Specials
moulton
- S&S - bikes for XXS people
- trailerbike -
thumbshifters
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Heresy (Moulton)
My Moulton AM
7 is a wonderfull
bike, but with the one-size-only 540 mm toptubelenght and the 72
degrees
seat-angle it is far too small for me. And sufficient room for a front
derailler in the proper position wasn't available either. The
(guaranteed
NOT
Dr.
Moulton approved!) Heresy frame shown is longer and has a steeper
seat-angle,
doesn't separate, but fits me and thus rides a lot better and weights a
pound less. Torsional stifness is not surprisingly down 20% (from 103
to
85 Nm/degree), but the original spaceframe has so much reserve it still
beats most racing frames.
You can
find original Moultons
at : http://www.moultoneers.info
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S&S couplings
We can fit (or
in some cases
retrofit) S&S couplings
to
frames, to turn a standard looking frame into a separable one. It is
not
a cheap solution, but then S&S couplings are not a cheap product. I
usually have one on my desk before it finds it way into a frame as it
makes
a wonderful 'executive toy'
The toothed
ends are pushed
together with sleek serrated nuts, visible in the picture below
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Mini
If you have a
growth impediment,
and -justifiable- don't want to ride a horrid childrens bike. This
frame
features a 175 mm seattube, a low stepthru height, and the frame will
take
a Sachs 7speed hub with coasterbrake. Also note the custom carrier. |
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Trike
Johannes
doesn't have knees
nor arms. With this cool yellow trike he can still race his friends.
Bet
they can't ride backwards! |
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'Trike'
A Radical with
a suspended
trailerbike. Rearwheel in the trailer is a 17" Moulton (this dropped
the
bracket to a suitable height), and the childrens crankset is a chopped
and drilled RX 100. Both cyclist shift with a Gripshift, and if you
leave
the trailer at home you can fit a carrier in the mounting. |
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Suspension
fork for 16"
recumbent
This design
is based on the
Radical fork, but features a special forkcrown to achieve chainclearance
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Recumbent
fork
This fork
features two different
forkblades: on the left a stout blade to take the punishment dealt out
by the diskbrake, on the right the narrow forkblade snakes around the
direct
drive chain.
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Thumbshifters
You can no
longer get decent
thumbshifters. Thumbshifters have some real advantages for the user,
but
somehow got stuck with the old fashioned label, probably because they
worked
so well. Thumbshifters offer:
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Fastest
shifting, especially
when you want to shift through the whole block at once. Just whack at
the
lever instead of pushing seven odd times
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You can
see at a glance or feel
in the dark which gear you're in,
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Works
equally well with gloves,
cold fingers, or when you are dog tired
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The
non-index front changer
works with any shifter, and can always be trimmed so it will not
rub.
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Index mode
can be switched off
on the move in case the adjustment goes off. (sort it out at home
instead
of in the rain)
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You can
use your whole hand
to shift, instead of pushing with a single finger
Strangely
enough these features
are still being offered in barcons for racing bikes. Making a bracket
to
adapt the barcons to work as thumbshifters seemed only logical.
So
for those who want flat bars we sometimes offer these brackets which
bring
back the thumbshifter convenience for those who want eight or nine
speeds.
The brackets take either Shimano or Suntour barcons. The barcons can be
rotated in their mountings, so you can play with height and reach.
I've
been planning to produce a batch of these for some time now, so if
enough
people come begging this might actually happen.
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