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@jonnydelmundo
Been meaning to update this for a while. Finished the build a couple of weeks ago and been happily commuting into town since. It's a wonderful thing to ride. not quite as fast as my old Cannondale T800 (which wasn't exactly quick either) but hugely fun, very comfortable and insanely practical. The twin racks make lugging kids stuff to school in the mornings a doddle.
So final specs:
Frame : 1963/64 Mk1 Moulton F Frame
Wheels:
Rear - Brompton rim on Sturmery Archer 3 speed SRF3 hub
Front - Brompton rim on Ambrosio Zenith Endurance hub.
Crankset: Shimano 600 Arabesque 52t
Saddle: Brooks B17
Cockpit : Nitto Technomic stem and Randonneur bars (as suggested by @ElGato)
Brake Levers: Shimano BLZ304
Gear Shifter: Sturmey Archer SLS30 bar end thumbshifter
Everything else was on the bike. Couldn't face getting the mudguards rechromed (cheapest quote was £218!!!!) so they got a dose of metallic silver spray paint. Paint was courtesy of Halfords and the Moulton Club for the decals.
Very pleased with how it turned out and couldn't recommend enough an old Moulton F Frame as a town bike. My only concern is that the gearing (at 52:16) remains a little low. Going to swap the rear sprocket for 14 or maybe even 12 in advance of having a crack at the Dunwich Dynamo this summer on it.
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