On Monday, March 10, 2003, at 05:32 PM, HM & SS Sachs wrote:
> With all due respect, may I suggest that relatively few Moulton
> small-wheel bikes are appropriate for this forum, and that they have
> their own web site, etc. The common-garden variety Moulton is
> comparable to the UO-8 of its age in its components and craftsmanship.
> I know the question was asked in all sincerity, but I sure would hate
> for us to get long into this thread.
Harvey since you posted to the list I'll have to respond on the list.
Firstly since this is Dale's list and he has specifically said that
Moulton's are on topic they are de facto on-topic, period. As far as
your comparison to the UO-8 you're WAY off. Each Moulton is a work of
a small factory by a few craftsmen except for the short series of bikes
made in the Raleigh factory. The "S" series introduced in the mid-60s
was a high performance lightweight racing road machine that many
British TT records were set on. About 10 years later they introduced
the Spaceframe which took the design to the next step. You may have
been a Moulton owner but you still have a lot to learn about them. I'd
highly recommend reading any of Tony Hadland's fine books which all
seem to feature interesting information on Moulton bikes. Beyond all
that UO-8s are also totally on-topic. Sometimes the list might seem
like it's the Campagnolo-Masi list but it's really the classic
lightweight list. Last I checked Moulton's were both classic and
lightweight.
enjoy,
Brandon"monkeyman"Ives
SB, CA