylon, a shiny space-aged number with a silver-brazed frame made from stainless steel. Despite not yet being in production, the bike has already attracted a waiting list of 13 months, with demand particularly high in Japan. Shaun Moulton, great nephew of Alex Moulton, the brand's inventor, was on hand to explain its merits. It is very light yet very strong, and the lack of paintwork means it is completely scratch-proof, apparently.