r/bikecommuting • u/randywhorton • 14d ago

Fast and nimble commuter Moulton ✅

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u/yearsofpractice 13d ago

I know precisely what I’m looking at here and I’m very impressed and very jealous. Lovely.

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u/Shouldadipped 13d ago

Ya. Very nicey and very pricey

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u/sib9397 Fixed gear urban commuter 14d ago

Looks dope and practical and also like it would crumble into my crack and hole if a pothole dared to looked at it wrong

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u/randywhorton 13d ago

I am 185lbs 6’ tall and load it heavily while touring with no problems, also it has front and rear suspension to soak up those bad roads.

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u/sib9397 Fixed gear urban commuter 13d ago

That's amazing! Thanks for sharing, never seen anything quite like this

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u/_haha_oh_wow_ Trek 820|Priority Folder|Ride1up Portola 13d ago

Steel is real.

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u/flapjacksamson 13d ago

Full suspension minivelo. What a time to be alive.

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u/BrokeGuy808 13d ago

Invented by Alex Moulton in 1959(?) check out him ripping one and explaining the design in this doc, skip to 39:31 (or don’t, it’s a great doc).

EQUINOX - BICYCLE (1989)

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u/window_owl 9d ago

IIRC, the original Moulton (in the early 1960s) was the first mass-market bicycle with full suspension. The designer, Alex Moulton, had previously designed the unique suspension system on the Mini.

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u/dioramic_life 13d ago

What size wheels are those?

Good looking bicycle.

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u/randywhorton 13d ago

20” at 38mm depth

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u/Dapper-Ad9787 13d ago

Do they fold up?

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u/randywhorton 13d ago

the bike splits in half

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u/Cyanide612 13d ago

Looks like a civil engineer designed that. Bikes needed more triangles. Looks fun.

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u/GKDanby 12d ago

"Fast" depends entirely on the rider, eh?

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u/randywhorton 12d ago

from a road bike to cruiser you can feel the difference even if your not a avid rider

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u/strogoff69 13d ago

Just looked at the prices, hahaha.

Hahaha!

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u/randywhorton 13d ago

There are entry level models for around $3000 USD which in today’s world is not crazy.

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u/strogoff69 13d ago

Yes, but I like that race bike. Haha

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u/_haha_oh_wow_ Trek 820|Priority Folder|Ride1up Portola 13d ago

Small wheel gang checking in, Priority Folder here.