Rescued from skip.. Moulton :)

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EYE-TYE-MAD

EYE-TYE-MAD

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mickle said:
Who died and left you in charge of deciding which wheel size is cool or not?

Brompton, Dahon, Airnimal, Bernds, Bike Friday, not to mention millions of Raleigh Shopper/20/Stowaways and Euro 'Klaprads'. All of which do a perfectly good job of being bicycles.

Soaked up by? No, Pashley made/make some models under licence.

You Sir, are a snob.
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Wow!.. is this distinguished array really made here in Britain.
 
400bhp

400bhp

Guru
Blimey Eye-TYE, you sure you have not been fiddled with by a Moulton owner when you were a kid?

It's a bike - end of.
 
StuAff

StuAff

Silencing his legs regularly
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EYE-TYE-MAD said:
OK, you win, I take it all back, I, together with the rest of the world got it wrong! Just kidding, ... MOULTON, SKIP, END OF.
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Have you actually managed to make a coherent argument yet? Nope, because you're still relying on ignorance and prejudice.

As for the 'rest of the world', that's plain idiotic. Moulton was second only to Raleigh in UK bike sales in the early 60s. The UCI banned small-wheeled bikes back in the mid-60s, after Moultons had won numerous events. Multiple records set by Moultons stand to this day and they remain popular for long-distance events such as PBP. The only reason Trek, Specialized, Colnago et al don't have small-wheeled racing models is that UCI ban. They not unreasonably base their marketing their bikes to Joe Public on the basis that 'so-and-so wins races on it'. Unless you're seriously going to argue that a lighter, stiffer, more aerodynamic wheel would be of no advantage?

Next up, ETM will try to convince us that his beloved Italian racers are faster than recumbent HPVs.....
 
EYE-TYE-MAD

EYE-TYE-MAD

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400bhp said:
Blimey Eye-TYE, you sure you have not been fiddled with by a Moulton owner when you were a kid?

It's a bike - end of.
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No, just rode one, but a guess the end result is the same, both have the capability of leaving you traumatized for life.
 
EYE-TYE-MAD

EYE-TYE-MAD

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StuAff said:
Have you actually managed to make a coherent argument yet? Nope, because you're still relying on ignorance and prejudice.

As for the 'rest of the world', that's plain idiotic. Moulton was second only to Raleigh in UK bike sales in the early 60s. The UCI banned small-wheeled bikes back in the mid-60s, after Moultons had won numerous events. Multiple records set by Moultons stand to this day and they remain popular for long-distance events such as PBP. The only reason Trek, Specialized, Colnago et al don't have small-wheeled racing models is that UCI ban. They not unreasonably base their marketing their bikes to Joe Public on the basis that 'so-and-so wins races on it'. Unless you're seriously going to argue that a lighter, stiffer, more aerodynamic wheel would be of no advantage?

Next up, ETM will try to convince us that his beloved Italian racers are faster than recumbent HPVs.....
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OH, HOW WE LAUGHED!..
 
EYE-TYE-MAD

EYE-TYE-MAD

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400bhp said:
You rode a Moulton owner? :ohmy:
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No, getting on their nerves will suffice.
 
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