Moulton Standard.

[Rhythm Thief]

Picked this up tonight. I've sort of wanted one for ages, but every one I've seen on eBay seems to have been way overpriced. This one was £80, is rideable and was a ten minute walk from my house. Result!

 

[Rhythm Thief]

My boss Matt is a keen cyclist himself, but he really doesn't get my penchant for odd bikes. This is his response to the Moulton... 😂

 

[roley poley]

good little work horses on which i took out my mail as a postman for years ...until i cracked the rear trailing forks so donated it to the moulton preservation society ...they went all space frame and pricey losing the utility they once had for a common man like me good luck with it

 

[Rhythm Thief]

Just having a very quick look at it this morning, as it was almost dark when I got it home last night (and I was four beers into my Friday evening). I'm no expert on these, by any stretch, but I think it's a Mk 1. The hub is a four speed and is dated December 1964, and the pedals are pretty worn but I think might be the original items. The brake calipers will be swapped for Weinmann items: original or not, I can't live with those horrible pressed steel things! The rear fork - a weak point on Mk 1 bikes, from what I've read - seems to be ok. There's a bit of play in the headset, but that's easily rebuilt.
I was toying with putting drop bars on this and maybe building wheels to take a cassette and fit it with a derailleur, but the more I look at it the more I think I'll just fettle it a bit and keep it reasonably original. Anyone know where I can get the pedals re-treaded?

 

[Rhythm Thief]

First ride to my local cafe by the river, after a quick and dirty fettle involving fitting the rear rack and tightening up a few things. This thing is an absolute hoot to ride!

 

[biggs682]

Picked this up tonight. I've sort of wanted one for ages, but every one I've seen on eBay seems to have been way overpriced. This one was £80, is rideable and was a ten minute walk from my house. Result!

I fell off one of them 40 + years ago and broke my arm , I was using to ride around a building site at the time

 

[Drago]

Love it!