The Moulton Bicycle Company have launched their new website at www.moultonbicycles.co.uk.
It's a very sleek, modern design, which is easy to navigate, and has lots of pretty pictures, including new photography of the bicycle range, and accessories.
The range shows the entire range of bicycles previously under the separate Alex Moulton and Pashley ranges. It also features the AM-GT and AM-Speed "classics". The website states that "these iconic bicycles feature the original Alex Moulton designs, unchanged from their first conception".
Also shown is the Limited Edition Moulton 50 as shown below.
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Moulton and Pashley to merge under Alex Moulton name
Alex Moulton Bicycles and Pashley are expected to announce that they are to combine their capital, administration and brands into a single company for the production of Moulton Bicycles. The combined company will use the Alex Moulton name. This probably means that there will no longer be a distinction between "Pashley Moulton" and "Alex Moulton".
Production of the bicycles will initially remain unchanged, so the TSR will continue to be made in Stratford-upon-Avon, while the Esprit, New Series and Double Pylon models will continue to be made at Bradford-on-Avon.
A single website will feature the combined range.
Many questions remain, such as:
- does this mean that one can order any Alex Moulton bicycle throughany Pashley dealer.
- will there be any staff redundancies?
- will there be a clean split between the company producing the traditional Pashley range, and the new combined Pashley Moulton/Alex Moulton entity?
- will the premises in Stratford continue to be shared?
- where will new design and development work be done?
Let's hope the official announcement comes soon and we get lots of answers!
Bridgestone Prototype Suspension
This picture shows Alex Moulton on a special Bridgestone Moulton. Two things stand out - firstly, the parallel wishbone stem and Mosquito handlebars. Standard issue on the Double Pylon, but I have never seen them on a Bridgestone before.
The second and more interesting feature is the suspension. Instead of the usual telescopic suspension, this bike features a hybrid unit - a flexitor system at the top and leading links at the bottom.
The flexitor assembly looks very similar to that fitted to the New Series / Double Pylon. The leading links are much larger than those fitted to the ATB/APB/TSR, due to the larger distance between the fixed forks.
Will this make it into production? Who knows?!
Picture from: http://moulton.egloos.com/
AM Esprit Specification
The website of Alex Moulton Bicycles is now showing the Esprit, complete with specification.
The specification is as follows:
| Frame: | Manufactured to Moulton specifications, as used on Moulton Double Pylon, for the lightest stiffest frame. | |
| Components: | Front Rim: | Velocity 17" silver 24h Central spoking |
| Rear Rim: | Velocity 17" silver 24h offset spoking | |
| Rim Tape: | Bridgestone IRC | |
| Tube: | Schwalbe 17" presta valve | |
| Tyre: | Schwalbe 17" Stelvio l00psi high pressure | |
| Handle Bar Grips: | "Grab-On" foam grips | |
| Mudguards: | Alloy polished silver or black | |
| Saddle: | Fiz'ik Aliante Gamma | |
| Bottom Bracket: | Shimano 105 | |
| Crankset: | Shimano 105 52/39 t | |
| Headset: | Shimano 105 | |
| Rear Derailleur | Shimano 105 Short cage | |
| Front Derailleur | Shimano 105, double changer only | |
| Chain | Shimano 105 | |
| Brakes | Shimano BRA 550 long reach | |
| Rear Hub | Capreo 24/32 hole | |
| Front Hub | Capreo 24/32 hole | |
| Cassette | Capreo Cassette. 9, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 20, 23, 26/28 teeth | |
| Handle Bar Stem | Kalloy adjustable quill | |
| Pedals | MKS Detachable, flat | |
| Seat pillar | Nitto, diameter 31.6mm, with integral 5mm Allen key for seat pillar and frame separation | |
| Handle Bars | Nitto Drop Bars 380/400mm width or Nitto Mosquito bars. | |
| Gear Shifters | Drop bar Shimano STI 105 or Rapidfire gearshifter with Crane Creek levers. | |
| Suspension: | Front: | AM Stainless Steel leading link with Adjustable damping and preload. Choice of soft, medium or hard coil spring. |
| Rear: | AM Rubber cone spring. Choice of Standard or hard. High tensile cold drawn seamless 9.5mm tube. | |
Moulton Double Pylon Racing Success
At the Suzuka Circuit Endurance Race held on 4th November, Moulton Double Pylon took 6th place in 4hours Solo class in which some 320 riders entered.
The top group was really fast, mostly pro or semi-pro riders. Time of 1st was 4h 02m 26s, while our Moulton timed 4h 02m 27s at average of 40.33km/h. Just 1 second behind.This is quite a achievement. Usually, Moultons enter "Small Wheel Class" and have had reasonable result. This time however, Double Pylon joined most competitive class with real road racers.
Source : Alex Moulton Bicycles
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